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Pleasant Alexander Lawson 1842–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Aug 1842

Birth Location: , Jefferson, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 29 Nov 1920

Death Location: Iberia, Miller, Missouri, USA

Father: Clemuel Lawson

Mother: Elizabeth Lawson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Duncan

Children(s): Henry Lawson

The story of Pleasant Alexander Lawson began in 1842 in , Jefferson, Illinois, USA. Pleasant Alexander Lawson married Elizabeth Ellen Duncan, and had children including Henry Roy Lawson. Pleasant Alexander Lawson passed away in 1920 in Iberia, Miller, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Pleasant Alexander Lawson began in 1842 in , Jefferson, Illinois, USA.
  • Pleasant Alexander Lawson married Elizabeth Ellen Duncan, and had children including Henry Roy Lawson.
  • Pleasant Alexander Lawson passed away in 1920 in Iberia, Miller, Missouri, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Pleasant Lawson's Ancestors

Self
Pleasant Lawson
1842–1920
Birth Place: , Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Parents
Clemuel Lawson
1800–1860
South Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Lawson
1808–1855
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Lawson
1745–
Tennessee, USA
Ely (Bab) Wilson
1786–1841
(Augusta) Pendleton County, (West) Virginia, USA
Amanda (Peake (Wilson) Willson)
1790–1814
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Elibab Wilson
1756–1842
Hanah Hempenstall
1771–1846
Elizabeth Cooper
1758–1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Haptonstall
1733–

Pleasant Lawson's Descendants

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Pleasant (Alexander) Lawson (8 Aug 1842–29 Nov 1920) m. Elizabeth (Ellen) Duncan (27 February 1856–28 June 1896)
  1. 1. Henry (Roy) Lawson 1888–1969 m. Mary (Lucinda) Marler 1892–1986
    1. 1. Eula (Belle) Lawson 1908–2000 m. Vern (B) Wallis 1900–1967
      1. 1. LeRoy Wallis 1925–2002 m. Frances (Jahala) Davenport 1927–
      2. 2. Melba (L) Wallis 1927–2013 m. John (Charles) Helfrich 1923–1994
      3. 3. Joe (Calvin) Wallis 1939–2021 m. Lou (Jean) Wallis 1943–2000
    2. 2. Everett (Otto) Lawson 1919–1987
    3. 3. Emmett (Roy) Lawson 1916–1996 m. Verda (Lavita) Lawson 1915–1996
      1. 1. Lee (Roy) Lawson 1936–1959
      2. 2. Jacqueline (Jean) Lawson 1940–1996
    4. 4. Raydow (Jackson) Lawson 1912–1989 m. Lois (Perneicy) Lawson 1915–1991
    5. 5. Raymond (C) Lawson 1909–1997 m. Ethelmar Adamson 1920– m. Clementine (L) Lawson 1907–
      1. 1. Donna Lawson 1927–2001
    6. 6. Clifford (Rodney) Lawson 1922–1937
    7. 7. Donald (Gene) Lawson 1932–2013
    8. 8. Everett Lawson 1919–1987 m. Thelma (C) Lawson 1920–2007

Pleasant Lawson's Timeline

3 Records

1842
8 Aug 1842
Birth of Pleasant Alexander Lawson in , Jefferson, Illinois, USA
, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1861
4 Dec 1861
Age 19
Pleasant Alexander Lawson was married
None
1920
29 Nov 1920
Age 78
Death of Pleasant Alexander Lawson in Iberia, Miller, Missouri, USA
Iberia, Miller, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1842
    Event Place: , Jefferson, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1861

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1920
    Event Place: Iberia, Miller, Missouri, USA

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