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Wiley John Lawrence Family of Whitfield County, Georgia

Subject: Wiley John LAWRENCE *Ancestor of Y-DNA Project participant #141414
Birth: 10 Aug 1822 Tennessee
Marriage: 14 Aug 1849 Murray Co., Georgia
Census: 1 Jun 1860 District 11, Whitfield Co., Georgia (blacksmith)
Census: 1 Jun 1870 District 11, Whitfield Co., Georgia (blacksmith)
Census: 1 Jun 1880 Red Clay, Whitfield Co., Georgia (farmer)
Death: before Jun 1900 Atlas, Lamar Co., Texas
Parents; unknown
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Spouse: Margaret A. LANGFORD
Birth: 8 Aug 1832 Tennessee
Death: 25 Aug 1908 Atlas, Lamar Co., Texas
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Eleven Known Children
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1/F Nancy C. LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1850 Georgia
Death: __ ___ 1945 Texas
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2/F Mary S. LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1852 Georgia
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3/M John T. LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1855 Red Clay, Whitfield Co., Georgia
Census: 15 Apr 1910 Boarding Talbot home, Sherman Street, Paris Ward 2, Lamar Co., Texas (single laborer section gang)
Marriage: 26 Jun 1911 Mattie MILES (b. 1873, d. 1948); Lamar Co., Texas
Census: 1 Jan 1920 Boarding Talbot home, Sherman Street, Paris Ward 2, Lamar Co., Texas (single rail road laborer)
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4/F Francis J. LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1857 Red Clay, Whitfield Co., Georgia
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5/F Margaret L. LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1860 Red Clay, Whitfield Co., Georgia
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6/F Josephine D. LAWRENCE
Birth: 7 Jul 1863 Red Clay, Whitfield Co., Georgia
Marriage: circa 1882 John GUNTER; Yell Co., Arkansas
Son: 14 Aug 1883 William Mertie GUNTER; Yell Co., Arkansas
Daughter: 6 May 1886 Gertrude GUNTER; Howard Co., Arkansas
Daughter: __ May 1892 Annie PRINCE; Lamar Co., Texas
Marriage: 3 Sep 1892 James Rufus PRINCE (b. 6 Mar 1873, d. 10 May 1953); Lamar Co., Texas
Daughter: 7 Mar 1900 Ethel Maria PRINCE; Paris, Lamar Co., Texas
Census: 1 Jun 1900 with James; Justice Precinct 1, Lamar Co., Texas (farmer)
Death: 13 Feb 1943 San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas
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7/M William H. LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1864 Red Clay, Whitfield Co., Georgia
Marriage: 30 Mar 1890 Lillie HARRELL (b. May 1870, d. 1963); Lamar Co., Texas
Daughter: __ Feb 1892 Bertha LAWRENCE; Texas
Son: __ Sep 1893 Roy LAWRENCE; Texas
Daughter: 30 Jun 1897 Evelyn LAWRENCE; Paris, Lamar Co., Texas
Daughter: __ Mar 1900 Elise LAWRENCE; Clarksville, Red River Co., Texas
Census: 1 Jun 1900 Clarksville, Red River Co., Texas (sewing machine agent)
Daughter: 12 Aug 1901 Edna Leah LAWRENCE; Paris, Lamar Co., Texas
Son: 20 Jun 1903 Alva Elmer LAWRENCE; Lamar Co., Texas
Daughter: __ ___ 1907 Ruby LAWRENCE; Lamar Co., Texas
Son: __ ___ 1909 LLoyd LAWRENCE; Lamar Co., Texas
Census: 15 Apr 1910 Paris Ward 3, Lamar Co., Texas (fireman)
Census: 1 Jan 1920 Justice Precinct 1, Lamar Co., Texas (night watchman crate factory)
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8/M James H. LAWRENCE
Birth: 3 Nov 1865 Red Clay, Whitfield Co., Georgia
Death: 29 Dec 1943 Antlers, Pushmataha Co., Oklahoma
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9/M Samuel Patton LAWRENCE **
Birth: __ ___ 1868 Red Clay, Whitfield Co., Georgia
Marriage: 4 Jan 1894 Red River Co., Texas
Death: between 1899 - 1900 Texas

1/M Charlie Elon LAWRENCE
Birth: 28 Mar 1895 Detroit, Red River Co., Texas
Marriage: 9 Mar 1913 Lillie Mae BURNS (b. 27 Apr 1896, d. 23 Feb 1975); New Boston, Bowie Co., Texas
Son: 12 Sep 1914 Ennis Alvin LAWRENCE; New Boston, Bowie Co., Texas
Daughter: 27 Aug 1919 Leona LAWRENCE; Bowie Co., Texas
Son: 9 Jul 1923 LLoyd Elon LAWRENCE; Bowie Co., Texas
Daughter: __ ___ 1925 Mandy LAWRENCE; Bowie Co., Texas
Daughter: __ ___ ____ Ella Fay LAWRENCE; Texarkana, Bowie Co., Texas
Daughter: 28 Dec 1936 Della Mae LAWRENCE; Texarkana, Bowie Co., Texas
Death: 27 Jun 1974 Horatio, Sevier Co., Arkansas
2/M Walter Andrew LAWRENCE **
Birth: 18 May 1897 Cunningham, Red River Co., Texas
Marriage: 17 Nov 1918 Lula Bertha HAWKINS (b. 10 Oct 1900, d. 26 Dec 1987 ); Godley Prairie, Bowie Co., Texas
Daughter: 15 Sep 1919 Ruthie Lee LAWRENCE; Simms, Bowie Co., Texas
Census: 1 Jan 1920 Justice Precinct 4, Bowie Co., Texas (farmer)
Daughter: 7 Aug 1921 Lena Mae LAWRENCE; Simms, Bowie Co., Texas
Daughter: 15 Oct 1924 Helen Ottoline LAWRENCE; Leary, Bowie Co., Texas
Son: 3 Jan 1928 J.S. "Cooter" LAWRENCE; Simms, Bowie Co., Texas **
Census: 1 Apr 1930 Precinct 4, Bowie Co., Texas
Son: 25 Apr 1930 C. W. LAWRENCE; Simms, Bowie Co., Texas
Son: 1 Sep 1935 James Boyd LAWRENCE; New Boston, Bowie Co., Texas
Son: __ ___ ____ Billy McCoy LAWRENCE; New Boston, Bowie Co., Texas
Death: 8 Jul 1985 New Boston, Bowie Co., Texas
Burial: 10 Jul 1985 Sand Hill Cemetery, Bowie Co., Texas
3/F Victoria LAWRENCE
Birth: __ Feb 1900 Hopkins Co., Texas
Death: before Apr 1910 Texas

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10/F Lillie Bell LAWRENCE
Birth: 18 Jun 1872 Red Clay, Whitfield Co., Georgia
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11/M Walter S. LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1874 Red Clay, Whitfield Co., Georgia
Marriage: 07 Mar 1897 Texanora DAVIS (1871 - 1936); Lamar Co., Texas
Death: __ ___ 1903 Lamar Co., Texas