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Roger Dewey Lawrence 1940–2025 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1940

Birth Location: Butler, Missouri

Death Date: 4 Oct 2025

Death Location: Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, USA

Father: orville lawrence

Mother: Esther Dunham

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Roger Dewey Lawrence was born in 1940 in Butler, Missouri, the child of Orville Mathias Lawrence And Esther Cheleatha Dunham. In 1950, Roger Dewey Lawrence resided in Polk, Nodaway, Missouri, USA. In 1959, Roger Dewey Lawrence resided in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Roger Dewey Lawrence married Sharon Ethel Doody, and had children including Brian Kent Lawrence, Robert Dewey Lawrence, Roger Daryl Lawrence. Roger Dewey Lawrence passed away in 2025 in Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Roger Dewey Lawrence was born in 1940 in Butler, Missouri, the child of Orville Mathias Lawrence And Esther Cheleatha Dunham.
  • In 1950, Roger Dewey Lawrence resided in Polk, Nodaway, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1959, Roger Dewey Lawrence resided in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
  • Roger Dewey Lawrence married Sharon Ethel Doody, and had children including Brian Kent Lawrence, Robert Dewey Lawrence, Roger Daryl Lawrence.
  • Roger Dewey Lawrence passed away in 2025 in Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

orville lawrence
1913–1974
Birth Location: Bates, Missouri
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Esther Dunham
1913–1978
Birth Location: Texas City, Galveston County, Texas, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Roger Lawrence's Ancestors

Self
Roger Lawrence
1940–2025
Birth Place: Butler, Missouri
Parents
orville mathias lawrence
1913–1974
Bates, Missouri
Esther (Cheleatha) Dunham
1913–1978
Texas City, Galveston County, Texas, United States of America
Grandparents
George (Monroe) Lawrence
1852–1932
West Virginia, USA
Eliza (Ann) Keenan
1854–1905
Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States of America
James (Albert Wesley) Dunham
1879–1961
Nodaway, Missouri
Ether (Maude) Hall
1887–1923
Webb City, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Lawrence
1813–1889
Charles 👌
1807–1862
David Keenan
1828–1880
Rebecca Keenan
1830–1895
John Dunham
1850–1933
Francis Ward
1855–1948
William Hale
1842–1907
Caroline Brewer
1863–1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Lively
1793–1862
Mary Pack
1788–1871
James Lawrence
1787–1880
Susannah Woodall
1791–1850
Patrick Keenan
1784–1863
Rebecca Keenan
1799–1878
John Johnston
1783–1850
Mary Brumfield
1779–1859
Samuel Dunham
1801–1883
Matilda Cooley
1831–1932
James Ward
1816–1869
Elizabeth Robinson
1815–1893
William Hale
1802–1846
Mahala Bennett
1804–1844
Isaac BREWER
1834–1883
Catharine Newman
1837–

Roger Lawrence's Timeline

13 Records

1940
31 May 1940
Birth of Roger Dewey Lawrence in Butler, Missouri
Butler, Missouri
1950
1950
Age 10
Roger Dewey Lawrence resided here in Polk, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
Polk, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
1959
1959
Age 19
Roger Dewey Lawrence resided here in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
1960
18 Jun 1960
Age 20
Roger Dewey Lawrence was married in Bates, Missouri, USA
Bates, Missouri, USA
1960
1960
Age 20
Roger Dewey Lawrence resided here in Butler, Missouri, USA
Butler, Missouri, USA
1962
1962
Age 22
Roger Dewey Lawrence resided here in Lee's Summit
Lee's Summit
1964
10 Dec 1964
Age 24
Roger Dewey Lawrence resided here in Hopkins, Missouri, USA
Hopkins, Missouri, USA
1968
1968
Age 28
Roger Dewey Lawrence resided here in Kansas T'iiv Kansas
Kansas T'iiv Kansas
1993
1993
Age 53
Roger Dewey Lawrence resided here in Butler, MO
Butler, MO
1994
13 Feb 1994
Age 54
Roger Dewey Lawrence was married in Butler, Bates, Missouri, USA
Butler, Bates, Missouri, USA
1995
1995
Age 55
Roger Dewey Lawrence resided here in Warrensburg, MO
Warrensburg, MO
2018
2018-2020
Age 78
Roger Dewey Lawrence resided here in Warrensburg, Missouri, USA
Warrensburg, Missouri, USA
2025
4 Oct 2025
Age 85
Death of Roger Dewey Lawrence in Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, USA
Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1940
    Event Place: Butler, Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002
    [2] U.S., Korean War Era Draft Cards

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1960
    Event Place: Bates, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1994
    Event Place: Butler, Bates, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Polk, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Butler, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1962
    Event Place: Lee's Summit
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1964
    Event Place: Hopkins, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Missouri, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1968
    Event Place: Kansas T'iiv Kansas
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Butler, MO
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1995
    Event Place: Warrensburg, MO
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2018-2020
    Event Place: Warrensburg, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Butler, MO
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Butler, Missouri, Bates
    Record Source: U.S., Korean War Era Draft Cards

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kansas City, KS
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Warrensburg, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Oct 2025
    Event Place: Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, USA
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