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She lived at Hamblen County, Tennessee. She was enumerated with John Lawrence on the census of 1830 at Jefferson County, Tennessee, as a female 30 to 40 years old. She appeared on the census of 1840 in the household of John Lawrence at No Twp L, Jefferson County, Tennessee. She appeared on the census of 1850 in the household of John Lawrence at 13th District, Jefferson County, Tennessee.She appeared on the census of 1860 in the household of John Lawrence at Jefferson County, Tennessee. On 11 Dec 1869 James was concerned about his mother and wrote a letter to a doctor at Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky (Letter from W.C. Conden to James Lawrence re illness of Amy McCullogh Lawrence. "From the description you have given of your mother's case, she has cancer and I would advise you to loose no time in having her treated". Discusses medication and treatment; states that he could "visit" her on a trip to Huntsville, AL for $50 and railroad expenses. Any treatment would entail additional charges. Address reply to Huntsville Hotel, Huntsville, AL). The census shows Amy living at Civil District 10, Talbott's Station, Jefferson County, Tennessee, on 10 Aug 1870.

George Washington Lawrence wrote the following biography of his mother when he was seventy-nine years old.: Amy McCulloh was born in Rowan County, NC and lived with her parents until she was grown. Then with one of her sisters, she came to Tennessee to live with an uncle by the name of George, in Blount County, Tennessee. She lived with her uncle about a year and becoming dissatisfied she went to Jefferson County, Tennessee, and apprenticed herself to a tailor to learn to make men's apparel. This was at Dandridge, Tennessee. Here she met my father (John Lawrence). This acquaintanceship ripened into an intimacy which resulted in marriage, 4 Dec 1822, Jefferson Co., TN.

My mother, I always thought, was one of the best women in the world. She was a business woman. Although her chances for an education in early life were limited, she seemed to take great interest in Aesop's Fables. She was always quoting from these fables to us children. She had early learned the sayings in Poor Richard's Almanac and could readily quote them from memory. I have often heard her quote these lines: 'For age and want, save while you may For no morning sun lasts the whole day.'

Although having reared a family of seven children and having cared for a large family of negroes, she read several historical works and a number of books of fiction, such as 'Scottish Chiefs', 'Thaddeus of Warsaw', 'Children of the Abby', and other works of fiction popular at that time. She read and thoroughly enjoyed 'Don Quixote'. She enjoyed reading the poetical works of Burns, Pope, and Shakespeare, and she was a constant reader of the Bible. My mother governed her family more by moral suasion than with the rod.

My parents taught their children that it was not honest to take anything that belonged to another, such as fruit, melons, nuts, etc. I have followed their teaching along that line and have found it to be the best way. My mother was always careful about the health and the welfare of her children. When I was to be gone all day on an errand for my father, my mother would always be the last to bid me goodbye with these words: 'Son, be a good boy. My prayers will be with you that no harm befall you and that you may get back home safe'. She was not only careful about the health of her own family, but she also visited her neighbors in sickness or in distress. In this she greatly over did her strength and impaired her health. Although many times physically unable to render service to the afflicted and needy, yet she never failed to lend a helping hand).

Birth	Abt 1800	Mocksville, Davie, North Carolina, United States
Marriage	4 Jun 1822	Jefferson, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States - John Lawrence
Census (family)	21 Jul 1860	Jefferson, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States - John Lawrence
Death	1871

Spouse	John Lawrence (1791 - )
Child	Amazon Lawrence (1826 - 1895)
Child	Mary Elizabeth Lawrence (1827 - 1860)
Child	James Lawrence (1827 - 1903)
Child	George Washington Lawrence (1830 - 1917)
Child	Alzira Lawrence (1832 - 1902)
Child	John Lawrence (1834 - )
Child	William Wallace Lawrence (1837 - 1901)

Father	James McCulloh (1746 - 1816)
Mother	Elizabeth George (1765 - 1833)
Sibling	Charles McCulloh (1786 - 1833)
Sibling	Alfred McCulloh (1794 - 1865)
Sibling	Penelope McCulloh (1795 - 1846)
Sibling	Elizabeth "Betsy" McCulloh (1795 - 1853)
Sibling	Henrietta McCulloh (1802 - 1846)
Sibling	Rebecca McCulloh (1802 - 1871)
Sibling	Henry Eustace McCulloh (1806 - 1886)

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