Ada Lawson

1913 - 2006  (93 years)

• Name	Ada Lawson
  Born	31 Jan 1913	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Census	1930	District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	15 Apr 2006	Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Buried	19 Apr 2006	Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I26844	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	24 Jul 2012

  
  

  Father	Joseph Newton Lawson,   b. 3 Dec 1890, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Aug 1969  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Viola Florence Clabough,   b. 3 Feb 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Sep 1988  (Age 98 years)
  Family ID	F6825	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Edgar E. "Ed" McPherson,   b. 8 Jun 1908, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Oct 1986  (Age 78 years)
  Children	1. James Newton McPherson,   b. 3 Jan 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Jun 1948  (Age 8 years)
  Family ID	F6821	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 31 Jan 1913 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 15 Apr 2006 - Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 19 Apr 2006 - Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 23.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Ada Lawson Residence: , Sevier, Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1913 Age: 7 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Child Gender: Female Race: White Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Film Number: 1821762 Digital Folder Number: 4390948 Image Number: 00297 Sheet Number: 9 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF J Newton Lawson M 28y Tennessee WIFE Vala F Lawson F 29y Tennessee CHL Paul Lawson M 9y Tennessee CHL Ada Lawson F 7y Tennessee CHL Ina Lawson F 5y Tennessee CHL Henery Lawson M 1y2m Tennessee [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Ada Lawson Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 06, Sevier, Tennessee Gender: Female Age: 17 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1913 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0008 Family Number: 46 Sheet Number and Letter: 4A Line Number: 27 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2271 Film Number: 2342005 Digital Folder Number: 4547919 Image Number: 00750 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head J H Lawson M 39 Tennessee Wife A F Lawson F 39 Tennessee Son F W Lawson M 19 Tennessee Daughter Ada Lawson F 17 Tennessee Daughter Ira Lawson F 15 Tennessee Son Henry Lawson M 12 Tennessee Son Frank Lawson M 9 Tennessee Daughter Kate Lawson F 7 Tennessee Daughter Ruby Lawson F 5 Tennessee Daughter Gretta Lawson F 3 Tennessee Daughter Johnny Lawson F 1 Tennessee [S80] Rawlings Funeral Home, (http://www.rawlingsfuneralhome.com/), 15 Apr 2006. Ada Lawson McPherson, age 93, passed away on April 15, 2006 at Pigeon Forge Care and Rehabilitation Center and entered the gates of Heaven to be reunited with her husband Edgar McPherson, son Jimmy McPherson, parents J. Newt and Viola Lawson, brother Paul Lawson, sister Ruby Drinnen, and many other family members and friends. Ada was a charter member of the Senior Saints Sunday School Class of ValleyView Baptist Church in Wears Valley. She is survived by her sisters and brother-in-law: Ina Ownby, Kate Hedrick, Aureta Whaley, Johnnie Autrey, Floy Headrick and husband Harris; brothers and sisters-in-law: Henry and Ruth Lawson, and Frank and Amalee Lawson; brother and sister-in-law: Loman and Eloise McPherson of Gaithersburg. MD; sister-in-law: L.J. Lawson, as well as many nieces, nephews, and a host of friends. The family wishes to extend a special thanks to her extended family at Pigeon Forge Care and Rehabilitation for the love and care that they gave her. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening April 18, 2006 at Rawlings Funeral Home from 6:00 until 7:30 pm with Funeral services beginning at 7:30 pm in the Chapel with the Reverend Preston Joslin. Family and friends will gather Wednesday April 19, 2006 at the Mattox Cemetery in Wears Valley at 10:00 am for the Interment Service. In Lieu of Flowers the family wishes for donations to be made to the Mattox Cemetery Fund. Rawlings Funeral Home 212 Court Ave Sevierville, TN 865-453-5556 is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be conveyed to the family through our website. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 666.