WILLIAM WASHINGTON LAWLEY was born October 03, 1852 in Alabama-alternate date Oct 8, and died February 02, 1892 in Woodlawn, Jefferson Co, Alabama..  He is buried in the Lawley Chapel Cemetery, Dyke's Mill, Shelby.  He married SUSANNA KENDRICK November 23, 1873 in St. Clair County, Alabama, daughter of THOMAS J. KENDRICK.  She was born January 15, 1856 in Georgia, and died July 22, 1890.  She is buried in Lawley Chapel Cemetery, Dyke's Mill, Shelby County, Alabama.

JOHN ELIAS LAWLEY was born December 22, 1854 in Alabama-alternate date Dec 2, and died May 06, 1916.  He married VIOLA CATHERINE FLETCHER January 25, 1874 in Wolf Creek, St. Clair County, Alabama, daughter of JOHN FLETCHER and CATHERINE LUDETTE.  She was born November 28, 1855, and died October 06, 1910.

Notes for JOHN ELIAS LAWLEY:

Per Marlene- John and Viola moved to Woodlawn, Jefferson County, Alabama, along with two of his brothers (Henry & ?).  John was a carpenter in Avondale, near Birmingham, then moved to Brighton, Alabama - between Bessemer and Birmingham and he also worked at US Pipe as a flask maker.

LAWLEY-L: LAWLEY, John Elias, 1854-1916, AL

John Elias Lawley, son of John Jackson Lawley and Clarissa Cook. (12/22/1854  - 5/6/1916) married Viola Catherine Fletcher (11/28/1855 - 10/6/1910) in Jan. 1874 at Wolf Creek, AL. According to Pawpaw, her parents were John Richard Fletcher and Catherine Ludette, but I have seen Abigail in the 1860 census records where Viola is listed as being 5 years old.  John and Viola moved to Woodlawn (Jefferson Co.) AL along with 2 of his brothers (Henry and ?). John Elias was a carpenter in Avondale (near Birmingham), then moved to Brighton (between Bessemer and Birmingham); also worked at U.S. Pipe as a flask maker.

 Children:

1-Henry Simmons Lawley (8/31/1875 - 7/23/1944) - Married Queenie Tillman Stubbs (1880-1954); Adopted Martha Lawley , (E.G. Lawley's daughter). Four children of their own (Marquerie Viola Lawley, Russell Henry Lawley,  Albert Cecil Lawley,  Gordon Payne "Pinkie" Lawley).   Henry and Queenie are buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Brighton, AL. Before marrying, Henry Sims was a meat cutter and manager of U.S. Pipe Co's Market in Brighton, AL. Queenie's father owned a grocer store in Bessemer. Henry went into business with sister Leona's husband - opened grocery and meat store in Brighton. Also worked in PA (Indianola?) for about 2 years - his oldest son Russell stayed in PA. Henry's son Albert moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Youngest son Gordon lost much of his hearing in WW II (army), lived in Birmingham AL. Martha, the adopted daughter, moved to California with her husband Larry Yester

 2-Leona Ludette Lawley (7/17/1879 - 1/21/1973) - Married John "Jack" Boles Peques (1877 - 1936) on 5/22/1898 in Jefferson County, Alabama. They had 8 children: Rosa Leigh Peques, John Boles Peques II, Cecil Lawley Peques, Catherine Leona Peques, Edward Peques (stillborn), Royal Edmonson Peques, E.G. Pettaway Peques, and Sylvia Elizabeth Peques. Jack and Leona helped organize the Presbyterian Church in Brighton, Alabama.

 3-Robert Lafayette Lawley (7/27/1885 - 3/2/1967) - Married Harriet "Hattie" Green from Columbiana, AL, 1/26/1910.  Four children:  Robert Lafayette Lawley Jr, Doris Lawley, George Bliss Lawley, Edith Lawley.

 4-Alma Lawley (10/5/1887 - bet 1890-93)

 5-John Richard Lawley (Pawpaw) (8/21/1890 - 2/1980) - See end of this post for more information.

 6-Willie Mae Lawley (8/7/1893 - ) Married #1 Daniel McDonald Dunlap (Dunlop?), son Jack Dunlop. Married #2 Lawrence Leslie Drake.  Willie Mae and Dan Dunlop spend 18 years in Venezuela, South America with the Lago Petroleum Co. Dan died 2 years after returning to the States; Willie Mae married Lawrence 8 years later.   John Richard Lawley, son of John Elias Lawley and Viola Catherine Fletcher (1890-1980) married Beither Belle Houston on 1/16/1910.

 This thread:  LAWLEY, John Elias, 1854-1916, AL by Marlene Lawley.   

 HENRY COLUMBUS LAWLEYwas born March 02, 1857 in Alabama-alternate date Mar 12, and died May 16, 1919 in Jefferson County, Alabma.  He is buried in Lawley Chapel Cemetery,  Dyke's Mill, Shelby Co. Alabama.  He married NANCY CAROLINE (CARRIE) DYKE December 21, 1877 in Shelby County, Alabama, daughter of JAMES DYKE and NANCY WEBSTER.  She was born June 22, 1859 in Sterrett, Shelby County, Alabama, and died May 21, 1919.  She is buried Lawley Chapel Cemetery, Dyke's Mill, Shelby County, Alabama.

 Notes for HENRY COLUMBUS LAWLEY:

 FROM ELISHA LAWLEY AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS BY FRANCES P. TUCK, 1998

 The following record was written by Alberta Lorene Lawley about her father, Henry Columbus Lawley.  A copy of the record was shared with your compiler by Fred Lawley, great nephew of Alberta Lorene Lawley.

 My father Henry Columbus Lawley for years after moving his family to "Jones Valley" in 1883 or 1885 worked for Sloss-Sherfield Steel & Iron Co.  (Later the town was called Birmingham after the English town.)  He then became Inspector for the Continental Gin Co. over Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana for many years.  Then he became a builder and then went into business for himself drilling water wells.  He went back to Continental Gin Co. and back to building but when he died at 62 Continental was urging him to return but Mother wanted him to stay at home (which he did).