Peter of Posey County FGS

Peter Lawrence Family of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Indiana

Subject: Peter LAWRENCE *Ancestor of Y-DNA Project participants #84502 and #267455
Birth: circa ___ 1774 North Carolina
Census: 1 Jun 1840 Robb, Posey Co., Indiana (3 males 20-29, 1 male 50-59, 1 female 50-59)
Census: 18 Sep 1850 with son George LAWRENCE; Marrs Twp, Posey Co., Indiana
Death: 23 Jul 1856 Posey Co., Indiana
Parents: unknown
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Marriage: date & place unknown
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Spouse: Ruth MARLEY
Birth: __ ___ ____ South Carolina
Death: 18 Sep 1838 Posey Co., Indiana
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Four Known Children
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1/M Isaac LAWRENCE *Ancestor of Y-DNA Project participant # 84502
Birth: 14 Jun 1804 Kentucky
Census: 1 Jun 1830 Henry Co., Tennessee
(1 male 0-5, 1 male 20-29, 1 female 0-5, 1 female 20-29)
Census: 1 Jun 1840 Henry Co., Tennessee
(1 male 0-5, 1 male 5-10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 30-39, 1 female 0-5, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 30-39)

Census: 1 Jun 1850 Civil District 12, Henry Co., Tennessee (farmer $2000)
Census: 1 Jun 1860 Civil District 12, Henry Co., Tennessee (farmer $3600 $4400)
Death: 28 Apr 1866 Henry Co., Tennessee

Mary S. (--?--)

