Our Lawson Family Heritage

Joseph Reece Lawson  Co. I 1st KY Cavalry - Civil War - Veteran The First Kentucky Cavalry, commonly known as “Wolford’s Cavalry, was organized at Camp Dick Robinson, under Colonel Frank Wolford, and mustered into the United States service on the 28th day of October, 1861, The regiment was placed upon active duty and participated in many skirmishes and all the early battles in Kentucky. Acquiring great efficiency as scouts, they were constantly kept at the front. [1] The 1st Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry was organized at Liberty, Burkeville and Monticello, Kentucky, October, 1861, and mustered in October 28, 1861. Veterans and recruits consolidated to a Battalion of 3 Companies and on duty at various points in Kentucky, operating against guerrillas and quieting country, until September, 1865. The regiment mustered out September 20, 1865. [2] (Source: Family Search ) The information below is from  Find A Grave: BIRTH Jan 1846 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA

"Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints." Psalm 116:15 (KJV) In Loving Memory … Charles E. Lawson Charles Edward Lawson, 79, of Sedalia, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2019 at Fair View Nursing Home in Sedalia. He was born June 27, 1939 in Longwood, MO, a son of Ace Levi and Esther Ann (Stone) Lawson. Charles had served in the United States Army and was a member of LifePointe Church. He had worked many years as a road repairman for the City of Sedalia and at one time had worked as a Security Guard for Hayes Wheels now Maxion Wheels in Sedalia. Charles enjoyed playing the guitar and going hunting and fishing. Survivors include five children, Cindy Rugen (Hersel) of Syracuse, MO, Michael Lawson (Shirley) of Sedalia, MO, Russell Lawson, Sherry Hayes of Sedalia, MO, Chris Lawson (Jenny) of Kansas; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; two sisters, Viola Stetzenbach and Bertha Dixon both of Sedalia, MO.

Dear Family, Additional information regarding Rebecca , the wife of William Lawson (1733–1826)  has been posted at Find A Grave Memorial : BIRTH unknown Virginia, USA DEATH 16 Jan 1827 BURIAL Lawson Confederate Memorial Cemetery Snowflake, Scott County, Virginia, USA MEMORIAL ID 29149094 · View Source #1 you need to know about Rebecca if you think she was your ancestor: She was not named Rebecca Jane Banks and she did not marry William Lawson in Halifax County, Virginia in 1758. Jane Banks was a different woman married to a different William Lawson. #2 thing to know: Researchers of this Lawson ancestor had always assumed that Rebecca was the mother of William Lawson's children. As of January of 2016, a letter was located in a collection belonging to a Wood family researcher of the Virginia-Tennessee area and shared with myself and several others of this Lawson family. The letter was dated July 6, 1831 and written by Jeremiah Lawson of Brown County, Ohio to Travis Lawso

Dear Lawson Family, It appears there are some questions as to if the William "the rebel" Lawson is our ancestor or if perhaps another William from Scotland is the true patriarch of our family. I found this note at the William Lawson (1731 - 1826) Wiki Tree Page: William “Our Scottish Immigrant” Lawson Birth 26 Jun 1733 Montrose, Angus, Scotland Death 18 Apr 1826 Snowflake, Scott County, Virginia, USA Burial Lawson Confederate Memorial Cemetery Snowflake, Scott County, Virginia, USA Memorial ID 19302244 Please refer to www.lfhp.org for further information on William Lawson. Many people are still actively researching this ancestor and as of 2017 new data has been found. The LFHP website will be updating this information and sharing it with all on their mailing list. Correcting the information on the website is ongoing. Please understand there is no disrespect intended to any others who have devoted years of research to this ancestor. To those who paid

This is a church directory photo of Marsha Lawson Somers taken in the late 1970's or early 1980's. This is a photo of my mother who went to be with the Lord on New Year's Eve, 1995. This time of the year is bitter sweet as we remember her fight with cancer and know it is good she has been with Lord Jesus these many years, but we still miss her.

The Monongahela National Forest; photo taken from slopes of Back Allegheny Mountain looking east   ( Valerius Tygart  - Appalachian Mountains /  Wikipedia ) As our patriarch William (the rebel) Lawson was originally from Scotland, banished to America and then eventually settled in Snowflake, Virginia, I thought this article on  The Dialect of The Appalachian People by Wylene P. Dial  posted at  West Virginia Archives and History would be appropriate to feature here.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The dialect spoken by Appalachian people has been given a variety of names, the majority of them somewhat less than complimentary. Educated people who look with disfavor on this particular form of speech are perfectly honest in their belief that something called The English Language, which they conceive of as a completed work - unchanging and fixed for all time - has been taken and, through ignorance, shamefully distorted by the mountain folk. The fact is that this is completely unt

Photo of my parents, Jess and Marsha (Lawson) Somers, with brothers Terry, Kenny and me (1958 ?). I don't remember ever seeing this family photo before, but after receiving it in the mail from my cousin yesterday, many fond memories have been going through my mind... I remember as a child thinking my father was the most handsome man in the world and my mother the kindest woman on earth. I also remember crawling over pillows my mother had placed around me (as a barricade?) to get to my brothers who were playing with toy army men. Sadly, they didn't appreciate my company as I remember knocking over their battle scene. :) I love my parents - mom went to be with the Lord in 1995 and Dad is suffering from Alzheimer's Disease. A few months ago he told me I worried about him too much and that he has lived a good life. He then assured me he is in the Lord's care... I truly hope so. Thank You, dear Lord, for the family I was born into. Please watch over my brothers and