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Russell Giles Lawson 1909–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Oct 1909

Birth Location: Union County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 5 May 1982

Death Location: Union, Union, South Carolina, USA

Father: Henry Lawson

Mother: Hulda Smith

Spouse(s): Francis Gregory

Children(s): Jack Lawson

Russell Giles Lawson was born in 1909 in Union County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Henry Lawson And Hulda Smith. In 1950, Russell Giles Lawson resided in Union, South Carolina, USA. Russell Giles Lawson married Francis Annie Bell Gregory, and had children including Jack M Lawson. Russell Giles Lawson passed away in 1982 in Union, Union, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Russell Giles Lawson was born in 1909 in Union County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Henry Lawson And Hulda Smith.
  • In 1950, Russell Giles Lawson resided in Union, South Carolina, USA.
  • Russell Giles Lawson married Francis Annie Bell Gregory, and had children including Jack M Lawson.
  • Russell Giles Lawson passed away in 1982 in Union, Union, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Lawson
1884–1969
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
HL
Hulda Smith
1887–1967
Birth Location: Union County, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Francis Gregory
1911–2007
Birth Location: Clinton, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Jack Lawson
1925–1925
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
JL

Russell Lawson's Ancestors

Self
Russell Lawson
1909–1982
Birth Place: Union County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Henry Lawson
1884–1969
South Carolina, USA
Hulda Smith
1887–1967
Union County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Giles (N.) Smith
1857–1934
Union County, South Carolina, USA
Cornelia O'Shields
1862–1953
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jeffrey Smith
1815–1886
Huldah Browning
1820–1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Smith
1787–1854
Amanda Duke
1787–1878

Russell Lawson's Descendants

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Russell (Giles) Lawson (2 Oct 1909–5 May 1982) m. Francis (Annie Bell) Gregory (25 May 1911–18 Feb 2007)
  1. 1. Jack (M.) Lawson 1925–1925

Russell Lawson's Timeline

3 Records

1909
2 Oct 1909
Birth of Russell Giles Lawson in Union County, South Carolina, USA
Union County, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
Russell Giles Lawson resided here in Union, South Carolina, USA
Union, South Carolina, USA
1982
5 May 1982
Age 73
Death of Russell Giles Lawson in Union County, South Carolina, USA
Union County, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1909
    Event Place: Union County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] South Carolina, U.S., County Marriage Records, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; Country Marriage Records; Roll: LR10
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 7 May 1982; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.8962395,0.36459464,0.9726127&xid=3355
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The State; Publication Date: 6 May 1982; Publication Place: Columbia, South Carolina, USA; ,0.6007194,0.6298468,0.6693052&xid=3355
    [5] 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: Union, South Carolin

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Union, South Carolina, 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: Union, South Carolin

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Buffalo, Union, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 7 May 1982; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.8962395,0.36459464,0.9726127&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1982
    Event Place: Union County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 7 May 1982; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.8962395,0.36459464,0.9726127&xid=3355
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The State; Publication Date: 6 May 1982; Publication Place: Columbia, South Carolina, USA; ,0.6007194,0.6298468,0.6693052&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Union, Union, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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