Delores Thompson writes: << Am I correct that Zeby Lawson is the son of John Wesley Lawson and Mary Morris Price? If not, who does he belong to? >> Yes, Delores. I think I've finally got this figured out, after studying Census records for several hours. Here's what I've got. Additions/correction/comments requested. Carol First Generation 1. John Wesley LAWSON , son of Albert Pinkney LAWSON and Rebecca Frances McNATT was born on 20 Oct 1859 in Jefferson Co., Georgia. He died on 10 Jul 1934 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. He was buried in City Cemetery, Swainsboro, Georgia. 1880 US Census: Emanuel Co., GA - District 52; Household 248: LAWSON, John W. 20 Mary 18 William 6 months; born Dec. 1900 US Census: Lide, Emanuel Co., GA - District 105; Household 603/651: LAWSON, John W. 58; born Oct 1841; married 22 years Mary 38; born Feb 1862; 10 children Lord B. 16; born 1883 (Loyd) Prinse 13; born Sep 1886 (Quince) Luner 11; born May 1889 (Luma) Silas 9; born Feb 1891 Wade H. 7; born Mar 1893 Bennett 5; born Sep 1894 Carrie 3; born Jan 1897 Addie 1; born May 1899 1910 US Census: Emanuel Co., GA - GMD 53, District 96 LAWSON, John W. 51 Mary 46; 11 children (names of children illegible) 1920 US Census: Swainsboro, Emanuel Co., GA - District 26; Household 128: LAWSON, John W. 60 Mary 57 Bennett 23 Gus 16 Addie 19 PORTERFIELD, Z. T. ? 31; widowed daughter Minnie 11; granddaughter John R. 6; grandson Gwendolyn 3; granddaughter 1930 US Census: Emanuel Co., GA - GMD 53, District 6; Household 147/148: LAWSON, John W. 70; married at 18 Mary 68; married at 16 Loyd 43; single son Bennett 33; single son Zaluma 40; widowed daughter Gus 25; single son Addie 28; single daughter PORTERFIELD, John R. 15; grandson PORTERFIELD, Windiline 13; grandson (that should be granddaughter) Nearby at Household 140/150 lived their son William Z. LAWSON and next to William at Household 150/ 151 lived their son Silas LAWSON. John married Mary Morris PRICE daughter of James Hampton "Hamp" PRICE (CSA) and Jemima J. FLANDERS about 1878 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. Mary was born on 18 Feb 1862 in Georgia. She died on 27 Jan 1941 in Swainsboro, Emanuel Co., Georgia. She was buried in City Cemetery, Swainsboro, Georgia. Mary PRICE listed as age 8 on the 1870 Emanuel County Census in the household of her widowed mother, Jemima (Flanders) PRICE. John and Mary had the following children: + 2 M i. William Z. LAWSON was born in Dec 1879. He died on 18 Jun 1966. 3 M ii. John Loyd LAWSON was born on 21 Jul 1883 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. He died on 7 May 1978 in Georgia. He was buried in City Cemetery, Swainsboro, Georgia. Loyd apparently never married. In 1930, at age 43, he was listed as single and living with his parents - Emanuel Co., GA - GMD 53, District 6; Household 147/148. + 4 M iii. Quince Edward LAWSON was born on 4 Mar 1886. He died on 23 Mar 1945. + 5 F iv. Zaluma "Luma" LAWSON was born on 2 May 1888. She died on 2 Sep 1974. + 6 M v. James Silas LAWSON was born on 4 Sep 1890. He died on 14 Aug 1953. + 7 M vi. Wade H. LAWSON was born on 21 Mar 1892. He died on 25 Jan 1964. 8 M vii. Bennett W. LAWSON was born on 24 Feb 1894 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. He died on 4 May 1966 in Georgia. He was buried in City Cemetery, Swainsboro, Georgia. In 1930, at age 33, Bennett was listed as single and still living with his parents - Emanuel Co., GA - GMD 53, District 6; Household 147/148. + 9 F viii. Carrie LAWSON was born on 11 Jan 1898. She died on 24 Nov 1989. 10 F ix. Addie LAWSON was born on 3 Aug 1899 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. She died on 31 Jan 1985 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. She was buried in City Cemetery, Swainsboro, Georgia. Addie, age 28 and single, was still living with her parents in 1930 - Emanuel Co., GA - GMD 53, District 6; Household 147/148. Addie married Gordon Lee HENRY son of John W. HENRY and Addeline NUNN on 10 Dec 1932 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. Gordon was born on 29 Jul 1907 in Georgia. He died about 1980 in Georgia. 