The first name John comes from the obituary of John M. Lawson in 1913 - his son-in-law. "1913 -Obituary as transcribed by Alan Sparks Thurs., August 7, 1913 California Democrat Death of John M. Lawson John Miller Lawson died at the home of his son-in-law B. D. Wilson several miles northwest of California Sunday last. The funeral services were held at the Baptist church in this city Monday afternoon, Rev. T. R. White, assisted by Rev. L. B. Arvin officiating and the interment was by the side of his wife at the Masonic cemetery. Mr. Lawson was within a few days of 81 years of age, born in Stokes county, North Carolina, August 14, 1832. When about 7 years of age his father John Lawson, wife and two children came over-land to Missouri with a long train of emigrants from Stokes county, including the Redfords, Dearings, Wilsons, and others who located in what is now Linn township in this county, then Cole county. Stokes county is in western North Carolina and the emigrants came through east Tennessee, thence north through Kentucky to the Ohio river, crossing into Indiana through Indiana and Illinois to Missouri, crossing the Mississippi river at St. Louis. Mr. Lawson said he walked about the entire distance. When gold was discovered in California in '49, John Lawson in '53 drove an ox team across the plains and the great American desert to the land of gold, where he remained two or three years and often remarked to his friends that he had virtually walked from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean. In December 1850 he married Hester Ann Jobe, daughter of John Logan Jobe, the Jobe family were from Tennessee and settled here as early as 1818, he was but 18 years old when he married, and in '53 when but 21 he bid his wife and baby good-bye and started on the perflous trip west. After his return he continued to live here, and was always an active energetic citizen. He was rather a remarkable man, having much energy and industry and always thrifty - he was of a genial, social nature and very generous, especially with his friends, to whom he was true and lasting, in fact he would go the full length to accomodate or protect a friend and had an abundance of shrewd native talent. Thurs., August 14, 1913 California Democrat John M. Lawson's Brothers In our sketch of John M. Lawson's death last week we failed to mention in connection with his children that he is also survived by four brothers - Alex and G ? Lawson of this county, Edward Lawson of the state of California and William D. (Bud) Lawson of Miller county. Bud Lawson, who is the father of the late Mrs Wm. Barnhill of this city, is 77 years of age, was in attendance at the funeral and is still a remarkably active man." From: "Patti" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 2:16 PM Subject: Re: [JOB] 1910 Utah (New Page (attention Patti) > Great!! Say, noticed in that one that it says John Logan.....do you know > what proof there is for the full name with John? I probably missed the > information somewhere. > Need to correct my records from Logan to John Logan. > Patti > > > New page for 1910 Utah state records > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajobebrown/jobe/ut/1910_19.html > > Patti, one of interest here for you and for those researching Logan Jobe and > Mary Saling. > Ann > >