Stephen LAWSON[1, 2]
Male 1790 - 1873


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  • Birth  5 Apr 1790  , Hawkins, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    • 05 Apr 1790 -> inscribed on grave marker
      1781-1790 -> age 50 to 59 on 1840 census
      1790, Tennessee -> age 60 on 1850 census
      1791, Tennessee -> age 69 on 1860 census
    Gender  Male 
    Military  1812  War Of 1812 Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 8, 9] 
    Military 
    • Ens. Hawkins Co., 4th Reg't, Tennessee Militia, War of 1812
    Property  8 Apr 1816  [10] 
    Isham, Elijah, Elisha, William and George Lawson sold interest in estate of William Lawson decd. to 
    Census  1840  , Polk, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Stephen Lawson appeared as head of household. The household also included one male 5-9 (probably Matthew), one male 10-14 (either Albert or Thomas), one male 50-59 (certainly Stephen), two females under 5 (probably Jane and possibly Adeline), one female 5-9 (probably Eveline), one female 10-14 (unknown), one female 15-19 (certainly Mahala), one female 20-29 (unknown), and one female 40-49 (certainly Rose).
    1840 Census, Tennessee, Polk County, p5    		 1840 Census, Tennessee, Polk County, p5
    Occupation  20 Nov 1841  , Polk, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    • The Minute Book of the School Commissioners of the Benton area details a contract for the construction of a one-room schoolhouse on the land of Moses Paris in the Oak Grove Community. Stephen Lawson is the contractor. The total cost of the building is reported as $139.50.
    Census  1850  District 3, Polk County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Stephen Lawson (60) appeared as head of household. He was a farmer. He owned real estate valued at $800 (the neighborhood average was $491). He was born in Tennessee. He could not read and write. Other household members included Rosannah (54), Albert (22), Mathew (19), Eveline (18), Adeline (16), Jane (14), and Marshall (7).
    1850 Census, Tennessee, Polk Co, District 3, p. 225B    		 1850 Census, Tennessee, Polk Co, District 3, p. 225B
    Census  1860  District 1, Bradley, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Stephen Lawson (69) appeared as head of household. He was a farmer. He owned real estate valued at $800 (neighborhood average $833) and his personal estate was valued at $250 (neighborhood average $2263). He was born in Tennessee. He could not read or write. The household included Rosana (63), Martha J. (22), Marshal (16), Almira Haskins (47) and Murrel Haskins (40).
    Association  Almira Haskins 
    Association  Murrell Haskins 
    Misc  Roane County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    • A Stephen Lawson signed as bondsman for Pleasant Haskins.
    Died  14 Mar 1873  , Polk, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7] 
    Buried  Aft 14 Mar 1873  Old Ocoee Cemetery (Aka Four Mile Cemetery), Benton, Polk, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Stephen Lawson Headstone    		 Stephen Lawson Headstone
    Apparently, the small stone in front is the original and the military stone was added later.
    Notes 
    • The heirs of William Lawson were named in deed dated March 9, 1819 as Isham Lawson, Elijah Lawson, Stephen Lawson, William Lawson, Elisha Lason and George Lawson. Sarah Lawson was still alive at the time, and had three other children--Wyley, Hinton and Anna living with her, but they were not the owners of the land or the heirs William Lawson for the land in that transaction. But, the land was stated to be adjacent to where Sarah lived. This could suggest that Sarah was a second wife of William Lawson with children by a previous marriage.
    Person ID  I126  Kendrick-Hemphill
    Last Modified  3 Sep 2010 

    Father  William LAWSON,   b. 1753, Lunenburg, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1811, , Hawkins, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Sarah HINTON,   b. 1758, Bedford, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1826, Monroe County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  Abt 1778  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F316  Group Sheet

    Family  Rose Anna HASKINS,   b. 20 Jan 1797, , , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1878, , Polk, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  1825  , , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 13] 
    Children 
    >1. Russell LAWSON,   b. 1818, , , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1896, , Polk, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    >2. Mahala LAWSON,   b. 20 Jan 1825, , Mcminn, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Sep 1890, , Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Albert LAWSON,   b. 1828, , , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Matthew N. LAWSON,   b. 1831, , , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Eveline LAWSON,   b. 1832, , , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Adeline LAWSON,   b. 1834, , , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Martha Jane LAWSON,   b. 1836, , , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    >8. Marshall LAWSON,   b. 1843, , , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1900, , Bradley, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F315  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S243] Kendrick Family Genealogy Forum, http://genforum.genealogy.com/kendrick/messages/14.html.
      My information is that Mahala Lawson's parents were Stephen Lawson born 1790 in TN who was an officer in the War of 1812, and Rosanna Haskins.

    2. [S250] Lawson Surname Message Board on Ancestry.com, http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.lawson/3440.1/mb.ashx (Reliability: 2).
      posted by David Jones, 19 Mar 2005.

    3. [S81] 1850 U. S. Census, Polk County, Tennessee population schedule; digital images, Ancestry.com; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432 (http://ancestry.com), roll 892; Third Civil District, p. 225B (stamped), dwelling 467, family 472, Stephen Lawson; (Reliability: 3).
      http://tinyurl.com/ybovtsd

    4. [S302] Old Ocoee Cemetery (Polk County, Tennessee; Latitude: 35.17130, Longitude: -84.64363), Stephen Lawson marker, personally photographed by Tonia Kendrick, (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S72] 1840 U.S. Census, Polk County, Tennessee, digital images, Ancestry.com; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M704, (http://www.ancestry.com), roll 535; p. 5 (penned), line 19, Stephen Lawson; (Reliability: 3).
      http://tinyurl.com/yba8568

    6. [S84] 1860 U.S. Census, Bradley County, Tennessee population schedule; digital images, Ancestry.com; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653 (http://www.ancestry.com), Roll 1253; First District, p. 152 (stamped), p. 147 (penned), dwelling 1234, family 1234, Stephen Lawson; (Reliability: 3).
      http://tinyurl.com/ygjyawq

    7. [S318] RootsWeb, RootsWeb Mailing List Archives, http://archiver.rootsweb.com., http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/LAWSON/2004-10/1098962426.
      6. Stephen Lawson b. 5 Apr 1790 Hawkins Co.TN d. 14 Mar 1873 m. 1825 TN Rosannah Haskins

    8. [S49] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, digital image (www.findagrave.com), photograph by Nancy, gravestone for Stephen. Lawson (1790-1873), Benton, Tennessee (Reliability: 2).
      http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=881&GScid=620318&GRid=10633721&

    9. [S243] Kendrick Family Genealogy Forum, http://genforum.genealogy.com/kendrick/messages/14.html (Reliability: 2).
      My information is that Mahala Lawson's parents were Stephen Lawson born 1790 in TN who was an officer in the War of 1812, and Rosanna Haskins.

    10. [S250] Lawson Surname Message Board on Ancestry.com, http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.lawson/2935.2.1.1.1.1.1.3.1.2.2.1.2.1/mb.ashx.
      posted by ddjones, 02 Jan 2008.

    11. [S338] Roy G. Lillard, (Marion Bailey Presswood, editor), The History of Polk County (Polk County Historical & Genealogical Society), 77 (Reliability: 3).

    12. [S226] Haskins Family Genealogy Forum, http://genforum.genealogy.com/haskins/., http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/print.cgi?haskins::661.html.
      post # 661 by Phillip Lawson, 06 Apr 2000.

    13. [S346] Yates Publishing, "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900," database, Ancestry.com; citing a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases, entry for Stephen Lawson-Roseannah Haskins marriage;.
      http://tinyurl.com/yaqgxlr



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