Abraham Lawrence Family of Georgia
Subject:
Abraham LAWRENCE *Ancestor of Y-DNA Project participants 132545, #160048, and #313801
Birth: __ ___ 1794 Georgia
Note: War of 1812 Private, Capt. Edward King's Company, Georgia Militia
Census: 1 Jun 1830 Macon, Bibb Co., Georgia
(1 male <5, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 30-39, 1 female 5-9, 1 female 30-39, 4 slaves)
Death: 11 Apr 1848
Parents: unknown
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Marriage: 14 May 1818 Hancock Co., Georgia
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Spouse:
Elizabeth D. BOREN
Birth: __ ___ 1800 Georgia
Census: 21 Jun 1860 Macon, Bibb Co., Georgia (widow $_ $4500)
Census: 8 Jun 1880 with George & Margaret WAGNER; 50 Ash Street, Macon, Bibb Co., Georgia (mother-in-law)
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Five Known Children
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1/M
Micajah N. LAWRENCE ** #160048 and #313801
Birth: 25 Aug 1822 Georgia
Census: 25 Dec 1850 Twp 19, Tallapoosa Co., Alabama (farmer)
Census: 7 Jul 1860 Beat 11, Harrison Co., Texas (farmer $480 $210)
Census: 28 Sep 1870 Beat 2, Marion Co., Texas (farmer $400 $_)
Census: 11 Jun 1880 Gonzales, Gonzales Co., Texas (farmer)
Death: 8 Mar 1899 Hamilton Co., Texas
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Marriage: 5 Nov 1844 Tallapoosa Co., Alabama
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Spouse: Susan Elizabeth WILSON
Birth: 19 Sep 1829 Georgia
Death: 9 Dec 1916 Gentry's Mill, Hamilton Co., Texas
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Eleven Known Children
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- 1/M Joseph Benjamin LAWRENCE
Birth: 30 Aug 1845 Tallapoosa Co., Alabama
Marriage: 14 May 1876 Mary E. CASEY (b. Jun 1857, d. ?); Hamilton Co., Texas
Daughter: 3 Mar 1877 Ida Mae LAWRENCE; Texas
Daughter: __ Aug 1899 Annie K. LAWRENCE; Texas
Census: 3 Jul 1900 Justice Precinct 1, Hamilton Co., Texas (farmer)
Death: 28 Oct 1900 Hamilton Co., Texas
- 2/M James A. LAWRENCE
Birth: 20 Oct 1847 Tallapoosa Co., Alabama
Death: __ Jul 1850 Alabama
- 3/F Lucy Ann LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1849 Tallapoosa Co., Alabama
Death: before 1860
- 4/F Susan Elizabeth LAWRENCE
Birth: 3 Jan 1850 Tallapoosa Co., Alabama
Marriage: __ ___ ____ Anthony Franklin PETSICK
Death: 9 Dec 1916 Hamilton Co., Texas
- 5/F Mary Jane LAWRENCE
Birth: 1 Jun 1852 Tallapoosa Co., Alabama
Marriage: 18 Apr 1880 Eric August LAWSON (b. May 1842, d. ? ); Gonzalas Co., Texas
Census: 3 Jul 1900 Justice Precinct 1, Hamilton Co., Texas
Death: 19 Jan 1904 Hamilton Co., Texas
- 6/M Franklin Wilson LAWRENCE
Birth: 12 Aug 1854 Tallapoosa Co., Alabama
Marriage: circa 1882 Tresia Jane GREGORY (b. Nov 1859, d. ? ); Gonzalas Co., Texas
Son: 10 Aug 1884 U.G. LAWRENCE; Texas
Daughter: __ Dec 1886 Effie L. LAWRENCE; Texas
Daughter: __ Jan 1890 Minnie LAWRENCE; Texas
Census: 3 Jul 1900 Justice Precinct 1, Hamilton Co., Texas (farmer)
Death: 8 Jul 1924 Hamilton Co., Texas
- 7/M Thomas Gus LAWRENCE
Birth: 21 Apr 1857 Tallapoosa Co., Alabama
Marriage: __ ___ ____ Mary B. (--?--) (b. 1880, d. ? )
Census: 13 Jan 1920 Barrett Street, Justice Precinct 4, Harris Co., Texas (manager rooming house)
Death: before 1930
- 8/M Henry Clay LAWRENCE ** #313801
Birth: 6 Jan 1860 Harrison Co., Texas
Marriage: __ ___ 1886 Martha Ann WILSON (b. 10 Dec 1866, d. 9 Jan 1944); Harrison Co., Texas
Son: __ Mar 1888 Robert LAWRENCE; Harrison Co., Texas
Son: 25 Apr 1890 Claude Henry LAWRENCE; Harrison Co., Texas
Daughter: 21 Feb 1892 Olar Jane LAWRENCE; Harrison Co., Texas
Daughter: __ Jul 1893 Maggie J. LAWRENCE; Harrison Co., Texas
Daughter: __ Jul 1896 Ella E. LAWRENCE; Harrison Co., Texas
Census: 19 Jun 1900 Justice Precinct 6, Harrison Co., Texas (day laborer in saw mill)
