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Orlando Bruce LAWLIS

Orlando Bruce LAWLIS

Male 1842 - 1929  (86 years)

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  • Name Orlando Bruce LAWLIS 
    Census 1880, 1900, 10, 20  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Born 20 Dec 1842  Morgantown, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850, 1860  Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military From 3 Sep 1862 to 6 Jun 1865  [1, 3, 4, 5] 
    Sgt, Co D, 3rd W.Va. Cav, Civil War 
    Census 1870  Cass District, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [6, 7] 
    Died 14 Oct 1929  New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8, 9] 
    Person ID I76880  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 27 Aug 2019 

    Father John LAWLIS,   b. 28 May 1814,   d. 5 Jun 1862  (Age 48 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth FLEMING,   b. 30 Nov 1816,   d. 15 Feb 1901  (Age 84 years) 
    Family ID F47958  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jemima MCCORMICK,   b. 2 Mar 1840, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1911, Red Lick (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)  [10] 
    Married 3 Mar 1866  [2, 11] 
    Children 
    +1. Vandora Jane "Dora" LAWLIS,   b. 9 Oct 1867, Cass District, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1943, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     2. Emma E. LAWLIS,   b. 16 May 1869, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1893, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)
     3. Charles Grant LAWLIS,   b. 14 Aug 1871,   d. 2 Dec 1894, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)
    +4. Olfrey McCormick LAWLIS,   b. 18 May 1873, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1955, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    Family ID F32833  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Diana Christina CHAMP,   b. 3 Dec 1853, Pendleton Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1936, Huntington, Cabell Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 12 Sep 1911  New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Documents
    76880_OrlandoBLawlis_DianaChristeniaChampHilkey_MarriageRecord_12Sep1911.jpg    		76880_OrlandoBLawlis_DianaChristeniaChampHilkey_MarriageRecord_12Sep1911.jpg
    Family ID F47974  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    76880_LAWLIS_OrlandoBruce_1842-1929_Obit.jpg    		76880_LAWLIS_OrlandoBruce_1842-1929_Obit.jpg
    121873_TAYLOR_Eli-Griffin_Fusion-Candidate-for-State_Delegate_1884.jpg    		121873_TAYLOR_Eli-Griffin_Fusion-Candidate-for-State_Delegate_1884.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S2077] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).

    3. [S2605] U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database online], (National Park Service , Ancestry.com).

    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. [S2177] 1870 Census, Monongalia County, WV.

    7. [S2082] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).

    8. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    9. [S2550] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

    10. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    11. [S110] Obituary of husband.

    12. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11794823&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Orlando B. Lawlis, 68, b. Monongalia Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Mrs. Diana Chrstenia Hickley, 46, b. Hardy Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Sep 12 1911 near New Milton, officiated by A. S. Johnson, pastor of the Catawba Circuit.