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Michael Lawson 1858–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 January 1858

Birth Location: Gennett, Tennessee

Death Date: 15 July 1934

Death Location: Cordell, Scott County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Jacob Lawson

Mother: Lavisa Lewallen

Spouse(s): Rebecca Lawson

Children(s): Fred Lawson

Michael Lawson was born in 1858 in Gennett, Tennessee, the child of Jacob Jake Lawson And Lavisa Ann Vicy Lewallen. Michael Lawson married Rebecca Lawson, and had children including Fred Lawson. Michael Lawson passed away in 1934 in Cordell, Scott County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Michael Lawson was born in 1858 in Gennett, Tennessee, the child of Jacob Jake Lawson And Lavisa Ann Vicy Lewallen.
  • Michael Lawson married Rebecca Lawson, and had children including Fred Lawson.
  • Michael Lawson passed away in 1934 in Cordell, Scott County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Michael Lawson's Ancestors

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Michael Lawson
1858–1934
Birth Place: Gennett, Tennessee
Parents
Jacob "Jake" Lawson
1824–1891
Townsend, Blount, Tennessee, USA
Lavisa (Ann "Vicy") Lewallen
1824–1909
Hughett, Campbell (now Scott), Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
David Lawson
1758–1852
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Jeffers
1773–1853
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Bartholomew Lawson
1715–1765
Susannah Simpkins
1733–1787
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Michael Lawson's Descendants

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Michael Lawson (22 January 1858–15 July 1934) m. Rebecca Lawson (24 Feb 1873–25 August 1948)
  1. 1. Fred Lawson 1899–1969 m. Armelda Lawson 1908–1995
    1. 1. Dorothy Lawson 1928–1994
    2. 2. Virginia (Alden) Lawson 1935–2016
    3. 3. Artie (Louise) Lawson 1937–2018

Michael Lawson's Timeline

4 Records

1858
22 January 1858
Birth of Michael Lawson in Gennett, Tennessee
Gennett, Tennessee
1891
3 Dec 1891
Age 33
Michael Lawson was married in Scott
Scott
1892
1892
Age 34
Michael Lawson was married
None
1934
15 July 1934
Age 76
Death of Michael Lawson in Gennett, Scott, Tennessee
Gennett, Scott, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 January 1858
    Event Place: Gennett, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1891
    Event Place: Scott

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1892

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 July 1934
    Event Place: Gennett, Scott, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cordell, Scott County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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