Lawson King (abt. 1848 - 1924)

Born about 1848 in Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Died 27 May 1924 at about age 76 in Mcnairy County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Lawson King was born about 1848 in Tennessee, United States, son of Henry King (~1821–>1880) and Nancy Ann Sipes (1826–1885).

In the 1850 census Lawson (age 2) was in District 2, McNairy, Tennessee, United States.^[1]

In the 1860 census Lawson (age 12) was in District 2, McNairy, Tennessee.^[2]

Dawson married Nancy J Furgerson on 2 Aug 1870 in McNairy, Tennessee, United States.^[3]

In the 1880 census Lawson (age 32), Farmer, was the married head of household in District 1, McNairy, Tennessee, United States.^[4]

In the 1900 census Lawson (age 56), Farmer, was the married head of household in Civil District 6, McNairy, Tennessee.^[5]

In the 1920 census Lawson (age 73), Carpenter, was the widowed father of Walter King in Selmer, McNairy, Tennessee.^[6]

Lawson was mentioned on a memorial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Selmer, McNairy County, Tennessee, United States with a death date of 23 Apr 1924.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 2, McNairy, Tennessee; Roll: 888; Page: 51a; Line Number: 38
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #6363699 (accessed 17 April 2024)
   Lawson King (2) in District 2, McNairy, Tennessee, USA. Born in Tennessee.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 2, McNairy, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1262; Page: 367; Family History Library Film: 805262
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #19363187 (accessed 17 April 2024)
   Lawson King (12) in District 2, McNairy, Tennessee. Born in Tennessee.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002"
   Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1169 #2377336 (accessed 17 April 2024)
   Dawson King marriage to Nancy J Furgerson on 2 Aug 1870 in McNairy, Tennessee, USA.
4. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: District 1, McNairy, Tennessee; Roll: 1268; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 116
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #16356877 (accessed 17 April 2024)
   Lawson King (32), married, Farmer, head of household in District 1, McNairy, Tennessee, USA. Born in Tennessee.
5. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 6, McNairy, Tennessee; Roll: 1586; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0080
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #69941374 (accessed 17 April 2024)
   Lawson King (56), married, Farmer, head of household in Civil District 6, McNairy, Tennessee. Born in Tennessee, USA.
6. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1920; Census Place: Selmer, McNairy, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1753; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 134
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #35833523 (accessed 17 April 2024)
   Lawson King (73), widowed father, Carpenter, in household of Walter King (35) in Selmer, McNairy, Tennessee. Born in Tennessee.
7. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #11832886 (accessed 17 April 2024)
   Memorial page for Lawson King (26 Dec 1847-23 Apr 1924), citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Selmer, McNairy County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Ross Strickland (contributor 49830870).

• "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDV-QBX : Tue Mar 05 07:08:36 UTC 2024), Entry for Henry King and Nancy A King, 1870.

• Name Lawson King

Gender Male Race White Age 76 Birth Date abt 1848 Birth Place USA Death Date 27 May 1924 Death Place McNairy, Tennessee, USA Father Henry King Mother Nancy Sipes Certificate Number 364 . Citation information Detail Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959; Roll #: 170 Edit source Source information Title Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958 Author Ancestry.com Publisher Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Publisher date 2011 Publisher location Provo, UT, USA.