Ann was buried in Logan; Where is her grave ?According to the Mingo Heritage she had the following words on her tombstone:"Sacred to the memory of Ann Lawson,who was cruelly murdered on the night of the 27th of December 1847, Bill and Hardin, two of our negroes"Bill was hanged, and the other severely beaten. Ann was the widow of Anthony Lawson.This from the Mingo County Genealogical Society; volume 18 number 2. Shelby

Shelby, That must have been a thing with the Lawson family. Anthony's stone says about the same thing. Scared to the memory of Anthony Lawson Sr who departed this life on his return from Philadelphia at Guyandotte, Virginia on the 20th of May 1847 at 25 minutes after 2'oclock May he rest in peace. Anthony is buried at Guyandotte, West Virginia. It is or was known then at the Guyandotte Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery. The Cemetery is separate from the church. Also known as the City Cemetery in Guyandotte. K ----- Original Message ----- From: <BurgessWV@aol.com> To: <WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 8:09 PM Subject: [WVLOGAN] Grave Of Ann Bilton Lawson > Ann was buried in Logan; Where is her grave ?According to the Mingo > Heritage > she had the following words on her tombstone:"Sacred to the memory of Ann > Lawson,who was cruelly murdered on the night of the 27th of December 1847, > Bill > and Hardin, two of our negroes"Bill was hanged, and the other severely > beaten. > Ann was the widow of Anthony Lawson.This from the Mingo County > Genealogical > Society; volume 18 number 2. > > Shelby > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >