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Richard J. Lawson 1931–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Aug 1931

Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 30 Dec 2015

Death Location: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA

Father: John Lawson

Mother: Nellie Dingus

Spouse(s): Joan Barker

Children(s): Dawn Lawson

The story of Richard J. Lawson began in 1931 in Wise County, Virginia, USA. In 1940, Richard J. Lawson resided in Appalachia, Wise, Virginia, United States. In 1950, Richard J. Lawson resided in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA. Richard J. Lawson married Joan Kathyrn Barker, and had children including Dana R Lawson, Dawn Steele Lawson, Duane Scott Lawson, Robin Dale Lawson. Richard J. Lawson passed away in 2015 in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard J. Lawson began in 1931 in Wise County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1940, Richard J. Lawson resided in Appalachia, Wise, Virginia, United States.
  • In 1950, Richard J. Lawson resided in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA.
  • Richard J. Lawson married Joan Kathyrn Barker, and had children including Dana R Lawson, Dawn Steele Lawson, Duane Scott Lawson, Robin Dale Lawson.
  • Richard J. Lawson passed away in 2015 in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Lawson's Ancestors

Self
Richard Lawson
1931–2015
Birth Place: Wise County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Henry (Jake) Lawson
1893–1946
Blackwater, Lee, Virginia, USA
Nellie (Gertrude) Dingus
1906–1976
Wise County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Johnson Lawson
1850–
Lee County, Virginia
Martha (Jane) Willis
1853–1910
Virginia
William (D. (Will)) Dingus
1863–1924
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth (Lizzie)) Stacy
1886–1935
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Dingus
1836–1917
Mary Frazier
1839–1921
William Stacy
1856–1914
Lillie Maness
1865–1935
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sara Dingus
1809–1872
Jeter Frazier
1809–1900
Elizabeth LNU
1809–1884
Francis Maness
1845–1937
Josephine Pendleton
1845–1872

Richard Lawson's Descendants

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Richard (J.) Lawson (26 Aug 1931–30 Dec 2015) m. Joan (Kathyrn) Barker (4 Feb 1930–7 Dec 2001)
  1. 1. Dawn (Steele) Lawson 1951–1991

Richard Lawson's Timeline

5 Records

1931
26 Aug 1931
Birth of Richard J. Lawson in Wise County, Virginia, USA
Wise County, Virginia, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 9
Richard J. Lawson resided here in Appalachia, Wise, Virginia, United States
Appalachia, Wise, Virginia, United States
1950
1950
Age 19
Richard J. Lawson resided here in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
2015
18 Dec 2015
Age 84
Death of Richard J. Lawson
None
2015
30 Dec 2015
Age 84
Burial of Richard J. Lawson in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1931
    Event Place: Wise County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Appalachia, Wise, Virginia; Roll: T627_4302; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 98-20.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia; Roll: 4730; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 98-40

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Appalachia, Wise, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Appalachia, Wise, Virginia; Roll: T627_4302; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 98-20.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, 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: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia; Roll: 4730; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 98-40

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, 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: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia; Roll: 4730; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 98-40

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 2015
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 Dec 2015
    Event Place: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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