James Patterson Lawrence Family of Tazewell County, Virginia
Subject:
James Patterson LAWRENCE *Ancestor of Y-DNA Project participant #132545
Birth: 20 Jul 1839 Muscogee Co., 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 12 children 10 living)
Note: 15 Apr 1910 Jeffersonville District, Tazewell Co., Virginia (house carpenter, he & wife living with son George with 12 children 8 still living)
Death: 25 Jul 1923 Tazewell Co., Virginia
Father: Abel LAWRENCE
Mother: Elizabeth (--?--)
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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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Nancy E. LAWRENCE
Birth: __ Oct 1865 Tazewell Co., Virginia
Death: 6 Jul 1866 Tazewell Co., Virginia
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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
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3/M
Charles H. LAWRENCE
Birth: circa 1868 Tazewell Co., Virginia
Death: before Jun 1870 Tazewell Co., Virginia
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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
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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
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George Perry LAWRENCE **
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Lena L. LAWRENCE
Birth: 18 Jun 1888 Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia
Death: 30 Oct 1891 Tazewell Co., Virginia