Joseph Lawrence Family of South Carolina & Georgia

Subject: Joseph LAWRENCE *Ancestor of Y-DNA Project participant #N79601

Birth: circa 1770 Virginia

Census: 4 Aug 1800 Spartanburg District, South Carolina
(1 male 0-10, 1 male 26-45, 2 females 0-10, 2 females 16-26)

Census: 6 Aug 1810 Spartanburg District, South Carolina
(1 male 0-10, 1 male 10-16, 1 male 26-45, 3 females 0-10, 1 female 10-16, 1 female 16-26, 1 female 26-45)

Census: 1 Jun 1830 Franklin Co., Georgia
(1 male 10-15, 3 males 15-20, 1 male 50-59, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 15-20, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 50-59)

Census: 1 Jun 1840 District 284, Franklin Co., Georgia
(1 male 0-5, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 60-69, 1 female 15-20, 2 females 20-29, 1 female 60-69)

Census: 1 Jun 1850 with son James LAWRENCE; Division 12, Cass Co., Georgia

Death: before 1860 Georgia
Parents: unknown
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Marriage: probably South Carolina
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Spouse: Lydia BISHOP
Birth: circa 1775 South Carolina
Death: before 1860 Georgia
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Four Known Children
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1/F Rebecca LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1793 South Carolina
Census: 4 Aug 1800 with parents; Spartanburg District, South Carolina (2 females 0-10)
Census: 6 Aug 1810 with parents; Spartanburg District, South Carolina (1 female 10-16,or 1 female 16-26)
Census: 1 Jun 1870 with brother Robert LAWRENCE; Thomasons District, Hall Co., Georgia
Census: 1 Jun 1880 with brother James LAWRENCE; Dirt Town District, Chattooga Co., Georgia
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2/M Robert LAWRENCE **
Birth: 1 Oct 1799 South Carolina
Census: 4 Aug 1800 with father Spartanburg District, South Carolina (1 male 0-10)
Census: 6 Aug 1810 with father; Spartanburg District, South Carolina (1 male 10-16)
Census: 1 Jun 1830 Hall Co., Georgia (1 male 0-5, 1 male 30-39, 2 females 0-5, 1 female 20-29)

Census: 1 Jun 1840 Hall Co., Georgia
(1 male 0-5, 1 male 5-10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 40-49, 1 female 0-5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 30-39)

Census: 1 Jun 1850 Hall Co., Georgia (farmer $350)
Census: 1 Jun 1860 District 434, Hall Co., Georgia (farmer $1200 $500)
Census: 1 Jun 1870 Thomasons District, Hall Co., Georgia (farmer $500 $370)
Census: 1 Jun 1880 Quillians District, Hall Co., Georgia (farmer)
Death: __ Jan 1886 Gainsville, Hall Co., Georgia

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Marriage: __ ___ 1826 probaly South Carolina
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Spouse: Catherine SWOFFORD
Birth: 19 Jun 1809 South Carolina
Death: 18 Sep 1882 Hall Co., Georgia
Father: James SWOFFORD (b. 1770, d. 1840)
Mother: Susannah (--?--) SWOFFORD (b. 1776, )
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Eleven Known Children
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• 1/F Martha LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1826 South Carolina
  Census: 1 Jun 1830 with parents; Hall Co., Georgia (2 females 0-5)
  
  
• 2/F Mary LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1828 South Carolina
  Census: 1 Jun 1830 with parents; Hall Co., Georgia (2 females 0-5)
  Census: 1 Jun 1840 with parents; Hall Co., Georgia (1 female 10-15)
  
  
• 3/M Harvey LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1830 South Carolina
  Census: 1 Jun 1830 with parents; Hall Co., Georgia (1 male 0-5)
  Census: 1 Jun 1840 with parents; Hall Co., Georgia (1 male 10-15)
  Census: 1 Jun 1850 with parents; Hall Co., Georgia
  Marriage: 25 Jan 1857 Nancy Jane REDWINE (b. 10 Dec 1829, d. 1905); Hall Co., Georgia
  Daughter: __ ___ 1858 Caldona "Callie" LAWRENCE; Hall Co., Georgia
  Daughter: __ Jan 1860 Florida LAWRENCE; Hall Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1860 Hall Co., Georgia (farmer $_ $120)
  Military: 10 Mar 1862 Hall Co., Georgia (in Company K, 43rd Georgia Infantry Regiment.Promoted to Full 4th Sergeant on 15 Nov 1863)
  Daughter: __ ___ 1865 Palmetto "Mettie" LAWRENCE; Hall Co., Georgia
  Son: 9 Oct 1865 William Melvin LAWRENCE; Hall Co., Georgia
  Death: before Jun 1870
  
