David W. Lawson and Mary A. Marshall

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Husband David W. Lawson ^{1 2}

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           Born: 21 May 1836 - Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland Co, PA 2 3
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         Father: Joseph Lawson (1787-1872) 3
         Mother: Rebecca McLaughlin (1797-1872) 3

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       Marriage: 22 Jun 1857 3

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Wife Mary A. Marshall ^{1 4}

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           Born: 14 Oct 1838 3
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         Father: Robert Marshall (1799-1881) 5 6 7 8
         Mother: Mary Hindman (1801-1869) 5 8 9

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Children

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1 M Dr. Joseph M. Lawson ^{2 3}

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2 M Robert Marshall Lawson ^{2 3}

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3 M Harry W. Lawson ^{2 3}

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4 F Flora Lawson ^{2 3}

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         Spouse: Ralston M. Mitchell (      -      ) 3

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5 M John Homer Lawson ^{2 3}

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6 M Edson Edmunds Lawson ^{2 3}

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7 M David L. Lawson ³

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8 M Prof. William Lawson ³

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General Notes: Husband - David W. Lawson

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He was brought up on the farm, remaining at home until he was fifteen years old, attending the academy at Elder's Ridge. Young as he was, he began teaching in Jefferson, and the following spring entered the Dayton Union Academy. Following this he became a student in Allegheny College, where he displayed the intellectuality which was marked a characteristic during his whole life. When only twenty-one years old, he was graduated from Madison College, and began teaching in the Dayton Union Academy, later becoming its principal. Very ambitious, he read law with Colonel Todd, of Indiana, Pennsylvania, but owing to the failure of his none too strong health he had to abandon his purpose of becoming a lawyer. He then devoted himself to farming, operating his property along scientific lines, becoming one of the celebrated agriculturists of western Pennsylvania, noted chiefly for his production of fine grade wool. He lectured on agricultural subjects in Armstrong County, and considerably raised standards in his locality.

1 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 611, 637.

2 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 174.

3 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 637.

4 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 170.

5 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 169.

6 Robert Walter Smith, Esq., History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins, & Co., 1883), Pg 204x.

7 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 610.

8 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 1259.

9 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 611.