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The LAWSON Family Tree
Descendants of Alfred Lawson, Sr.
NOTE: all dates are approximate or to the best of my knowledge! Please send corrections of any kind to me!

1 Alfred LAWSON, Sr. b: 1838 in Tennessee (Fentress County)
+Eliza Ann SMITH b: May 16, 1847 in Tn
Eliza Ann is said to have been full Native American. Her tribe is unknown, although possibly Cherokee.
I'd love to have more information about her, if anyone out there knows anything, please email me.
...... 2 Matilda LAWSON b: 1871
...... 2 James F. LAWSON b: 1872
...... 2 Sarah LAWSON b: 1874
....... 2 Gertrude LAWSON b: 1876 (a.k.a. Gertie)  
...... 2 Henry Jackson LAWSON b: April 17, 1878 in Tn (Byrdstown?)
First wife's name is unknown... he abandoned her and possibly their children. If you know who she is, please email me! Henry later abandoned his second wife, Eula, and their children as well.
> .......... 2nd wife+Eula Edna WALTERS b: December 11, 1890 in Manchester,
> Coffee County TN
> .............. 3 Charles Alfred LAWSON, Sr. b: May 11, 1906 in Cole
> City, Walker Georgia
> .................. +Mildred Evelene LANKFORD b: August 27, 1910 in
> Grundy Co. Tn
Mildred's grandmother's --Mary Sitz--cherokee name was Malee (pronounced Ma lay uh)
her mother Elender was full cherokee, and her husband was 1/2 cherokee.
m: August 29, 1926 in Lige Dyke's House, Flat Branch, TN
...................... 4 Charles Alfred LAWSON, Jr. b: March 11, 1933 in Tennessee
Charles Served in the Air Force and worked building his own construction business. He also works on the family tree, and he has more accurate info than I have.
.......................... +Annette ??? b: January 06 m: April 30, 1952
............................... 5 Colleen LAWSON b: April 21, 1958
................................... +??? ADAMS
...................... 4 Herbert LAWSON b: December 28, 1934
.......................... +LaVenia AUBERRY b: March 19, 1940 m: September 08, 1962 ............................... 5 John Alan LAWSON b: September 24, 1972
............................... 5 Michael Newell LAWSON b: January 21, 1976
...................... 4 Ophelia LAWSON b: July 21, 1931
.......................... +Claude PARSON b: June 06, 1931 m: May 21, 1953
> ............................... 5 Eugene PARSON b: September 28, 1954
> ............................... 5 Bruce PARSON
> ............................... 5 Brenda Joy PARSON b: September 10, 1962
> ................................... +??? BAILEY
> ............................... 5 Richard PARSON b: December 18, 1964
> ............................... 5 Steven PARSON b: June 09, 1960
> ............................... 5 Pamela PARSON b: November 23, 1958
> ...................... 4 Katherine Elaine LAWSON
> .......................... +David IRVIN b: May 28, 1940 m: September 05, 1959
> ............................... 5 Gene IRVIN b: February 13, 1962
> ............................... 5 Pamela IRVIN b: February 13, 1975
> ............................... 5 Brian IRVIN b: April 21, 1967
> ............................... 5 Kenneth David IRVIN b: May 25, 1960
> ............................... 5 Eric IRVIN b: July 20, 1979
> ............................... 5 Sherry IRVIN b: July 25, 1972 in Germany
> ................................... +??? COPELAND
> ...................... 4 Faye LAWSON b: May 19, 1945
> .......................... +Harley Dee GRIMES b: July 25, 1942 m: April 25, 1964
> ............................... 5 Elizabeth Ann GRIMES b: November 10, 1967
> ................................... +Doyle SHRUM
> ............................... 5 Gerald GRIMES b: November 28, 1969
............................... 5 Cynthia GRIMES b: September 20, 1972
> ................................... +??? NUNLEY
....................... 4 Christine LAWSON b: May 31, 1943
> .......................... +Lonnie STOCKWELL b: May 24, 1943 m: June 25, 1966
