Name |
Stephen LAWSON |
Born |
5 Apr 1790 |
Hawkins County, Tennessee [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] |
- 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 [2, 6, 7] |
Military |
- Ens. Hawkins Co., 4th Reg't, Tennessee Militia, War of 1812
|
Property |
8 Apr 1816 |
Hawkins County, Tennessee [8] |
bought all interest to 200 acres in his father's estate from the other heirs |
Property |
9 Mar 1819 |
Hawkins County, Tennessee [8] |
sold 200 acres to Caleb J. Parker |
Census |
1840 |
, Polk, Tennessee [3] |
- 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).
|
Occupation |
20 Nov 1841 |
, Polk, Tennessee [9] |
- 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 [1] |
- 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).
|
Census |
1860 |
District 1, Bradley, Tennessee [4] |
- 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).
|
FAN |
Almira Haskins |
FAN |
Murrell Haskins |
Misc |
Roane County, Tennessee [10] |
- A Stephen Lawson signed as bondsman for Pleasant Haskins.
|
Died |
14 Mar 1873 |
, Polk, Tennessee [2, 5] |
Buried |
Aft 14 Mar 1873 |
Old Ocoee Cemetery (Aka Four Mile Cemetery), Benton, Polk, Tennessee [2] |
 |
Stephen Lawson Headstone Apparently, the small stone in front is the original and the military stone was added later. |
Person ID |
I126 |
Kendrick-Hemphill |
Last Modified |
12 Oct 2014 |
Family |
Rose Anna HASKINS, b. 20 Jan 1797, , , Tennessee , d. 4 Mar 1878, , Polk, Tennessee (Age 81 years) |
Married |
1825 |
, , Tennessee [5, 11] |
Children |
+ | 1. Russell LAWSON, b. 1818, , , Tennessee , d. 16 Jan 1896, , Polk, Tennessee (Age 78 years) |
+ | 2. Mahala LAWSON, b. 20 Jan 1825, McMinn County, Tennessee , d. 5 Sep 1890, Murray County, Georgia (Age 65 years) |
| 3. Albert LAWSON, b. 1828, , , Tennessee  |
| 4. Matthew N. LAWSON, b. 1831, , , Tennessee  |
| 5. Eveline LAWSON, b. 1832, , , Tennessee  |
| 6. Adeline LAWSON, b. 1834, , , Tennessee  |
| 7. Martha Jane LAWSON, b. 1836, , , Tennessee  |
+ | 8. Marshall LAWSON, b. 1843, , , Tennessee , d. 1900, , Bradley, Tennessee (Age 57 years) |
|
Last Modified |
27 Nov 2015 |
Family ID |
F315 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |