James Thomas Lawrence Family of Nash County, North Carolina
Subject: James Thomas LAWRENCE
Birth: cir __ ___ 1778 Nash Co., North Carolina
Marriage: __ ___ ____
Death: 12 Nov 1813 Nash Co., North Carolina
Parents: unknown
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Spouse: Levicey BASS
Birth: __ ___ 1780 Nash Co., North Carolina
Death: bef __ ___ 1835 Nash Co., North Carolina
Parents: unknown
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Five Children
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1/M Isaac Benjamin LAWRENCE
* See Family Group Sheet below
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2/F Milbry LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1801 Nash Co., North Carolina
Marriage: cir __ ___ 1820 Littleberry BILBRO (circa 1800-before 1880); Nash Co., North Carolina
Daughter: 11 Dec 1822 Adeline BILBRO; Nash Co., North Carolina
Son: 03 Feb 1825 Isacanah BILBRO; North Carolina
Son: __ ___ 1826 John Calvin BILBRO; Nash Co., North Carolina
Son: __ ___ 1829 Turner M. BILBRO; North Carolina
Daughter: 17 Feb 1830 Elizabeth BILBRO; Nash Co., North Carolina
Daughter: __ ___ 1831 Caroline BILBRO; North Carolina.
Daughter: __ ___ 1836 Martha Maria BILBRO; Mississippi
Son: __ ___ 1839 Patrick Henry BILBRO; Mississippi
Daughter: 15 Nov 1839 Mary Jane BILBRO; Mississippi
Daughter: __ ___ 1842 Emily F. BILBRO; Mississippi
Son: __ ___ 1843 Anelizah BILBRO; Mississippi
Son: __ ___ 1849 Berry BILBRO; Mississippi
Death: bef __ ___ 1868 Rankin Co., Mississippi
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?/F Levinia LAWRENCE
Birth: aft __ ___ 1802 Nash Co., North Carolina
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?/F Susannah LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ ____
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?/F Jerusha LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ ____
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Subject: * Isaac Benjamin LAWRENCE
Birth: 17 Sep 1799 Nash Co., North Carolina
Marriage: __ ___ ____
Marriage: cir __ ___ 1829 Levinia RUNNELS (17 Feb 1811- ); Mississippi
Father: James Thomas LAWRENCE (circa 1778-12 Nov 1813)
Mother: Levicey BASS (1780-before 1835)
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Spouse: Elizabeth (--?--)
Death: 27 Mar 1828 Virginia.
Parents: unknown
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Four Children
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1/F Catherine LAWRENCE
Birth: 07 Nov 1821 Virginia.
Note: __ ___ ____ (Went to Arkansas with Uncle Davenport LAWRENCE and his wife).
Marriage: 08 Aug 1849 W. J. COOPER; Hot Springs, Hot Springs Co., Arkansas
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2/M Pascal LAWRENCE
Birth: 14 Dec 1824 Virginia.
Marriage: 20 Jan 1848 Elizabeth GILES (29 Sep 1825-02 Feb 1887)
Son: 01 Oct 1852 William Isaac LAWRENCE; Bossier Parish, Louisianna
Son: 04 Jul 1854 John Samuel LAWRENCE; Bossier Parish, Louisianna
Son: 04 Oct 1855 James Henry LAWRENCE; Bossier Parish, Louisianna
Daughter: 04 Oct 1856 Margaret Elizabeth LAWRENCE; Bossier Parish, Louisianna
Daughter: 21 May 1857 Ollie Ann LAWRENCE; Bossier Parish, Louisianna
Son: 09 Mar 1859 Green Columbus LAWRENCE; Bossier Parish, Louisianna
Daughter: 09 Mar 1859 Anna Sarah LAWRENCE; Bossier Parish, Louisianna
Son: 28 Sep 1861 Robert Pascal LAWRENCE; Bossier Parish, Louisianna
Son: 14 Jun 1866 Huey Whitfield LAWRENCE; Bossier Parish, Louisianna
Son: 10 Jun 1868 George Edward LAWRENCE; Shelby Co., Texas
Marriage: cir __ ___ 1888 Caroline TRAVIS; Texas
Daughter: 14 Sep 1888 Ida Ruth LAWRENCE; Sabine Co., Texas
Death: 30 Oct 1891 Sabine Co., Texas (buried Gravel Hill Cemetery, Antioch Baptist in Sabine).
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3/M Crawford LAWRENCE
Birth: 23 Mar 1826 Virginia.
Marriage: 14 Sep 1854 Elizabeth E. HOUSTON (02 Apr 1835-), daughter of George HOUSTON and Mary BARR; Leake Co., Mississippi
Daughter: 20 Jul 1855 Mary Catherine LAWRENCE; Mississippi
Son: 26 Nov 1856 George Isaac LAWRENCE; Mississippi
Daughter: 24 Dec 1858 Sarah Ann Virginia LAWRENCE; Mississippi
Son: 01 Jan 1861 Jesse Lafayette LAWRENCE; Mississippi
Son: 07 Mar 1863 John Benjamin LAWRENCE; Mississippi
Son: 22 Jul 1865 Willie Wesley LAWRENCE; Mississippi
Son: 01 Jun 1870 Crawford Prentice LAWRENCE
Son: 13 Feb 1873 Charlie James Franklin LAWRENCE
Son: 07 Apr 1875 Rufus Monroe LAWRENCE
Son: 27 Jul 1878 James Albertus LAWRENCE
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4/F Martha LAWRENCE
Birth: 27 Mar 1828 Virginia.
