Am looking for help with finding names of parents for James Levi Lawson

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Hi there! I am trying to find the names of the parents of James Levi Lawson and his wife, Mary Newland Lawson, born early 1800's. This has been a tough one for me and any help would be so very much appreciated. Thank you!! I should have put in there that James was born about 1813. Sorry ;(

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Janes Lawson

 in the 1870 United States Federal Census

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Name:	Janes Lawson [James Lawson]
Age in 1870:	65
Birth Year:	abt 1805
Birthplace:	Virginia
Home in 1870:	Graham, Mason, West Virginia
Race:	White
Gender:	Male
Post Office:	Letart Falls
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Household Members:	Name Age Janes Lawson 65 Mary Lawson 60 Alexander Lawson 16 Levi Lawson 14 Millie A Hoffman 12 Perry Hoffman 10 Joseph H Hoffman 8

Source Citation

Year: 1870; Census Place: Graham, Mason, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1692; Page: 122A; Image: 161288; Family History Library Film: 553191

Source Information

Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Original data:

• 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
• Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

 

 

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Thank you so much to all who have tried to help. I have found that he is a JR !! This helps a lot. Thank you!!

Answer 1

Parents not shown on his marriage record:

James Levi Lawson

mentioned in the record of James Levi Lawson and Mary Ellen Rapp

Name	James Levi Lawson
Spouse's Name	Mary Ellen Rapp
Event Type	Marriage
Event Date	1892
Event Place	Nicholas, West Virginia, United States
Affiliate Repository Type	County Records

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West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970

GS Film number	495643
Digital Folder Number	4226392
Image Number	00069

Citing this Record

"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTH6-6XW : 4 December 2014), James Levi Lawson and Mary Ellen Rapp, 1892; citing Nicholas, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 495,643.

 

Answer 2

James L. Lawson

West Virginia Deaths

Name	James L. Lawson
Event Date	29 Dec 1922
Event Place	Putnam, West Virginia
Gender	Male
Father's Name	John Lawson
Mother's Name	Elizabeth Parker
Affiliate Repository Type	County Records

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West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999

GS Film number	1953051
Digital Folder Number	4257664
Image Number	602
Reference ID	14090

Citing this Record

"West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1R5-W82 : 4 December 2014), James L. Lawson, 29 Dec 1922; citing Putnam, West Virginia, County Records, 14090, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,953,051.

Answer 3

It appears that Mary and James were married in Jefferson County, Ohio.

The 1840 Census shows two James Lawsons listed next to each other in Knox, Jefferson, Ohio. One 60-70 and one 20-30 which would fit.

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