1/M Hiram Charles LAWRENCE
Birth: 10 Apr 1828 Henry Co., Tennessee
Marriage: circa 1849 Sarah (--?--) (b. 1828, d. bef. 1859 ); Tennessee
Census: 1 Jun 1850 District 12, Henry Co., Tennessee (farmer)
Daughter: __ ___ 1850 Rebecca M. LAWRENCE; Henry Co., Tennessee
Marriage: 15 Mar 1859 Martha J. ATKINS (b. Apr 1833, ?); Henry Co., Tennessee
Census: 1 Jun 1860 Civil District 13, Henry Co., Tennessee (farmer $2000 $2000)
Daughter: __ ___ 1862 Mary F. LAWRENCE; Henry Co., Tennessee
Son: __ May 1864 Calvin L. "Bud" LAWRENCE; Henry Co., Tennessee
Daughter: __ Aug 1866 Flora Bell LAWRENCE; Henry Co., Tennessee
Census: 1 Jun 1870 Civil District 15, Henry Co., Tennessee (farmer $_ $250)
Census: 1 Jun 1880 Civil District 20, Henry Co., Tennessee (farmer)
Death: 20 Nov 1889 Tennessee
2/F Mary Elizabeth LAWRENCE
Birth: 27 Oct 1829 Henry Co., Tennessee
Death: 1 Mar 1898
3/M John William LAWRENCE
Birth: 7 Jan 1831 Henry Co., Tennessee
Marriage: circa 1852 Elizabeth A. (--?--) (b. 1833, d. before Jun 1880); Tennessee
Daughter: __ ___ 1853 Perina F. LAWRENCE; Kentucky
Daughter: __ ___ 1857 Laura C. LAWRENCE; Kentucky
Census: 1 Jun 1860 Calloway Co., Kentucky (farmer $_ $350)
Daughter: __ ___ 1864 Martha V. LAWRENCE; Calloway Co., Kentucky
Daughter: __ ___ 1866 Lenora E. LAWRENCE; Calloway Co., Kentucky
Daughter: __ ___ 1873 Gemima C. LAWRENCE; Calloway Co., Kentucky
Census: 1 Jun 1880 Swann District, Calloway Co., Kentucky (widowed farmer)
Death: 16 Dec 1910 Calloway Co., Kentucky
4/F Martha Ann Ruth LAWRENCE
Birth: 2 Apr 1837 Henry Co., Tennessee
Marriage: circa 1856 Greer Monroe FARRIS (b. 1832 AL, ?); Henry Co., Tennessee
Daughter: __ ___ 1857 Parilee FARRIS; Henry Co., Tennessee
Son: __ ___ 1860 James FARRIS; Henry Co., Tennessee
Daughter: __ ___ 1864 Minerva FARRIS; Henry Co., Tennessee
Daughter: __ Mar 1868 Mary J. FARRIS; Henry Co., Tennessee
Census: 1 Jun 1870 Civil District 12, Henry Co., Tennessee (farmer $400 $400)
Son: __ ___ 1872 Robert L. FARRIS; Henry Co., Tennessee
Daughter: __ ___ 1874 Emily F. FARRIS; Henry Co., Tennessee
Daughter: 6 Mar 1876 Nancy A. FARRIS; Henry Co., Tennessee
Son: __ ___ 1879 Luther A. FARRIS; Henry Co., Tennessee
Census: 1 Jun 1880 Civil District 21, Henry Co., Tennessee (farmer)
Death: 12 Jun 1894 Tennessee
5/M Thomas K. LAWRENCE **
Birth: 21 Sep 1839 Henry Co., Tennessee
Military:__ ___ 1861 5th Tennessee Infantry, CSA
Census: 1 Jun 1870 Civil District 11, Henry Co., Tennessee (farmer $300 $300)
Census: 1 Jun 1880 District 21, Henry Co., Tennessee (farmer)
Census: 1 Jun 1900 Civil District 14, Henry Co., Tennessee (farmer)
Death: 7 Apr 1910 Mount Pleasant, Henry Co., Tennessee
- 1/M Samuel Edward LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ Jul 1864 Henry Co., Tennessee
  Marriage: 30 Oct 1887 Martha R. CHAPMAN (b. Nov 1868, ?); Tennessee
  Daughter: __ Feb 1889 Bessie J. LAWRENCE; Henry Co., Tennessee
  Daughter: __ Sep 1890 Dallie C. LAWRENCE; Henry Co., Tennessee
  Daughter: __ Jan 1892 Notie P. LAWRENCE; Henry Co., Tennessee
  Son: __ Aug 1893 Troy B. LAWRENCE; Henry Co., Tennessee
  Daughter: __ Aug 1895 Virlie Ann LAWRENCE; Henry Co., Tennessee
  Son: __ Jul 1898 Colonel Dewey LAWRENCE; Henry Co., Tennessee
  Census: 1 Jun 1900 Civil District 18, Henry Co., Tennessee (farmer)
  Son: __ ___ 1900 William Tilman LAWRENCE; Henry Co., Tennessee
  Son: __ ___ 1902 Edward Herbert LAWRENCE; Henry Co., Tennessee
  Daughter: __ ___ 1904 Mary LAWRENCE; Henry Co., Tennessee
  Census: 15 Apr 1910 Civil District 8, Henry Co., Tennessee (farmer)
  Census: 1 Jan 1920 Civil District 8, Henry Co., Tennessee (farmer)
- 2/M Isaac C. LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1868 Henry Co., Tennessee
- 3/M Thomas Andrew LAWRENCE **
  Birth: 14 Jun 1869 Henry Co., Tennessee
  Marriage: 29 Apr 1889 Lee Ella JACKSON (b. Jan 1870, d. 9 Mar 1929); Tennessee
