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Richard Ernest Lawson 1927–2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1927

Birth Location: Pontiac, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 14 January 2011

Death Location: Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, United States of America

Father: Herbert Lawson

Mother: Alice Crichton

Spouse(s): Vula Williams

Children(s):

Richard Ernest Lawson was born in 1927 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA, the child of Herbert Lawson And Alice Louisa Ally Crichton. In 1930, Richard Ernest Lawson resided in Pontiac, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA. In 1935, Richard Ernest Lawson resided in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan. Richard Ernest Lawson married Vula Velva Williams, and had children including Herbert R Lawson, Linda F Lawson. Richard Ernest Lawson passed away in 2011 in Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Richard Ernest Lawson was born in 1927 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA, the child of Herbert Lawson And Alice Louisa Ally Crichton.
  • In 1930, Richard Ernest Lawson resided in Pontiac, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA.
  • In 1935, Richard Ernest Lawson resided in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan.
  • Richard Ernest Lawson married Vula Velva Williams, and had children including Herbert R Lawson, Linda F Lawson.
  • Richard Ernest Lawson passed away in 2011 in Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Herbert Lawson
1887–1980
Birth Location: Park Head, Bruce, Ontario, Canada
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Alice Crichton
1889–1976
Birth Location: Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada
AC

Spouses(s)

Vula Williams
1924–
Birth Location: Oxly, Missouri
VW

Children(s)

Richard Lawson's Ancestors

Self
Richard Lawson
1927–2011
Birth Place: Pontiac, Michigan, USA
Parents
Herbert Lawson
1887–1980
Park Head, Bruce, Ontario, Canada
Alice (Louisa “Ally”) Crichton
1889–1976
Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
John (Augustus) Crichton
1861–1943
Holland Twp, Ontario, Canada
Alice (Selina) Jones
1870–1949
Brampton, Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
George Jones
1828–1900
Louisa Drinkwater
1828–1922
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Jones**
1801–
Joseph Price
1809–1880
Sarah Drinkwater
1806–1881

Richard Lawson's Timeline

6 Records

1927
9 Apr 1927
Birth of Richard Ernest Lawson in Pontiac, Michigan, USA
Pontiac, Michigan, USA
1930
1930
Age 3
Richard Ernest Lawson resided here in Pontiac, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA
Pontiac, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 8
Richard Ernest Lawson resided here in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan
Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 13
Richard Ernest Lawson resided here in , Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA
, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 23
Richard Ernest Lawson resided here in Waterford, Oakland, Michigan, USA
Waterford, Oakland, Michigan, USA
2011
14 January 2011
Age 84
Death of Richard Ernest Lawson in Florida, United States of America
Florida, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1927
    Event Place: Pontiac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Michigan, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 689
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Pontiac, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01801; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 63-96

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01801; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 63-96

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Waterford, Oakland, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Waterford, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: 3560; Page: 78; Enumeration District: 63-328

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pontiac, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 180; Film Title: 63 Oakland 26390-29659; Film Description: Oakland (1943-1945)

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Michigan, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 689

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 January 2011
    Event Place: Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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