> ............................... 5 Raydell STOCKWELL b: September 21, 1980
> ...................... 4 Angeline LAWSON b: July 21, 1950
> .......................... +Jerry STOCKWELL b: September 11, 1950 m: March 22, 1969
> ............................... 5 Matt STOCKWELL b: January 15, 1977
> ............................... 5 Chynette STOCKWELL b: June 14, 1981
> ............................... 5 Donivan STOCKWELL b: September 04, 1974
> ...................... 4 Thomas Benjamin LAWSON b: April 18, 1949
> .......................... +Wanda ??? b: June 09, 1951 m: March 10, 1972 in Tracy City, Tn
> ............................... 5 Travis LAWSON b: November 02, 1977
> ...................... 4 Jonathan LAWSON b: April 09, 1947  
> .......................... +Patricia ??? m: 1973
> ............................... 5 Melissa LAWSON b: May 28, 1978
> ............................... 5 Patrick LAWSON b: June 16, 1979
> ............................... 5 Richard LAWSON b: July 12, 1973
> ...................... 4 Esther Lucille LAWSON b: August 16, 1929
> .......................... +Glenn PHIPPS b: September 27, 1926 m June 03, 1948
> ............................... 5 Ruth PHIPPS b: February 07, 1959
> ............................... 5 Glenn PHIPPS b: April 30, 1953
> ............................... 5 Sharon PHIPPS b: May 23, 1963
> ............................... 5 Madeline PHIPPS b: June 07, 1957
> ............................... 5 Deborah PHIPPS b: August 13, 1950
.................................... +??? HOWARD
...................... 4 Evelyn LAWSON b: December 07, 1936 in Flat Branch, Tennessee
- twin of Janice
registered in the Northeastern Alabama tribe as 10% cherokee
.......................... +Rev. James Huston MEEKS b: February 01, 1934 in Flat Branch, TN
James' Blood Quantum: 80% Cherokee, member of Northeastern Alabama Tribe m: May 20, 1962 in Gum Springs Congregational Methodist Church, Gum Springs, TN
............................... 5 James Everett MEEKS b: April 21, 1963
.................................... +Sharon CRAIG m: May 03, 1985 in Nashville, Tennessee ....................................... 6 Rena Elizabeth MEEKS b: August 26, 1991  
............................... 5 Rev. Johannah MEEKS b: September 18, 1964 in Franklin County, Tennessee (Sewanee) graduate of Grundy High School, May, 1982
.................................... +Dale Wayne RIES b: April 12, 1963 in Nashville, Tennessee's Baptist Hospital, graduate of Mayfield OH High School, May, 1981
graduate of Trevecca Nazarene College (now university) June, 1987
m: December 15, 1984 in Nashville, Tennessee at Whispering Hills Church of The Nazarene, Rev. James H. Meeks and Rev. Charles A. Anderson performed the ceremony.
their children:
....................................... 6 Nathanael Dale RIES b: October 21, 1985 in Donelson Hospital, Nashville, TN Dr. Link, ob/gyn
Dedicated by Rev. Charles Anderson, March, 1986
Baptized by Rev. Roy Harriger, April, 1993
> ....................................... 6 Stefani Erin Michelle RIES b: January 25, 1991Greenville Hospital, Greenville, PA in Mercer County. Dr. McFadden, Ob/gyn
Dedicated at Mercer Church of the Nazarene, March, 1991
> ............................... 5 Timothy Lynn MEEKS b: October 14, > 1969 in Wortham, TX, Limestone County
> ................................... +Robin WERNER
> ....................................... 6 Philip Quinten MEEKS b: December 09, 1989
> ............................... 5 Jeremy Houston MEEKS b: June 14, 1978  
...................... 4 Janice LAWSON b: December 07, 1936 twin of Evelyn
.......................... +Harley Dee NUNLEY m: December 31, 1955 played guitar, collected indian artifacts
............................... 5 Deana NUNLEY b: November 28, 1962
................................... +??? COOLEY