  Daughter: __ Jan 1892 Gracie Ann LAWRENCE; Calloway Co., Kentucky
  Son: 21 Jul 1893 John LAWRENCE; Calloway Co., Kentucky
  Son: __ ___ 1895 Barkley LAWRENCE; Calloway Co., Kentucky
  Son: 7 Dec 1896 Archie Bryan LAWRENCE; Hazel, Calloway Co., Kentucky **
  Daughter: 21 Nov 1898 Cordie Mae LAWRENCE; Hazel, Calloway Co., Kentucky
  Census: 1 Jun 1900 Hazel, Calloway Co., Kentucky (farmer with 3 of 5 children living)
  Daughter: 25 Jun 1903 Lee Artie LAWRENCE; Calloway Co., Kentucky
  Son: 18 May 1904 William Bert LAWRENCE; Calloway Co., Kentucky
  Son: circa 1907 Goven G. LAWRENCE; Calloway Co., Kentucky
  Son: circa 1907 (twin) LAWRENCE; Calloway Co., Kentucky
  Son: __ ___ 1909 Vernon Ovis LAWRENCE; Calloway Co., Kentucky
  Census: 19 Apr 1910 Swann, Calloway Co., Kentucky (farmer with 7 of 10 children living)
  Son: __ ___ 1910 Beatty LAWRENCE; Kentucky
  Son: __ Jan 1911 (twins) LAWRENCE; Kentucky
  Son: 3 Oct 1912 (infant) LAWRENCE; Kentucky
  Son: 16 Jul 1913 (infant) LAWRENCE; Kentucky
  Census: 1 Jan 1920 Civil District 1, Henry Co., Tennessee
  Death: 27 Jan 1936 Paris, Henry Co., Tennessee
  Burial: __ ___ ____ Green Plains Cemetery, Hazel, Calloway Co., Kentucky
- 4/M James U. LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1871 Henry Co., Tennessee
- 5/M Joseph Walter LAWRENCE
  Birth: 1 May 1872 Henry Co., Tennessee
  Marriage: 21 Sep 1897 Florence BIVENS (b. May 1880, ?); Murray, Calloway Co., Kentucky
  Son: __ Jul 1898 Adolphus LAWRENCE; Calloway Co., Kentucky
  Census: 1 Jun 1900 Swann, Calloway Co., Kentucky (farmer)
  Daughter: __ ___ 1902 Mattie C. LAWRENCE; Calloway Co., Kentucky
  Son: __ ___ 1904 Homer LAWRENCE; Calloway Co., Kentucky
  Daughter: __ Nov 1908 Thelma LAWRENCE; Calloway Co., Kentucky
  Daughter: __ ___ 1910 Ruby LAWRENCE; Henry Co., Tennessee
  Census: 15 Apr 1910 Civil District 15, Henry Co., Tennessee (farmer)
  Daughter: 1 May 1913 Cluster LAWRENCE; Henry Co., Tennessee
  Son: __ Feb 1916 Joseph W. LAWRENCE Jr.; Henry Co., Tennessee
  Son: __ Sep 1918 Henry F. LAWRENCE; Henry Co., Tennessee
  Son: __ Dec 1918 David Earl LAWRENCE; Henry Co., Tennessee
  Census: 1 Jan 1920 Civil District 15, Henry Co., Tennessee (farmer)
  Daughter: __ ___ 1921 Brady LAWRENCE; Henry Co., Tennessee
  Census: 1 Apr 1930 Mayfield, Graves Co., Kentucky (general laborer)
  Death: 2 Dec 1932 Hopkinsville, Christian Co., Kentucky
- 6/F Mary B. LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1877 Henry Co., Tennessee
  Marriage: 28 Mar 1892 Willaim JONES; Henry Co., Tennessee
- 7/M Luther Fleming LAWRENCE
  Birth: 10 Jun 1882 Henry Co., Tennessee
  Marriage: __ ___ 1902 Ethel LEFEVER (b. 1882, ?)
  Daughter: __ ___ 1903 Carrie LAWRENCE; Henry Co., Tennessee
  Son: __ ___ 1905 Hubert Milton LAWRENCE; Henry Co., Tennessee
  Son: __ ___ 1907 Herman LAWRENCE; Henry Co., Tennessee
  Census: 15 Apr 1910 Civil District 8, Henry Co., Tennessee (farmer)
  Son: __ ___ 1911 Harlon LAWRENCE; Henry Co., Tennessee
  Daughter: __ ___ 1914 Ruth E. LAWRENCE; Henry Co., Tennessee
  Daughter: __ Jan 1916 Ina E. LAWRENCE; Henry Co., Tennessee
  Census: 1 Jan 1920 Civil District 6, Henry Co., Tennessee
  Death: circa 1940
6/F Sarah Jane LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1842 Henry Co., Tennessee
7/M Andrew Jackson LAWRENCE
Birth: __ Sep 1846 Henry Co., Tennessee
Marriage: __ ___ 1869 Eliza (--?--) (b. 1844, ?); Tennessee
Daughter: __ Sep 1870 Della LAWRENCE; Henry Co., Tennessee
Son: __ Feb 1880 John T. LAWRENCE; Henry Co., Tennessee
Census: 1 Jun 1880 Civil District 21, Henry Co., Tennessee
Son: __ Dec 1882 Secton H. LAWRENCE; Henry Co., Tennessee
Son: __ Sep 1883 Quitman J. LAWRENCE; Henry Co., Tennessee
Census: 1 Jun 1900 Civil District 21, Henry Co., Tennessee (farmer)
Death: 25 Mar 1908 Henry Co., Tennessee
8/F Emily B. LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1849 Henry Co., Tennessee

