Thought you Lawrence researchers might like this 1860 Pineville/Rapides Parish Census. It shows Joseph Lawrence to be the father of your Washington Lawrence. Look at the list of names of children, taken from famous French & American folks. Bill King Reply to wking13@houston.rr.com _________________________________ Rapides Parish Census, Town of Pineville June 1, 1860 Post Office: Alexandria Family # 15 Joseph Lawrence 43/LA Carpenter $600/$100 Lizza C. 46/LA Wife Joseph 16/LA Louis 12/LA Lafayette 11/LA Washington 10/LA Napoleon 8/LA Josephine 5/LA __________________________________ Other family census records: June 1900 Rapides Parish Census, Town of Pineville Family # 40 Washington Lawrence 50/LA b. Oct 1849 Mar 23 Years Merchant - Owns Mary 36/LA b. Oct 1863 Wife #2 John 21/LA b. Dec 1878 Son/Watchman <John appears to be widowed/m.1 yr> Willie 14/LA b. Apr 1885 Son/Clerk Cora 17/LA b. Mar 1883 Dau Anna 11/LA b. Jan 1889 Dau/At school Harry (?) 8/LA b. Jan 1892 Son/At school Rollo 6/LA b. Apr 1894 Son/at school John W. Moseley 81/AL b. Dec 1818 Wid/m. 30 yrs Father-In-Law/Gardner --------------------- 1910 Rapides Parish Census 22 April 1910 Town of Pineville Family # 188 House # 202 Main Street Washington Lawrence Age ? Retail Grocery Store Wid - 7 Children - 6 living LA/AL/LA Henry (son) 18/LA None Rollo (son) 16/LA Baker Notes: 1) Cannot read age on census, Washington would have been about 61 (b. 1849). 2) Where was Mary, second wife?? Family # 188 House # 203 Main Street W. L. Lawrence 23/LA Farming Katie E. (wife) 27LA Anna L. (dau) 2/LA Family # 188 House # 204 Main Street Robert A. David 36/LA Cora A. (wife) 25/LA <nee: Lawrence> Robert J. (son) 7 mos/LA Family # 185 House # 199 Main Street <brother of Washington, lives nearby> Napolin Lawrence 57/LA Butcher/Owns Isabella (wife) 51/LA 4 Children - 2 Living