Terri, Have you checked Surry and Stokes Counties, NC? They are loaded with Lawson's. Several, or I should say numerous JAMES LAWSON'S. My granndmothers parents were both Lawsons and each family had several James. Your names sound very familiar and I will check my files. Give me a couple of days I have an entire filing cabinet on Lawsons and related families it will take a little research. When I find something will be happy to mail copies to you. What I am stuck on is the parentage of Charlie Lawson...the Charlie that murdered his entire family on xmas day. I am 99% sure his father was Agustos "Gus" Lawson and Agustos father was none other than James Lawson and wife Mary. This James Lawson seems to have been married three or four times, do you have anything on him? Cindy ---------- > From: Wayne Grote <wgrote@wesnet.com> > To: VAPATRIC-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: LAWSON family of Patrick Co., VA > Date: Friday, November 06, 1998 8:10 PM > > > Hi everybody, > My GG grandmother Mehala Shelor was first married to Jonathan DeHart and I > have some information about him, but I am drawing a blank about my GG > grandfather, Mehala's second husband James M. Lawson. James and Mehala are > listed in the 1870 Patrick County census with 4 children ( Beverage M.; > Thomas G.; Lurinda E.; and Lucinda A.) and Mehala's two sons from the > marriage to Jonathan ( Charles D. and John W.) Does any one have any type > of information concerning James? > Thanks in advance for help. I really enjoy this list and every body is > frinedly and helpful. > > Take Care > Terri Grote