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Walter Lawson 1913–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 October 1913

Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 30 March 1981

Death Location: Dryden, Lee County, Virginia, USA

Father: John Lawson

Mother: Golden Shoemaker

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The story of Walter Lawson began in 1913 in Virginia, Virginia, USA. Walter Lawson passed away in 1981 in Dryden, Lee County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Lawson began in 1913 in Virginia, Virginia, USA.
  • Walter Lawson passed away in 1981 in Dryden, Lee County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Walter Lawson's Ancestors

Self
Walter Lawson
1913–1981
Birth Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Lawson
1886–1943
Hancock Co, Tennessee
Golden Shoemaker
1901–
Lee, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
George (H) Lawson
1854–
Tennessee, USA
Sarah (A) Lawson
1860–
Tennessee, USA
Henry (Benson) Shoemaker
1881–1954
Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
Laura Woddill
1879–1929
Lee Co, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Rebecca Painter
1836–1919
Michael Lawson
1833–1899
Drury White
1827–1892
Elizabeth Fry
1831–
William Shoemaker
1842–1912
Elizabeth Shoemaker
1847–1935
Emeline PUGH
1859–1914
James (Waddle)
1858–1928
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Preston Lawson
1795–1851
Mary Lawson
1804–1880
Mary Fields
1797–1845
Jacob Fry
1804–1875
Sarah Smith
1814–1880
Elizabeth Matthews
1815–1852
Andrew Redman
1815–1892
Betsy Jones
1816–1884

Walter Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1913
25 October 1913
Birth of Walter Lawson in Virginia, Virginia, USA
Virginia, Virginia, USA
1981
30 March 1981
Age 68
Death of Walter Lawson in Dryden, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Dryden, Lee County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 October 1913
    Event Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 March 1981
    Event Place: Dryden, Lee County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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