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Bushrod Washington LAWSON

Bushrod Washington LAWSON

Male 1829 - 1914  (85 years)


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  • Name Bushrod Washington LAWSON  [1]
    Birth 19 Apr 1829  Warren Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1870  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence From LATE 1880S  Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Death 26 Apr 1914  Grant Town, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I34198  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2021

    Father William LAWSON
    Mother Eliza MARSHALL
    Family ID F16095  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Anna PRITCHARD,   b. 26 Feb 1828   d. 8 Aug 1871 (Age 43 years)  [6]
    Marriage 1 Dec 1853  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
    +1. Eliza Ann LAWSON,   b. 7 Nov 1859, White Oak (near Pullman), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Apr 1936, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    +2. Flora Odell LAWSON,   b. 9 Nov 1861, White Oak (near Pullman), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1932, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    >3. Nancy Ellen "Nannie" LAWSON,   b. 3 Mar 1864, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Aug 1938, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F13425  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Fannie PRUNTY,   b. 5 Jan 1838, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Mar 1920, Grant Town, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)  [5, 8]
    Marriage 21 Nov 1872  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Children 
     1. Dora B. LAWSON,   b. CA 1867
     2. Alma L. LAWSON,   b. Aug 1869
    Family ID F17068  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2477] Harold A. Tichenor, Tichenor Families in America, (Braun-Brumfield Inc, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1988), p. 150.

    2. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    3. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).

    4. [S1572] 1870 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union Twp).

    5. [S293] Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 354.

    6. [S293] Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 349.

    7. [S283] Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance, (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 287-A.
      While the marriage date is reported here as Dec 1 1853, Wes Cochran's "Ritchie County Marriages" shows it as Oct 11 1853, as does "Tichenor Families in America," p. 150. Minnie Kendall Lowther goes so far as to identify the presiding minister, the Reverend George Collins. Examination of the original handwritten entry in the ledger-style marriage record book reveals that the date really could be interpreted either way. But since Minnie Kendall Lowther obviously consulted the original record herself (the only way she would know the minister's name) and she would have been familiar with the handwriting style, we accept her interpretation.

    8. [S283] Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance, (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 436.

    9. [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, MR p. 27.
      Identified as B. W. Lawson, widowed, farmer, 43, b. Warren Co VA, res. Ritchie Co, son of William & Eliza; and Fannie Prunty, single, 33, b. Virginia, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Jacob & (blank). Married Nov 21 1872.