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By Gary G. Lloyd; 2007; 8.5 inches X 11 inches; 320 pp, hard bound, every-name index; Order from the author: Gary G. Lloyd, 7 Center Rd., Kirksville, MO 63501; $37 including postage and handling.

Books are available for purchase for $32 in person (no shipping) at my residence or at the Lawson Hill Antique Mall at 4414 North Baltimore, Kirksville, MO which is at the top of Kirksville just south of the city limit sign on the east side of Highway 63 (660-627-4646).

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The book contains biographies for Thomas Lawson (b. 1793-1874) and his wife, Mary Ann Morgan (b. 1796-1879), and their descendants down to the 5th generation (their great great grandchildren). In addition it shows the names of those in the 6th generation (my generation). The names and dates of Thomas’ 14 children and 114 grandchildren down are shown below. In 1850, Thomas and Mary Ann Lawson and most of their children moved from Claiborne County, Tennessee to Davis County, Iowa. In a few years, several of them moved on to Putnam County, Missouri where they filed patents for unsettled lands. Many of the descendants of these families still live in the general area of Putnam and Adair counties, Missouri and the adjacent counties.

Thomas and Mary Ann Morgan married in Claiborne County, Tennessee and lived there until 1850. Their older children were also married there. Thomas was the son of Drury Lawson (also spelled Drewry Lawson in his later years) and Hannah Potts.

This 320- page book contains: (1) 185 pages of biographies: (2) Family group sheets (FGSs) for Thomas and Mary and for each of their 14 children; (3) 31 pages of photographs (112 of them); (4) Discussion of the evidence showing that Thomas is the son of Drury and Hannah (Potts) Lawson; (5) Biography of Drury Lawson; (6) An in-depth discussion of the evidence on which the biography of Drury Lawson is based; (7) Drury's will and Revolutionary War pension application, William Hooker's Rev. War pension application, and Mary Lawson's will of 1749;  (8) Narrative entitled The Lawsons of Halifax County, Virginia (Searching for the Ancestors of Drury); (9) Maps showing the location of areas of interest in Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Iowa and Missouri; and (10) 106 references to the sources on which the narratives are based. See comments and reviews.

II. Rhoda (Lawson) Mills (1820-1906) Spouse: William Mills
Children: 1-Mary Ann (Mills) (Van Cain) Lake (1840-1891), 2-Stokelyn Mills (1842-1860), 3-Martha Ann (Mills) McMains, (1843-1924) 4-Sterling K. Mills (1845-1923), 5-Adaline (Mills) Hale (1847-1917), 6-Britton Mills (1849-after 1850), 7-Syrilda Jane (Mills) (Duckworth) Pherigo (1851-1939), 8-William Elbert “Albert” Mills (1853-1937), 9-Perry Commodore “P.C.” Mills (1856-1939), 10-Thomas Mills (1858-1858), 11-Infant Mills (unk-unk).

III. David H. Lawson (1822-1902) Spouse: Lucinda S. Hill
Children: 1-Mary Jane (Lawson) (Haynes) Leonard (1847-1923), 2-Harriett (Lawson) Virden (1850-ater 1910), 3-Rachel (Lawson) Leonard (1853-1899), 4-Rosa Amanda (Lawson) Bish (1861-unk), 5-Fidelia E. “Dealy” (Lawson) Leonard (1865-1946), 6-George Lawson (1869-1869).

IV  Greenberry Lawson (1824-1906) Spouse: Lavina Jane Carter
Children: 1-Thomas Lawson (1844-1917), 2-Surena (Lawson) Weese (1846-1932), 3-Nancy Jane (Lawson) Walters (1849-xx1934), 4-Sarah Ann (Lawson) Walters (1851-1916), 5-Matilda E. (Lawson) Young (1853-1935), 6-Mary Catherine (Lawson) (Hunter) Sneed (1855-1937), 7-Melvina (Lawson) Cox (1859-1907), 8-Samuel A. Lawson (1864-1940), 9-John H. Lawson (1866-1959)

V  Nathaniel “Nathan” Lawson (1826-1873) Spouse: Rachel Hill
Children: 1-Greenberry W. “G.W.” Lawson (1852-after 1910), 2-Thomas Jefferson “Jeff” Lawson (1853-1938), 3-Riley G. Lawson (1858-1947), 4-Lucinda F. “Lucy” (Lawson) Hamm (1859-1947), 5-Rhoda Ann (Lawson) Lawson (1862-after 1900), 6-Sarah I. (Lawson) Lawson (1864-unk), 7-Nathaniel Edward Lawson (1866-after 1900), 8-Mary A. (Lawson) Dively (1867-before 1920), 9-John W. Lawson (1870-before 1910), 10-William Henry Lawson (1872-1935).

VI Thomas Lawson, Jr. (1828-1897) Spouse: Margaret E. Walker
Children: 1-Florence Lawson (1835-ukn), 2-Lucy Lawson (1855-unk), 3-Louisa (Lawson) Buster (1857-1925), 4-Isaac Newton “Newt” Lawson (1858-1938), 5-Alfred Lawson (1860-1933), 6-Sylvester Lawson (1862-1940), 7-William G. “Will” Lawson (1866-1945), 8-Francis “Frank” Lawson (1869-1949), 9-Richard D. Lawson (1871-1957), 10-Minnie A. Lawson (1873-before 1897), 11-Viola Lawson (1876-before 1880), 12-Sterling L. Lawson (1878-1959).
 