Son: 3 Aug 1901 Jacob Roy LAWRENCE; Harrison Co., Texas **
Daughter: 19 May 1903 Myrtle May LAWRENCE; Harrison Co., Texas
Son: 27 Oct 1905 Burnice Micajah LAWRENCE; Harrison Co., Texas
Daughter: __ ___ 1907 Novie Eunice LAWRENCE; Harrison Co., Texas
Census: 4 May 1910 Marshall Road, Justice Precinct 6, Harrison Co., Texas (farmer)
Census: 1 Jan 1920 Justice Precinct 6, Harrison Co., Texas (farmer)
Census: 1 May 1930 Justice Precinct 6, Harrison Co., Texas (he and sons farmers)
Death: 4 Sep 1934 Harrison Co., Texas
- 9/M William L. LAWRENCE
Birth: 14 Dec 1861 Port Lavaca, Calhoun Co., Texas
Marriage: __ ___ 1887 Mary Alice PIERSON (b. 1868, d. 1910- 1915 ); Hamilton Co., Texas
Daughter: 27 Feb 1888 Lillie LAWRENCE; Hamilton Co., Texas
Daughter: 2 Feb 1890 Etta Mae LAWRENCE; Hamilton Co., Texas
Son: 28 May 1892 William Oliver LAWRENCE; Hamilton Co., Texas
Daughter: __ ___ 1894 Ida M. LAWRENCE; Hamilton Co., Texas
Daughter: 13 Feb 1897 Susan Elizabeth LAWRENCE; Hamilton Co., Texas
Daughter: 10 Jun 1901 Millie Jewell LAWRENCE; Hamilton Co., Texas
Son: __ ___ ____ Charlie LAWRENCE
Son: __ ___ ____ Jesse LAWRENCE
Census: 20 Apr 1910 Justice Precinct 2, Hamilton Co., Texas (farmer with 7 of 8 children living)
Marriage: 24 Jan 1915 Minnie Elizabeth WATSON (b. 7 Dec 1871, d. ? ); Eastland, Eastland Co., Texas
Marriage: __ ___ 1919 Selma BOND (b. 22 Apr 1895, d. ? ); Texas
Census: 23 Feb 1920 Justice Precinct 2, Eastland Co., Texas (water tender for oil company)
Census: 30 Apr 1930 Justice Precinct 1, Hamilton Co., Texas (farmer)
Death: 3 Feb 1950 Temple, Bell Co., Texas
- 10/M Augustus Allen LAWRENCE ** #160048
Birth: 6 Jul 1866 Texas
Marriage: __ ___ 1887 Lena GOLD (b. 22 May 1869, d. ? ); Texas
Daughter: __ Aug 1888 Jossie LAWRENCE; Texas
Son: __ Sep 1889 Herman LAWRENCE; Texas
Son: 26 May 1891 Louis Lars LAWRENCE; Buda, Hays Co., Texas
Daughter: __ Sep 1892 Alice LAWRENCE; Texas
Son: __ Jun 1894 Robert LAWRENCE; Texas
Daughter: __ Jul 1896 Lidy R. LAWRENCE; Texas
Son: __ Jan 1899 Allen S. LAWRENCE; Texas
Census: 4 Jun 1900 Justice Precinct 5, Hays Co., Texas (day laborer)
Son: 11 Oct 1900 John Charles LAWRENCE; Texas **
Son: __ ___ 1908 Matthew LAWRENCE; Texas
Census: 23 Apr 1910 Justice Precinct 6, Travis Co., Texas (farm laborer with 6 of 12 children living)
Census: 14 Jan 1920Justice Precinct 5, Hays Co., Texas (farmer)
Death: 1 Feb 1954 Austin, Travis Co., Texas
Burial: __ ___ ____ Fiskville Cemetery, Travis Co., Texas
- 11/F Sarah Emoline LAWRENCE
Birth: 8 May 1871 Texas
Death: 20 Dec 1901 Hamilton Co., Texas
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2/F
Mary LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1824 Georgia
Census: 8 Jun 1880 with George & Margaret WAGNER; 50 Ash Street, Macon, Bibb Co., Georgia (sister-in-law)
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3/M
George D. LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1834 Georgia
Census: 21 Jun 1860 with mother; Macon, Bibb Co., Georgia (city marshall $_ $ 200)
Marriage: circa __ ___ 1862
Helen C. EXPERIENCE (b. 2 Sep 1843, d. 4 Dec 1923), daughter of John D. EXPERIENCE; Georgia
Daughter: __ ___ 1863 Addie L. LAWRENCE; Georgia
Daughter: __ ___ 1866 Alice L. LAWRENCE; Georgia
Daughter: __ ___ 1869 Julia W. LAWRENCE; Georgia
Census: 21 Jul 1870 Macon, Bibb Co., Georgia (sign dealer $2500 $2000)
Son: __ ___ 1871 George E. LAWRENCE; Georgia
Son: __ ___ 1873 Hugh W. LAWRENCE; Georgia
Son: 14 Apr 1878 Wilbur Ferguson LAWRENCE; Macon, Bibb Co., Georgia
Death: circa __ ___ 1879 Macon, Bibb Co., Georgia
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4/M
James Patterson LAWRENCE ** #132545
Birth: 20 Jul 1839 Georgia
Note: __ ___ ____ (served in the Georgia 9th Battalion Artillery, C.S.A)
