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Robert Virgil Lawson 1944–2020 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Aug 1944

Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 23 Apr 2020

Death Location: Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA

Father: Franklin Lawson

Mother: Edith Salyers

Spouse(s): Nancy Fields

Children(s):

The story of Robert Virgil Lawson began in 1944 in Wise County, Virginia, USA. In 1950, Robert Virgil Lawson resided in Sandy River, McDowell, West Virginia, USA. In 1959, Robert Virgil Lawson resided in Nora, Virginia. Robert Virgil Lawson married Nancy Carol Fields, and had children including Barney Lawson, Elizabeth Lawson, Karen Lawson, Martha Lawson. Robert Virgil Lawson passed away in 2020 in Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Virgil Lawson began in 1944 in Wise County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1950, Robert Virgil Lawson resided in Sandy River, McDowell, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1959, Robert Virgil Lawson resided in Nora, Virginia.
  • Robert Virgil Lawson married Nancy Carol Fields, and had children including Barney Lawson, Elizabeth Lawson, Karen Lawson, Martha Lawson.
  • Robert Virgil Lawson passed away in 2020 in Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Lawson's Ancestors

Self
Robert Lawson
1944–2020
Birth Place: Wise County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Franklin Lawson
1903–1952
Rowan County, Kentucky
Edith Salyers
1923–2010
Wise County, Virginia
Grandparents
Robert (T.) Lawson
1867–1931
Carter County, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Jane) Addington
1860–1950
Coeburn, Wise, Virginia
Henry (Logan) Salyers
1895–1953
Virginia
Effie Standifer
1895–
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Lawson
1820–1907
Martha Davis
1828–1870
George Addington
1842–1919
Sarah Dingus
1840–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jerry Lawson
1798–1870
Catherine Lawson
1799–1884
Jesse Sr.
1785–1870
Dorcas Wheatley
1786–1839
Andrew Sr.
1815–1890
Sarah Hutchinson
1818–1897
George *
1811–1875
Margaret *
1814–1876

Robert Lawson's Timeline

4 Records

1944
9 Aug 1944
Birth of Robert Virgil Lawson in Wise County, Virginia, USA
Wise County, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 6
Robert Virgil Lawson resided here in Sandy River, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Sandy River, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
1959
1959
Age 15
Robert Virgil Lawson resided here in Nora, Virginia
Nora, Virginia
2020
23 Apr 2020
Age 76
Death of Robert Virgil Lawson in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1944
    Event Place: Wise County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Sandy River, McDowel

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Sandy River, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Sandy River, McDowel

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Nora, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Ervinton High School; Year: 1959

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Apr 2020
    Event Place: Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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