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William Francis Lawton 1920–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 August 1920

Birth Location: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States of America

Death Date: 9 January 1999

Death Location: Calvary Cem., Omaha, NE

Father: None None

Mother: Lillian Kuhl

Spouse(s): Josephine Brazada\Brazda

Children(s):

In 1920, William Francis Lawton entered the world in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States of America, born to Lillian Kuhl. In 1930, William Francis Lawton resided in Shenandoah, Shenandoah, Page, Iowa, USA. In 1935, William Francis Lawton resided in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska. William Francis Lawton married Josephine Pep Brazada Brazda, and had children including Bernard John Lawton, Loretta Louise Lawton, Marcia M Lawton, Mary Josephine Lawton, Patricia Ann Lawton, Robert Joseph Lawton, Stephen Joseph Lawton, Thomas James Lawton, Vivian Lorraine Lawton, William Jay Lawton. William Francis Lawton passed away in 1999 in Calvary Cem., Omaha, NE.

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Biography

  • In 1920, William Francis Lawton entered the world in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States of America, born to Lillian Kuhl.
  • In 1930, William Francis Lawton resided in Shenandoah, Shenandoah, Page, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1935, William Francis Lawton resided in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska.
  • William Francis Lawton married Josephine Pep Brazada Brazda, and had children including Bernard John Lawton, Loretta Louise Lawton, Marcia M Lawton, Mary Josephine Lawton, Patricia Ann Lawton, Robert Joseph Lawton, Stephen Joseph Lawton, Thomas James Lawton, Vivian Lorraine Lawton, William Jay Lawton.
  • William Francis Lawton passed away in 1999 in Calvary Cem., Omaha, NE.

Immediate Family

Parents

None None
1887–1968
Birth Location: Franklin Twp, near Cooper, Greene Co, IA
Lillian Kuhl
1894–1974
Birth Location: Westphalia, Shelby County, Iowa, United States of America
LK

Spouses(s)

Josephine Brazada\Brazda
1918–2006
Birth Location: Denver, CO
JB

Children(s)

William Lawton's Ancestors

Self
William Lawton
1920–1999
Birth Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States of America
Parents
1887–1968
Franklin Twp, near Cooper, Greene Co, IA
Lillian Kuhl
1894–1974
Westphalia, Shelby County, Iowa, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Harvey) LAWTON
1859–1928
near Phoenix, Oswego Co, NY
Wilhemenia ("Minnie") Erdman
1866–1893
Jackson Co, IL
Sidona Wattier
1852–
New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peter LAWTON
1826–1891
Elizabeth Ash
1833–1905
Frederick Erdman
1834–
Wilhelmina Sonneman
1841–1921
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip Loten
1800–1832
Harriet SCREETON
1797–1839
John Eash
1803–1868
Mary AVERY
1802–1896

William Lawton's Timeline

9 Records

1920
1 August 1920
Birth of William Francis Lawton in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States of America
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States of America
1930
1930
Age 10
William Francis Lawton resided here in Shenandoah, Shenandoah, Page, Iowa, USA
Shenandoah, Shenandoah, Page, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 15
William Francis Lawton resided here in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska
Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska
1940
1940
Age 20
William Francis Lawton resided here in , Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
1942
1942
Age 22
William Francis Lawton resided here in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
1950
1950
Age 30
William Francis Lawton resided here in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 31
William Francis Lawton resided here in Nebraska
Nebraska
1958
1958
Age 38
William Francis Lawton resided here in Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
1999
9 January 1999
Age 79
Death of William Francis Lawton in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States of America
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 August 1920
    Event Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Shenandoah, Shenandoah, Page, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Shenandoah, Page, Iowa; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340407

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02275; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 94-177

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02275; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 94-177

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Nebraska, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 61

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Omaha, Douglas, Nebr

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Nebraska
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1958
    Event Place: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 January 1999
    Event Place: Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Calvary Cem., Omaha, NE
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