Hon. James B. Lawson and Lavina Orr

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Husband Hon. James B. Lawson ^{1 2}

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           Born: 4 Feb 1808 - Kittanning, Armstrong Co, PA 2
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           Died: 7 Apr 1896 2
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         Father: David Lawson (1777-1839) 1 2
         Mother: Isabella Dickey (      -1854) 1 2

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       Marriage: 28 Oct 1830 1

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Wife Lavina Orr ¹

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            AKA: Lavinia Orr,3 Levina Orr 2
           Born: 1 Dec 1805 - Limestone Twp, Clarion Co, PA 2
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           Died: 15 Dec 1888 2
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         Father: Samuel Culbertson Orr (Abt 1779-1855) 3 4
         Mother: Margaret Sloan (Abt 1785-1859) 3 4

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Children

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1 M Orr Lawson ²

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         Spouse: Mary Eliza Marshall (      -      ) 2 5

         Spouse: Mrs. Mary [Unk] (      -      ) 2

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2 M David Lawson ²

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           Born: 24 Sep 1833 - Madison Twp, Clarion Co, PA 2
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           Died: 13 Jul 1912 - ? Clarion, Clarion Co, PA
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         Spouse: Mary E. Long (1857-Aft 1913) 6

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3 F Bella Lawson ¹

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            AKA: Belle Lawson 2 7
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         Spouse: Samuel Q. Blair (      -      ) 2 7

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4 F Agnes Lawson ²

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         Spouse: A. C. Craig (      -Bef 1913) 2

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5 F Margaret "Maggie" Lawson ²

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           Died: 1906 2
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         Spouse: William Dull (      -      ) 2

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6 F Sarah Lawson ²

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         Spouse: C. C. Campbell (      -      ) 2

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7 M Samuel Culbertson Lawson ^{1 2}

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8 F Martha Lawson ²

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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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9 M Thomas Chalmers Lawson ^{1 2}

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General Notes: Husband - Hon. James B. Lawson

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He spent his boyhood days at the old family homestead, above Lawsonham, Madison township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania. He was reared and educated in Kittanning, and after his marriage settled on a farm in Madison township, Clarion County, where he passed his entire active career. He became prominent in political and public affairs of his home locality, and served one term as associate judge, and as representative in the state legislature for two terms [1871, '72, '73]. He was a stalwart Democrat, and he and his wife were devout members of the Presbyterian church. He was an elder in the church for many years.

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General Notes: Wife - Lavina Orr

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She was the first white child born in Limestone township, Clarion County.

1 A. J. Davis, History of Clarion County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., 1887), BP 32.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 572.

3 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 508.

4 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 310.

5 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 378.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 573.

7 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 354.