Individual Details

James Lawson

(1820 - Bet 1870 and 1880)



James & Malinda and family are on the Jackson Co TN census for 1850, 1860 & 1870. In 1880, Malinda was enumerated in the home of her son William.

They had eight children.

1850 Census. Dist 11, Jackson Co TN, p.322, Hh 1202
Jas. Lawson, age 29, b. TN Ocuupation given is "grocery"
Malinda, 31, b. TN
Mary 7, William 4, Penelope 3, Susannah 1.

1860 Census. Dist 11, Jackson Co TN, Hh 475
James Lawson, 40, blacksmith, b. TN. Malinda, 39, b. TN
Nancey 16, William 13, Penelope 12, Susan 9, Sally 7, Jane 4, Margret 3, James age 1.

1870 Census. District 11, Flynn's Lick P.O. Jackson Co TN, Hh 26
James Lawson, age 50, blacksmithing b. TN. Melinda, age 48, b. TN
Sarah 18, Ellen 16, Margaret E. 13, and James W., age 11.

1880 Census. District 11, Jackson Co TN, Hh 80
William Lawson, age 33, farmer, b. TN as were his parents
Elizabeth, age 30, wife, b. KY, father b. KY, mother b. TN
Margarette 11, daughter. Elizabeth 8, daughter. Edward 5, son. John 3, son.
Mary, age 4/12, born in January
Molinda, age 60, mother, b. TN, parents born in NC

Events

Birth1820Jackson County, Tennessee
DeathBet 1870 and 1880
MarriageMalinda Pippin

Families

SpouseMalinda Pippin (1821 - )
FatherROBERT Lawson Jr (1776 - 1850)
MotherMARGARET Hicks (1780 - 1840)
SiblingJoshua Lawson (1804 - 1862)
SiblingJane Ann Lawson (1807 - 1847)
SiblingELIZABETH LAWSON (1809 - 1891)
SiblingMargaret Lawson (1817 - 1883)
SiblingElijah Harvey Lawson (1818 - 1905)

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