Elbert Martin Laws^{[1, 2, 3]}

1849 - 1953  (103 years)

• Name	Elbert Martin Laws
  Born	12 Sep 1849	Cocke County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Grassy Fork, Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Census	1900	District 13, Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Census	1910	District 9, Cocke County, Tennessee   [6]
  Census	1920	Lawrence County, Tennessee   [7]
  Died	16 Jan 1953	Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County, Tennessee   [8]
  Buried	19 Jun 1953	Minosa Cemetery, Lawrence County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I68164	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Jimmie Laws
  Mother	Mandy Philburn
  Family ID	F123901	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	L. Caroline Messer,   b. Abt 1861, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Married	18 Jan 1878	Cocke County, Tennessee   [9]
  Children	1. S. L. Laws,   b. Abt 1878, Tennessee   2. Rhoda Laws,   b. Abt 1880, Tennessee   3. Lew Laws,   b. May 1880, Tennessee + 4. Dora B. Laws,   b. 19 Sep 1881, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Dec 1945, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F123899	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Amanda McMahan,   b. May 1872, Tennessee ,   d. 1964  (Age ~ 91 years)
  Married	21 Aug 1888	Cocke County, Tennessee   [10]
  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Children	+ 1. Effie Mae Laws,   b. 4 May 1887, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Feb 1962  (Age 74 years)   2. Ben B. Laws,   b. 20 Apr 1891, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Jul 1971  (Age 80 years) + 3. Marion Chief Laws,   b. 20 Sep 1892, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Oct 1974  (Age 82 years) + 4. Hattie Laws,   b. Feb 1895, Tennessee + 5. Bertie J. Laws,   b. Jun 1897, Tennessee
  Family ID	F25418	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Margaret "Maggie" Loyd,   b. Abt 1888, Tennessee
  Married	24 Nov 1907	Cocke County, Tennessee   [11]
  Children	1. Berl Laws,   b. Abt 1909, Tennessee  (Age ~ 115 years)   2. Jinnie Laws,   b. Abt 1912, Tennessee  (Age ~ 112 years)   3. Lillie Laws,   b. Abt 1913, Tennessee  (Age ~ 111 years)   4. Pearley Laws,   b. Abt 1917, Tennessee  (Age ~ 107 years)   5. Eva Laws,   b. Abt 1920, Tennessee  (Age ~ 104 years)
  Family ID	F123900	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Sep 1849 - Cocke County, Tennessee Married - 18 Jan 1878 - Cocke County, Tennessee Census - 1880 - Grassy Fork, Cocke County, Tennessee Married - 21 Aug 1888 - Cocke County, Tennessee Married - 24 Nov 1907 - Cocke County, Tennessee Census - 1910 - District 9, Cocke County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - Lawrence County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Listed in 1920 3rd civil district, Lawrence County, Tennessee census with second wife.

  
  

• Sources

  [S38] A Piece of the Smokies in Middle Tennessee, Bruce D. Price, (24 August 1999), 2, 3. [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 159. [S87] Death Certificate, 9 Dec 1945. Dora B. Black death record [S112] Census, 1880. Name: Elbert Laws Residence: Grassy Fork, Cocke, Tennessee Birthdate: 1858 Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Relationship to Head: Self Spouse's Name: L. C. Laws Spouse's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Father's Name: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Mother's Name: Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Race or Color (Expanded): White Ethnicity (Standardized): American Gender: Male Martial Status: Married Age (Expanded): 22 years Occupation: Farmer NARA Film Number: T9-1248 Page: 460 Page Character: B Entry Number: 493 Film number: 1255248 Household Gender Age Elbert Laws M 22 Spouse L. C. Laws F 19 Child S. L. Laws M 2 Child Rhoda Laws F 1M Syntha Messer F 59 [S112] Census, 1900. Name: Elbert Laws Titles & Terms: Residence: Civil District 13, Cocke, Tennessee Birth Date: Sep 1848 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Self Spouse: Amand Laws Spouse's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Birthplace: Tennessee Father: Father's Titles & Terms: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother: Mother's Titles & Terms: Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Race or Color (expanded): White Head-of-household Name: Elbert Laws Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Years Married: 12 Estimated Marriage Year: 1888 Mother How Many Children: Number Living Children: Immigration Year: Enumeration District: 0170 Page: 14 Sheet Letter: A Family Number: 245 Reference Number: 20 Film Number: 1241562 Image Number: 00584 Household Gender Age Elbert Laws M Spouse Amand Laws F Child Lew Laws F Child Dora B Laws F Child Effie M Laws F Child Bennie B Laws M Child Marion C Laws M Child Hattie Laws F Child Birdie J Laws F [S112] Census, 1910. Name: Elbert Laws Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Self Residence: Civil District 9, Cocke, Tennessee Marital Status: Married Race : White Gender: Male Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Family Number: 211 Page Number: 11 Household Gender Age Elbert Laws M 50y Spouse Margarit Laws F 22y Child Ben Laws M 19y Child Cheof Laws M 17y Child Hannah Laws F 15y Child Berdie Laws F 13y Child Berl Laws M 0y 10m [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Elbert M Laws Residence: , Lawrence, Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1860 Age: 60 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Self Gender: Male Race: White Marital Status: Married Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Film Number: 1821752 Digital Folder Number: 4390886 Image Number: 00119 Sheet Number: 2 Household Gender Age Elbert M Laws M 60y Spouse Margret Laws F 31y Child Burl Laws M 10y Child Jinnie Laws F 8y Child Lillie Laws F 7y Child Pearley Laws F 3y Child Eva Laws F 5m [S87] Death Certificate. Name: Elbert Martin Laws Event: Death Event Date: 16 Jan 1953 Event Place: Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee Gender: Male Marital Status: Race or Color: Age: 103 Estimated Birth Year: 1850 Birth Date: Birthplace: Spouse: Father: Jimmie Laws Father's Birthplace: Mother: Mandy Philburn Mother's Birthplace: Occupation: Street Address: Residence: Cemetery: Burial Place: Burial Date: Informant: Additional Relatives: Digital Folder Number: 4181487 Image Number: 2299 Film Number: 2372474 Volume/Page/Certificate Number: 53-01147 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Elbert Laws Titles & Terms: Event: Marriage Event Date: 18 Jan 1878 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee Age: Estimated Birth Year: Father: Father's Titles & Terms: Mother: Mother's Titles & Terms: Spouse: Caroline Messer Spouse's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Age: Spouse's Estimated Birth Year: Spouse's Father: Spouse's Father's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Mother: Spouse's Mother's Titles & Terms: Reference Number: Film Number: 956181 Digital Folder Number: 4485955 Image Number: 00113 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Elbert M Laws Titles & Terms: Event: Marriage Event Date: 21 Aug 1888 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee Age: Estimated Birth Year: Father: Father's Titles & Terms: Mother: Mother's Titles & Terms: Spouse: Amanda Mcmahan Spouse's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Age: Spouse's Estimated Birth Year: Spouse's Father: Spouse's Father's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Mother: Spouse's Mother's Titles & Terms: Reference Number: Film Number: 956182 Digital Folder Number: 4485956 Image Number: 00401 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Maggie Loyd Also Known As: Suffix: Event: Marriage Event Date: 24 Nov 1907 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse: Elbert M Laus Spouse's Also Known As: Spouse's Prefix: Spouse's Suffix: Page: 254