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2/M George LAWRENCE *Ancestor of Y-DNA Project participant #267455
Birth: __ ___ 1816 Kentucky
Anecdote: George purchased 40 acres of land in Posey County, Indiana on 1 Aug 1839.
Census: 18 Sep 1850 Marrs Twp, Posey Co., Indiana (farmer $1000)
Census: 8 Jul 1860 Mount Vernon P.O., Marrs Twp, Posey Co., Indiana (farmer $3000 #250)
Census: 14 Jun 1870 Black Hawk Mills P.O., Marrs Twp, Posey Co., Indiana (farmer $2600 $1350)
Death: before 1880 probably Posey Co., Indiana

Susan DENNIE

1/M John David LAWRENCE **
Birth: 8 Oct 1843 Posey Co., Indiana
Marriage: 18 Jan 1866 Nancy Jane WINEMILLER (b. 15 Dec 1848,d. after 1920); Posey Co., Indiana
Son: 5 Feb 1867 George Jacob LAWRENCE; Posey Co., Indiana **
Census: 16 Jun 1870 Marrs Twp, Posey Co., Indiana (farmer $2000 $400)
Son: 29 Sep 1870 James Thomas LAWRENCE; Posey Co., Indiana
Census: 15 Jun 1880 Marrs Twp, Posey Co., Indiana (farmer)
Census: 21 Apr 1910 Omaha Village, Gallatin Co., Illinois (truck garden laborer)
Census: 5 Jan 1920 Omaha Village, Gallatin Co., Illinois (farm laborer)
Death: 22 May 1920 Indian Creek, White Co., Illinois
2/M Zachariah M. LAWRENCE
Birth: __ May 1846 Posey Co., Indiana
Marriage: __ ___ 1869 Martha E. WESTFALL (b. Jan 1849,d. ?); Gibson Co., Indiana
Census: 6 Jun 1870 James Westfall farm, Mongomery Twp, Gibson Co., Indiana (farmer)
Son: __ ___ 1871 James A. LAWRENCE; Indiana
Daughter: __ ___ 1872 Clara M. LAWRENCE; Indiana
Census: 25 Jun 1880 Phillips Twp, White Co., Illinois (farmer)
Daughter: 12 Feb 1881 Pearl LAWRENCE; White Co., Illinois
Census: 4 Jun 1900 Phillips Twp, White Co., Illinois (capitalist with 1 of 3 children living)
Marriage: __ ___ ____ Mary E. (--?--) (b. 1866, ); Illinois
Census: 30 Apr 1910 Phillips Twp, White Co., Illinois (farmer)
3/M Hezekiah LAWRENCE
Birth: __ Jan 1848 Posey Co., Indiana
Marriage: __ ___ 1877 Amanda (--?--) (b. Feb 1851,d. ?); Indiana
Daughter: __ ___ 1879 Bertha LAWRENCE; White Co., Illinois
Census: 23 Jun 1880 Heralds Prairie Twp, White Co., Illinois (farmer)
Daughter: __ Apr 1887 Goldie C. LAWRENCE; Illinois
Census: 15 Jun 1900 Heralds Prairie Twp, White Co., Illinois (farmer with 1 of 3 children living)
4/M Josiah LAWRENCE
Birth: __ Jan 1848 Posey Co., Indiana
Death: before __ ___Jun 1870 Indiana
5/F Emily LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1851 Posey Co., Indiana
6/F Ruth LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1853 Posey Co., Indiana

