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Reuben Lawson 1800–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1800

Birth Location: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: Aft. Aug 1870

Death Location: Jasper County, Georgia, USA

Father: John Sr.

Mother: Delphia Robertson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Downs, Elizabeth Hall

Children(s): Mary Lawson, Martha Lawson, William Sr.

Reuben Lawson was born in 1800 in Wilkes County, Georgia, USA, the child of John Lawson Sr And Delphia Robertson. Reuben Lawson married Elizabeth M Downs, Elizabeth M Hall, and had children including Martha E Lawson, Mary Jane Lawson, William Bradford Lawson Sr. Reuben Lawson passed away in 1870 in Jasper County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Reuben Lawson was born in 1800 in Wilkes County, Georgia, USA, the child of John Lawson Sr And Delphia Robertson.
  • Reuben Lawson married Elizabeth M Downs, Elizabeth M Hall, and had children including Martha E Lawson, Mary Jane Lawson, William Bradford Lawson Sr.
  • Reuben Lawson passed away in 1870 in Jasper County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sr.
1750–1829
Birth Location: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
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Delphia Robertson
1755–1819
Birth Location: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Downs
1800–1881
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Elizabeth Hall
1800–1881
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Lawson
1823–1882
Birth Location: Lincoln County, Georgia, USA
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Martha Lawson
1828–1938
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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William Sr.
1830–1901
Birth Location: Monticello, Jasper, Georgia, USA
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Reuben Lawson's Ancestors

Self
Reuben Lawson
1800–1870
Birth Place: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Parents
John Lawson Sr.
1750–1829
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Delphia Robertson
1755–1819
Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
William Lawson
1725–1784
Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Elizabeth Pierce
1727–1784
Virginia, USA
Daniel Robertson
1732–
Coleraine, Antrim, Ireland
Margaret ((Peggy)) Sanders
1730–1833
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Lawson
1689–1754
Isabel Kenney
1684–1757
James Robertson
1700–1752
Rebecca Royston
1689–1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Lawson
1669–1730
Elizabeth Looke
1656–1695
James Robertson
1678–1758
Elizabeth Burns
1673–1733
George Royston
1661–1760
Rebeckah Cullin
1661–1720

Reuben Lawson's Descendants

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Reuben Lawson (1800–Aft. Aug 1870) m. Elizabeth (M.) Downs (1800–4 Dec 1881) m. Elizabeth (M.) Hall (1800–4 Dec 1881)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Lawson 1823–1882 m. William (Harris Aaron) Sr. 1816–1892
    1. 1. Lula (Virginia) Aaron 1861–1925 m. John (Fletcher) Lunsford 1859–1918
      1. 1. Arch (Clarence) Lunsford 1892–1959
    2. 2. Bethea (Josephine) Aaron 1859–1873
    3. 3. Otis (Clifford) Aaron 1867–1869
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Ann White) Aaron 1863–1901
    5. 5. Sara (E.) Aaron 1845–1896
    6. 6. Zipporah (Elenor) Aaron 1856–1941
    7. 7. William (Howard) Aaron 1865–1937
      1. 1. Esther (Cassie) Aaron 1887–1970 m. Marion (Harvey) Oliver 1885–1952
        1. 1. James (Luther) Oliver 1915–2005
    8. 8. Reuben (Alexander) Aaron 1843–1923
    9. 9. Sultana (Clark) Aaron 1850–1927 m. Josiah (Carter) Morgan 1848–1920
      1. 1. Lottie (Lamar) Morgan 1889–1968 m. Barney (Edward) Dial 1886–1919
        1. 1. Barney (Eugene) Dial 1915–1977
        2. 2. Luke Dial 1911–1912
        3. 3. Joseph (Woodrow) Dial 1913–1962
        4. 4. Edward ((Lamar)) Dial 1909–1994 m. Nancy (Helen) Jones 1910–1983
        5. 5. Ralph (Clark) Dial 1916–1974
  2. 2. Martha (E.) Lawson 1828–1938 m. Thomas (Jechonias) Yancey 1826–1900
    1. 1. Adelina (E.) Yancey 1865–1940 m. Alexander (S.) Polk 1858–1934
      1. 1. Lucy (Mary) Polk 1884–1954 m. John (Henry) Herring 1873–1929
        1. 1. Mary (Frances) Herring 1911–1965
    2. 2. John (Waters) Yancey 1854–1920 m. Ludie (Elizabeth) Barnes 1857–1928
      1. 1. Parham (B.) Yancey 1884–1933
      2. 2. Maggie (Ludy) Yancey 1883–1968 m. William (Cliett Redman) Sr. 1881–1967
        1. 1. Marvin (Wilson) Redman 1913–1981
        2. 2. Margaret (Elizabeth) Redman 1915–2010
        3. 3. Mary (Eloise) Redman 1916–1997
        4. 4. Sarah (Martha) Redman 1918–1999
        5. 5. Rosa (Rebecca) Redman 1920–1982
        6. 6. William (Cliett Redman) Jr. 1924–1997
        7. 7. Bertha (Mildred) Redman 1911–1990 m. Charlie (Randolph) Long 1908–1959
      3. 3. Caroline (L.) Yancey 1875–1960
      4. 4. Curry (Grady) Yancey 1891–1942
      5. 5. Jessie (Mary) Yancey 1880–1945
    3. 3. Wiley (Franklin) Yancey 1852–
    4. 4. William (Thomas) Yancey 1849–
  3. 3. William (Bradford Lawson) Sr. 1830–1901 m. Margaret (Mary) Lawson 1830–1891 m. Mary (Frances) Dick 1831–1891
    1. 1. John (Clark) Lawson 1867–1937
    2. 2. William (Bradford Lawson) Jr. 1862–1939
    3. 3. George (Barlett) Lawson 1857–1934
    4. 4. Zachariah (Andrew Jackson) Lawson 1853–1905 m. Mary (Willie) Ballard 1867–1964
      1. 1. Ethel (Lou) Lawson 1886–1964 m. William (Leonard) Preston 1883–1939
        1. 1. William (Trellis) Preston 1909–1987 m. Cassie (Adeline) Rice 1918–2007

Reuben Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1800
1800
Birth of Reuben Lawson in Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
1870
Aft. Aug 1870
Age 70
Death of Reuben Lawson in Jasper County, Georgia, USA
Jasper County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. Aug 1870
    Event Place: Jasper County, Georgia, USA
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