11 M x. Gus LAWSON was born about 1904 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. Second Generation 2. William Z. LAWSON (John Wesley "Johnny") was born in Dec 1879 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. He died on 18 Jun 1966 in Chatham Co., Georgia. 1900 US Census: Emanuel Co., GA - GMD 1208, District 107; Household 198/199: SCREWS, Zacks 53; born Apr 1847; married 24 years Lydia 46; born Feb 1854; 8 children, 5 living George 13; born Sep 1886 Hattie 7; born Jan 1893 LAWSON, Zeby 19; born Dec 1880; married 1 year; son-in-law Mattie 15; born Jan 1885; daughter Zack; born May 1900; grandson 1910 US Census: Emanuel Co., GA - GMD 53, District 96; Household 325/327: LAWSON, William Z. 30; married 10 years Mattie 26; 5 children, 4 living Artie S. 10; son (it is assumed that he is the same as the Zack listed in 1900) Grover C. 8; son Rubie D. 2; daughter Cleo ? 1; son 1920 US Census: Swainsboro, Emanuel Co., GA - District 26; Household 81: LAWSON, W. Z. 40 Mattie 36 Ottie 19; son Cleo 11; son Br___ 8; son Carey 6; son John H. 4; son Blanche Mae 1; daughter 1930 US Census: Emanuel Co., GA - GMD 53, District 6; Household 149/150: LAWSON, William Z. 51; married at 20 Mattie 46; married at 15 Ottie 29; son Cleo 20; son Cary or Cory 16; son John A. 14; son Blanchie Mae 11; daughter Vera or Vena G. 8; daughter Mattie Lois 4 years, 8 months; daughter Next door at Household 150/151 lived William's younger brother Silas and his family. Nearby at Household 147/148 lived their parents John W. and Mary LAWSON. Georgia Deaths, 1919-98: William Z. LAWSON - 18 Jun 1966, age 66. County of residence: Chatham. County of death: Chathem. Mrs. Mattie M. S. LAWSON - 28 Sep 1938. County of death: Emanuel. William married Mattie SCREWS daughter of Zachariah A. "Zack" SCREWS and Lydia "Liddie" MCKINSEY/McKENZIE about 1899 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. Mattie was born about Jan 1885 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. She died on 28 Sep 1938 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. William and Mattie had the following children: 12 M i. Ottie Lee LAWSON was born on 9 May 1900 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. He died on 9 Jun 1976 in Georgia. He was buried in City Cemetery, Swainsboro, Georgia. For some reason, he was listed as Zack on the 1900 Emanuel County Census. Ottie married Mary BERRY after 1940 in Georgia. Mary was born on 25 Nov 1923 in Georgia. 13 M ii. Grover C. LAWSON was born about 1902 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. 14 iii. child LAWSON was born about 1905 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. This child died before 1910. 15 F iv. Rubie D. LAWSON was born about 1907 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. 16 M v. Cleo LAWSON was born in 1909 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. He died on 29 Mar 1951 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. He was buried in City Cemetery, Swainsboro, Georgia. Georgia Deaths, 1919-98: Cleo LAWSON - 29 Mar 1951, age 42. County of residence: Emanuel. County of death: Emanuel. In �Cemeteries of Emanuel Co., Georgia�, his name appears as �Celo�. 17 M vi. B. LAWSON was born about 1911 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. What was his name? 18 M vii. Cary LAWSON was born about 1913 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. 19 M viii. John A. LAWSON was born about 1915 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. 20 F ix. Blanche Mae LAWSON was born about 1919 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. 21 F x. Vera G. LAWSON was born about 1921 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. 22 F xi. Mattie Lois LAWSON was born about 1925 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. 4. Quince Edward LAWSON (John Wesley "Johnny") was born on 4 Mar 1886 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. He died on 23 Mar 1945 in Georgia. He was buried in City Cemetery, Swainsboro, Georgia. 