Hello Laws Cousins: I just found an amazing page of LAWS history -- I'm sure many of you have seen it, but thought any who haven't come across it, might find it helpful. I can't connect my line of Selim (William) LAWS to it, but it is so interesting!! Click here to see it: http://www.goldenlyon.com/laws.html Sincerely, Nancy :-) ====================================================================== Searching for: Selim C. (William C.) LAWS born in North Carolina about 1816-1820. He was a carpenter. He has been listed as Celim LAWS and as William C. LAWS (William Celim LAWS)? > Celem C. Laws and wife (Mary E. EUBANKS) were on the 1850 census for > Iredell County, North Carolina: Roll 634, p.p. 422-423 > > > Celem C. Laws, 34, farmer, $150, NC > > > Mary E. Laws, 26, NC > > > Eliza J. Laws, 9, NC > > > Wm. E. Laws, 8, NC > > > Ann Laws, 6, NC > > > Sarah E. Laws, 3, NC > > > Ruth S. Laws, 1, NC > > This is the only Laws household in Iredell Co in 1850, but there were > Laws households in Wilkes Co, which is not far away, and in Henderson, > and in Yancey, but we can't connect them to our Selim. > > Children of Selim (Celim) LAWS and Mary (Elizabeth) EUBANKS: > > > 1. Eliza J. LAWS > b. abt 1841 North Carolina > (husband may have been Charles Harris?) > > > 2. William E. LAWS > b. abt 1842 North Carolina > d. after July 1863 (Battle of Gettysburg) > m. Eliza Jane MORGAN > b. ______ > d. abt 1871 > .....One child: Robert - left an orphan after both William E. LAWS > and Eliza Jane Morgan died, was adopted by Selim & Mary abt 1871 > > Robert Edwin LAWS > b. 28 OCT 1864 Windsor, Canada > d. 19 OCT 1935 Covina, California > m. Jennie M. Heald > > Robert Edwin Laws, resident of Covina for the past 17 years, died at his > home on West Dexter Street Saturday, October 19, from a heart attack. Mr > Laws was 70 years of age at this time of his passing. Born in Windsor, > Canada October 28, 1864, the deceased was the only child of William E. > Laws and Eliza Jane Morgan. His father was descended from revolutionary > stock. He served in the Confederate Army and died from wounds received > at Gettysburg. Mr. Laws was left an orphan at the age of seven and > resided with his paternal grandparents in Union County Tennessee. He > attended the Academy at (faded out) Hill, securing a (faded out) to > teach. He taught school in Texas and Kentucky and for six years in the > state of Washington then a territory. Later he spent two years in > Guatemala, engaging in farming. > > > He married Jennie M. Heald 7-16-1896. After farming in Madera and Stanislaus counties until 1912 they moved with their family in Texas and thence to Old Mexico, leaving Mexico in 1914 because of the revolution. They returned to Southern California and remained in this district. He has been field manager for the Charter Oak Citrus association for the > past 12 years. He maintained an active interest in national and local > government affairs. He leaves his wife, Mrs.. Jennie M. Laws and two > daughters, Mrs. Ruth Hepner of Covina and Mrs.. Bernice Nelson of Los > Angeles. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America and the Moose > orders. Funeral services were held Monday at 2:30 at the Christiansen > and Moore Chapel with Mrs.. Brown, reader of the First Church of Christ, > scientist, in charge. Interment was at Oakdale cemetery. > > > 3. Ann LAWS > b. abt 1844 North Carolina > > > 4. Carmelia LAWS (Camila or Camilla) > b. abt 1846 North Carolina > > > 5. Sarah E. LAWS > b. abt 1847 North Carolina > > > 6. Susan Ruth LAWS (Ruth S.) > b. abt 1849 North Carolina > d. abt 1919 (age 70) Claiborne County, TN > > > 7. Mary LAWS > b. abt 1851 North