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Descendants of William Lawson

Generation No. 2

2. HIRAM² LAWSON (WILLIAM¹)¹ was born Abt. 1831, and died Bet. December 14 - 22, 1905 in Near Otter Creek, Cumberland County, TN. He married ELIZABETH ROBERTS. She was born Abt. 1836, and died Unknown.

Notes for HIRAM LAWSON:
1860 MORGAN COUNTY CENSUS
113
Lawson, Hiram 36 m w Farmer TN
Elizabeth 24 F W Domestic TN
John 7 m w TN
Perry 5 m w TN
Perlina Ann 2 f w TN
Henrietta 3/4 f w TN

1880 ROANE COUNTY CENSUS
Lawson, Hiram 65, head, miner
Mary (is this Elizabeth?) 42, wife
Hugh 17, son, miner
Emma 14, daughter
William 12, son, miner
Lewis 10, son, miner
Isasiah 7, son
George 6, son
Monroe 1, son

The Harriman Record, Friday, December 29, 1905. Vol XV, No. 27:
Last Friday, a man named Amos AITES, while passing over a trestle of one (torn) branches of the Tennessee Central near Otter Creek, Cumberland County, saw the body of a man lying below the trestle. It was later found to be that of Hiram Lawson of Oliver Springs, an old veteran, aged 75 years. He had left Oliver Springs on the 14th and had gone by train to the nearest station to Otter Creek and started to walk the track. In passing over the trestle, it was evident that he had fallen to the ground below, about 15 feet. The absence of any serious injury indicated that he had been stunned by the fall and later perished from being chilled. In a pocket was found a pension voucher for $36, his quarters pension. The fact that he had left the home of one of his children on the 14th and was not found until the 22nd caused no alarm because it had been expected that he had reached the home of another of his children at Otter Creek all right. It appears that his people at Otter Creek did not know that he was coming. The body was removed to Oliver Springs for burial we understand.

More About HIRAM LAWSON:
Military service: January 01, 1862, Private, Co. G, 1st Tennessee Inf.

Children of HIRAM LAWSON and ELIZABETH ROBERTS are:

5.	i.	HARRIET CLEMINTINE³ LAWSON, b. July 1859, Indiana; d. December 09, 1953.
	ii.	HUGH LAWSON, b. Abt. 1863.
6.	iii.	WILLIAM H. LAWSON, b. April 22, 1865, Claiborne County, TN; d. January 19, 1941, Roane County, Tennessee.
	iv.	EMMA LAWSON, b. Abt. 1866.
7.	v.	LEWIS LAWSON, b. January 1866.
	vi.	GEORGE LAWSON, b. Abt. 1872; d. Abt. 1958.
	vii.	ISARIAH LAWSON, b. Abt. 1873; d. 1918, Anderson County, Tennessee; m. VANEY WISE, October 18, 1890, Roane County, Tennessee.

Notes for ISARIAH LAWSON:
A man by the name of Ezra Lawson is listed in the Anderson County, Tennessee Vital Statistics Book. It is believed that this is the Isariah Lawson listed here. The listing is as follows:

Lawson, Ezra; Page 013; age about 50 Father: Hiram Lawson, Mother: Elizabeth Roberts. died 1918 #62

viii.

MONROE LAWSON, b. August 1877; d. Aft. 1953.

3. ISRIAH ISAAC² LAWSON (WILLIAM¹) was born Abt. 1833 in Tennessee, and died Bef. 1890. He married MARY A. MELTON. She was born Abt. 1834 in Tennessee.

