William Lawrence Family of Spartanburg District, South Carolina

Subject: William LAWRENCE
Birth: between 1771 and 1780

Census: 4 Aug 1800 probably one of the two males 16-26 with James LAWRENCE; Spartanburg District, South Carolina

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

Census: 7 Aug 1820 Spartanburg District, South Carolina
(2 males 0-10, 1 male 16-26, 2 males 26-45, 1 male 45+, 1 female 0-10, 2 females 10-16, 1 female 16-26, 1 female 26-45, 1 female 45+)

Census: 1 Jun 1840 Spartanburg District, South Carolina
(1 male 15-20, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 60-69, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 50-59)

Probate: 15 May 1848 Spartanburg Co., South Carolina

Father ?: James LAWRENCE (b. circa 1735, )
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Marriage: __ ___ ____ probably South Carolina
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Spouse: Milly (--?--)
Birth: about 1780 South Carolina
Death: __ ___ 1855 Spartanburg District, South Carolina
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Eight Known Children
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1/M John LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1804 South Carolina
Census: 1 Jun 1840 Spartanburg District, South Carolina
(1 male 0-5, 1 male 5-10, 1 male 30-39, 1 female 0-5, 1 female 30-39)
Census: 1 Jun 1850 Spartanburg District, South Carolina (blacksmith $900)
Census: 1 Jun 1860 Southern Division, Spartanburg District, South Carolina (farmer $_ $205)
Census: 1 Jun 1870 Campobello Twp, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina (farmer $_ $300)

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Marriage: circa 1830 South Carolina
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Spouse: Demetria WOODY
Birth: 15 Jun 1811 Spartanburg District, South Carolina
Census: 1 Jun 1880 Campobello Twp, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina (widow)
Death: 9 Aug 1896 Spartanburg, South Carolina
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Eight Known Children
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• 1/F Ella LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1830 South Carolina
  
  
• 2/M William D. LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ Dec 1837 Spartanburg District, South Carolina
  Death: 13 Dec 1862 Civil War, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania Co., Virginia
  
  
• 3/F Frances Emily LAWRENCE
  Birth: 15 Jun 1839 Spartanburg District, South Carolina
  
  
• 4/M James John LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ Apr 1843 Spartanburg District, South Carolina
  Marriage: circa 1867 Sarah C. DAVIS (b. Apr 1840, ); South Carolina
  Son: 3 Apr 1868 Robert Drayton LAWRENCE; Spartanburg District, South Carolina
  Son: __ ___ 1875 John LAWRENCE; Spartanburg District, South Carolina
  Census: 1 Jun 1880 Beech Springs Twp, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina (farmer)
  Census: 1 Jun 1900 Justice Precinct 2, Collins Co., Texas (farmer)
  
  
• 5/M Nicholas Wilson LAWRENCE
  Birth: 2 Nov 1845 Spartanburg District, South Carolina
  Census: 1 Jun 1900 with Robert & Carrie HAMMET; Campobello Twp, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina (widowed farm laborer)
  
  
• 6/M Henry Jones LAWRENCE
  Birth: 3 Jul 1848 Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  Marriage: circa 1869 Rachel Abigail LANFORD (b. 1847, ), daughter of Wesley LANFORD; South Carolina
  Census: 1 Jun 1870 Campobello, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina (farmer)
  Son: 3 Nov 1870 Robert Lorenzo LAWRENCE; Campobello Twp, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  Daughter: 13 Aug 1872 Mary Ann "Milly" LAWRENCE; Laurens, Laurens Co., South Carolina
  Daughter: 20 Jun 1876 Sarah Elizabeth LAWRENCE; Campobello Twp, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  Census: 1 Jun 1880 with Wesley LANFORD; Youngs Twp, Laurens Co., South Carolina (laborer)
  
  
• 7/M Lorenzo D. LAWRENCE
  Birth: 24 Sep 1850 Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  Marriage: circa 1872 Mary A. MORRIS (b. Jul 1856, ); South Carolina
  Daughter: 23 Aug 1873 Nancy Louisa LAWRENCE; Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  Daughter: 22 Sep 1875 Carrie I. LAWRENCE; Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  Daughter: 1 Jan 1877 Minnie Lee LAWRENCE; Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  Son: 23 May 1879 Alvin Jones LAWRENCE; Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  Census: 1 Jun 1880 Cross Anchor Twp, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina (farmer)
  Son: 2 Feb 1884 Fred Don LAWRENCE; Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  Son: 7 Jun 1888 Herbert Clyde LAWRENCE; Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  
  
