Thomas Lawrence Family of Georgia and Texas

Subject: Thomas LAWRENCE *Ancestor of Y-DNA Project participant #N70932
Birth: __ ___ 1834 Georgia
Census: 1 Jun 1860 Georgia Militia District 737, Taylor Co., Georgia (farmer)
Death: before 1866 Georgia
Parents: unknown * see John Lawrence of Georgia for DNA connection.
__________________________________________________________________________

Marriage: 22 Jan 1856 Upson Co., Georgia
__________________________________________________________________________

Spouse: Nancy A. STEWART
Birth: 11 Mar 1835 Upson Co., Georgia
Marriage: 14 Feb 1866 Benjamin Franklin DREHER; Georgia
Census: 1 Jun 1870 Benjamin Franklin DREHER; Tazewell, Marion Co., Georgia (farm worker)
Death: 14 Feb 1876 Harris Co., Texas
Burial: __ ___ ____ Addicks, Harris Co., Texas
Father: unknown
Mother: Frances (--?--) (b. 1805, d. after Jun 1870)
__________________________________________________________________________

Three Known Children
__________________________________________________________________________

1/M William Franklin "Frank" LAWRENCE
Birth: 4 Dec 1856 Georgia
Marriage: 19 Dec 1878 Rebecca Jane "Becky" MACKEY (b. 8 Aug 1857, d. 31 Jul 1938); Taylor Co., Georgia
Census: 1 Jun 1880 Cedar Creek District, Taylor Co., Georgia (farm laborer)
Son: circa 1880 (son) LAWRENCE; Taylor Co., Georgia
child: __ ___ ____ (child) LAWRENCE; Taylor Co., Georgia
Daughter: 4 Apr 1885 Nancy Elizabeth "Lizzie" LAWRENCE; Taylor Co., Georgia
Daughter: 23 Mar 1887 Mattie Erline LAWRENCE; Taylor Co., Georgia
Daughter: 3 Mar 1892 Minnie Louisa LAWRENCE; Taylor Co., Georgia
Daughter: 13 Jul 1893 Evelyn Rebecca "Evie" LAWRENCE; Taylor Co., Georgia
Daughter: 30 Oct 1899 Mary Claude "Claudia" LAWRENCE; Taylor Co., Georgia
Census: 1 Jun 1900 Cedar Creek District, Taylor Co., Georgia (farmer)
Census: 15 Apr 1910 Militia District 770, Macon Co., Georgia (laborer in knitting mill with 7 children 5 living)
Death: 3 Jul 1913 Montezuma, Macon Co., Georgia
__________________________________________________________________________

2/M Hiram Dixon LAWRENCE **
Birth: 27 Feb 1859 Georgia
Census: 1 Jun 1900 Justice Precinct 8, Harris Co., Texas (farmer)
Death: 21 Jan 1904 Harris Co., Texas

__________________________________________________________________________

Marriage #1: 20 Jan 1884 Waller Co., Texas
__________________________________________________________________________

Spouse: Minnie L. NOLTE
Death: before 1894 Harris Co., Texas
__________________________________________________________________________

Two Known Children
__________________________________________________________________________


• 1/F Bertha Tallulah LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ Mar 1884 Pattison, Waller Co., Texas
  Marriage: __ ___ ____ Barney KLINTZMAN
  Death: __ Feb 1967
  
  
• 2/M Harmon Dixon LAWRENCE
  Birth: 6 Feb 1887 Texas
  Marriage: __ ___ 1914 Mannie (--?--) SNELL (b. 1879, ); Texas
  Census: 1 Jan 1920 Ward 7, Houston, Harris Co., Texas (barber)
  Marriage: __ ___ ____ Mary (--?--) ALVARADO (b. 1892, ); Texas
  Census: 1 Apr 1930 Houston, Harris Co., Texas (barber)
  Marriage: __ ___ ____ Mable GUNNING; Texas
  Death: 24 Aug 1971
  
  __________________________________________________________________________
  
  Marriage #2: 21 Feb 1894 Harris Co., Texas
  __________________________________________________________________________
  
  Spouse: Claudia Ophelia HABERMACHER
  Birth: 15 Feb 1875 Addicks, Harris Co., Texas
  Census: 15 Apr 1910 Justice Precinct 8, Harris Co., Texas (widow with 6 children 5 living)
  Census: 1 Jan 1920 Justice Precinct 8, Harris Co., Texas (widowed farmer)
  Death: 11 Dec 1932 Harris Co., Texas
  __________________________________________________________________________
  
  Five Known Children
  __________________________________________________________________________
  
  
• 1/M Hiram Cecil LAWRENCE
  Birth: 8 Aug 1895 Harris Co., Texas
  Marriage: __ ___ 1929 Versa BAGWELL (b. 1908, ); Texas
  Census: 1 Apr 1930 Houston, Harris Co., Texas (automobile salesman)
  Death: 9 May 1934
  
  
• 2/M John Basil LAWRENCE
  Birth: 26 Aug 1896 Harris Co., Texas
  Death: 21 Aug 1929
  
  
• 3/M Claude Ely LAWRENCE **
  Birth: 10 Jan 1898 Addicks, Harris Co., Texas
  Marriage: __ ___ 1920 Bessie FORD (b. 1901, ); Louisiana
  Son: 29 Aug 1924 Claude Ely LAWRENCE; Louisiana **
  Daughter: __ Dec 1928 Constance F. LAWRENCE; Louisiana
  Census: 1 Apr 1930 Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana (assistant manager Ford Agency)
  Death: __ ___ 1957
  
  
• 4/F Kathleen Leonetta LAWRENCE
  Birth: 3 Aug 1899 Harris Co., Texas
  Marriage: __ ___ ____ Cecil Virgil DRESSENDORFER (b. 1898, ); Texas
  Son: __ ___ 1929 Cecil DRESSENDORFER; Harris Co., Texas
  Census: 1 Apr 1930 with Cecil; Houston, Harris Co., Texas (painter)
  Death: __ Jan 1989
  
  
• 5/F Elizabeth Savannah "Bessie" LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1903 Harris Co., Texas
  Marriage: __ ___ 1921 Marion Edgar SELLARS (b. 1827, ); Texas
  Son: __ ___ 1922 Marion Edgar SELLARS Jr.; Harris Co., Texas
  Son: __ ___ 1925 Robert Douglas SELLARS; Harris Co., Texas
  Census: 1 Apr 1930 with Marion; Houston, Harris Co., Texas (insurance salesman)
  

__________________________________________________________________________

3/M Thomas LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1862 Georgia
Marriage: __ ___ ____ unknown wife (--?--)
Son: __ Jan 1886 George LAWRENCE; Texas
Son: __ Jan 1888 Thomas LAWRENCE; Texas
Death: before Jun 1900