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Roscoe Oliver Lawson 1925–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1925

Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 23 May 2002

Death Location: Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA

Father: Arvil Lawson

Mother: Lona Buchanan

Spouse(s): Lila Jordan

Children(s):

In 1925, Roscoe Oliver Lawson entered the world in Wise County, Virginia, USA, born to Arvil Gratis Lawson And Lona P Buchanan. In 1930, Roscoe Oliver Lawson resided in Lipps, Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA. Roscoe Oliver Lawson married Dana Joyce Hall, Lila Jeanette Jordan, and had children including Phillip Wayne Lawson. Roscoe Oliver Lawson passed away in 2002 in Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1925, Roscoe Oliver Lawson entered the world in Wise County, Virginia, USA, born to Arvil Gratis Lawson And Lona P Buchanan.
  • In 1930, Roscoe Oliver Lawson resided in Lipps, Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA.
  • Roscoe Oliver Lawson married Dana Joyce Hall, Lila Jeanette Jordan, and had children including Phillip Wayne Lawson.
  • Roscoe Oliver Lawson passed away in 2002 in Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Roscoe Lawson's Ancestors

Self
Roscoe Lawson
1925–2002
Birth Place: Wise County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Arvil Gratis Lawson
1896–1968
Wise County, Virginia
Lona (P.) Buchanan
1901–1979
Virginia
Grandparents
Oliver (L.) Lawson
1861–1948
Wise County, Virginia
Frances (Elmira) Davis
1861–1932
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Henry Lawson
1825–1905
Susanna Bond
1831–1915
Robert Sr.
1832–1919
Hester Stallard
1832–1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jerry Lawson
1798–1870
Catherine Lawson
1799–1884
George Bond
1798–1878
Lucy Powers
1810–1896
John Stallard
1799–1872
Nancy Newberry
1806–1867

Roscoe Lawson's Timeline

9 Records

1925
1 May 1925
Birth of Roscoe Oliver Lawson in Wise County, Virginia, USA
Wise County, Virginia, USA
1925
1 May 1925
Birth of Roscoe Oliver Lawson
None
1930
1930
Age 5
Roscoe Oliver Lawson resided here in Lipps, Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
Lipps, Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 10
Roscoe Oliver Lawson resided here in Lipps, Wise, Virginia
Lipps, Wise, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 15
Roscoe Oliver Lawson resided here in Lipps, Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
Lipps, Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
1943
1943
Age 18
Roscoe Oliver Lawson resided here in Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA
Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 25
Roscoe Oliver Lawson resided here in Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 26
Roscoe Oliver Lawson resided here in Virginia
Virginia
2002
23 May 2002
Age 77
Death of Roscoe Oliver Lawson
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1925
    Event Place: Wise County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 439
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101168271
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1925
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lipps, Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2342198

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04301; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 98-19

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lipps, Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04301; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 98-19

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 439

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lipps, Wise, 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: Lipps, Wise, Virgini

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 2002
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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