Individual Details
James Monroe Lawton
(16 Jan 1817 - 5 Aug 1877)
"Family owned a large plantation (40 slaves) on James Island near Charleston, SC. During the Civil War the family moved to Charleston and eventually after the war to Summerville, SC, about 20 miles inland from Charleston.
Events
| Birth | 16 Jan 1817 | James Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1839 | Martha G. McLeod | |||
| Marriage | 24 Mar 1842 | South Carolina, United States - Arabella Rivers | |||
| Census (family) | 15 Feb 1848 | Saint Andrews, Charleston, South Carolina, United States - Sarah Jane Rivers |  | ||
| Marriage | Bef 1850 | South Carolina, United States - Sarah Jane Rivers | | ||
| Death | 5 Aug 1877 | Summerville, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States | | | |
| Burial | James Island Presbyterian Church Cemetery, James Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States | | |||
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Families
| Spouse | Martha G. McLeod (1823 - 1840) |
| Spouse | Arabella Rivers ( - 1848) |
| Spouse | Sarah Jane Rivers (1824 - 1890) |
| Father | Winborn Wallace Lawton II (1782 - 1861) |
| Mother | Margaret M Frampton (1786 - 1830) |
| Sibling | William Mathewes Lawton (1805 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Mary Frampton Lawton (1815 - 1850) |
| Sibling | Margaret M Lawton (1810 - ) |
| Sibling | George W. Lawton (1811 - ) |
| Sibling | Susan M. Lawton (1821 - 1861) |
Notes
Census (family)
James M Lawton M 33y, SCSarah Jane Lawton F 26y,
Death
Dorchester Co. wasn't formed until 1897.Endnotes
1. , "James Island Presbyterian Church Cemetery ," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 January 2012), .
2. , "James Island Presbyterian Church Cemetery ," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 January 2012), .
3. , "James Island Presbyterian Church Cemetery ," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 January 2012), .
4. , "James Island Presbyterian Church Cemetery ," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 January 2012), .