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Woodrow Wilson Lawson 1917–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 March 1917

Birth Location: Marshall County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 16 March 1986

Death Location: Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: James Lawson

Mother: Gracie Boyce

Spouse(s): Mary Mahan

Children(s): Thomas Lawson, Charles Lawson, Nellie Lawson, Doris Lawson

Woodrow Wilson Lawson was born in 1917 in Marshall County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of James Keener Polk Lawson And Gracie Elizabeth Boyce. Woodrow Wilson Lawson married Mary Magdalene Mahan, and had children including Charles Cranford Lawson, Doris Laverne Lawson, Nellie Faye Lawson, Thomas Woodrow Lawson. Woodrow Wilson Lawson passed away in 1986 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Woodrow Wilson Lawson was born in 1917 in Marshall County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of James Keener Polk Lawson And Gracie Elizabeth Boyce.
  • Woodrow Wilson Lawson married Mary Magdalene Mahan, and had children including Charles Cranford Lawson, Doris Laverne Lawson, Nellie Faye Lawson, Thomas Woodrow Lawson.
  • Woodrow Wilson Lawson passed away in 1986 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Woodrow Lawson's Ancestors

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Woodrow Lawson
1917–1986
Birth Place: Marshall County, Alabama, United States of America
Parents
James Keener Polk Lawson
1875–1946
Marshall County, Alabama, USA
Gracie (Elizabeth) Boyce
1889–1951
Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
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Woodrow Lawson's Descendants

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Woodrow (Wilson) Lawson (11 March 1917–16 March 1986) m. Mary (Magdalene) Mahan (4 October 1917–27 FEB 1997)
  1. 1. Thomas (Woodrow) Lawson 1940–1941
  2. 2. Charles (Cranford) Lawson 1941–2013
  3. 3. Nellie (Faye) Lawson 1935–1979 m. Roy (Junior) Walls 1935–2025
  4. 4. Doris (Laverne) Lawson 1938–2023

Woodrow Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1917
11 March 1917
Birth of Woodrow Wilson Lawson in Marshall County, Alabama, United States of America
Marshall County, Alabama, United States of America
1986
16 March 1986
Age 69
Death of Woodrow Wilson Lawson in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, United States of America
Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 March 1917
    Event Place: Marshall County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 March 1986
    Event Place: Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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