This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ktsok Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lawson/3427.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.2.3.1.3.1.1.2.1.1.1.2.3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Interesting! In 1898 there was a T.J. Brown bondsman at my g-grandpa's first wedding and in 1920 there was an S.M. Brown bondsman at his third wedding. Maybe descendants of Thomas Jr.? By the way, thanks for posting the Time Magazine link on Lawrence Lawson. It was new to me. To heck with the park service, Lawrence was a national heavy hitter! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: drdjones Surnames: Lawson, Burton, Brown Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lawson/3427.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.2.3.1.3.1.1.2.1.1.1.2.3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I think that is a mistake. Most suggest that it was Banks' Elizabeth. Banks' Eliza married George Ferrell. It is possible that it was Peter Lawson 1850 Eliza. Peter's Elizabeth married Pleasant G. Murrell. The clue is that Thomas East Brown Jr secured the marriage bond. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ktsok Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lawson/3427.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.2.3.1.3.1.1.2.1.1.1.2.3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I hadn't realized that William Burton was married twice. Elizabeth Lawson, daughter of Hennis, in 1850 she is 24. In 1860 she is still 24. In the 1860 household of James C "Berton" his Elizabeth is 25. I am trying to figure out how many of the children in Hennis household belong to Elizabeth. I wonder how well Burrell Harris knew the Gibsons? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ktsok Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lawson/3427.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.2.3.1.3.1.1.2.1.1.1.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Jack, I hope you find Janes info. I checked all the Shanks info I could find and they were speculating like the rest of us. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jackLawson74 Surnames: Lawson, Shanks Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lawson/3427.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.2.3.1.3.1.1.2.1.1.1.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have a copy of Gaines death record,thereis no father listed. His sister, Jane Lawson Shanks died in 1922, still trying to find her death record, I believe that thir father was James Willis, if that is on her record then as far as I am concerned that is proof enough. The other siblings are Francis Cave Lawson and McClellan Clement Lawson (died 18 Dec. 1898) not sure what has happened to Francis. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: AshleyGaumond Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lawson/3427.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.2.3.1.3.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.3.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Yes, I sent several people that government website last year, because it gives a good portrait of his accomplishments. If something can't be found on ancestry- and it often can't- I automatically do a general Internet search. I was glad to find him. Thank you for the Time article. "...chunky brown soldier..." We Americans are so sweet. :) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: drdjones Surnames: Lawson, Brown, Winstead, Burton Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lawson/3427.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.2.3.1.3.1.1.2.1.1.1.2.3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There are lots of stories about the Burrell Harris family. He married Jane Burton, daughter of William Burton and Salina Murrell. Salina was the daughter of James Murrell Sr and Nancy Lawson. William Burton was know as William Trent before 1860, and was likely the son of Samuel Trent who was said to be an illegitimate boy and son or stepson of Alexander Trent Sr. William Burton was the father of James C. Burton who married Elizabeth Lawson, presumed daughter of Hennis Lawson. They divorce and James married Emily Brown, daughter of Commodore Brown and Orlena Winstead. Orlena Winstead was the daughter of John Winstead and Mary Lawson, daughter of Banks Lawson. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: drdjones Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lawson/3427.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.2.3.1.3.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.3.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Just download Lawrence's official government photo off of this site. You can also get copies of Gaines Lawson's official Army photos on the web as well. http://www.ibwc.gov/About_Us/Commish_History.html This 1938 article is interesting too. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,760300-1,00.html Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ktsok Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lawson/3427.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.2.3.1.3.1.1.2.1.1.1.2.3.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: We got one of our Gibsons to test and it confirmed a rumor that our line was conceived when Dad was away from home. It looks like we are descended from a Harris! These were supposedly Melungeon Gibsons and the haplotype is I1. At 67 markers the only match was a Harris, but there was a 3-marker difference (I don't understand what I am typing) but it said there was a 99% surety that they shared an ancestor 24 generations ago. At 25 years per generation, that's a loooooooooooooong time. Not much help. I am surprised by the multiple marriages. As for the out of wedlock children...I like that term I saw on a pension application: "Mother found the other children while Daddy was away in the war." Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: drdjones Surnames: Lawson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lawson/3427.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.2.3.1.3.1.1.2.1.1.1.2.3.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The killer problem with all of these genealogies is that these folks--male and female--tended to be married multiple times--and often had children out of wedlock. So, figuring out their ancestry--even using DNA testing--is a roll of the dice. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ktsok Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lawson/3427.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.2.3.1.3.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.3.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Ashley, I think your request is directed to somebody else, but I just emailed you a copy of a portrait of Lawrence that is in the El Paso Library and another picture of Lawrence a little older that was on one of the websites where I found him. I also sent you the links to both the sites. He was a handsome man and was very accomplished professionally and personally. Fluent in Spanish, played piano...what a guy! A valuable diplomat and engineer. My former husband was in the National Park Service and Lawrence was included in a international (Mexico/U.S.) committee with some some of the giants of the park service. That, alone, would have told me his professional stature. His daughter also posed for a mural that is in El Paso depicting the history of the settling of Texas. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ktsok Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lawson/3427.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.2.3.1.3.1.1.2.1.1.1.2.3.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: So we may have a his, hers, and theirs situation with the kids. I have wondered if Clement wasn't married to a Banks girl. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: drdjones Surnames: Lawson, Banks Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lawson/3427.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.2.3.1.3.1.1.2.1.1.1.2.3.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There is a 12 years difference in age between Clement and Mecca. There is no record of their marriage, and she could have married him anywhere--NC or TN or IN. It could have been a second marriage for her as well. She could have had children by another husband. That is the problem that we face. On interesting fact is that Clement and Mecca had a son named Bird, and Bird joined the Union Army in MO during the Civil War with Hennis Banks, who was the son of John Banks, who I believe was the son of Jesse Banks. Hennis Lawson lived next to Jesse Banks in 1830 Jackson County, IN. So, this makes me suspect that Clement's first wife may have been a sister of Jesse Banks or Jesse Banks married a sister of Clement Lawson. So, this brings up the possibility again that Clement and Burrell Lawson were the same individual or that they were brothers. All that we know for sure is that the children of Banks, Hennis and Martin Lawson were cousins. It doesn't necessarily mean that the three were brothers. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: hornorjones Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lawson/1501.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Aubrey Lawson delivered me on March 6, 1941. My mother was Beryle Pomeroy Hornor and when she was in high school, and maybe even later, she worked in Dr. Lawson's hospital. She was his niece and she married Thurman Boggs Hornor. I remember playing in Dr. Lawson's house when I was very young. Also, I think that he and my father used to go hunting together. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: AshleyGaumond Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lawson/3427.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.2.3.1.3.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.3.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Could I trouble you for a picture of the portrait? Name the price. That's great about the diary. Let us know when it becomes more public. Thank you! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Have no idea if this will help but there are four Lawson families represented in this narrative with a Clem Lawson near the end. The first Lawson family given is Nathan Lawson b ca 1778, a son of Nathan Lawson b ca 1755 VA. Nathan b ca 1778 and his son Nathan b ca 1813 are shown in the 1850 Miller County, MO Census and lived on the Dubbert place which was right on the Miller/Maries County line. The David (A.) Lawson with sons Riley and Wiley was a son of Nathan Lawson b ca 1778 (brother of Nathan b ca 1813) and also lived in Miller County, MO and is shown there. Riley was William Riley Lawson and I THINK lived on Dog Creek in a county farther south in MO. http://www.hwy28spur.com/king/kh_ch52.htm -----Original Message----- From: lawson-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:lawson-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of gc-gateway@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 3:58 PM To: LAWSON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LAWSON] Partial description of Gaines Lawson This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ktsok Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lawson/3427.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.2.3. 1.3.1.1.2.1.1.1.2.3.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: So we may have a his, hers, and theirs situation with the kids. I have wondered if Clement wasn't married to a Banks girl. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAWSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ktsok Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lawson/3427.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.2.3.1.3.1.1.2.1.1.1.2.3.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I hadn't realized Clement had a wife besides Meccy/Migha. I wish I knew where Mom found her information, or if it was a surmisal. I checked CA death certs online today and it will be nearly $40, which I don't have. If Gaines never talked about his family I am afraid the death cert won't show much. I wish somebody had his military records. They might show his father. I can't afford it. If Clement paid Mary's debt, seems it would be a good bet that she was his wife. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: drdjones Surnames: Lawson, Mabe Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lawson/3427.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.2.3.1.3.1.1.2.1.1.1.2.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have questioned the mistress theory for the past few years. It may be true, but so far no one has offered to provide any documentation in support of the theory. One thing that we have to consider is that Burrell and Clement were the same individual. In some ways, that would help sort this out. We do know that Banks Lawson posted bail for Pascal Lawson, suggesting that Pascal was a son or nephew of Banks Lawson. Pascal and Clement moved to Pike County, OH. I think this was the Clement who paid off Reuben Mabe's debt (actually Mary Mabe's debt). He was married to a Mary in 1850 Pike County. I think this may have been Reuben Mabe's daughter. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ktsok Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lawson/3427.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.2.3.1.3.1.1.2.1.1.1.1.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I can't find your post where you said you didn't know where the name "Milton" came from. I have been looking for it. I find Lawrence M. in the New York Timed article about his wedding; Lawrence M. in the book about him "taming the Rio Grande"; Lawrence M. in both the presidential executive orders permitting him to work beyond mandatory retirement age; Lawrence M. in a joint U.S./Mexico commission on the development of National Parks; so it looks like I don't know where "Milton" came from either! ????? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ktsok Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lawson/3427.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.2.3.1.3.1.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you, David. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.