Burress & Palmer Genealogy

Southwest Virginia & Stokes County, NC

 

William Eli Lawson

Male 1872 - 1958  (85 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Eli Lawson was born on 19 Oct 1872 in Stokes County, North Carolina (son of Wyatt Lawson and Hettie Keziah Fagg); died on 4 Mar 1958 in Sandy Ridge, Stokes, North Carolina.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Wyatt Lawson was born on 25 May 1845 in Stokes County, North Carolina (son of Flynt Lawson, Sr. and Sarah "Sallie" Lankford); died on 16 Sep 1927 in Lawsonville, Stokes County, North Carolina.

    Wyatt married Hettie Keziah Fagg in 1897 in Stokes County, North Carolina. Hettie (daughter of John Fagg and Frances Lawson) was born on 04 May 1845 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died on 15 Dec 1906 in Stokes County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Hettie Keziah Fagg was born on 04 May 1845 in Stokes County, North Carolina (daughter of John Fagg and Frances Lawson); died on 15 Dec 1906 in Stokes County, North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. Sarah Elizabeth Lawson was born on 3 Oct 1867 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died on 12 Jun 1952 in Sandy Ridge, Stokes Co, North Carolina.
    2. Mary Eunice Lawson was born on 26 Jul 1868 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died on 11 Aug 1961 in Lawsonville, Stokes Co, North Carolina.
    3. 1. William Eli Lawson was born on 19 Oct 1872 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died on 4 Mar 1958 in Sandy Ridge, Stokes, North Carolina.
    4. Ruth C. Lawson was born on 04 May 1875 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died on 09 Nov 1951 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co, North Carolina.
    5. Nancy "Nannie" Matilda Lawson was born on 25 August 1878 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died on 24 June 1960 in Walnut Cove, Stokes County, North Carolina; was buried in Kernersville, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA.
    6. Martha J. Lawson was born in 1881 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died on 27 Oct 1922 in Peters Creek, Stokes, North Carolina, United States.
    7. Susie Della Lawson was born on 10 Sep 1882 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died on 20 Mar 1974 in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina.
    8. James Wyatt Lawson was born on 10 Sep 1882 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died on 06 Sep 1965 in Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Caroline.
    9. John Thomas Lawson was born on 19 Dec 1886 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died on 21 May 1947 in Mayo, Rockingham Co, North Carolina.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Flynt Lawson, Sr. was born in Jul 1812 in Stokes County, North Carolina (son of Thomas Lawson and Celia Hall); died after 1900 in Stokes County, North Carolina.

    Flynt married Sarah "Sallie" Lankford in 1838 in North Carolina. Sarah (daughter of Wesley "West" Lankford and Docia) was born in 1818 in North Carolina; died in 1880 in Stokes County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Sarah "Sallie" Lankford was born in 1818 in North Carolina (daughter of Wesley "West" Lankford and Docia); died in 1880 in Stokes County, North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. Alfred T. Lawson was born in 1839 in Stokes County, North Carolina.
    2. William Wesley Lawson was born in 1844 in Stokes County, North Carolina.
    3. 2. Wyatt Lawson was born on 25 May 1845 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died on 16 Sep 1927 in Lawsonville, Stokes County, North Carolina.
    4. Flynt Joseph Lawson was born in Jul 1847 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died before 1920 in Patrick, Virginia, USA.
    5. Sally A. Lawson was born in 1848 in Stokes County, North Carolina.
    6. Gilbert Lawson was born in 1852 in Stokes County, North Carolina.
    7. Elizabeth "Bettie" Lawson was born on 2 Jun 1856 in Buck Island, Stokes, North Carolina, USA; died on 17 Feb 1935 in Danbury, Stokes, North Carolina, USA.
    8. Edna Lawson was born in 1857 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died on 14 Apr 1930 in State Hospital, Morganton, Burke, NC.
    9. Ada Lawson was born in 1859 in Stokes County, North Carolina.

  3. 6.  John Fagg was born in 1798 in Virginia, United States; died after 1880 in Stokes County, North Carolina.

    John married Frances Lawson before 1830 in Stokes County, North Carolina. Frances (daughter of Thomas Lawson and Celia Hall) was born in 1805 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died after 1880 in Stokes County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Frances Lawson was born in 1805 in Stokes County, North Carolina (daughter of Thomas Lawson and Celia Hall); died after 1880 in Stokes County, North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. Martha Fagg was born in Dec 1827 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died after 1900 in Stokes County, North Carolina.
    2. Sarah Ann Fagg was born in Jul 1832 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died in 1921 in Stokes County, North Carolina.
    3. William Franklin Fagg was born on 25 Aug 1835 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died on 25 Feb 1891 in Stokes County, North Carolina.
    4. Celia M. Fagg was born in 1837 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died in Dec 1849 in Stokes County, North Carolina.
    5. Mary Elizabeth Fagg was born in 1837 in Stokes County, North Carolina.
    6. Nancy Elizabeth "Lizzie" Fagg was born in May 1842 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died on 8 Feb 1930 in Peters Creek, Stokes, North Carolina, United States.
    7. John Henry Fagg was born on 07 May 1844 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died on 28 Sep 1909 in Stokes County, North Carolina.
    8. 3. Hettie Keziah Fagg was born on 04 May 1845 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died on 15 Dec 1906 in Stokes County, North Carolina.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Thomas Lawson was born in 1773 in Surry County, North Carolina (son of John Isham Lawson and Margaret Bryant); died on 31 December 1837 in Stokes County, North Carolina.

    Thomas married Celia Hall in 1793 in Surry County, North Carolina. Celia was born in 1778 in Surry County, North Carolina; died after 1860 in Stokes County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Celia Hall was born in 1778 in Surry County, North Carolina; died after 1860 in Stokes County, North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. Hugh Lawson was born in 1794 in North Carolina; died in 1882 in North Carolina.
    2. Preston Lawson was born in 1796 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died in 1850-60 in Tennessee.
    3. Tucker Lawson Sr. was born in 1803 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died in Mar 1866 in Stokes County, North Carolina.
    4. Martha "Patsey" Lawson was born in 1804.
    5. 7. Frances Lawson was born in 1805 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died after 1880 in Stokes County, North Carolina.
    6. Mary "Polly" Lawson was born in 1810 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died after 1842 in Stokes County, North Carolina.
    7. 4. Flynt Lawson, Sr. was born in Jul 1812 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died after 1900 in Stokes County, North Carolina.
    8. Sarah "Sally" Lawson was born in 1813 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died after 1842 in Stokes County, North Carolina.
    9. Rhode Kener Lawson was born on 14 November 1816 in Peters Creek, Stokes, North Carolina, United States; died on 29 June 1863 in Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia.
    10. Nancy Lawson was born in 1822 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died after 1842 in Stokes County, North Carolina.
    11. Catherine Lawson was born in 1824 in Stokes County, North Carolina.
    12. Thompson Lawson was born in Mar 1824 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died after 1900 in Stokes County, North Carolina.

  3. 10.  Wesley "West" Lankford was born in 1784 in Surry County, North Carolina (son of Thomas Lankford); died in 1865 in Stokes County, North Carolina.

    Wesley married Docia in 1809 in Stokes County, North Carolina. Docia was born in 1786 in North Carolina; died after 1860 in Stokes County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Docia was born in 1786 in North Carolina; died after 1860 in Stokes County, North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. Elizabeth "Betty" Lankford was born in 1810 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died on 04 Jun 1862 in Stokes County, North Carolina.
    2. James Lankford was born in 1812 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died between 1850 and 1858 in Stokes County, North Carolina.
    3. 5. Sarah "Sallie" Lankford was born in 1818 in North Carolina; died in 1880 in Stokes County, North Carolina.
    4. Braxton Lankford was born in Jun 1818 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died in February 1908 in Stokes County, North Carolina.
    5. Lucinda Lankford was born in 1819 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died in in Stokes County, North Carolina.
    6. Wyatt Lankford was born in 1828 in Stokes County, North Carolina.




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