Doddridge County Roots


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William A. LAWRENCE

William A. LAWRENCE

Male 1832 - 1908  (76 years)


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  • Name William A. LAWRENCE
    Birth 30 Apr 1832  Culpeper Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date on headstone is Apr 30 1832, which corresponds to the Apr 1832 birth date in the 1900 Census. But age 25 in 1859 marriage record and age 26 in 1860 Census would put birth in about 1834.
    Gender Male
    Residence 1859  Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1860  Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military From 22 Aug 1862 to 22 Jun 1865  [3, 4, 5] 
    Pvt, Co D, 15th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 
    Census 1870  Willey District, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1890  Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1900  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [6] 
    Death 9 May 1908  [1] 
    Burial Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    • Reports of William A. Lawrence and his wife Rebecca being buried at Stanley (Antioch) Cemetery are incorrect and were based on a misreporting of the 1933 WPA cemetery readings of Doddridge County.
    Person ID I52709  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 2 May 2013

    Father Alexander W. LAWRENCE,   b. CA 1801
    Mother Nancy N. JEFFREY,   b. CA 1803
    Family ID F29675  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rebecca C. COWMAN,   b. 11 Aug 1836, Augusta Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Aug 1880 (Age 44 years)  [9]
    Marriage 8 Dec 1859  Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Perry F. LAWRENCE,   b. CA 1862   d. May 1880, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 18 years)
    +2. Stella Arizona LAWRENCE,   b. 29 Jul 1864   d. 5 Nov 1947, Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     3. Samuel Mercer LAWRENCE,   b. CA 1867
    +4. Minnie Jefferson LAWRENCE,   b. 19 Jun 1870   d. 13 Nov 1962, Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
     5. Anna M. LAWRENCE,   b. CA 1872
    Family ID F21749  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S1820] Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV.

    3. [S2588] U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    4. [S2619] U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    5. [S2222] 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    6. [S2108] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    7. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    8. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    9. [S1590] Death record of daughter.