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Walter Otis Lawson 1938 – 2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 July 1938

Birth Location: Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 21 February 2011

Death Location: Prince William County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Robert Lawson

Mother: Cecil Lawson

Spouse(s): Lena Leonard

Children(s): Eddie Lawson, Walter Lawson, Gary Lawson

The story of Walter Otis Lawson began in 1938 in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America, with parents Robert Henry Lawson and Cecil Virginia Lawson. As an adult, Walter Otis Lawson wed Lena Margaret Leonard. Their household included Eddie Marvin Lawson, Walter Lawson and Gary Lawson. Walter Otis Lawson's life came to an end in 2011 in Prince William County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Parents

Robert Lawson
1907 – 1990
Birth Location: –
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Cecil Lawson
1912 – 1999
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Lena Leonard
1938 – 2019
Birth Location: Loudoun, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Eddie Lawson
1962 –
Birth Location: –
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Walter Lawson
Birth Location: –
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Gary Lawson
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 26 July 1938
    Event Place: Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 21 February 2011
    Event Place: Prince William County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Canova, Prince William County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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