Possibly starts with:
John LAWSON
b. ca 175, Bladen Co., NC
d. 4 Jan 1838, Morgan County, Tennessee
& Anna LAWSON (she was John’s cousin)
b. ca 1757, Virginia
d. aft 184, Morgan Co., Tennessee
m. 28 Jan 1775, Edge Of Stokes County, North Carolina
Children : Betsey, John, Lydia, Martha, Reynolds, Wm, Staples, Melinda & Joshua
Known beginning:
GGGGG Grandfather - Joshua LAWSON
b. 15 Feb 1788, North Carolina
d. 1 Mar 1844, Scott County, IL (dates from tombstones)
& GGGGG Grandmother - Telitha (LAWSON)
b. 16 Sep 1795, Tennessee
d. Nov 1855, Scott County, IL (dates from tombstones)
m. abt. 1809/10 Tennessee
Children: Isabelle, Andrew J., Elisha E., Thomas, Robert, Wm Calvin, Elizabeth, James,
Ezra &Governor Sevier
| GGGG Grandfather - Governor Sevier LAWSON
| b. 1810, Snow Creek, Stokes Co., NC or Roane Co., TN
| d. Jun 1878, Greene County, IL
| & GGGG Grandmother - Cynthia A. GARDNER
| daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth /?/ Gardner – family bible
| b. 3 Mar 1810, Tennessee
| d. 1852, IL
| m. 3 Sep 1834, Roane County, Tennessee
| | Children Caroline, Elizabeth, George W., Thomas J., Wm H., Joshua
| | & Andrew J.
| | GGG Grandfather - Andrew J. LAWSON
| | b. 11 Mar 1838, Tennessee
| | d. 18 Feb 1905, Washington, Tazewell County, IL
| | & GGG Grandmother - Margaret PREWITT
| | daughter of Charles M. Pruitt & Mary A. Berry
| | b. Jan 1841, Tennessee
| | d. 12 Nov 1915, Jacksonville, Morgan County, IL
| | m. 22 Oct 1857, Scott County, IL
| | Children: Olive K., Nancy A., Delia, Caroline, Alex, Laura J., Mary
| | C.,Clara B., George, &Arthur Sandford
| | | GG Grandfather - Arthur Sandford LAWSON
| | | b. 12 Sep 1859, IL
| | | d. 2 Oct 1935, IL
| | | & GG Grandmother - Emily Clementine ANGELOW
| | | b. Apr 1855, IL
| | | d. 2 Aug 1941, IL
| | | m. 1 Feb 1881, IL
| | | Children: Beatrice, Tony, Myrtle, &Albert Henry
| | | | G Grandfather - Albert Henry LAWSON
| | | | b. 18 Jun 1882, IL
| | | | d. 10 April 1958, Scott County, IL
| | | | & G Grandmother - Mary Jalina HAYES
| | | | b. 20 Jan 1890, Winchester, Scott County, IL
| | | | d. 7 May 1970, Jacksonville, Morgan County, IL
| | | | m. 10 Apr 1906, Scott County, IL
| | | | Children: Leonard, Rose, Wm., &George Evert
| | | | | Grandfather - George Evert LAWSON
| | | | | b. 29 Apr 1908, IL
| | | | | d. 3 Dec 2000, Scott Co., IL
| | | | | & Grandmother - Naomi Ruth LEFEVER
| | | | | b. 9 Apr 1910, IL
| | | | | d. 14 Dec 1985, IL
| | | | | m. 31 Mar 1933, Quincy, Adams Co., IL
| | | | | Children: Reta, Donna, Vicki, Thomas & Ken
| | | | | Evert (Tim's dad)
| | | | | | Father - Ken Evert LAWSON
| | | | | | & Mother - Shirley Lee ENGEL
| | | | | | Children: Randy, Mark, Kirby, Todd, Tim
GGGGG Grandfather - Joshua LAWSON
b. 15 Feb 1788, North Carolina
d. 1 Mar 1844, Scott County, IL
& GGGGG Grandmother - Telitha (LAWSON)
b. 16 Sep 1795, Tennessee
d. Nov 1855, Scott County, IL
| Elisha E. LAWSON*
| b. 8 Jun 1821, Montgomery, Morgan County, Tennessee
| d. 31 Jul 1909, Jacksonville, Morgan County, IL
| & Sarah E. SUTER
| daughter of John Suter & Mary McVay
| b. 10 Jan 1820, Kentucky
| d. 12 Aug 1904, Jacksonville, Morgan County, IL
| m. 23 Jul 1840, Scott County, IL
| Children: Anne Malissa Lawson & Samuel E. Lawson
| Elisha E. LAWSON*
| b. 8 Jun 1821, Montgomery, Morgan County, Tennessee
| d. 31 Jul 1909, Jacksonville, Morgan County, IL
| lady friend
| & Catherine Elizabeth SUTER
| daughter of John Suter & Agnes P. Dean – neice to Sarah E. Suter
| b. Jul 1846, IL
| d. aft Feb 1906, IL
| Unmarried
| Children: Henry Albert Suter & Margaret Jane Suter
| | Margaret Jane SUTER
| | b. 22 May 1865, IL
| | d. 15 Aug 1953, IL
| | & William Fletcher HAYES
| | Children: Pearl, Wm, Robert, Cora, Anna & Mary Jalina Hayes
| | | Mary Jalina HAYES
| | | b. 20 Jan 1890, IL
| | | d. 7 May 1970, IL
| | | & Albert Henry LAWSON
| | | b. 18 Jun 1882, IL
| | | d. 1958, Scott County, IL
| | | m. 10 Apr 1906, Scott County, IL
| | | Children: Leonard, Rose, Wm., &George Evert
| | | | George Evert LAWSON
| | | | b. 29 Apr 1908, IL
| | | | d. 3 Dec 2000, IL
| | | | & Naomi Ruth LEFEVER
| | | | b. 9 Apr 1910, IL
| | | | d. 14 Dec 1985, IL
| | | | m. 31 Mar 1933, Quincy, Adams County, IL
| | | | Children: Reta, Donna, Vicki, Thomas & Ken
| | | | Evert (Tim's dad)
| | | | | Ken Evert LAWSON
| | | | | & Shirley Lee ENGEL
| | | | | Children: Randy, Mark, Kirby, Todd, Tim
Other common surnames in our area / family:AKERS, BERRY, BOWLES, COOK, COX, DEAN, HOWARD, JOHNSON, MARLIN,McVAY, PATTERSON, PREWITT/ Pruitt, SIMMONS, SUTER, Wood