1930 US Census: Swainsboro, Emanuel Co., GA - District 4; Household 436/488: LAWSON, Quince E. 48; married at 29 Hallie or Hattie 37; married at 18 Zackie 17 Nelle 12 Willie G. 5 Buried near Quince at Swainsboro City Cemetery is Vera T. "Mimi" LAWSON - born Oct 6, 1913; died Feb 25, 1990. How is she related to him? Quince married Hattie about 1910 in Georgia. Hattie was born about 1897 in Georgia. They had the following children: 23 M i. Zackie E. LAWSON was born on 20 Mar 1913 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. He died on 18 Dec 1997 in Georgia. He was buried in City Cemetery, Swainsboro, Georgia. 24 F ii. Nelle LAWSON was born about 1917 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. 25 M iii. Willie G. LAWSON was born about 1924 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. 5. Zaluma "Luma" LAWSON (John Wesley "Johnny") was born on 2 May 1888 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. She died on 2 Sep 1974 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. She was buried in City Cemetery, Swainsboro, Georgia. Zaluma married Samuel T. PORTERFIELD son of Robert Lee Tait "Bob" PORTERFIELD and Susan T. HALL in 1910 in Georgia. Samuel was born on 25 Dec 1877 in Georgia. He died on 12 Oct 1915 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. He was buried in Elisha Coleman Cemetery, Swainsboro, Georgia. 1910 US Census: Emanuel Co., GA - GMD 53, District 95; Household 54/55: PORTERFIELD, Samuel T. 30; 2nd marriage; married 4 months Luma 20; 1st marriage; married 4 months Minnie D. 13; daughter Popie R. 11; daughter Almeda 9; daughter Samuel B. 6; son 1920 US Census: Swainsboro, Emanuel Co., GA - District 26; Household 128: LAWSON, John W. 60 Mary 57 Bennett 23 Gus 16 Addie 19 PORTERFIELD, Z. T. ? 31; widowed daughter Minnie 11; granddaughter John R. 6; grandson Gwendolyn 3; granddaughter 1930 US Census: Emanuel Co., GA - GMD 53, District 6; Household 147/148: LAWSON, John W. 70; married at 18 Mary 68; married at 16 Loyd 43; single son Bennett 33; single son Zaluma 40; widowed daughter Gus 25; single son Addie 28; single daughter PORTERFIELD, John R. 15; grandson PORTERFIELD, Windiline 13; grandson (that should be granddaughter) Samuel and Zaluma had the following children: 26 M i. John R. PORTERFIELD was born on 14 Jun 1913 in Georgia. He died on 27 Apr 1979 in Georgia. He was buried in City Cemetery, Swainsboro, Georgia. John married Vera W. after 1945 in Georgia. Vera was born on 19 Dec 1927 in Georgia. 27 F ii. Gwendolyn PORTERFIELD was born about 1917 in Georgia. This child was listed as a 3-year-old daughter named Gwendolyn on the 1920 Emanuel County Census and as a 13-year-old son named Windiline on the 1930 Census. 6. James Silas LAWSON (John Wesley "Johnny") was born on 4 Sep 1890 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. He died on 14 Aug 1953 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. He was buried in City Cemetery, Swainsboro, Georgia. 1930 US Census: Emanuel Co., GA - GMD 53, District 6; Household 150/151: LAWSON, Silas 39; married at 28 Nettie 32; married at 21 Peggie 2 years, 11 months Next door at Household 149/150 lived Silas' oldest brother William Z. LAWSON and his family. Georgia Deaths, 1919-98: James S. LAWSON - 14 Aug 1953, age 62. County of residence: Emanuel. County of death: Emanuel. Nettie H. LAWSON - 16 Jul 1970, age 72. County of residence: Emanuel. County of death: Emanuel. James married Nettie HICKS about 1918 in Georgia. Nettie was born on 2 Mar 1898 in Georgia. She died on 16 Jul 1970 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. She was buried in City Cemetery, Swainsboro, Georgia. They had the following children: 28 F i. Peggie LAWSON was born about 1927 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. 7. Wade H. LAWSON (John Wesley "Johnny") was born on 21 Mar 1892 in Georgia. He died on 25 Jan 1964 in Georgia. He was buried in City Cemetery, Swainsboro, Georgia. 