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Sarah Elizabeth Lawson 1856–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 February 1856

Birth Location: Portland, Jay County, Indiana, United States of America

Death Date: 26 October 1938

Death Location: Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Thomas Mays

Mother: Hannah Mays

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Sarah Elizabeth Lawson was born in 1856 in Portland, Jay County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of Thomas Jefferson Mays And Hannah Bonnell Mays. In 1880, Sarah Elizabeth Lawson resided in Pike, Jay, Indiana, USA. Sarah Elizabeth Lawson passed away in 1938 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sarah Elizabeth Lawson was born in 1856 in Portland, Jay County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of Thomas Jefferson Mays And Hannah Bonnell Mays.
  • In 1880, Sarah Elizabeth Lawson resided in Pike, Jay, Indiana, USA.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Lawson passed away in 1938 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Sarah Lawson's Ancestors

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Sarah Lawson
1856–1938
Birth Place: Portland, Jay County, Indiana, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Mays
1818–1884
Jay, Indiana, United States
Hannah (Bonnell) Mays
1824–1901
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
John (S) May
1784–1870
Pocahontas Acres, Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States of America
Hannah (R) Mays
1788–1853
Pochahantas, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Mays
1759–1827
Mary Enoch
1762–1795
James Reading
1740–1815
Mary Poage
1754–1821
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Mays
1731–1808
Elizabeth (Twin)
1731–1776
Col Enoch
1732–1797
Elizabeth Teagarden
1733–1809
James Reddin
1719–1745
Mary Hollock
1720–1745
General Poage
1726–1789
Mary Crawford
1725–1793

Sarah Lawson's Timeline

3 Records

1856
26 February 1856
Birth of Sarah Elizabeth Lawson in Portland, Jay County, Indiana, United States of America
Portland, Jay County, Indiana, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 24
Sarah Elizabeth Lawson resided here in Pike, Jay, Indiana, USA
Pike, Jay, Indiana, USA
1938
26 October 1938
Age 82
Death of Sarah Elizabeth Lawson in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States of America
Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 February 1856
    Event Place: Portland, Jay County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pike, Jay, Indiana; Roll: 287; Page: 524B; Enumeration District: 160
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Pike, Jay, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pike, Jay, Indiana; Roll: 287; Page: 524B; Enumeration District: 160

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 October 1938
    Event Place: Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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