Orson Laurence Family of Alabama

Subject: Orson LAURENCE *Ancestor of Y-DNA Project participant #235223
Birth: circa __ ___ 1800 North Carolina
Census: 1 Jun 1830 Limestone Co., Alabama (1 male 0-5, 1 male 30-39, 3 females 0-5, 2 females 30-39)
Census: 1 Jun 1840 Walker Co., Alabama
(3 males 0-5, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 30-39, 1 female 5-9, 2 females 10-14, 1 female 15-19, 2 females 30-39)
Census: 18 Nov 1850 Northern District 38, Hancock Co., Alabama (farmer)
Census: 19 Jun 1860 Blount Co., Alabama (clergyman)
Census: 7 Jul 1870 Comersville P.O., Giles Co., Tennessee (farm laborer)
Census: 10 Jun 1880 with Frances & Nancy A. CALLAHAN; Blount Co., Alabama (old age not working)
Death: __ ___ 1883 Sidney, Sharp Co., Arkansas
Parents: unknown
Note: Probable brother of Hartwell Henderson Lawrence and descendant of Robert Lawrence of England & Virginia
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Marriage: 2 Feb 1823 Greene Co., Georgia
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Spouse: Arabella ALLEN
Birth: __ ___ 1802 Georgia (father b. NC, mother b. PA)
Census: 10 Jun 1880 with Frances & Nancy A. CALLAHAN; Blount Co., Alabama (blind)
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Eleven Known Children
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1/M William Francis Allen LAURENCE
Birth: 24 Jan 1824 Greene Co., Georgia
Census: 18 Jul 1860 Somerville P.O., Morgan Co., Alabama (farmer $150 $200)
Death: 26 Sep 1862 Tennessee

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Marriage: circa __ ___ 1844 Alabama
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Spouse: Nancy Caroline WOODALL
Birth: __ ___ 1828 Alabama
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Three Known Children
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• 1/M John C.A. LAURENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1844 Alabama
  
  
• 2/F Arabella M. LAURENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1847 Alabama
  
  
• 3/M William H. LAURENCE
  Birth: __ Mar 1849 Alabama
  Marriage: __ ___ 1871 Mary E. CHUNN (b. May 1838, ), dau. of Nathan CHUNN and Emily Amelia SPAIN; Alabama
  Census: 15 Jun 1880 Morgan Co., Alabama (farmer)
  Census: 13 Jun 1900 Hartselle, Morgan Co., Alabama (farmer with 0 children)

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2/F Elizabeth Ann LAURENCE
Birth: 19 Nov 1825 Limestone Co., Alabama
Marriage: circa __ ___ 1840 John Wesley VEST (b. 11 Feb 1823, d. 6 May 1896); Alabama
Son: 16 Jan 1842 William VEST; Alabama
Daughter: 4 Jan 1845 Martha Jane VEST; Alabama
Daughter: 2 Apr 1847 Sarah Caroline VEST; Alabama
Daughter: 12 Jul 1851 Lucy Arabella VEST; Winston Co., Alabama
Son: 21 Aug 1852 James Orson Valentine VEST; Winston Co., Alabama
Son: 16 May 1854 John Albert VEST; Winston Co., Alabama
Daughter: 20 Nov 1857 Margaret Elizabeth VEST; Winston Co., Alabama
Son: 9 May 1859 Elisha Coleman VEST; Winston Co., Alabama
Son: 12 May 1862 George Washington VEST; Winston Co., Alabama
Daughter: 2 Apr 1866 Nancy Mary Bell VEST; Tennessee
Death: 30 May 1909 Sullivan, Sharp Co., Arkansas
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3/F Martha Matilda LAURENCE
Birth: 20 Aug 1827 Limestone Co., Alabama
Marriage: 6 Feb 1848 Henning Vashon ALLEN (b. 30 Jun 1829, d. 23 Jun 1904); Alabama
Son: __ ___ 1848 William ALLEN; Alabama
Daughter: 17 Sep 1852 Mary Arabella Frances ALLEN; Blunt, Winston Co., Alabama
Daughter: 30 Oct 1854 Narcissa Angeline ALLEN; Blunt, Winston Co., Alabama
Daughter: 26 Dec 1856 Sarah Beatrice ALLEN; Blunt, Winston Co., Alabama
Son: 31 Jan 1858 Orson VanBuren ALLEN; Blunt, Winston Co., Alabama
Son: 28 Apr 1860 Coleman H. ALLEN; Tishomingo Co., Mississippi. Census: 18 Sep 1860 Tishomingo Co., Mississippi (farmer laborer)
Son: 10 Apr 1861 Thomas Richard ALLEN; Morgan Co., Alabama
Daughter: 8 Aug 1864 Emma Jane ALLEN; Blunt, Winston Co., Alabama
Son: 28 Dec 1866 Henry Sherman ALLEN; Blunt, Winston Co., Alabama
Death: 19 Jun 1898 Colonia Dublan, Chihuahua, Mexico
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4/F Mary Jane LAURENCE
Birth: 14 May 1830 Limestone Co., Alabama
Marriage: 14 Mar 1847 James Tillman BARNES (b. 1826, ); Walker Co., Alabama
Son: 28 Feb 1850 William Riley BARNES; Blount Co., Alabama
Daughter: 30 Jun 1851 Mary Arabella BARNES; Blount Co., Alabama
Son: 11 Apr 1855 Wiley BARNES; Blount Co., Alabama
Daughter: 30 Jun 1857 Mary Ellen BARNES; Blount Co., Alabama
Son: __ ___ 1860 Robert BARNES; Alabama
Census: 8 Jun 1860 Summit P.O., Blount Co., Alabama (farmer $_ $230)
Son: 22 Jul 1862 James Coleman BARNES; Blount Co., Alabama
Son: 1 Feb 1866 Pleasant Tillman BARNES; Blount Co., Alabama
Census: 8 Jul 1870 Comersville P.O., Giles Co., Tennessee (farm laborer)
Death: __ ___ 1877 Pulaski, Giles Co., Tennessee
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5/M Hartwell Henderson LAURENCE
Birth: 31 Mar 1831 Limestone Co., Alabama
Death: died young
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6/F Sarah Caroline LAURENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1833 Limestone Co., Alabama
Marriage: 16 Nov 1854 James JOHNSON; Blount Co., Alabama
Son: __ ___ 1856 William JOHNSON; Blount Co., Alabama
Death: circa __ 1856 Blount Co. Alabama
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7/M Benjamin Wilson LAURENCE
Birth: 11 Oct 1835 Morgan Co., Alabama
Death: __ ___ 1849 Walker Co., Alabama
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8/M Elisha Randolph LAURENCE **
Birth: 19 Sep 1837 Morgan Co., Alabama
Census: 11 Jul 1860 Western Division, Blount Co., Alabama (day laborer $_ $100)
Census: 23 Jun 1880 Franklin, Oneida Co., Idaho (rancher)
Census: 23 Jun 1900 Preston, Oneida Co., Idaho (farmer)
Census: 11 May 1910 Castoria, San Joaquin Co., California (farmer)
Death: 16 Dec 1916 Stockton, San Joaquin Co., California

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Marriage #1: 29 Jul 1856 Blount Co., Alabama (by Pulaski Lawrence, Justice of Peace)
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Spouse: Sarah Elizabeth WILLIFORD
Birth: __ ___ 1838 Fayette Co., Georgia
Death: 25 Sep 1865 Blount Co., Alabama
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Six Known Children
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• 1/F Mary Arabella LAURENCE
  Birth: 25 Apr 1857 Morgan Co., Alabama
  Death: 9 Jul 1906 Richmond, Cache Co., Idaho
  
  
• 2/M James Orson LAURENCE **
  Birth: 2 Apr 1859 Blount Co., Alabama
  Death: 15 Aug 1948 Provo, Utah Co., Utah
  
  
• 3/F Martha Jean LAURENCE
  Birth: 18 Sep 1860 Blount Co., Alabama
  Death: 22 Apr 1891 Richmond, Cache Co., Idaho
  
  
• 4/M Charles Francis LAURENCE
  Birth: 22 Apr 1862 Blount Co., Alabama
  Death: 2 Jun 1862 Blount Co., Alabama
  
  
• 5/M William Randolph LAURENCE
  Birth: 18 Oct 1863 Blount Co., Alabama
  Death: 20 Feb 1943
  
  
• 6/F Mary LAURENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1864 Blount Co., Alabama
  Death: 22 Apr 1891 Richmond, Cache Co., Idaho
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  Marriage #2: 29 Mar 1868 (by Orson Lawrence, Minister of Gospel)
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  Spouse: Mary Ann RATLIFF
  Birth: 23 Sep 1836 Blount Co., Alabama
  Marriage: 15 Sep 1859 Drury Walls (1840-1863); Blount Co., Alabama
  Death: 24 Dec 1878 Franklin, Oneida Co., Idaho
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  Five Known Children
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• 1/F Nancy Ada LAURENCE
  Birth: 14 May 1869 Winston Co., Alabama
  Death: 24 May 1958 Downey, Bannock Co., Idaho
  
  
• 2/F Sarah Ann LAURENCE
  Birth: 26 Feb 1872 Winston Co., Alabama
  Death: 27 Apr 1953 Idaho Falls, Bonneville Co., Idaho
  
  
• 3/F Caroline LAURENCE
  Birth: 24 May 1875 Franklin, Oneida Co., Idaho
  Death: 17 Feb 1938 Logan, Cache Co., Idaho
  
  
• 4/F Paulina LAURENCE
  Birth: 15 Jan 1877 Franklin, Oneida Co., Idaho
  Death: 7 Jun 1891 Whitney, Oneida Co., Idaho
  
  
• 5/M Elisha LAURENCE
  Birth: 14 Dec 1878 Franklin, Oneida Co., Idaho
  Death: 30 Jan 1879 Franklin, Oneida Co., Idaho
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  Marriage #3: 10 Oct 1878 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah
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  Spouse: Mary Jane WALLS
  Birth: 25 Nov 1862 Blount Co., Alabama
  Death: 4 Jul 1926 Stockton, San Joaquin Co., California
  Father: Drury Walls (1840-1863)
  Mother: Mary Ann RATLIFF (1836-1878)
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  Eleven Known Children
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• 1/F Ruth LAURENCE
  Birth: 17 Feb 1880 Idaho
  Death: 28 Mar 1970 Richmond, Cache Co., Idaho
  
  
• 2/M Elisha R. LAURENCE
  Birth: 7 Mar 1882 Preston, Oneida Co., Idaho
  Death: 20 Oct 1953 French Camp, San Joaquin Co., California
  
  
• 3/M Henry LAURENCE
  Birth: 22 Apr 1884 Preston, Oneida Co., Idaho
  Death: __ Jul 1943 Stockton, San Joaquin Co., California
  
  
• 4/M Francis LAURENCE
  Birth: 28 Jan 1886 Preston, Oneida Co., Idaho
  Death: 1 Oct 1967 Stockton, San Joaquin Co., California
  
  
• 5/F Violet LAURENCE
  Birth: 30 Jan 1888 Preston, Oneida Co., Idaho
  Death: 27 Dec 1908 Richmond, Cache Co., Idaho
  
  
• 6/M Hartwell LAURENCE
  Birth: 28 May 1890 Whitney, Franklin Co., Idaho
  Death: 14 Oct 1979 Manteca, San Joaquin Co., California
  
  
• 7/F Myrtle Ann LAURENCE
  Birth: 3 Apr 1892 Whitney, Franklin Co., Idaho
  Death: 5 Jan 1972 Santa Rosa, San Joaquin Co., California
  
  
• 8/M Orla LAURENCE
  Birth: 17 Aug 1894 Whitney, Franklin Co., Idaho
  Death: 4 Mar 1973 Stockton, San Joaquin Co., California
  
  
• 9/M Vane LAURENCE
  Birth: 27 Jan 1897 Whitney, Franklin Co., Idaho
  Death: 5 Jan 1978 Santa Clara, Santa Clara Co., California
  
  
• 10/M Uriel LAURENCE
  Birth: 12 Jun 1899 Preston, Oneida Co., Idaho
  Death: 20 Apr 1991 Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co., California
  
  
• 11/F Delva Mary LAURENCE
  Birth: 28 Jun 1901 Preston, Oneida Co., Idaho
  Death: 2 Sep 1980 San Diego, San Diego Co., California

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9/M Christopher Coleman LAURENCE
Birth: 14 Jul 1839 Walker Co., Alabama
Census: 18 Sep 1860 with Henning & Martha ALLEN; Tishomingo Co., Mississippi (farmer)
Census: 8 Jun 1870 Lawrenceburg P.O., Lawrence Co., Tennessee (farmer & Minister of Gospel)
Census: 9 Jun 1880 District 3, Lawrence Co., Alabama (farmer)
Census: 7 Jun 1900 District 3, Lawrence Co., Tennessee (farmer with 8 of 10 children living)
Census: 6 May 1910 Lawrenceburg, Lawrence Co., Tennessee (no occupation)
Death: 25 Mar 1914 Leoma, Lawrence Co., Tennessee

