James LAWSON Family

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HUSBANDWIFE
Husband: James LAWSON
Birth Date: abt 1814
Birth Place: Scotland
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Wife: Margaret
Birth Date: Abt 1815
Birth Place: Scotland
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Child No. 1: William R. LAWSON
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Birth Date: 23 Nov 1838
Birth Place: Scotland
Death Date: 20 Jul 1871
Death Place: Detroit, Wayne, MI
Burial Place: 23 Jul 1871   Elmwood Cemetery, DetroitMI Sect S, Lot 62
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Spouse's Name: Nancy Elizabeth HUNT
 
Child No. 2: James Franklin LAWSON
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Birth Date:  1 Jan 1845
Birth Place: Scotland
Death Date: 4 Jan 1908 
Death Place: St. Mary's Hospital, Detroit, MI  Carcinoma ofthe Tongue
Burial Place: Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI Sect S, Lot 62
Marriage Date: Abt 1866
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Spouse's Name: Rebecca Jane Vaughn (1837 - Abt 1927
Other Spouses:  Margaret unk surname - MI
Child No. 3: Harriet Lawson
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Birth Date: 8 May 1851
Birth Place: Scotland
Death Date: 8 Feb 1875
Death Place: Detroit, Wayne, MI  Dropsy
Burial Place: 10 Feb 1875   Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit,MI Sect S, Lot 62
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Spouse's Name: None
Child No. 4: Andrew Lawson
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Birth Date: Abt 1846
Birth Place: Scotland
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Child No. 5: Henry Lawson
Sex: M
Birth Date: Abt 1854
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Marriage Date: Abt 1869
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Spouse's Name: Mary b. abt 1846

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Documentation: Unknown if there were other children.  JamesFranklin Lawson was my great grandfather and the information on him comesfrom the 1870 MI Census which also lists his father and mother, James andMargaret (gg grandparents).  In addition, he was on the Detroit PDfor one year so I verified his date of birth there.   He ownedthe plots in Elmwood Cemetery, and when I ordered the records I found theinformation on William, Harriet, Margaret, and James.   I foundthe names of Andrew and Henry listed on the Census with James and Margaret,and that is where the name of the spouse was taken.  Also, the estimateddates come from their ages on the appropriate censuses.   I believethe documentation is very strong as it also included State of Michigandeath records listing parents and for the children, the names of the parentswere James and Margaret Lawson.