1930 US Census: Emanuel Co., GA - GMD 53, District 6; Household 305/307: LAWSON, Wade H. 35; married at 23 Winey 31; married at 19 Opal 12; daughter Marsi or Nannie Ruth 10; daughter Hamp 7; son Wadus 5; son Wade married Wynie C. about 1913 in Georgia. Wynie was born on 19 Jul 1898 in Georgia. She died on 15 Dec 1963 in Georgia. She was buried in City Cemetery, Swainsboro, Georgia. They had the following children: 29 F i. Opal LAWSON was born about 1917 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. 30 F ii. Marci Ruth or Nannie Ruth LAWSON was born about 1919 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. 31 M iii. Hamp P. LAWSON was born on 25 Jul 1922 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. He died on 2 Jan 1980. He was buried in City Cemetery, Swainsboro, Georgia. Hamp was a Sergeant in the US Army during World War II. 32 M iv. Wadus L. LAWSON was born on 20 Nov 1924 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. He died on 8 Jan 1986. He was buried in City Cemetery, Swainsboro, Georgia. 9. Carrie LAWSON (John Wesley "Johnny") was born on 11 Jan 1898 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. She died on 24 Nov 1989 in Georgia. She was buried in City Cemetery, Swainsboro, Georgia. Carrie married Ottie Wilford LEWIS son of Neil W. LEWIS and Dora E. ROUNTREE about 1916 in Georgia. Ottie was born on 5 Sep 1894 in Georgia. He died on 28 Aug 1969 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. He was buried in City Cemetery, Swainsboro, Georgia. 1930 US Census: Swainsboro, Emanuel Co., GA - District 4; Household 426/443: LEWIS, Ottie 35; married at 22 Carrie L. 29; married at 16 Elizabeth 12 Lawson W. 10 James N. 7 Georgia Deaths, 1919-98: Ottie W. LEWIS - 28 Aug 1969, age 75. County of residence: Emanuel. County of death: Emanuel. Carrie L. LEWIS - 24 Nov 1989, age 91. County of residence: Emanuel. County of death: Emanuel. Ottie and Carrie had the following children: 33 M i. Lawson W. LEWIS was born on 20 Mar 1920 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. He died on 7 Aug 1982 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. He was buried in City Cemetery, Swainsboro, Georgia. Lawson served in the US Army. Georgia Deaths, 1919-98: Lawson W. LEWIS - 07 Aug 1982, age 62. County of residence: Emanuel. County of death: Emanuel. 34 F ii. Elizabeth LEWIS was born about 1918 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. 35 M iii. James N. LEWIS was born on 29 May 1922 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. He died on 11 Jun 1998 in Laurens Co., Georgia. Georgia Deaths, 1919-98: James M. LEWIS - 11 Jun 1998, age 76. County of residence: Emanuel. County of death: Laurens. SSDI: James N. LEWIS - born 29 May 1922; died 11 Jun 1998. Last residence: Swainsboro, Emanuel Co., GA. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/

I think I have enough now to identify my G-GM Nancy Stroud Hart as the daughter of John Stroud. This might be helpful to those trying to connect up the descendants of John. 1880 Emanuel Census Stroud, John, 55 Susan [H or A], 48, wife Rachel, 23------------prob. Rachel Stroud Rogers m. Luke Rogers John W.,17, son Missouri, 14, daughter Nancy, 12-------------prob. Nancy Stroud Hart m. Manning Hart Richard J, 8, son Ollind, 5, son My reasoning follows. I connect Rachel and Nancy in this way. My Mother told me years ago that Hattie Hart Lawson (m. George W. Lawson, my GF) was first cousin to Mamie Willis (m. Joe Willis), and that Mamie "may have been a Rogers", the exact words I wrote in my notebook while talking with Mother. Recently I saw an email, to which I've lost the reference, declaring that John Stroud's daughter Rachel married Luke Rogers, they being the parents of Mamie Rogers who married Joe Willis. Then looking over my notes again, I saw the significance of the Hattie Hart Lawson and Mamie Willis connection. They were first cousins and were probably both granddaughters of John Stroud. What do Stroud-line students think of this? -- Hugh Lawson hlawson@triad.rr.com