Notes for ISRIAH ISAAC LAWSON:
1860 ROANE COUNTY CENSUS
14th District, August 25th, P.O. Welcker's Mills, Tenn.
2090-1940
Lawson, Azariah; 25; m; w; laborer; 150; TN
Mary A.; 27; f; w; TN
Rebecca J.; 6; f; w; TN
Wm. R.; 3; m; w; TN
Azariah; 7/12; m; w; TN

1870 ROANE COUNTY CENSUS
Lawson, Isariah; 36; m; w; Farm Laborer; TN
Mary A.; 36; f; w; Keeping House; TN
Rebecca; 16; f; w; TN
Wm.; 14; m; w; TN
Isriah; 12; m; w; TN
Louisa; 6; f; w; TN
Ambrose; 1; m; w; TN

1880 ROANE COUNTY CENSUS
Lawson, Isariah 54, head, farm laborer, TN NC NC
Mary A. 46, wife, TN VA TN
William 21, son
Isariah 17, son
Louisa 14, daughter
Ambrose 11, son
Andrew 4, son
Bettie 20, dau-in-law

Children of ISRIAH LAWSON and MARY MELTON are:

	i.		REBECCA J.³ LAWSON, b. Abt. 1854.
	ii.		WILLIAM R. LAWSON, b. Abt. 1857; d. April 26, 1918.

More About WILLIAM R. LAWSON:
Burial: Swan Pond Methodist Church Cemetery, Roane County, TN

	iii.		ISARIAH LAWSON, b. Abt. 1860.
	iv.		AMBROSE LAWSON, b. May 06, 1864, Roane County, Tennessee; d. February 26, 1938, At Home, Swan Pond, Roane County, TN; m. NANNIE LAMBDIN.

More About AMBROSE LAWSON:
Burial: Swan Pond Cemetery

	v.		LOUISA LAWSON, b. Abt. 1866.
	vi.		ANDREW LAWSON, b. Abt. 1876.

4. AVIS² LAWSON (WILLIAM¹) was born Abt. 1835, and died 1916.

Notes for AVIS LAWSON:
In 1872, Avis is charged with Lewdness. The following is a transcription of that case file (original copy on file):
State of Tennessee, Roane County
Circuit Court, December Term, 1872
The Grand Jurors for the State of Tennessee, Having been duly summoned, elected, empannelled, sworn, and charged to enquire for the body of the County aforesaid, in the State aforesaid, upon their oath aforesaid -- Present that Andrew Davis late of said County, laborer, and Avis Lawson, late of said County, spinster, being evil and scandalous disposed persons, and contriving and intending the public morals to corrupt, on the 1st day of December Eighteen-hundred and Seventy-two, and for the term of twelve months before that day, with force and arms, in the County of Roane, aforesaid, unlawfully, openly, publicly, notoriously, and lewdly, did, then and there, bed together as man and wife, without being legally married.

And the Jurors aforesaid, upon their oath aforesaid, do further Present, that the said Andrew Davis and the said Avis Lawson being such persons as aforesaid, and contriving and intending as aforesaid, on the 1st day of December, Eighteen-hundred and Seventy-two, and for the term of twelve months before that day, with force and arms in the County aforesaid, unlawfully, openly, publicly, notoriously, and lewdly, did, then and there, have unlawful carnal, sexual intercourse together, as man and wife, without being legally married, to the manifest corruption of the public morals, in contempt of law and religion, to the evil example of all in like case offending, and against peace and dignity of the State.

1900 Roane County Census
Lawson, Anis (Avis), head, 1840, 60, 3-3, T, T, T, housework
Clarissa, daughter, 1860, 40, s, 5-4, T, T, T, housework
Mary J., daughter, 1862, 38, s, T, T, T, housework
Laura, gdaughter, 07/1883, 16, s, T, T, T, housework
Willie, gson, 03/1876, 24, s, T, T, T, farm labor
Johnnie, gson, 6/1870, 29, s, T, T, T, farm labor
Hiram, gson, 10/1890, 9, s, T, T, T

1910 Roane County Census
Lawson, Avis, head, 80, wd, 3-2, TN, TN, TN, none
Clercy, dau, 50, s, TN, TN, TN, none
Mary J., dau, 45, s, TN, TN, TN
William, gson, 32, s, TN, TN, TN, farm laborer, home farm
High, gson, 17, s, TN, TN, TN, none

ROANE COUNTY VITAL STATISTICS BOOKLET
Lawson, Avis, age about 80, no other informatioon d. 1916 #219

Children of AVIS LAWSON are:

	i.		CLARISSA³ LAWSON, b. Abt. 1860.
	ii.		MARY J. LAWSON, b. Abt. 1862.

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