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William Louis Lawson

Male 1906 - 1943  (36 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Louis Lawson was born 18 Dec 1906, Tennessee (son of Joseph J. Lawson and Mary E. Carr); died 25 Apr 1943, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Apr 1943, Richard Parton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 52.

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 199.

    William married Myrtle L. Huskey 2 Jun 1934, Cocke County, Tennessee. Myrtle (daughter of Albert Catlett Huskey and Ethel Ownby) was born 31 Aug 1914, Tennessee; died 22 Jul 2000, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Jul 2000, Huskey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Walter Bruce Lawson was born 8 May 1935, Tennessee; died 13 May 2017.
    2. Joe Lawson

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Joseph J. Lawson was born 21 Jun 1877, Tennessee (son of Thomas H. "Huse" Lawson and Winnie Texanna Tuck); died 10 Nov 1949; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Joe Lawson ran the commissary at Elkmont.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 64.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 52, 144, 195.

    Joseph married Mary E. Carr 8 May 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Joel Kear and Mary "Polly" McCarter) was born 27 Feb 1878, Tennessee; died 1937; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mary E. Carr was born 27 Feb 1878, Tennessee (daughter of Joel Kear and Mary "Polly" McCarter); died 1937; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Twin of Sally.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 64.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 52, 70, 232.

    Children:
    1. Martha Lawson
    2. Leonard Lawson was born 30 Apr 1897, Tennessee; died 8 Dec 1941; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Cora Mary Lawson was born 17 May 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Jun 1930; was buried Levi Trentham (Elkmont) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Tilda Irene Lawson was born 11 Aug 1902; died 5 Apr 1961; was buried Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery.
    5. Charles Grant Lawson was born 11 Jun 1904, Tennessee; died 2 May 1989; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Lillie Lawson was born 6 Jan 1906; died 6 Jan 1906; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. 1. William Louis Lawson was born 18 Dec 1906, Tennessee; died 25 Apr 1943, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Apr 1943, Richard Parton Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. John Ross Lawson was born 16 Jun 1909; died 25 Jun 1974; was buried Sherwood Cemetery.
    9. Houston Tommy "Huse" Lawson was born 16 Jun 1911, Tennessee; died 19 Mar 1967; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Chelsia Pearlena "Pearl" Lawson was born 18 Jun 1913; died 23 Dec 1976; was buried Tuckaleechee Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    11. Sam J. Lawson was born 17 Aug 1917; died 7 Dec 1980; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Ada Lawson
    13. Jennie Lawson
    14. Ruby Lawson


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Thomas H. "Huse" Lawson was born 25 Apr 1854, Tennessee (son of James Houston "Red Jim" Lawson and Hettie Elizabeth Mattox); died 15 Jun 1930; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 52, 144, 160, 260.

    Thomas — Winnie Texanna Tuck. Winnie (daughter of Josiah Tobias Tuck and Elizabeth Peterson) was born 19 Dec 1858, Tennessee; died 11 Dec 1937; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Winnie Texanna Tuck was born 19 Dec 1858, Tennessee (daughter of Josiah Tobias Tuck and Elizabeth Peterson); died 11 Dec 1937; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 4, Blount County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 52, 260.

    Children:
    1. James Henry "Buckeye Jim" Lawson was born 12 Aug 1875; died 14 Jan 1938; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 2. Joseph J. Lawson was born 21 Jun 1877, Tennessee; died 10 Nov 1949; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. G. V. Lawson was born 11 Oct 1879; died 7 Oct 1880; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Laura E. Lawson was born 29 Sep 1882, Tennessee; died 24 Nov 1973; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. William Ernest "Bill" Lawson was born 28 Apr 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Sep 1966; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Sarah Lawson was born 27 Apr 1886; died 24 Jun 1961; was buried Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.
    7. Grant H. Lawson was born 7 Aug 1888, Tennessee; died 1 Oct 1947; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Jake Lawson was born 19 Dec 1890, Tennessee; died 9 Nov 1948; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Boyd Lawson was born 24 Mar 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 May 1952; was buried Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    10. Mary Laverna "Vernie" Lawson was born 24 Nov 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Jun 1990; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Leona Lawson was born 18 Sep 1901, Tennessee; died 8 Dec 1985; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Joel Kear was born 5 Feb 1850, Tennessee (son of Joel Kear and Sarah Huff); died 10 Feb 1926; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Buried in the Forks of the River Cemetery, Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 63, 64.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 18.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 61.

    Joel married Mary "Polly" McCarter 18 Aug 1870. Mary (daughter of James McCarter and Sarah Huskey) was born 7 Mar 1854, Tennessee; died 26 Jun 1937; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mary "Polly" McCarter was born 7 Mar 1854, Tennessee (daughter of James McCarter and Sarah Huskey); died 26 Jun 1937; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 63, 64.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 18.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 61.

    Children:
    1. James S. Kear was born 1871, Tennessee; died 1957; was buried Blue Eye Cemetery, Blue Eye, Stone County, Missouri.
    2. Minerva Kear was born 30 Jun 1873, Tennessee; died 22 Jun 1965; was buried Providence Baptist Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    3. Arbinzia Kear was born 14 Mar 1876; died 8 Apr 1898; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Sarah L. "Sally" Kear was born 27 Feb 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Apr 1966, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    5. 3. Mary E. Carr was born 27 Feb 1878, Tennessee; died 1937; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Elbert H. Carr was born 2 Apr 1882, Tennessee; died 20 Nov 1953; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    7. Matilda "Tilda" Kear was born 29 Jan 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Jan 1974; was buried Fairview Cemetery, Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
    8. Rev. Joel L. Carr was born 15 Jun 1889, Tennessee; died 18 May 1981; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Richard Evans Carr was born 18 Dec 1896, Tennessee; died 1 Sep 1981; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James Houston "Red Jim" Lawson was born 15 Jul 1825, Tennessee (son of Thomas D. Lawson and Mary Barrett); died 17 Jan 1894; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 144, 160.

    James — Hettie Elizabeth Mattox. Hettie (daughter of William Mattox and Martha Williams) was born 4 Mar 1821, Tennessee; died 30 Dec 1886; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Hettie Elizabeth Mattox was born 4 Mar 1821, Tennessee (daughter of William Mattox and Martha Williams); died 30 Dec 1886; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 144, 160.

    Children:
    1. Mary C. Lawson was born 13 Jul 1847, Tennessee; died 9 Aug 1930; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Martha Rebecca "Mattie" Lawson was born 12 Jul 1848, Blount County, Tennessee; died 31 Oct 1931, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. William Jasper Lawson was born 12 Aug 1851, Tennessee; died 2 May 1926; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 4. Thomas H. "Huse" Lawson was born 25 Apr 1854, Tennessee; died 15 Jun 1930; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Andrew Jackson Lawson was born 5 Aug 1856, Tennessee; died 18 Apr 1934; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Richard West Lawson was born 15 Apr 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Jun 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Nancy C. Lawson was born 15 Apr 1859, Tennessee; died 18 Dec 1923; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Sarah E. "Lizzie" Lawson was born 21 Oct 1862, Tennessee; died 24 Oct 1937; was buried Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Josiah Tobias Tuck was born Tennessee (son of Moses Tuck and Mary "Polly" Black).

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 260.

    Josiah — Elizabeth Peterson. Elizabeth was born Abt 1826, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth Peterson was born Abt 1826, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 4, Blount County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 260.

    Children:
    1. Moses Robert Tuck was born 11 Jan 1845; died 13 Jun 1894; was buried Carpenters Campground Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    2. Tobias Tuck was born 9 Dec 1847, Tennessee; died 24 Jan 1922; was buried Axley Cemetery, Greenback, Loudon County, Tennessee.
    3. Mary E. Tuck was born Abt 1849, Tennessee.
    4. Sarah S. Tuck was born 13 Mar 1853, Tennessee; died 3 Oct 1934; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Edward Tuck was born Abt 1857, Tennessee.
    6. 5. Winnie Texanna Tuck was born 19 Dec 1858, Tennessee; died 11 Dec 1937; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Marah J. Tuck was born Abt 1864, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  Joel Kear was born 5 Feb 1796, North Carolina (son of James Kear and Molly Shelton); died 28 Jul 1871; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    From Scotland.

    Some researchers list him buried in Forks of the River Cemetery.
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    References:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 74.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 29.

    Joel married Sarah Huff 6 Jun 1838. Sarah (daughter of Leonard Huff and Sarah Baker) was born 11 Jul 1809, Tennessee; died 15 Sep 1886; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Sarah HuffSarah Huff was born 11 Jul 1809, Tennessee (daughter of Leonard Huff and Sarah Baker); died 15 Sep 1886; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Ezalee Kear Spencer lists given name as Baker with sisters Lydia and Charity and a brother.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 74.

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Kear was born 10 Nov 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 May 1871, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Lydia "Aunt Liddy" Kear was born 24 May 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Dec 1926, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Joseph Kear was born 16 Jun 1841, Tennessee; died 7 Dec 1923; was buried Prospect Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    4. Mary Ann Kear was born 20 Mar 1843, Tennessee.
    5. John Kear was born 20 Oct 1844, Tennessee; died 6 Feb 1929; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Charity Manerva Kear was born 21 Jun 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Nov 1909; was buried Myers Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    7. Sarah Kear was born 8 May 1848, Tennessee; died 18 Jun 1923; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. 6. Joel Kear was born 5 Feb 1850, Tennessee; died 10 Feb 1926; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Rev. Henry Baker Kear was born 12 Jan 1852, Tennessee; died Bef 1941; was buried New Mexico.
    10. James Kear was born 14 Sep 1854, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Jul 1926; was buried Concord Cemetery, Whitfield County, Georgia.

  7. 14.  James McCarter was born 7 May 1825, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of John McCarter and Nancy Anderson); died 28 May 1898; was buried Huskey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 102.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 18, 63, 102, 106, 142.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 342.

    James married Sarah Huskey Abt 1848, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of Stephen "Old Steve" Huskey and Mary Ann "Polly" Ogle) was born 1829, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Jun 1863; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Sarah Huskey was born 1829, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Stephen "Old Steve" Huskey and Mary Ann "Polly" Ogle); died 4 Jun 1863; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 102.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 63.

    Children:
    1. Elbert McCarter was born 13 Oct 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Dec 1936, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Dec 1936, Huskey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Stephen McCarter was born 26 Oct 1851; died 5 Oct 1866; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 7. Mary "Polly" McCarter was born 7 Mar 1854, Tennessee; died 26 Jun 1937; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Sarah McCarter was born 12 Jan 1856, Tennessee.
    5. James "Bud" McCarter, Jr. was born 1 Mar 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Mar 1944; was buried Huskey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Edman McCarter was born 29 Apr 1861, Tennessee; died 23 May 1935; was buried Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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