Carolina > > > 8. Lisa M. LAWS (Lisa. N.) > b. abt 1856 North Carolina > > > 9. Catherine LAWS > b. abt 1858 North Carolina > > > 10. Laura C. Laws (Laura I.C.) > b. 27 JUN 1860 North Carolina > d. 19 AUG 1931 Claiborne County, TN > m. (1st) ______ Snyder > > > (2nd) Dr. George P. Miller > > > (3rd) Henry B. Carter > > > 11. Wiley Clinton LAWS (Clint) > b. 10 APR 1866 North Carolina > d. 6 JUL 1934 Claiborne County, TN > m. (abt 1886) Mary E. EDMONDSON > b. 31 JAN 1866 TN > d. 26 NOV 1930 Claiborne County, TN > (daughter of Elijah EDMONDSON & Catherine OWENS. > > > OBITUARY: W.C. Laws was born 4-10-1866 and died 7-6-1934. He was 68 > > > years, 2 months, and 26 days old. He had been in failing health for > > > quite a while, but for the last 2 weeks he was very sick. He said he > > > was not afraid to die and was ready to go. He has selected his burial > > > place and told how he wished his funeral carried out. He wanted Arlie > > > Gose to hold the services. His request was to read the fifteenth chapter of First Corinthians. He is survived by > > two children, > > Mrs.. Charles H. Minton of Middlesboro KY.,and Mr.. Charles Laws, of > Tazewell - ten grandchildren - and one > > brother, John > > Laws of Claiborne County. > > Funeral services were held last Sunday morning at ten o'clock at the > > Burchett cemetery on Straight Creek, with the Rev. Arlie Gose > > officiating. > > > > > > Children of Wiley Clinton LAWS & Catherine EDMONDSON LAWS: > > > > > > .....Myrtle (Myrtie) LAWS b. 1895 > > > m. Charles H. MINTON > > (son of Robert MINTON & Manetia Niecie McBEE) > > > (children: Charles, Mary, Cora, Vannah, Myrtle, Billie, > > Patsy, Charlene) > > > > > > .....Charles LAWS > > > m. Roma Alice Jessee > > > children: Mary, Swann David, Joyce Ruth, Myrtle, Mackie) > > > > > > 12. John A. LAWS > > > b. 15 JUN 1867 Tennessee > > > d. 11 APR 1936 Claiborne County, TN > > > m _________? (wife and 4 children living in 1936) > > > > > > OBITUARY: John Laws was born 6-15-1867 professed faith in Christ at an early age and joined the > > Missionary Baptist > > Church at Straight Creek, > > died 4-11-1936, age 68 years, ten months,and 4 days. He said he was > > ready to meet his Lord, and there was nothing in his way. He is survived > > by his wife and 4 children. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. H. > > C. Fletcher. Interment in the Brooks cemetery. > > > > > > 13. Martha Elizabeth LAWS > > > b. 11 MAY 1868 New Tazewell, TN (Claiborne County) > > > d. MAR 1941 Weslaco, TX > > > m. Willie Fletcher KING > > > (children: Elard KING, Otis KING) > > We have always had a mystery about Martha Elizabeth, as she told all of > > the family she had been left on the doorstep of two "old maid" aunts or > > sisters, when she was a little baby. These two ladies raised her in New > > Tazewell, Tennessee. > > She married Willie King and had two sons - Otis King and Elard King. The > > family moved to Ryan, Oklahoma in the early 1900s. Willie died, and > > Martha married Vincent Meyers (also from New Tazewell). > > NOTE: In the 1900 Claiborne County Census, there was a "cousin" - named > > David LAWS (born May, 1882 TN) who was living in this household. He > > would have been 18 at the time. We don't know anything about him. > > > 14. Harrison LAWS > > > b. abt 1872 Union County, TN? > > > > > > NOTE: The 1880 Claiborne County Census listed a grandchild - Alice, age 4 ----- living with Salem LAWS > > family. We don't know who she is related to. > > ==== LAWS Mailing List ==== > Please post Laws related information at our GenConnect Board at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~schwartz/Laws/laws_bds.htm