1800's Lawrences in NC, Va, Tenn, Ill
I am stuck at finding where in Virginia (or possibly North Carolina) the Lawrences came from.......
Here is the summary of the information of the Lawrences of Fayette/Marion County, Ill. that I have so far.........If you have information please let me know of any possible connections.........It's pretty exciting to find others doing similar Lawrence research!!!!!
My ggg grandfather was William T. Lawrence....He was born in Virginia in 1817, and somehow arrived in the Vandalia, Ill area by 1839, where he married Amanada Maria Phipps..........They had several children (i.e., Mary, William Harry Harrison, and Margaret)............William T, died in 1856.......
William Harry Harrison was my gg grandfather, and was born near Vandalia in 1843......He married Caroline Wilson, and had several children, including William A., Mary, James Martin, Margaret, Eva and Harry Harrison....William H. died in 1880, just months before the birth of his last son, Harry Harrison.....
Harry Harrison Lawrence was my great grandfather and was born in 1880 around the Vandalia area........He married Mamie Linton, and they had three children, Clyde, Ruby and Opal.........Harry died in the 1950's in Decatur, Ill.
Clyde Lawrence was my grandfather and was born in 1911 around the Vandalia area......He and his parents moved to Decatur, Ill in the 1920's.......While there he married Laura Marie Limes........They had several children including Betty, Gerald, Joanne, Sandy and Sherilyn...............Clyde Lawrence died in 1976....
Gerald Lawrence Sr. was born in 1933 in Decatur, Ill. He married Shirley Williams in 1953 and had 5 children: Rebecca, Gerald Dwayne Jr. (myself), Kimberly, Anthony, and Douglas Harrison.......
I am stuck at trying to find out where in Virginia my ggg grandfather William T. Lawrence was born.......All I know is that he was born there and arrived in Illinois by 1839........
I also know there were other related Lawrences in the Fayette / Marion County, Ill. area, because in the 1850-1890 censuses there is a John T. Lawrence who is also mentioned in Land deals with my ancestors (i.e., William Harry Harrison Lawrence), but I am not sure how he is related......I do know John T. was born in Virginia around 1835, married Narcissus Washburn, and had children, Mary, Susan, Maria, Abbey, James E., Hester E., John Thomas and William Ezra.........He died in the late 1890's.
There was also a James E. Lawrence in the Fayette County, Ill. censuses of this time who died in 1868....I do not know when or where is was born.........His wife was Julia Agnes, and they has several children...His children includes Sarah, Susan, John S., William N., Amanda M., Simeon J. and Hester A.......
There was also Yelverton Peyton Lawrence, from Tennessee, who moved in with my ggg grandfather William T. Lawrence, in the 1840's (he is listed as living with William T. in the 1850 Fayette County census).....Y.P. married Sarah Yolton, had children, and died while residing around the Vernon, Illinois area in 1914....he is buried in Meador Cemetary in Vernon, Ill.:
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4. LAWRENCE, Samuel
5. LAWRENCE, Mary
6. LAWRENCE, Y.P.
b 1832 - d1914
Cpl Co H 63rd Ill. Inf
7. LAWRENCE, Sarah
w/o Y.P.
b 1837- d 1914
8. LAWRENCE, Cynthia M.
b 1879 - d 1916
9. LAWRENCE, Mamie
b 19 Jan 1873 - d 1 May 1947
10. LAWRENCE, May L. V.
27 July 1871 - d 5 Oct 1872
11. LAWRENCE, Samuel W.
s/o Y.P. & S
b 4 Jan 1869 d 24 Mar 1869
12. LAWRENCE, Susan F.
w/o W.C.
d 19 Nov 187_ - 42 Yr. 1 Mn. 17 Da
13. LAWRENCE, Wesley C.
d 10 Feb 1875 - 40 Yr 11 Mn. 18 Da.
If you have additional Lawrence information or know of any connections please let me know....................
My address and phone number are:
Gerald Lawrence Jr.
61 Wood Crest Lane
Hoshcton, Georgia 30548
phone (706) 658-2576..........
........Thanks, Gerald Lawrence Jr.