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Walter Jackson ‘Jack’ LAWSON 1901–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 May 1901

Birth Location: Ada, Now Mill Creek, Pontotoc Co., Oklahoma

Death Date: 8 March 1977

Death Location: Harrah, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Andrew LAWSON

Mother: Mary Lawson

Spouse(s): Jewel Whitecotton

Children(s): Lee Lawson, Annie Ratcliffe, Helen Lawson, Herald Lawson, Rosie Wiegert

Walter Jackson ‘Jack’ LAWSON was born in 1901 in Ada, Now Mill Creek, Pontotoc Co., Oklahoma, the child of Andrew Jackson Lawson And Mary Jane Lawson. Walter Jackson ‘Jack’ LAWSON married Jewel Irene Johnell Whitecotton, and had children including Annie Bell Lswson Ratcliffe, Helen L Lawson, Herald Hairl F Eugene Lawson, Jackie Lee Lawson, Lee Roy Lawson, Rosie Lee Lawson Wiegert. Walter Jackson ‘Jack’ LAWSON passed away in 1977 in Harrah, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • Walter Jackson ‘Jack’ LAWSON was born in 1901 in Ada, Now Mill Creek, Pontotoc Co., Oklahoma, the child of Andrew Jackson Lawson And Mary Jane Lawson.
  • Walter Jackson ‘Jack’ LAWSON married Jewel Irene Johnell Whitecotton, and had children including Annie Bell Lswson Ratcliffe, Helen L Lawson, Herald Hairl F Eugene Lawson, Jackie Lee Lawson, Lee Roy Lawson, Rosie Lee Lawson Wiegert.
  • Walter Jackson ‘Jack’ LAWSON passed away in 1977 in Harrah, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA.

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Walter LAWSON's Ancestors

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Walter LAWSON
1901–1977
Birth Place: Ada, Now Mill Creek, Pontotoc Co., Oklahoma
Parents
Andrew Jackson LAWSON
1878–1955
Ellis County, Texas
Mary (Jane) Lawson
1874–1955
Hunt County, Texas
Grandparents
Franklin (Pierce LAWSON) Sr
1852–1892
Alabama
Verdona ("Dona" Texas) Martin
1859–1961
Upshur County, Texas
Great-Grandparents
Daniel LAWSON
1826–1860
Rebecca Staggs
1827–1918
James Martin
1828–1864
Nancy Smith
1824–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Sr
1800–1882
Stacia Martin
1818–1899

Walter LAWSON's Descendants

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Walter (Jackson ‘Jack’) LAWSON (23 May 1901–8 March 1977) m. Jewel (Irene "Johnell") Whitecotton (25 May 1904–16 July 1991)
  1. 1. Lee (Roy) Lawson 1924–2003
  2. 2. Annie (Bell Lswson) Ratcliffe 1940–2015
  3. 3. Helen (L) Lawson 1926–1986
  4. 4. Herald ((Hairl) F. Eugene) Lawson 1928–2002
  5. 5. Rosie (Lee Lawson) Wiegert 1932–2018

Walter LAWSON's Timeline

2 Records

1901
23 May 1901
Birth of Walter Jackson ‘Jack’ LAWSON in Ada, Now Mill Creek, Pontotoc Co., Oklahoma
Ada, Now Mill Creek, Pontotoc Co., Oklahoma
1977
8 March 1977
Age 76
Death of Walter Jackson ‘Jack’ LAWSON in Harrah, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
Harrah, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 May 1901
    Event Place: Ada, Now Mill Creek, Pontotoc Co., Oklahoma

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 March 1977
    Event Place: Harrah, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA

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