John Lawson: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1. John Lawson (son of Dewey Oliver Lawson and Mary).

Generation: 2

2.	Dewey Oliver Lawson was born 6 Jul 1922, Tennessee (son of John Oliver Lawson and Hettie C. Robeson); died 14 Mar 1982; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. Other Events: Census: 1940, District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee Dewey — Mary. [Group Sheet]

3.
Mary
Children:

1. John Lawson

Jeffry Lawson

Ann Lawson

Terry Lawson

Sandy Lawson

Generation: 3

John Oliver Lawson was born Abt 1899, Tennessee (son of James Henry "Buckeye Jim" Lawson and Margarett E. "Maggie" Benson); died Bef 11 Jul 1997.

Other Events:

Census: 1920, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1940, District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 159.

John — Hettie C. Robeson. Hettie (daughter of William Andy Robeson and Nancy Caroline Cotter) was born Abt 1902, Tennessee; died 11 Jul 1997, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Hettie C. Robeson was born Abt 1902, Tennessee (daughter of William Andy Robeson and Nancy Caroline Cotter); died 11 Jul 1997, Blount County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1920, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1940, District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 159.

Children:

John Wilburn Lawson was born Abt 1918, Tennessee.
2. Dewey Oliver Lawson was born 6 Jul 1922, Tennessee; died 14 Mar 1982; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Dorothy C. "Dott" Lawson was born 22 Sep 1928, Tennessee; died 30 Jun 2016; was buried 6 Jul 2016, Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Betty Lawson was born Abt 1939, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

James Henry "Buckeye Jim" Lawson was born 12 Aug 1875 (son of Thomas H. "Huse" Lawson and Winnie Texanna Tuck); died 14 Jan 1938; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 144, 159.

James married Margarett E. "Maggie" Benson 1 Mar 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee. Margarett (daughter of John W. Benson and Elizabeth "Betty" Walker) was born 26 Jan 1876, Tennessee; died 29 Nov 1959; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Margarett E. "Maggie" Benson was born 26 Jan 1876, Tennessee (daughter of John W. Benson and Elizabeth "Betty" Walker); died 29 Nov 1959; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 144, 159.

Children:

Clara Lawson was born 25 Dec 1895; died 24 Aug 1897; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
4. John Oliver Lawson was born Abt 1899, Tennessee; died Bef 11 Jul 1997.
Loy Lawson was born 10 Nov 1900; died 17 Jun 1901; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Florence T. Lawson was born 19 Feb 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Jan 1993, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

10.

William Andy Robeson was born 1 Jun 1861, Graham County, North Carolina (son of William Robeson and Nan Randles); died 22 Sep 1941, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 23 Sep 1941, Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 155, 159.

William married Nancy Caroline Cotter 13 Dec 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of James W. Cotter and Elizabeth Jane Hardin) was born 19 May 1863, Tennessee; died 4 Apr 1949; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

11.

Nancy Caroline Cotter was born 19 May 1863, Tennessee (daughter of James W. Cotter and Elizabeth Jane Hardin); died 4 Apr 1949; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 155.

Children:

Laura Jane Robeson was born 28 Feb 1884, Tennessee; died 27 Sep 1971; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Lilly Elizabeth Robeson was born 28 Mar 1886, Tennessee; died 1 Nov 1963; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Addie E. Robeson was born 30 Dec 1887, Tennessee; died 14 Sep 1983; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Robeson was born 26 Jul 1890; died 29 Jul 1890; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
James Robert Robeson was born 8 Sep 1891, Tennessee; died 27 Aug 1949; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
George H. Robeson was born 8 Mar 1894, Tennessee; died 1 Dec 1975; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
John Marion Robeson was born 1 Sep 1897, Tennessee; died 15 May 1985; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
5. Hettie C. Robeson was born Abt 1902, Tennessee; died 11 Jul 1997, Blount County, Tennessee.