Lois and Evelyn, My records show that Elizabeth Croley was b. abt. 1803. This info was given to me by a researcher back when I first started doing genealogy. Since her age in the 1850, 1860 and 1870 census didn't coincide, I presume they were approximations. The oral history is that she and James walked 26 miles to Barbourville in about 1822 to be married. I know of no one who has found any marriage records for James and Elizabeth. The same researcher who gave me Elizabeth's birthdate showed that her son Henry b. abt. 1823 d. 8-25-1885. I don't know where the 1817 birthdate could have come from. I have Isham Lawson and Nancy Croley's son Henry Lawson b. 8-24-1825 d. 10-17-1886, m. Lucinda Bennett 12-15-1844 per Campbell county, TN marriage records. Belive me, I've been very confused with all the Lawsons with the same given names, born so close in time to one another. I'm still in the process of sorting all the Henrys, Wm's, Georges, Ishams and Nathans many of whom are cousins(double, second, etc.). Joe and Terry Lawson ----- Original Message ----- From: <Sharp2tono@aol.com> To: <KYWHITLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 5:03 PM Subject: Re: [KYWHITLE] James Siler--JAMES & BETSY LAWSON > > Evelyn > > This will not unconfuse you, but just rest assurred, I'm as confused as you. > > In a private email I'll send you an attachment about this family. It's not > what I've been searching for, but until I find it, it'll do. > > For the list, this is what I found on the attachment I'm sending Evelyn, It > doesn't give the date of James & Elizabeth "Betsy" Croley Lawson's marriage, > but does give Henry's b as > ca 1817. > > In here you notice is says Henry died in 1885 at the age of 68. I can't say > if the person got the age by subtracting the 1817 from the death year of > 1885, or if they had a death certificate. > > 229 i. Henry6 Lawson was born in Whitley Co., KY circa 1817. Henry died July > 25, 1885 at 68 years of age. His body was interred in Elks Fork, Baptist > Church, Campbell Co., TN. He married Sarah Rose September 27, 1841. > > The thing that has bothered me is Betsy was born in 1805. > So many Lawsons wearing the same name has caused mass confusion. I can > accept James getting married when he was about 17, but cannot accept Betsy > being 12 years old. I'm still searching all these disk for the descendency > chart. > > Wouldn't'cha have thought someone putting info on a disk would put more than > just Lawson on a disk as a way of identifying the contents? There must be 15 > of these disk for Lawson's alone. I could kick myself in the you know > what......Lois > > > Lois, > > > > I need you to get me straightened out on something. I am not sure why I am > > even following the line of Lawson's and Rose's except that my husband > > traces > > through the Croley's and Rose's but not these particular ones. > > > > I have two Henry Lawson's, one the son of Isham Lawson and Nancy Jane > > Croley, other the son of James Lawson and Elizabeth Croley. That makes > > them > > double first cousins. What I have on them came from information you sent > > to > > Whitley Branches. I could go back to that, but I figure you will come > > nearer to getting me straight. The Henry Lawson born to Isham and Nancy > > Jane was born 24 Aug 1825 and married Lucinda Bennett. The Henry Lawson > > born to James and Elizabeth was born abt 1817 and married Sara Rose. The > > difficulty I have is that James and Elizabeth were married in 1823, but > > their Henry was born in 1817. Isham and Nancy Jane were married in 1814 > > and > > their Henry was born 24 Aug 1825. Do I have the two Henry reversed? > > > > Please unconfuse me. > > > > Evelyn > > > > > The year's at the spring > And day's at the morn > God's in His heaven > All's right with the world! > > Robert Browning > > > ==== KYWHITLE Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Joe and Terry, I know what you mean. The Mayfield's are the same with their Isaac's, Israel's, and John's. Evelyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cox SMTP central" <jlaws63@cox.net> To: <KYWHITLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 1:39 PM Subject: Re: [KYWHITLE] James Siler--JAMES & BETSY LAWSON > Lois and Evelyn, > > My records show that Elizabeth Croley was b. abt. 1803. This info was given > to me by a researcher back when I first started doing genealogy. Since her > age in the 1850, 1860 and 1870 census didn't coincide, I presume they were > approximations. The oral history is that she and James walked 26 miles to > Barbourville in about 1822 to be married. I know of no one who has found any > marriage records for James and Elizabeth. The same researcher who gave me > Elizabeth's birthdate showed that her son Henry b. abt. 1823 d. 8-25-1885. I > don't know where the 1817 birthdate could have come from. > > I have Isham Lawson and Nancy Croley's son Henry Lawson b. 8-24-1825 d. > 10-17-1886, m. Lucinda Bennett 12-15-1844 per Campbell county, TN marriage > records. > > Belive me, I've been very confused with all the Lawsons with the same given > names, born so close in time to one another. I'm still in the process of > sorting all the Henrys, Wm's, Georges, Ishams and Nathans many of whom are > cousins(double, second, etc.). > > Joe and Terry Lawson > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Sharp2tono@aol.com> > To: <KYWHITLE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 5:03 PM > Subject: Re: [KYWHITLE] James Siler--JAMES & BETSY LAWSON > > > > > > Evelyn > > > > This will not unconfuse you, but just rest assurred, I'm as confused as > you. > > > > In a private email I'll send you an attachment about this family. It's > not > > what I've been searching for, but until I find it, it'll do. > > > > For the list, this is what I found on the attachment I'm sending Evelyn, > It > > doesn't give the date of James & Elizabeth "Betsy" Croley Lawson's > marriage, > > but does give Henry's b as > > ca 1817. > > > > In here you notice is says Henry died in 1885 at the age of 68. I can't > say > > if the person got the age by subtracting the 1817 from the death year of > > 1885, or if they had a death certificate. > > > > 229 i. Henry6 Lawson was born in Whitley Co., KY circa 1817. Henry died > July > > 25, 1885 at 68 years of age. His body was interred in Elks Fork, Baptist > > Church, Campbell Co., TN. He married Sarah Rose September 27, 1841. > > > > The thing that has bothered me is Betsy was born in 1805. > > So many Lawsons wearing the same name has caused mass confusion. I can > > accept James getting married when he was about 17, but cannot accept Betsy > > being 12 years old. I'm still searching all these disk for the > descendency > > chart. > > > > Wouldn't'cha have thought someone putting info on a disk would put more > than > > just Lawson on a disk as a way of identifying the contents? There must be > 15 > > of these disk for Lawson's alone. I could kick myself in the you know > > what......Lois > > > > > Lois, > > > > > > I need you to get me straightened out on something. I am not sure why I > am > > > even following the line of Lawson's and Rose's except that my husband > > > traces > > > through the Croley's and Rose's but not these particular ones. > > > > > > I have two Henry Lawson's, one the son of Isham Lawson and Nancy Jane > > > Croley, other the son of James Lawson and Elizabeth Croley. That makes > > > them > > > double first cousins. What I have on them came from information you > sent > > > to > > > Whitley Branches. I could go back to that, but I figure you will come > > > nearer to getting me straight. The Henry Lawson born to Isham and Nancy > > > Jane was born 24 Aug 1825 and married Lucinda Bennett. The Henry Lawson > > > born to James and Elizabeth was born abt 1817 and married Sara Rose. > The > > > difficulty I have is that James and Elizabeth were married in 1823, but > > > their Henry was born in 1817. Isham and Nancy Jane were married in 1814 > > > and > > > their Henry was born 24 Aug 1825. Do I have the two Henry reversed? > > > > > > Please unconfuse me. > > > > > > Evelyn > > > > > > > > > The year's at the spring > > And day's at the morn > > God's in His heaven > > All's right with the world! > > > > Robert Browning > > > > > > ==== KYWHITLE Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ==== KYWHITLE Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >