Grandfather Ace Levi Lawson

Ace Levi Lawson (2.24.1894 - 9.15.1972)

Grandfather's Grave Site

As a child I remember seeing Grandfather's WWI military paper hanging in a frame in Grandmother's front room (parlor) and being amazed that he fought in a World War. As time permits, I hope to find more on his service record and will share it here.

Grandfather truly was the glue that held his family together and he was much loved and respected by all his children and grandchildren. He was 14 years older than Grandmother when they married, and died 26 years before her. I remember how devastated my grandmother, mother, aunts and uncles were at his death. I had not seen my grandmother cry until his death. There's no doubt in my mind that she truly loved him and he loved her.

My memory of him is still clear as he was a man of great discernment regarding human nature and he would spend hours sitting in the front yard of his home telling us children stories. I have wonderful memories of baking him cakes when I would visit - German Chocolate was his favorite! He also loved roses and peonies. I can remember crying when leaving my grandparents home after seeing one of their "toms" getting hit by a car, and I remember Grandpa watching my tear-stained face as we pulled away. Praise the Lord! The tom was replaced with another cat by the time of our next visit and I was overjoyed. Somehow I think Grandpa thought that replacing the kitty just might make a lasting impression on a young granddaughter and it did!

He truly was a gentle giant of a man who sacrificed much for his family. I pray he won't be forgotten.

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MacLaren / Lawson Scottish Tartan

Tartan is a pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours. Tartans originated in woven wool, but now they are made in many other materials. Tartan is particularly associated with Scotland . Scottish kilts almost always have tartan patterns. Tartan is often called plaid in North America, but in Scotland, a plaid is a tartan cloth slung over the shoulder as a kilt accessory, or a plain ordinary blanket such as one would have on a bed. Tartan is made with alternating bands of coloured (pre-dyed) threads woven as both warp and weft at right angles to each other. The weft is woven in a simple twill , two over—two under the warp, advancing one thread at each pass. This forms visible diagonal lines where different colours cross, which give the appearance of new colours blended from the original ones. The resulting blocks of colour repeat vertically and horizontally in a distinctive pattern of squares and lines known as a sett. (Wikipedia) ...

William Lawson: Finding Our True William

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William “the Rebel” Lawson and the Battle of Culloden

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Where our Lawson family line began:

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'The Dialect of The Appalachian People'

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