Individual Details

Arkansas Delayed Birth Certificate #9098
Bessie Marion Lawson was born 30 Jul 1892 in Hackett, Sebastian Co, AE Her father was Abijah Lawson, age 61, b. TN. Mother was Mary Jane Butler, age 38 b. MS She was the 9th child in the family. Affidavit made by Martha Revels, age 86, who was 12 years older and had knowledge of the birth. Made 27 Sep 1951 in Okalhoma Co, OK.

1900 Census. Mississippi Twp, Sebastian Co, AR, Hh 139
Mary J. Lawson, b. Apr 1855, age 45, widow, 9 children - 8 are living, b. MS, parents b. Al
Henry, son, b. May 1880, age 20, b. AR as were all the children; their father b. KY
Neahley, son, b. Sept 1884, 15
Dora, dau, b. Apr 1887, 13
Finis, son, b. Jan 1890, 10
Bessie, dau, b. Jul 1893, age 7
Hh 140 was Robt Lawson, b. Jul 1875, age 24, married 3 years and his family

1910 Census. Mississippi Twp, Sebastian, AR, Hh 120
Jennie Lawson, 66, wd twice, 9 children - 8 living, b. MS
Dora, dau, 22. Bessie, dau, 17.
Hh 121 - Nealey Lawson, 25, married 1 year, wife Beulah 19.
Hh 122 - Finis Lawson, 20, Lucy, wife - just married
Hh 123 - Henry Lawson, 29, married 4 yrs, wife Ada, Ethel, 2, Carl, 1 month

Apparently obtained her Social Security number in Dec of 1954 - name listed as Bessie Maion Jameson. She was born 30 Jul 1892 in Hackett, Sebastian Co, AR. Her father was Abi J. Lawson; her mother Mary J. Butler.

California Death Index 1940-1996, Ancestry.com
Bessie Marian Jameson, born 31 Jul 1894 in Arkansas, died in Kern Co, CA, 12 Jan 1955. Her mother's maiden name was Butler; her father's surname, Lawson.
Her grave marker has a different date of birth - 30 Jul 1892. The 1900 census has July 1893.

Birth	31 Jul 1894	Arkansas
Marriage	24 Dec 1914	Sebastian County, Arkansas - Charles Summer Jameson
Death	12 Jan 1955	Kern County, California
Burial		Liberty Cemetery, Greenwood, Sebastian County, Arkansas

Spouse	Charles Summer Jameson (1886 - 1955)
Child	Dorothy May Jameson (1905 - )
Child	Helen Louise Jameson (1909 - 1939)
Child	Eunice Fay Jameson (1920 - )
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