  
• 4/M James LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1834 Hall Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1840 with parents; Hall Co., Georgia (1 male 5-10)
  Census: 1 Jun 1850 with parents; Hall Co., Georgia
  Marriage: circa 1866 Sarah A. E. WHEELER (b. 1851, ); Georgia
  Son: 2 Feb 1867 James H. W. LAWRENCE; Georgia
  Daughter: __ ___ 1868 Mary J. LAWRENCE; Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1870 Thomasons District, Hall Co., Georgia (farmer $300 $200)
  Daughter: 12 Jun 1870 Martha Joan LAWRENCE; Hall Co., Georgia
  Son: __ ___ 1873 Joseph LAWRENCE; Hall Co., Georgia
  Daughter: __ ___ 1875 Carrie LAWRENCE; Hall Co., Georgia
  Daughter: __ ___ 1879 Lula LAWRENCE; Hall Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1880 Quillians District, Hall Co., Georgia (farmer)
  Son: 13 May 1883 Ernest LAWRENCE; Gainsville, Hall Co., Georgia
  Census: 15 Apr 1910 with brother Robert Jackson LAWRENCE; Justice Precinct 6, Panola Co., Texas (widower)
  
  
• 5/F Lydia LAWRENCE
  Birth: 22 Jul 1835 Hall Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1840 with parents; Hall Co., Georgia (1 female 5-10)
  Death: 10 May 1899
  
  
• 6/F Susannah LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1837 Hall Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1840 with parents; Hall Co., Georgia (1 female 0-5)
  Census: 1 Jun 1850 with parents; Hall Co., Georgia
  Death: __ ___ 1917
  
  
• 7/M Henry A. LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1840 Hall Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1840 with parents; Hall Co., Georgia (1 male 0-5)
  Census: 1 Jun 1850 with parents; Hall Co., Georgia
  Marriage: 20 Jun 1861 Ella Jane BROWN
  
  
• 8/F Elizabeth LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ Apr 1844 Hall Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1850 with parents; Hall Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1860 with parents; District 434, Hall Co., Georgia
  Marriage: __ ___ ____ (--?--) HORTON; Georgia
  Daughter: __ Jul 1866 Amanda HORTON; Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1900 with son-in-law James DICKERSON and Amanda HORTON; Justice Precinct 6, Panola Co., Texas (widow)
  Census: 15 Apr 1910 with brother Robert Jackson LAWRENCE; Justice Precinct 6, Panola Co., Texas
  
  
• 9/M Robert Jackson LAWRENCE **
  Birth: 10 Oct 1846 Hall Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1850 with parents; Hall Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1860 with parents; District 434, Hall Co., Georgia
  Marriage: 26 May 1866 Mary Elizabeth ANDERSON (b. 12 Dec 1850, d. 4 Dec 1921); Hall Co., Georgia
  Son: 3 Dec 1866 Joseph Alonzo LAWRENCE; Hall Co., Georgia
  Son: 22 Apr 1870 Drayton Gipson LAWRENCE; Logan, Panola Co., Texas
  Census: 1 Jun 1870 Beat 3, Panola Co., Texas (farmer $7500 $500)
  Daughter: 12 Jul 1872 Naomi Vashtie LAWRENCE; Logan, Panola Co., Texas
  Daughter: 13 Dec 1874 Alice Celinda "Minnie" LAWRENCE; Logan, Panola Co., Texas
  Son: 20 Dec 1876 Robert Crittington LAWRENCE; Logan, Panola Co., Texas
  Daughter: 16 Mar 1878 Elizabeth Belle LAWRENCE; Logan, Panola Co., Texas
  Census: 1 Jun 1880 Panola Co., Texas (farmer)
  Daughter: 22 Aug 1881 Maggie Caroline LAWRENCE; Logan, Panola Co., Texas
  Son: 11 Apr 1884 Simuel Burns LAWRENCE; Logan, Panola Co., Texas **
  Daughter: 11 Apr 1884 Monti Lou "Sano" LAWRENCE; Logan, Panola Co., Texas
  Son: 8 Mar 1889 Arthur Jackson LAWRENCE; Panola Co., Texas
  Daughter: 1 Sep 1891 Mary Beatrice LAWRENCE; Panola Co., Texas
  Census: 1 Jun 1900 Justice Precinct 4, Panola Co., Texas (farmer with 11 children all living)
  Census: 15 Apr 1910 Justice Precinct 6, Panola Co., Texas (farmer with 11 children, all living)
  Death: 9 Jun 1924 Carthage, Panola Co., Texas
  Burial: __ ___ ____ Adams Cemetery, Carthage, Panola Co., Texas
  
  
• 10/F Catharine S. LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1849 Hall Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1850 with parents; Hall Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1860 with parents; District 434, Hall Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1870 with parents; Thomasons District, Hall Co., Georgia
  
  
• 11/F Sarah Jane LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1851 Hall Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1860 with parents; District 434, Hall Co., Georgia

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3/M Isaac B. LAWRENCE
Birth: 13 Dec 1808 South Carolina
Census: 6 Aug 1810 with father; Spartanburg District, South Carolina (1 male 0-10)
Census: 1 Jun 1840 with father; District 284, Franklin Co., Georgia (1 male 30-39)
Census: 1 Jun 1850 District 32, Franklin Co., Georgia (farmer $1300)
Census: 1 Jun 1860 Militia District 4, Banks Co., Georgia (farmer $600 $752)
Census: 1 Jun 1870 Washington District, Banks Co., Georgia (farmer $300 $235)
Census: 1 Jun 1880 Banks Co., Georgia (farmer)
Death: 13 Dec 1881 Banks Co., Georgia

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Marriage: 23 Nov 1838 Habersham Co., Georgia
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Spouse: Frances N. CAUDELL
Birth: 5 Jan 1819 Habersham Co., Georgia
Death: 7 Feb 1902 Banks Co., Georgia
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Ten Known Children
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• 1/M James Manley LAWRENCE
  Birth: 15 Oct 1839 Franklin Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1840 with Joseph LAWRENCE; District 284, Franklin Co., Georgia (1 male 0-5)
  Census: 1 Jun 1850 with parents; District 32, Franklin Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1860 with parents Militia District 4, Banks Co., Georgia
  Marriage: circa 1866 Margaret Jane SEGARS (b. 15 May 1845, d. 13 May 1894); Georgia
  Son: 30 Aug 1867 Joseph Benjamin LAWRENCE; Banks Co., Georgia
  Daughter: 17 Jun 1869 Martha Jane LAWRENCE; Banks Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1870 Columbia District, Banks Co., Georgia (farm laborer $_ $100)
  Son: 24 Apr 1871 William Robert "Chubb" LAWRENCE; Banks Co., Georgia
  Son: 28 Mar 1873 John Bush LAWRENCE; Banks Co., Georgia
  Son: 29 May 1874 James Thomas LAWRENCE; Banks Co., Georgia
  Daughter: 18 Mar 1875 Mary Frances LAWRENCE; Banks Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1880 Currahee District, Habersham Co., Georgia (farmer)
  Son: __ Mar 1884 Henry M. LAWRENCE; Georgia
  Marriage: __ ___ 1897 Frances J. WESTBROOK (b. 1 Sep 1854, d. 24 Feb 1924); Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1900 Washington District, Banks Co., Georgia (farmer)
  Death: 10 Dec 1929 Banks Co., Georgia
  
  
• 2/F Elizabeth LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ Oct 1841 Franklin Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1850 with parents District 32, Franklin Co., Georgia
  Marriage: 29 Sep 1859 Wilmot FAGANS (b. 1833, d. 10 Apr 1891); Banks Co., Georgia
  Son: 9 Nov 1860 Littleton FAGANS; Banks Co., Georgia
  Daughter: 17 Sep 1868 Nora Ann FAGANS; Banks Co., Georgia
  Son: 16 May 1874 Ellis M. FAGANS; Banks Co., Georgia
  Daughter: 2 Jan 1880 Nancy FAGANS; Banks Co., Georgia
  Census: 22 Jun 1880 Columbia District, Banks Co., Georgia (farming)
  Death: 10 Jan 1928 Pulaski Co., Arkansas
  