....................................... 6 Janis COOLEY
....................................... 6 infant son COOLEY
 > ............................... 5 Eva Jane NUNLEY b: October 08, 1965
> ................................... +Steve COFFELT
> ............................... 5 Joey NUNLEY
> ............................... 5 Cheryl NUNLEY b: November 23, 1958
> ................................... +Steve KENNEMER m: in Alabama
> ............................... 5 Gloria NUNLEY b: February 22, 1961
> ................................... +??? WILDMAN
> ............................... 5 Dennis NUNLEY b: January 16, 1957
> ............................... 5 Harley Dee NUNLEY b: April 04, 1974
> ................................... +??? m: December 14, 1996
> ............................... 5 Marilyn NUNLEY b: July 30, 1967
> ................................... +??? KING
> ...................... 4 Alfreda LAWSON b: May 10, 1952
> .......................... +David WHITED m: May 17, 1974 in Flat > Branch Congregational Methodist Church, Tracy City, TN
> ............................... 5 Emily WHITED b: September 19, 1976
> ............................... 5 Michael WHITED
> ...................... 4 Luis Harlin LAWSON b: May 25, 1927 died of pneumonia
> ...................... 4 Nina Ruth LAWSON b: June 12, 1939 suffered from polio and died later of its complications and an infection
> .............. 3 Dorothy Ann LAWSON b: January 17, 1908
> .............. 3 Clarence LAWSON b: June 19, 1909
> .............. 3 Henry Jackson LAWSON, Jr. b: March 03, 1914
> .................. +Frances LANE
> ...................... 4 Linda Sue LAWSON
> ...................... 4 Rita Kaye LAWSON
> .............. 3 Anna Lee LAWSON b: June 09, 1916
> .................. +Clarence CHURCH
> ...................... 4 Mary Louise CHURCH
> ...................... 4 Inez CHURCH
> .............. 3 Perry Huston LAWSON b: May 24, 1918
> .................. +Clara Mable MEEKS b: 1920
> ...................... 4 Sharron LAWSON
> ...................... 4 Craig LAWSON
> .............. 3 Dollie Louise LAWSON b: March 01, 1920
> .................. +Willard CUNNINGHAM
> ...................... 4 Wilson David CUNNINGHAM
> ...................... 4 Edna CUNNINGHAM
> ...................... 4 Cynthia CUNNINGHAM
> ...................... 4 Clarence CUNNINGHAM
> ...................... 4 Charles CUNNINGHAM
> ...................... 4 Julie CUNNINGHAM
> .............. 3 Frances LAWSON b: May 12, 1922
> .............. 3 Mary Magdaline LAWSON b: July 20, 1924
> .................. +Charles W. NUNLEY
> ...................... 4 William Henry NUNLEY
> ...................... 4 Patricia NUNLEY
> ...................... 4 Larry NUNLEY
> ...................... 4 Condra NUNLEY
> .............. 3 William David LAWSON b: June 29, 1926
> .................. +Reba PARTIN
> ...................... 4 David LAWSON
> ...................... 4 Larry LAWSON
> ...................... 4 Sonja LAWSON
> .............. 3 Phillip Osco LAWSON b: June 20, 1928
> .................. +Margaret RODDY
> ...................... 4 Phyllis LAWSON
> ...................... 4 Brenda LAWSON
> ...................... 4 Hank LAWSON
> ...................... 4 Johnny LAWSON
> ...................... 4 James H. LAWSON
> ...................... 4 Ricky LAWSON
> .............. 3 Helen Katheleen LAWSON b: July 13, 1930
> ...... 2 General Huston LAWSON b: February 21, 1879
> ...... 2 Alfred LAWSON, Jr. b: 1881
> ...... 2 Alice LAWSON b: 1884 |
> ...... 2 Mack Carver LAWSON b: April 20, 1885
> ...... 2 William Perry LAWSON b: June 1886

If you have information that I need to change on these ..., or can add to ...,
please email me and let me know.
Also, if you have a blood link to these people, I would love to add that info.
EMAIL: [email protected]

http://wesley.nnc.edu/churches/McDonald

http://www.bhm.tis.net/~fcp/ctneal.html

http://www.cobweb.net/~Ries/index.html