Census: 1 Jun 1870 Clear Fork Twp, Tazewell Co., Virginia (manual laborer)
Census: 1 Jun 1880 Jeffersonville District, Tazewell Co., Virginia (laborer)
Census: 1 Jun 1900 Jeffersonville District, Tazewell Co., Virginia (farmer with 10 of 12 children living)
Note: 15 Apr 1910 Jeffersonville District, Tazewell Co., Virginia (house carpenter, he & wife living with son George with 8 children still living)
Death: 25 Jul 1923 Tazewell Co., Virginia
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Marriage: 10 Jul 1864 Tazewell Co., Virginia
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Spouse: Mary Elizabeth " Molly" RUTHERFORD
Birth: 13 Sep 1847 Concord, Virginia
Note: 01 Jan 1920 Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia (living with daughter "Kate" Whitley)
Death: 9 May 1926 Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia
Father: John D. RUTHERFORD
Mother: Nancy A. BURTON
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Twelve Known Children
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- 1/F Nancy E. LAWRENCE
Birth: __ Oct 1865 Tazewell Co., Virginia
Death: 6 Jul 1866 Tazewell Co., Virginia
- 2/M Francis "Frank" Marion LAWRENCE
Birth: 6 Oct 1867 Tazewell Co., Virginia
Marriage: __ ___ 1890 Laura Victoria BAGWELL (b. 22 Sep 1868, d. 30 Sep 1936); Virginia
Son: 5 Feb 1892 Charles Wesley LAWRENCE; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Daughter: __ Oct 1894 Donna May LAWRENCE; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Son: 1 May 1895 James Robert LAWRENCE; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Daughter: 9 Sep 1897 Winnie Grace LAWRENCE; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Son: 2 Jan 1900 Joseph Burton LAWRENCE; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Census: 1 Jun 1900 Jeffersonville District, Tazewell Co., Virginia (farmer)
Daughter: __ ___ 1902 Anna L. LAWRENCE; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Daughter: __ ___ 1905 Harriet LAWRENCE; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Daughter: __ ___ 1908 Mary LAWRENCE; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Census: 15 Apr 1910 Jeffersonville District, Tazewell Co., Virginia (home farmer)
Daughter: __ ___ 1910 Jean Louise LAWRENCE; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Census: 1 Jan 1920 Jeffersonville, Tazewell Co., Virginia (farmer)
Census: 1 Apr 1930 Jeffersonville, Tazewell Co., Virginia (farmer)
Death: 29 Nov 1950 Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia
- 3/M Charles H. LAWRENCE
Birth: circa 1868 Tazewell Co., Virginia
Death: before Jun 1870 Tazewell Co., Virginia
- 4/M James Lafayette LAWRENCE
Birth: 28 Nov 1869 Tazewell Co., Virginia
Marriage: __ ___ 1891 Louisa J. WHITE (b. 21 Jun 1872, d. 3 May 1920); Virginia
Son: 24 Dec 1893 James Arthur "Arch" LAWRENCE; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Daughter: circa __ 1894 Cora Agine LAWRENCE; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Daughter: __ Jun 1895 Lena M. LAWRENCE; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Son: 13 Oct 1899 Clarence Eugene LAWRENCE; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Census: 1 Jun 1900 Jeffersonville District, Tazewell Co., Virginia (day laborer)
Census: 1 Jan 1920 Jeffersonville, Tazewell Co., Virginia (truck driver)
Marriage: 7 Dec 1921 Corabelle Louisa LEE (b. 18 Oct 1866, d. 17 Sep 1948); War, McDowell Co., West Virginia
Census: 1 Apr 1930 Cedar Bluff, Tazewell Co., Virginia (foreman county road)
Death: 2 Jul 1949 Roanoke, Roanoke Co., Virginia
- 5/M John Arthur LAWRENCE
Birth: 12 Nov 1871 Tazewell Co., Virginia
Marriage: __ ___ ____ Ellen Mae ST CLAIR (b. 24 Jul 1878, d. 27 Sep 1962)
Death: 3 Jun 1908 Williamson, Mingo Co., West Virginia
- 6/M George Perry LAWRENCE ** #132545