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Marriage: 11 Jun 1865 Blount Co., Alabama
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Spouse: Sarah Ann (MABRY) BYRNE
Birth: __ Nov 1841 Georgia (parents b. GA)
Death: 10 Dec 1906 Leoma, Lawrence Co., Tennessee
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Nine Known Children
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• 1/M George Christopher LAURENCE
  Birth: 12 Mar 1866 Alabama
  Marriage: __ ___ 1890 Lillian J. (--?--) (b. Dec 1873, ); Tennessee
  Daughter: __ Feb 1894 Maud A. LAURENCE; Tennessee
  Son: __ Feb 1896 Coleman A. LAURENCE; Tennessee
  Son: __ May 1898 Henry A. LAURENCE; Tennessee
  Census: 1 Jun 1900 District 3, Lawrence Co., Tennessee (farmer)
  Death: 31 Mar 1919 Leoma, Lawrence Co., Tennessee
  
• 2/M L.H.C.O. LAURENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1868 Lawrence Co., Tennessee
  Census: 8 Jun 1870 with parents; Lawrenceburg P.O., Lawrence Co., Tennessee
  Death: before __ Jun 1800 Lawrence Co., Tennessee
  
  
• 3/F Martha C. LAURENCE
  Birth: 12 Sep 1870 Lawrence Co., Tennessee
  Death: 15 Jun 1956 Leoma, Lawrence Co., Tennessee
  
  
• 4/M James Andrew LAURENCE
  Birth: 7 Nov 1872 Lawrence Co., Tennessee
  Death: 10 Nov 1928 Bishops Chapel, Lawrence Co., Tennessee
  
  
• 5/M Robert Allison LAURENCE
  Birth: 18 Dec 1874 Lawrence Co., Tennessee
  Census: 7 Jun 1900 with parents; District 3, Lawrence Co., Alabama (timber cutter)
  Death: 31 May 1956 Lawrence Co., Tennessee
  
  
• 6/F Nancy Ann LAURENCE
  Birth: 26 Feb 1877 Lawrence Co., Tennessee
  Death: 17 Mar 1926 Lawrence Co., Tennessee
  
  
• 7/M William Dunn LAURENCE
  Birth: 19 Jan 1879 Lawrence Co., Tennessee
  Marriage: __ ___ 1905 Lilly J. (--?--) (b. 1887, ); Tennessee
  Son: __ ___ 1907 William D. LAURENCE; Lawrence Co., Tennessee
  Daughter: __ ___ 1909 Lilly M. LAURENCE; Lawrence Co., Tennessee
  Census: 6 May 1910 with father; Lawrenceburg, Lawrence Co., Tennessee (salesman in dry goods store)
  Death: 5 Nov 1944 Lawrenceburg, Lawrence Co., Tennessee
  
  
• 8/F Tennie Lee LAURENCE
  Birth: 5 Oct 1880 Lawrence Co., Tennessee
  Death: 1 Feb 1939 Leoma, Lawrence Co., Tennessee
  
  
• 9/M Lewis Douglas LAURENCE
  Birth: 31 Oct 1884 Lawrence Co., Tennessee
  Marriage: 11 Nov 1906 Alpha Fairbelle DIAL (b. 19 Sep 1886, d. 23 Feb 1980); Lawrence Co., Tennessee
  Son: 10 Sep 1907 William Lewis LAURENCE; Lawrence Co., Tennessee
  Son: 9 Jun 1910 Christopher W. LAURENCE; Good Springs, Giles Co., Tennessee
  Daughter: 11 Aug 1913 Gladys Rose LAURENCE; West Point, Lawrence Co., Tennessee
  Death: 28 Dec 1966 Lawrenceburg, Lawrence Co., Tennessee

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10/F Frances LAURENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1841 Walker Co., Alabama
Marriage: 1 Nov 1855 Jacob B. WATTS; Blount Co., Alabama
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11/F Nancy Adeline LAURENCE
Birth: circa __ ___ 1843 Alabama
Marriage: 22 Nov 1860 Samuel NOBLE; Blount Co., Alabama
Son: __ ___ 1863 Frank I. NOBLE; Alabama
Marriage: 24 Sep 1867 Frances M. CALLAHAN (b. 1845, ); Blount Co., Alabama (by Orson Lawrence, Minister of Gospel)
Daughter: __ ___ 1869 Mary CALLAHAN; Alabama
Daughter: __ ___ 1870 Martha CALLAHAN; Tennessee
Daughter: __ ___ 1871 Sarah V. CALLAHAN; Tennessee
Daughter: __ ___ 1876 Hattie S. CALLAHAN; Tennessee
Census: 10 Jun 1880 Blount Co., Alabama (Francis a farmer)
Death: before 1893