• 8/F Amanda LAWRENCE
  Birth: 12 Sep 1852 Spartanburg Co., South Carolina

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2/F Sarah LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1805 South Carolina
Marriage: __ ___ ____ Thomas OLIVER; South Carolina
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3/F Mary "Polly" LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1807 Spartanburg District, South Carolina
Marriage: __ ___ ____ Thomas COTHRAN; South Carolina
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4/F Hannah LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1810 Spartanburg District, South Carolina
Marriage: __ ___ ____ Obediah W. BISHOP; South Carolina
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5/F Unity LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1814 Spartanburg District, South Carolina
Marriage: __ ___ ____ John BENNET; South Carolina
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6/M James LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1817 South Carolina
Census: 1 Jun 1850 Spartanburg District, South Carolina (farmer $500)
Census: 1 Jun 1860 Spartanburg District, South Carolina (farmer $850 $255)
Census: 1 Jun 1870 Campobello, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina (farmer $250)
Death: 24 Mar 1874 Campobello, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina

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Marriage: circa 1842 South Carolina
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Spouse: Milly BISHOP
Birth: __ ___ 1820 South Carolina
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Five Known Children
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• 1/M William LAWRENCE
  Birth: 22 May 1842 Spartanburg District, South Carolina
  Marriage: 10 Jan 1866 Susan Ann WALDROP (b. 3 Aug 1845, d. 12 Jun 1913); Henderson Co., North Carolina
  Son: 23 Dec 1866 James Calloway LAWRENCE; Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  Son: 15 May 1870 Joseph E. LAWRENCE; Henderson Co., North Carolina
  Son: 5 Jan 1876 William LAWRENCE; Buncombe Co., North Carolina
  Daughter: 7 Jun 1877 Maggie LAWRENCE; Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  Son: 7 Aug 1880 Benjamin LAWRENCE; Buncombe Co., North Carolina
  Son: 8 May 1881 Thomas LAWRENCE; Buncombe Co., North Carolina
  Daughter: 7 Jun 1886 Dora LAWRENCE; Buncombe Co., North Carolina
  Daughter: 27 Sep 1888 Cassie Ethel LAWRENCE; South Carolina
  Marriage: circa 1892 Lucy A. BELCHER (b. 17 Oct 1861, d. 18 Nov 1928); Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  Daughter: 24 Apr 1894 Millie LAWRENCE; Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  Son: 10 Jun 1897 Jesse Sorrell LAWRENCE; Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  Death: 24 Dec 1924 Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  
  
• 2/F Elizabeth LAWRENCE
  Birth: 21 May 1846 Spartanburg District, South Carolina
  
  
• 3/M James Albert LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1848 Spartanburg District, South Carolina
  Marriage: circa 1866 Nancy CARTEE (b. Jun 1844, d. ? ); South Carolina
  Daughter: __ ___ 1869 Milly E. LAWRENCE; Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  Daughter: 6 May 1871 Margaret Adeline LAWRENCE; Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  Daughter: __ Sep 1873 Sarah LAWRENCE; Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  Son: 10 Jul 1878 Andrew Jackson LAWRENCE; Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  Census: 1 Jun 1880 Beech Springs Twp, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina (farmer)
  Son: 18 May 1881 Thomas Jefferson LAWRENCE; Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  Son: 20 Dec 1884 James Pinkney LAWRENCE; Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  Death: before 1900 South Carolina
  
  
• 4/F Nancy LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1850 Spartanburg District, South Carolina
  
  
• 5/M Solomon Jefferson LAWRENCE
  Birth: 26 Mar 1854 Spartanburg District, South Carolina
  Marriage: circa 1878 Mary Frances COTHRAN (b. 1850, d. ? ); South Carolina
  Daughter: __ ___ 1879 Minnie LAWRENCE; Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  Census: 1 Jun 1880 Beech Springs Twp, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina (laborer on farm)
  Daughter: __ May 1883 Molly LAWRENCE; Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  Daughter: __ Jul 1884 Effie K. LAWRENCE; Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  Marriage: __ ___ ____ Louise Marie WOLFE (b. 23 Sep 1869, d. 8 Mar 1901); South Carolina
  Daughter: 8 Feb 1896 Mamie Louise LAWRENCE; Greenville Co., South Carolina
  Marriage: __ ___ ____ Rebecca TESSNER (b. Jan 1881, )
  Son: 6 May 1902 William Jefferson LAWRENCE; Spartanburg Co., South Carolina

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7/M Joseph LAWRENCE
Birth: 3 Apr 1818 Spartanburg District, South Carolina
Census: 1 Jun 1850 Spartanburg District, South Carolina (farmer)
Census: 1 Jun 1860 Henderson Co., North Carolina (laborer)
Census: 1 Jun 1870 Crab Creek Twp, Henderson Co., North Carolina (farmer $_ $107)
Death: 20 Jun 1878 Henderson Co., North Carolina

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Marriage: circa 1841 South Carolina
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Spouse: Demetria "Millie" OLIVER
Birth: 20 Feb 1815 Pickens Co., South Carolina
Death: 20 Jun 1914 Henderson Co., North Carolina
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Five Known Children
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• 1/F Milly LAWRENCE
  Birth: 20 Sep 1843 Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  Marriage: 30 Oct 1866 John ANDERS (b. 1841, d. 1906); Henderson Co. North Carolina
  Death: 26 Mar 1903 Henderson Co., North Carolina
  
  
• 2/M William G. "Bud" LAWRENCE
  Birth: 3 Sep 1845 Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  Marriage: 3 Aug 1866 Sarah Ann DALTON (b. 1 May 1845, d. 10 Jun 1945); Henderson Co., North Carolina
  Daughter: __ May 1867 Susan LAWRENCE; Henderson Co., North Carolina
  Son: __ Sep 1869 Joseph Morris LAWRENCE; Henderson Co., North Carolina
  Son: 22 Sep 1873 William Bobo LAWRENCE; Henderson Co., North Carolina
  Daughter: 8 Mar 1875 Mary Adeline LAWRENCE; Henderson Co., North Carolina
  Census: 1 Jun 1880 Hendersonville, Henderson Co., North Carolina (farmer)
  Daughter: 10 Jun 1881 Jessie Unitie LAWRENCE; Henderson Co., North Carolina
  Daughter: 10 Apr 1884 Martha Ann LAWRENCE; Henderson Co., North Carolina
  Death: 25 Sep 1930 Hendersonville, Henderson Co., North Carolina
  
  
• 3/M Joseph Gibson LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ Jul 1847 Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  Marriage: 12 Nov 1868 Julia Ann JUSTUS (b. 10 Mar 1846, d. 28 Jan 1926); Henderson Co., North Carolina
  Death: 7 Nov 1917 Crab Creek, Henderson Co., North Carolina
  
  
• 4/F Elizabeth B. LAWRENCE
  Birth: 8 Sep 1849 Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  Marriage: 2 Apr 1874 James L. MURRAY (b. 1 Dec 1852, d.25 Nov 1911); Henderson Co., North Carolina
  Death: 5 Apr 1928 Asheville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina
  
  
• 5/F Martha J. LAWRENCE
  Birth: 20 Jun 1856 South Carolina
  Marriage: before 1880 William C. WAYCASTER; North Carolina
  Death: 22 Mar 1926 Asheville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina

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8/M George Jefferson LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1824 Spartanburg District, South Carolina
Census: 1 Jun 1860 Spartanburg District, South Carolina (farmer $_ $80)
Death: before Jun 1870 Spartanburg District, South Carolina

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Marriage: circa 1845 South Carolina
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Spouse: Elizabeth THOMPSON
Birth: __ ___ 1824 South Carolina
Census: 1 Jun 1870 Beech Springs Twp, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
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Five Known Children
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• 1/F Sarah LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1846 Spartanburg District, South Carolina
  
  
• 2/F Albertha "Ann" LAWRENCE
  Birth: 27 Feb 1848 Spartanburg District, South Carolina
  Death: 15 Jan 1916 Campobello Twp, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  
  
• 3/F Isanorah LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1852 Spartanburg District, South Carolina
  
  
• 4/F Martha C. LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1857 Spartanburg District, South Carolina
  Marriage: __ ___ ____ Richard CROCKER (b. 1857, d. 1888); South Carolina
  
  
• 5/M Charles E. LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ May 1860 Spartanburg District, South Carolina
  Marriage: circa 1880 Cena (--?--) (b. 1864, d. ); South Carolina
  Census: 1 Jun 1880 Beech Springs Twp, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina (laborer on farm)
  Son: 12 Aug 1883 James Alexander LAWRENCE; Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  Marriage: __ ___ 1887 Amanda MORTON (b. Apr 1872, ); South Carolina
  Son: 26 Oct 1888 Joseph Arthur LAWRENCE; Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  Son: 20 Oct 1895 Grover Cleveland LAWRENCE; Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  Son: 19 Aug 1897 Charles Alvin LAWRENCE; Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
  Census: 1 Jun 1900 Campobello Twp, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina (R.R. employee)