Birth: 2 Aug 1873 Tazewell Co., Virginia
Marriage: 19 Feb 1896 Josephine Nickety SPURGEON (b. 21 Nov 1874, d. 15 Nov 1939); Tazewell Co., Virginia
Daughter: 9 Mar 1897 Rosa Ellen LAWRENCE; North Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia
Son: 29 Nov 1898 Richard LAWRENCE; North Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia
Census: 1 Jun 1900 Jeffersonville District, Tazewell Co., Virginia (farmer with 2 children none living)
Daughter: 31 Oct 1901 Alice Georgia LAWRENCE; North Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia
Daughter: 25 Feb 1903 Ethel Georgia "Gwen" LAWRENCE; North Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia
Son: 2 Nov 1904 Francis "Frank" Earl LAWRENCE; North Tazewell, Tazewell Co., West Virginia
Census: 15 Apr 1910 Jeffersonville District, Tazewell Co., Virginia (odd jobs laborer with 5 children 2 living)
Son: 10 Aug 1910 James Walter "Jago" LAWRENCE; North Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia **
Son: 25 Mar 1913 Samuel Hal LAWRENCE; North Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia
Daughter: 3 Sep 1916 Mary Janice Louisa LAWRENCE; North Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia
Census: 1 Jan 1920 Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia (laborer)
Census: 1 Apr 1930 Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia (shipping clerk wholesale store)
Death: 24 Jan 1939 Tazewell Co., Virginia
- 7/M Robert Edward LAWRENCE
Birth: 17 May 1875 Tazewell Co., Virginia
Marriage: __ Jan 1899 Laura B. BROOKS (b. Aug 1877, d. 17 Jan 1940); Virginia
Son: 7 Oct 1899 James Arthur LAWRENCE; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Census: 1 Jun 1900 Jeffersonville District, Tazewell Co., Virginia (day laborer)
Son: __ ___ 1901 Charles G. LAWRENCE; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Son: 13 Jun 1902 Henry William LAWRENCE; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Daughter: __ ___ 1904 Hattie B. LAWRENCE; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Daughter: __ ___ 1906 Margaret Catherine "Katie" LAWRENCE; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Daughter: __ ___ 1908 Elsie V. LAWRENCE; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Child: __ ___ ____ (?) LAWRENCE; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Census: 15 Apr 1910 Jeffersonville District, Tazewell Co., Virginia (home farmer)
Daughter: __ ___ 1910 Trula LAWRENCE; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Daughter: __ ___ 1912 Grace LAWRENCE; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Son: __ ___ 1914 Robert L. "Bob" LAWRENCE; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Son: __ ___ 1916 Roy LAWRENCE; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Daughter: __ ___ 1918 Claudia LAWRENCE; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Census: 1 Jan 1920 Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia (house carpenter)
Census: 1 Apr 1930 Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia (railroad bridge foreman)
Death: 23 Nov 1940 North Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia
- 8/F Mary Katherine "Katie" LAWRENCE
Birth: 27 May 1877 Tazewell Co., Virginia
Marriage: 1 Jul 1900 Wesley Price WHITLEY (b. 5 Mar 1832, d. 25 Nov 1912); North Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia
Census: 15 Apr 1910 with Wesley; Jeffersonville, Tazewell Co., Virginia (farmer)
Daughter: __ ___ 1911 Polly Moore WHITLEY; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Daughter: __ ___ 1912 Mary Price WHITLEY; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Son: __ ___ 1913 William Allen "Bill" WHITLEY;Tazewell Co., Virginia
Census: 1 Jan 1920 Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia (widow)
