Rev. James Dunn Lawson^{[1, 2]}

1826 - 1906  (80 years)

• Name	James Dunn Lawson
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	12 Jan 1826	Tennessee   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Wears Valley, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	15 Nov 1906
  Buried	Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5, 6]
  Person ID	I56345	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2016

  
  

  Father	Howell Lawson,   b. 9 Jan 1804,   d. 20 Mar 1844  (Age 40 years)
  Mother	Mary "Polly" Bird,   b. 2 Jan 1805, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Feb 1884  (Age 79 years)
  Married	13 Feb 1825	Greene County, Tennessee   [7]
  Family ID	F18715	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Jane Burns,   b. 23 May 1830,   d. 28 Aug 1858  (Age 28 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1846	Blount County, Tennessee   [8]
  Children	+ 1. Martha Lawson,   b. 14 Jun 1849, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Feb 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 82 years) + 2. Mary Lawson,   b. 9 Oct 1853, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Mar 1914  (Age 60 years) + 3. Huldah Lawson,   b. 25 Aug 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Sep 1947, Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas  (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F20873	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Hettie Evaline Morton,   b. 23 Feb 1840, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Sep 1933, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 93 years)
  Married	23 Feb 1860	Blount County, Tennessee   [9]
  Children	+ 1. William C. Lawson,   b. Abt 1861, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Oct 1935  (Age ~ 74 years)   2. James Brownlow Lawson,   b. 13 Sep 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Dec 1941  (Age 79 years) + 3. John Wesley Lawson,   b. 22 Feb 1865, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Feb 1947  (Age 81 years) + 4. Eliza Lawson,   b. Abt 1867, Tennessee + 5. Rebecca Lawson,   b. 14 May 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Jan 1958  (Age 85 years) + 6. Daniel B. Lawson,   b. Abt 1876, Sevier County, Tennessee   7. Jane Lawson,   d. See Notes
  Family ID	F20052	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Jan 1826 - Tennessee Married - 24 Dec 1846 - Blount County, Tennessee Married - 23 Feb 1860 - Blount County, Tennessee Census - 1880 - Wears Valley, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - 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: "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 249.

  
  

• Sources

  [S106] The Mountain Press, 17 Oct 2010. Upland Chronicles: One Armed Jimmy Lawson lived full life [S106] The Mountain Press, 26 May 2013. Upland Chronicles: Line Springs Hotel was popular resort at foot of mountain [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 392a, 21 Jul 1870. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/sevier/census/1870/0392a.gif [S112] Census, 1880. Name: James D. Lawson Event Type: Census Event Date: 1880 Event Place: Wears Valley, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 54 Marital Status: Married Occupation: Minister Of The Gospel Race (Original): W Ethnicity: American Relationship to Head of Household: Self Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Birth Date: 1826 Spouse's Name: Hattia E. Lawson Spouse's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Father's Name: Father's Birthplace: North Carolina, United States Mother's Name: Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Page: 379 Page Letter: D Entry Number: 1969 Affiliate Film Number: T9-1277 GS Film number: 1255277 Digital Folder Number: 004244657 Image Number: 00767 Household Gender Age Birthplace Self James D. Lawson M 54 Tennessee, United States Wife Hattia E. Lawson F 40 Tennessee, United States Daughter Huldah Lawson F 22 Tennessee, United States Son William C. Lawson M 19 Tennessee, United States Son James B. Lawson M 17 Tennessee, United States Son John W. Lawson M 15 Tennessee, United States Daughter Eliza Lawson F 12 Tennessee, United States Daughter Rebecca Lawson F 8 Tennessee, United States Son Daniel B. Lawson M 4 Tennessee, United States [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 664. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 6978805). [S58] Marriage Certificate. name: Howel Lawson titles and terms: event type: Marriage event date: 13 Feb 1825 event place: Greene, Tennessee, United States age: birth year (estimated): father's name: father's titles and terms: mother's name: mother's titles and terms: spouse's name: Polly Bird spouse's titles and terms: spouse's age: spouse's birth year (estimated): spouse's father's name: spouse's father's titles and terms: spouse's mother's name: spouse's mother's titles and terms: reference id: 388 gs film number: 944386 digital folder number: 004486576 image number: 00231 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Groom's Name James D. Lawson Groom's Birth Date Groom's Birthplace Groom's Age Bride's Name Sarah Jane Burns Bride's Birth Date Bride's Birthplace Bride's Age Marriage Date 24 Dec 1846 Marriage Place Blount, Tennessee Groom's Father's Name Groom's Mother's Name Bride's Father's Name Bride's Mother's Name Groom's Race Groom's Marital Status Groom's Previous Wife's Name Bride's Race Bride's Marital Status Bride's Previous Husband's Name Indexing Project (Batch) Number M01071-0 System Origin Tennessee-EASy Source Film Number 2073748 Reference Number im00002217 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Groom's Name James D. Lawson Groom's Birth Date Groom's Birthplace Groom's Age Bride's Name Hettey E. Morton Bride's Birth Date Bride's Birthplace Bride's Age Marriage Date 23 Feb 1860 Marriage Place Blount, Tennessee Groom's Father's Name Groom's Mother's Name Bride's Father's Name Bride's Mother's Name Groom's Race Groom's Marital Status Groom's Previous Wife's Name Bride's Race Bride's Marital Status Bride's Previous Husband's Name Indexing Project (Batch) Number M01071-0 System Origin Tennessee-EASy Source Film Number 2073748 Reference Number im00002219