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3/M William LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1818 Kentucky
Census: 18 Sep 1850 with brother George LAWRENCE; Marrs Twp, Posey Co., Indiana (idiotic)
Census: 8 Jul 1860 with brother George LAWRENCE; Mount Vernon P.O., Marrs Twp, Posey Co., Indiana (farm hand)
Death: 11 Sep 1876 Indiana
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4/M Peter S. LAWRENCE
Birth: 20 Mar 1823 Kentucky
Census: 18 Sep 1850 Jane THOMAS household, Marrs Twp, Posey Co., Indiana (farmer)
Census: 12 Jul 1860 Mount Vernon P.O., Marrs Twp, Posey Co., Indiana (farmer $6000 $500)
Census: 14 Jun 1870 Black Hawk Mills P.O., Marrs Twp, Posey Co., Indiana (farmer $8000 $600)
Census: 12 Jun 1880 Marrs Twp, Posey Co., Indiana (farmer)
Marriage #3: 18 Dec 1884 Mary (DUCKWORTH) CULLY (b. Jan 1833, d. 27 Feb 1901); Posey Co., Indiana
Census: 19 Jun 1900 1258 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Posey Co., Indiana (landlord)
Death: 16 Apr 1901 Mount Vernon, Posey Co., Indiana

Rachel THOMAS

1/M Isaac LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1845 Posey Co., Indiana
Marriage: 29 Sep 1864 Orilla J. LEWIS (b. 1848, ); Posey Co., Indiana
Son: __ ___ 1866 Robert LAWRENCE; Posey Co., Indiana
Daughter: __ ___ 1868 Olive LAWRENCE; Posey Co., Indiana
Census: 21 Jun 1870 Black Hawk Mills P.O., Marrs Twp, Posey Co., Indiana (farmer $2300 $300)
Daughter: __ ___ 1873 Martha LAWRENCE; Posey Co., Indiana
Son: __ ___ 1875 David L. LAWRENCE; Posey Co., Indiana
Son: __ Aug 1878 Thompson LAWRENCE; Posey Co., Indiana
Census: 1 Jun 1880 Black Twp, Posey Co., Indiana (farmer)
Daughter: __ Sep 1885 Laura LAWRENCE; Posey Co., Indiana
Death: 10 Nov 1886 Black Twp, Posey Co., Indiana (age 42)
2/M David S. LAWRENCE
Birth: __ Aug 1847 Posey Co., Indiana
Marriage: 17 Jan 1867 Martha KNOWLES (b. Dec 1848, d. 22 Apr 1905); Posey Co., Indiana
Son: __ ___ 1868 Isaac T. LAWRENCE; Indiana
Son: __ Mar 1872 William D. LAWRENCE; Alabama
Daughter: __ Oct 1876 Lula L. LAWRENCE; Madison Co., Alabama
Son: __ ___ 1879 Clarence LAWRENCE; Madison Co., Alabama
Census:8 Jun 1880 Beat 6, Madison Co., Alabama (farmer)
Son: __ Oct 1881 Arthur C. LAWRENCE; Madison Co., Alabama
Daughter: __ Sep 1884 Nora P. LAWRENCE; Indiana
Daughter: __ Sep 1887 Flossie M. LAWRENCE; Indiana
Son: __ Aug 1891 Arval LAWRENCE; Indiana
Daughter: __ Aug 1891 Alma LAWRENCE; Indiana
Census: 16 Jun 1900 432 Locust Street, Mount Vernon, Posey Co., Indiana (livery proprietor with 8 of 10 children living)
Marriage: __ May 1908 Emma DERRINGTON (b. 1866,d. ?); Posey Co., Indiana
Census: 30 Apr 1910 Mount Vernon, Posey Co., Indiana (stable owner)
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Marriage #2: __ ___ ____ Indiana
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Spouse: Elizabeth LEWIS
Birth: 4 Jul 1824 Posey Co., Indiana
Death: 3 Mar 1882 Posey Co., Indiana
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One Known Child
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1/M Andrew LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1859 Posey Co., Indiana
Marriage: __ ___ 1882 Susan N. CALDWELL (b. Nov 1860, d. 1921); Posey Co., Indiana
Son: 9 Dec 1883 Francis A. LAWRENCE; Posey Co., Indiana
Daughter: 3 Jun 1887 Ruby LAWRENCE; Posey Co., Indiana
Census: 2 Jun 1900 Mount Vernon, Posey Co., Indiana (machinery agent with 2 children no longer living)