VII  Sarah (Lawson) Mills (1830-<1858) Spouse: Thomas Mills
Children: 1-Nancy Elizabeth (Mills) (Wilkie) Eastman (1848-ukn), 2-James Burl Mills (1850-1933).

VIII   Henry Harrison Lawson (1832-1917) Spouse: Permelia A. Carter
Children: 1-John P. Lawson (1854-1916), 2-Aaron L. Lawson (1857-1932), 3-Nancy Louisa (Lawson) Jeffries (1859-1917), 4-Martha Jane (Lawson) Atkins (1864-1953), 5-Mary Catherine (Lawson) Lawson (1866-1946).

IX  Adam Yeary Lawson (1834-1913) Spouse: C. Malissa Jones
Children: 1-Joseph B. “Joel” Lawson (1855-1897), 2-Levi H. Lawson (1856-1879), 3-Ephraim Elbert Lawson (1859-1933), 4-Isaac Newton “Newt” Lawson (1861-1933), 5-John (unk-unk), 6-Marintha E. Lawson (1864-1864), 7-Thomas W. S. Lawson (1865-1936), 8-James C. Lawson (1870-1945), 9-Henry H. Lawson (1873-1963).

X  Alexander T. Lawson (ca 1837-1920) Spouse: Cynthia A. Brown
Children: 1-David E. Lawson (1872-1952), 2-Margaret E. Lawson (1887-unk), 3-Rhoda E. (Lawson) Baughman (1889-before 1910), 4-Henry H. Lawson (1890-after 1920), 5-Mary Allie Lawson (1895-unk), 6-Nathan Lawson (1879-unk).

XI      Mary Ann (Lawson) (Ledford) Sumpter (1838- after 1880) Spouses:1st Jubilee Ledford and 2nd John Sumpter, Sr.
Children (names of spouses are unknown): 1-James I.L. Ledford (1854-unk), 2-Missouri E. (Sumpter) (1856-unk), 3-Naomi “Oma” (1858-unk), 4-Litha Sumpter (1860-unk), 5-Rachel Sumpter (1862-unk), 6-Rosella Sumpter (1865-unk), 7-Henry I. Sumpter (1867-unk), 8-Joel C. Sumpter (1868-unk), 9-Amanda A. Sumpter (1870-unk), 10-Mary E. Sumpter (1873-unk), 11-Arminda P. Sumpter (1876-unk), 12-William A. Sumpter (1879-unk).

XII    Sterling Lawson (1839-1864) Spouse: 1st Sarah Connally and 2nd Elizabeth Panter
Children: 1-Isabell N. (Lawson) Piercefield (1861-unk), 2-Lucinda Lawson (1864-1864).

XIII   Elizabeth (Lawson) Sumpter (1840-1910) Spouse: James E. Sumpter
Children: 1-Sirilda F. (Sumpter) Reed (1857-unk), 2-George W. Sumpter (1859-1932), 3-Bertha J. (Sumpter) Hand (1861-1948), 4-James A. Sumpter (1868-1942), 5-Arley J. Sumpter (1875-1927), 6-John O. Sumpter (1879-1964).

XIV   Susannah (Lawson) Cooley (1842-1920) Spouse: Benjamin F. Cooley
Children: 1-Thomas J. Cooley (1860-1938), 2-William “Bloss” Cooley (1861-1950), 3-Mary J. (Cooley) Hendrix (1863-after 1900), 4-L.E. “Lizzie” (Cooley) Roberts (1865-1921), 5-Timothy H. Cooley (1867-1951), 6. Amanda E. Cooley (1869-1873).

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Comments and Reviews:

* On November 2007,  Marilyn Lawson Goodwin of Edina, Missouri wrote:
     “I received the Lawson book yesterday and spent the evening engrossed in it. You have done an excellent job in researching and putting this all together. I was really surprised at how well the pictures turned out as many of them were just Xerox. (Note: three of the four photos that appear in the book provided by Marilyn were from Xerox copies. There are 112 total photographs in the photograph chapter.)
     The print is large enough to read easily and the binding is more than I expected, indexing very helpful, and the Drury research as complete as possible.  All in all, it is a fine piece of work on your part!!!! " 

* On December 11, 2007, Ellen Hollin of Salem, Oregon wrote:
    "Received your Lawson Book and found an excellent documentation of our ancestors. I can appreciate the time and dedication this required just knowing what it takes from what I have done researching and trying to put it into some kind of book. Thanks for doing this and I will teasure it. Again, you do an awesome job. Ellen"

* In Ansearchin' News,Spring 2008 issue, Vol. 55, No. 1, pg 49, a review of this Lawson book appeared that stated in part "This family genealogy and history is a fine example of how to research, organize and footnote your research." Ansearchin' News is the publication of The Tennessee Genealogical Society.
 
 
 
 

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