Lawson Leander King (1897 - 1946)

Born 27 Jan 1897 in Cooper County, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lavesta Violet (Wilson) Summerskill — married 29 Jan 1918 in Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri, United States

Died 23 Aug 1946 at age 49 in Spokane County, Washington, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Mae Newton [send private message]

Biography

Lawson enlisted in the U.S. Army on Sept. 5, 1918 and was discharged on Dec. 17, 1918.

On Jan. 29, 1918 Lawson married Lavesta Violet Wilson at Boonville, MO.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2B8-F58 : accessed 1 January 2021), Lawson L King in household of Anna P King, Linn Township, Moniteau, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 94, sheet 1A, family 12, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 800; FHL microfilm 1,374,813.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3RZ-J4S : 6 March 2020), Lawson Leander King, 1917-1918.

• "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WGTF-YH3Z : 1 October 2019), Lawson King, 29 Jan 1918; citing Marriage, Cooper, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007424334.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M84V-5CR : accessed 1 January 2021), Lawson King in household of James S King, Saline, Cooper, Missouri, United States; citing ED 88, sheet 1B, line 81, family 21, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 914; FHL microfilm 1,820,914.

• "United States National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH4N-FMK : 12 March 2018), Lawson L King, 1930; citing p. 36796, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1749 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 277; FHL microfilm 1,579,586.

• "Washington Deaths and Burials, 1810-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HVZ1-PT2M : 29 January 2020), Lawson L. King, 1946.

• "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3Y9-QJX : 10 March 2018), Lawson L King, 23 Aug 1946; citing Rural, Spokane, Washington, reference 398, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 2,032,513.

• Obituary of Lawson L. King, Boonville Advertiser, Boonville, MO, Sept. 6, 1946, page 4.