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William Davis Lawson 1889–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 February 1889

Birth Location: Wythe County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 November 1945

Death Location: Draper, Pulaski County, Virginia, USA

Father: JOHN LAWSON

Mother: Lucinda Lawson

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William Davis Lawson was born in 1889 in Wythe County, Virginia, USA, the child of John C Lawson And Lucinda C Lawson. In 1900, William Davis Lawson resided in Newbern, Pulaski, Virginia, USA. William Davis Lawson passed away in 1945 in Draper, Pulaski County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Davis Lawson was born in 1889 in Wythe County, Virginia, USA, the child of John C Lawson And Lucinda C Lawson.
  • In 1900, William Davis Lawson resided in Newbern, Pulaski, Virginia, USA.
  • William Davis Lawson passed away in 1945 in Draper, Pulaski County, Virginia, USA.

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William Lawson's Ancestors

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William Lawson
1889–1945
Birth Place: Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Parents
JOHN C LAWSON
1856–1932
, Wythe, VA.
Lucinda (C) Lawson
1862–1924
Wythe, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
WILLIAM (RILEY) LAWSON
1823–1899
Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
NANCY (L) REYNOLDS
1828–1890
North Carolina
William Sayers
1839–1864
Carroll County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Jane) Cook
1833–1910
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Jr
1804–1878
Mary Pheobe
1814–
ISAAC COOK
1808–1850
Mary Chrisley
1799–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sayers
1758–1816
Susanna Crockett
1764–1828

William Lawson's Timeline

3 Records

1889
12 February 1889
Birth of William Davis Lawson in Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Wythe County, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 11
William Davis Lawson resided here in Newbern, Pulaski, Virginia, USA
Newbern, Pulaski, Virginia, USA
1945
15 November 1945
Age 56
Death of William Davis Lawson in Allisonia, Pulaski County, Virginia, USA
Allisonia, Pulaski County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 February 1889
    Event Place: Wythe County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Newbern, Pulaski, Virginia; Roll: 1724; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1241724
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Newbern, Pulaski, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Newbern, Pulaski, Virginia; Roll: 1724; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1241724

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 November 1945
    Event Place: Allisonia, Pulaski County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Draper, Pulaski County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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