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Walter Wesley Lawson 1872–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 March 1872

Birth Location: Bridgeport, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 8 December 1943

Death Location: Berlin, Lewis County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: George Lawson

Mother: Martha Carder

Spouse(s): Evaline Goodwin

Children(s): Lelia Lawson, Pearl Lawson, Vieva Lawson, Rulena Lawson, Charles Lawson, Ruby Lawson

The story of Walter Wesley Lawson began in 1872 in Bridgeport, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America. In 1895, Walter Wesley Lawson established residence. In 1900, Walter Wesley Lawson resided in Union, Harrison, West Virginia, USA. Walter Wesley Lawson married Evaline Appalona Appie Goodwin, and had children including Charles Elwood Lawson, Lelia Madge Lawson, Pearl L Lawson, Ruby Augustine Lawson, Rulena P Lawson, Vieva Lucile Lawson. Walter Wesley Lawson passed away in 1943 in Berlin, Lewis County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Wesley Lawson began in 1872 in Bridgeport, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America.
  • In 1895, Walter Wesley Lawson established residence.
  • In 1900, Walter Wesley Lawson resided in Union, Harrison, West Virginia, USA.
  • Walter Wesley Lawson married Evaline Appalona Appie Goodwin, and had children including Charles Elwood Lawson, Lelia Madge Lawson, Pearl L Lawson, Ruby Augustine Lawson, Rulena P Lawson, Vieva Lucile Lawson.
  • Walter Wesley Lawson passed away in 1943 in Berlin, Lewis County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Lawson's Ancestors

Self
Walter Lawson
1872–1943
Birth Place: Bridgeport, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
George T Lawson
1835–1886
Harrison, Virginia
Martha (Ann) Carder
1840–1929
Virginia
Grandparents
Cornelius Lawson
1813–1900
Maryland
Affa (Jane) Miller
1805–1838
Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1786–1871
Rebecca Grigsby
1792–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Lawson
1760–1859
Rebecca Smith
1760–1877
William Grigsby
1746–1825
Dorothea
1750–1792

Walter Lawson's Descendants

1.
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Walter (Wesley) Lawson (21 March 1872–8 December 1943) m. Evaline (Appalona "Appie") Goodwin (25 January 1866–27 March 1953)
  1. 1. Lelia (Madge) Lawson 1895–1977 m. Harley (Vincent) Straley 1893–1957
    1. 1. Robert (Lee) Straley 1930–2015
    2. 2. Mary (Lou) Straley 1923–2007 m. Arnett (Woodville Brown) Jr 1921–1999
    3. 3. Baby Straley 1925–1925
    4. 4. Evlyn (Nadine) Straley 1922–1922
  2. 2. Pearl (L) Lawson 1898– m. Jay Sullivan 1897–
  3. 3. Vieva (Lucile) Lawson 1894–1969 m. Eustace Burkhammer 1882–1952
  4. 4. Rulena (P) Lawson 1897–1988
  5. 5. Charles (Elwood) Lawson 1903–1988 m. Caroline (Columbia) Swisher 1903–1982
  6. 6. Ruby (Augustine) Lawson 1905–1994 m. William (Arthur) Talbott 1908–1977
    1. 1. Leonard (L) Talbott 1938–2011 m. Carol (A) Weirough 1939–2010

Walter Lawson's Timeline

4 Records

1872
21 March 1872
Birth of Walter Wesley Lawson in Bridgeport, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America
Bridgeport, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America
1895
1895
Age 23
Walter Wesley Lawson resided here
None
1900
1900
Age 28
Walter Wesley Lawson resided here in Union, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
Union, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
1943
8 December 1943
Age 71
Death of Walter Wesley Lawson in Jane Lew, Lewis County, West Virginia, United States of America
Jane Lew, Lewis County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 March 1872
    Event Place: Bridgeport, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Union, Harrison, West Virginia; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 1241760
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1895
    Record Source: West Virginia, Births Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Union, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Union, Harrison, West Virginia; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 1241760

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 December 1943
    Event Place: Jane Lew, Lewis County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Berlin, Lewis County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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