Note: __ ___ ____ (Went to Arkansas with Uncle Davenport LAWRENCE and his wife).
Marriage: 07 May 1851 Benjamin RILEY; Rankin Co., Mississippi
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Second Spouse: Levinia RUNNELS
Birth: 17 Feb 1811 Tennessee.
Parents: unknown
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Eleven Children
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1/M Albert LAWRENCE
Birth: 10 May 1830 Vicksburg, Mississippi
Marriage: 29 Nov 1854 Elizabeth BILBRO (17 Feb 1830-1910), daughter of Littleberry BILBRO and Milbry LAWRENCE; Rankin Co., Mississippi
Son: __ ___ ____ James Thomas LAWRENCE; Rankin Co., Mississippi
Death: 27 Feb 1924 Rankin Co., Mississippi
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2/M Benjamin LAWRENCE
Birth: 01 Sep 1831 Mississippi
Marriage: 29 Aug 1855 Hester Pamelia Cameron; Rankin Co., Mississippi
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3/F Elizabeth LAWRENCE
Birth: 15 May 1833 Mississippi
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4/M John LAWRENCE
Birth: 23 May 1835 Mississippi
Death: __ ___ 1863 Civil War.
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5/M Jesse LAWRENCE
Birth: 28 Jul 1837 Mississippi
Marriage: 15 Jul 1868 Edna C. BARNES (10 Oct 1850-21 Jun 1931); Florence, Rankin Co., Mississippi
Son: 08 Nov 1869 Charley J. LAWRENCE; Rankin Co., Mississippi
Daughter: 19 Oct 1870 Mattie Lavinia LAWRENCE; Pisgah, Rankin Co., Mississippi
Daughter: 14 May 1872 Maggie Ada LAWRENCE; Rankin Co., Mississippi
Son: 29 Sep 1874 Isaac Albert LAWRENCE; Mississippi
Son: 01 Sep 1876 Eddie LAWRENCE; Rankin Co., Mississippi
Son: 01 Nov 1878 James Thomas LAWRENCE; Red Oak, Rankin Co., Mississippi
Daughter: 15 Sep 1881 Susan LAWRENCE; Mississippi
Son: 03 Jan 1886 John Monroe LAWRENCE; Mississippi
Daughter: 06 Mar 1886 Irene Samuella LAWRENCE; Mississippi
Son: 26 Aug 1889 Clifton Jefferson LAWRENCE; Mississippi
Death: 28 May 1911 Rankin Co., Mississippi (buried Mount Pisgah Cemetery, Goshen Springs, Mississippi)
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6/F Levisey Ann LAWRENCE
Birth: 18 Jun 1839 Mississippi
Note: __ ___ ____ (Went to Texas with an Uncle Rice and married a Hinkle and lived in Polk Co., Texas She married secondly Alonzo Hill and lived in Lott, Texas).
Death: __ ___ 1928 Texas
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7/F Susan LAWRENCE
Birth: 09 Oct 1841 Mississippi
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8/F Nancy Milba LAWRENCE
Birth: 16 Oct 1843 Mississippi
Note: __ ___ ____ (Went to Texas with an Uncle Rice and married (1) Moore and (2) Brookings. Lived at Willis, Texas).
Death: __ ___ 1927 Texas
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9/F Margaret Lucindy LAWRENCE
Birth: 24 Feb 1846 Mississippi
Note: __ ___ ____ (Went to Texas, married a Hamilton and had three children).
Death: __ ___ 1918 Texas
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10/M James Thomas LAWRENCE
Birth: 30 Sep 1848 Mississippi
Death: __ ___ 1863 Coffeeville, Yalobusha Co., Mississippi
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11/M Isaac Bass LAWRENCE
Birth: 17 Dec 1850 Coffeeville, Yalobusha Co., Mississippi
Marriage: 10 Dec 1868 Lariva Exer WILLIAMSON (09 Apr 1849-26 Dec 1912); Florence, Rankin Co., Mississippi
Son: 10 Jul 1871 John Benjamin LAWRENCE; Florence, Mississippi
Son: 12 May 1874 Luther Thomas LAWRENCE; Goshen Springs, Mississippi
Daughter: 04 Mar 1877 Jeffie Clara LAWRENCE; Goshen Springs, Mississippi
Daughter: 09 Jun 1879 Bettie Maude LAWRENCE; Goshen Springs, Mississippi
Daughter: 14 Apr 1884 Mamie Brown LAWRENCE; Goshen Springs, Mississippi
Death: 25 Nov 1930 Jackson, Hinds Co., Mississippi
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