  
• 3/M Joseph A. LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1843 Franklin Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1850 with parents District 32, Franklin Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1860 with parents Militia District 4, Banks Co., Georgia
  Marriage: __ ___ 1866 Harriet (--?--) (b. Jul 1847, ); Georgia
  Daughter: __ ___ 1868 Mary J. LAWRENCE; Banks Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1870 Columbia District, Banks Co., Georgia (farm laborer)
  Son: __ ___ 1871 Joseph LAWRENCE; Banks Co., Georgia
  Daughter: __ ___ 1874 Nancy C. LAWRENCE; Banks Co., Georgia
  Daughter: __ ___ 1879 Rachel E. LAWRENCE; Banks Co., Georgia
  Census: 22 Jun 1880 Columbia District, Banks Co., Georgia (farmer)
  Census: 1 Jun 1900 Grove River District, Banks Co., Georgia (farmer with 4 children, 3 living)
  
  
• 4/F Fanny J. LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1846 Franklin Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1850 with parents District 32, Franklin Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1860 (with parents Militia District 4, Banks Co., Georgia
  
  
• 5/M Robert A. LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1849 Franklin Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1850 with parents District 32, Franklin Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1860 with parents Militia District 4, Banks Co., Georgia
  Marriage: 26 Apr 1877 Malinda CULLEN (b. 1855, ); Saline Co., Arkansas
  Son: 20 May 1878 Erastus Clavorn LAWRENCE; Arkansas
  Census: 1 Jun 1880 Hurricane District, Saline Co., Arkansas (farmer)
  Marriage: 23 Aug 1883 Sarah Florence LITTLE (b. 28 Jul 1849, d. 3 Jun 1922); Saline Co., Arkansas
  Son: 6 Aug 1885 Roy LAWRENCE; Saline Co., Arkansas
  Death: 24 Dec 1908 Arkansas
  
  
• 6/M Benjamin F. LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1851 Franklin Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1860 with parents; Militia District 4, Banks Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1870 with parents; Washington District, Banks Co., Georgia
  
  
• 7/M William H. LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1853 Franklin Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1860 with parents; Militia District 4, Banks Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1870 with parents; Washington District, Banks Co., Georgia
  
• 8/M Isaac D.H. LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ Dec 1855 Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1860 with parents; Militia District 4, Banks Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1870 with parents; Washington District, Banks Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1880 Washington District, Banks Co., Georgia (laborer, boarding Wilburn Caudell household)
  Marriage: __ ___ 1884 Frances (--?--) (b. Jun 1867, ); Georgia
  Son: __ May 1884 Ira LAWRENCE; Georgia
  Daughter: __ Sep 1886 Eva LAWRENCE; Georgia
  Daughter: __ Sep 1888 Emma LAWRENCE; Georgia
  Daughter: __ May 1892 Cora LAWRENCE; Arkansas
  Daughter: __ Dec 1894 Paralee LAWRENCE; Arkansas
  Daughter: __ Sep 1896 Irene LAWRENCE; Arkansas
  Census: 1 Jun 1900 Benton, Saline Co., Arkansas (section foreman)
  
  
• 9/F Nancy C. LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1859 Banks Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1860 with parents; Militia District 4, Banks Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1870 with parents; Washington District, Banks Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1880 with parents; Banks Co., Georgia
  
  
• 10/F Rachel A. LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1861 Banks Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1870 with parents; Washington District, Banks Co., Georgia
  Census: 1 Jun 1880 with parents; Banks Co., Georgia

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4/M James LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1813 South Carolina
Census: 1 Jun 1830 with parents; Franklin Co., Georgia (3 males 15-20)
Census: 1 Jun 1840 (with parents; District 284, Franklin Co., Georgia (1 male 20-29)
Census: 1 Jun 1850 Division 12, Cass Co., Georgia (farmer $200)
Census: 1 Jun 1870 Dirt Town P.O., Chattooga Co., Georgia (farmer)
Census: 1 Jun 1880 Dirt Town District, Chattooga Co., Georgia (farmer)