Death: 16 Nov 1966 Tazewell Co., Virginia
- 9/F Alice Eugenia "Willie" LAWRENCE
Birth: 13 Feb 1879 Tazewell Co., Virginia
Marriage: 28 Jun 1899 Robert Lee HELDRETH (b. 9 Oct 1872, d. 29 Aug 1953); Tazewell Co., Virginia
Son: __ ___ 1901 Robert Henry HELDRETH; Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia
Daughter: __ ___ 1903 Anna Lee HELDRETH; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Daughter: __ ___ 1906 Ruth HELDRETH; Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia
Son: 30 Nov 1910 Robert E. Lee HELDRETH; Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia
Son: __ ___ 1915 Lawrence Dupuy HELDRETH; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Son: __ Nov 1917 William Edward HELDRETH; Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia
Census: 1 Jan 1920 with Robert; Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia (carpenter)
Death: 4 Apr 1948 Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia
- 10/F Margaret Helen "Maggie" LAWRENCE
Birth: 18 Sep 1880 Tazewell Co., Virginia
Marriage: 25 Dec 1896 Gratton Henry SPURGEON (b. 3 Sep 1877, d. 26 Jul 1951); Tazewell Co., Virginia
Son: 15 May 1900 George H. SPURGEON; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Census: 1 Jun 1900 with Gratton; Jeffersonville District, Tazewell Co., Virginia (farm laborer)
Daughter: __ ___ 1906 Clara Maria SPURGEON; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Daughter: __ Mar 1910 Mary Ellen SPURGEON; North Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia
Census: 15 Apr 1910 with Gratton; North Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia (laborer with 5 children 3 living)
Son: 25 Jul 1912 Joseph I. SPURGEON; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Son: 11 Jun 1916 Royal Frazier SPURGEON; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Daughter: __ ___ 1920 Margaret Francis SPURGEON; Tazewell Co., Virginia
Census: 1 Apr 1930 with Gratton ; Jeffersonville District, Tazewell Co., Virginia (farmer)
Death: 7 Jul 1956 Stephenson, Wyoming Co., West Virginia
- 11/F Harriet Ellen "Ella" LAWRENCE
Birth: 2 Sep 1885 Tazewell Co., Virginia
Marriage: 26 Jun 1914 Robert Lee PORTER (b. 1 Oct 1882, d. 2 May 1961); Tazewell Co., Virginia
Daughter: 11 Sep 1915 Clara Lucille PORTER; North Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia
Daughter: 16 Oct 1916 Mary Janis PORTER; North Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia
Son: 10 Feb 1918 Robert Lee PORTER; North Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia
Daughter: 12 Dec 1920 Shirley Ruth PORTER; North Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia
Daughter: 12 Apr 1922 Geneva Lee PORTER; North Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia
Daughter: 2 Oct 1925 Annella Greever PORTER; North Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia
Daughter: 18 Apr 1928 Betty Jane PORTER; North Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia
Son: 15 Sep 1929 Jack Patterson PORTER; North Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia
Death: 26 Dec 1972 Monroe, Ohio
- 12/F Lena L. LAWRENCE
Birth: 18 Jun 1888 Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia
Death: 30 Oct 1891 Tazewell Co., Virginia
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5/F
Margaret LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1842 Georgia
Census: 21 Jun 1860 with mother; Macon, Bibb Co., Georgia
Marriage: circa ___ 1861
George WAGNER (b. 1836,d. ? ); Macon, Bibb Co., Georgia
Son: __ ___ 1862 Wiley WAGNER; Georgia
Son: __ ___ 1869 Richard WAGNER; Georgia
Son: __ ___ 1872 Lawrence WAGNER; Georgia
Daughter: __ ___ 1877 Ruth WAGNER; Georgia
Daughter: __ ___ 1879 Maggie WAGNER; Georgia
Census: 8 Jun 1880 50 Ash Street, Macon, Bibb Co., Georgia (George a machinist)