Samuel Lawrence
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| Date | Location | Notes | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | 25 Aug 1846 | Butler Co. PA | [6][10] | |
| Marriage | 1877 | To Lucinda Ann Stoughton | [9] | |
| Death | 24 May 1905 | [6] | ||
| Burial | 1904 | Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery, Franklin Twp, Butler Co.,, PA | [6][10] |
Ancestry chart segment
Generation 4 Generation 5
+-- John C. Stoughton
| (1832-1902)
+--Lucinda Ann Stoughton --+
| (1860-1904 ) |
| +-- Mary Jane McCandless
| (~1832-1882)
+
|
| +-- Robert Lawrence
| | (~1806- bet. 1870/1880)
+--Samuel Lawrence --------+
|
+-- Catherine unknown
(~1820- aft. 1880)
Sources: [2][3]
Children
(all children with Samuel Lawrence)
| Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Washington Layfayette Lawrence* | M | 8 May 1878 | PA | Rose Christie; 1 child: Helen Lawrence |
* See Source Notes re parentage | [8] |
| Ella Mae Lawrence | F | 16 May 1880 | PA | 1) Ernest Wimer 2) William Morrow 3) Earl Kell |
See Source notes | [8] |
Robert Lester Cleveland Lawrence |
M | 17 Apr 1887 | PA | not married | resided occasionally with his cousin Bert Winiford Wilson; died 27 July 1986 |
[6][8] |
| Justice ("Jessie") Palmer Mead Lawrence | M | 3 Sept 1888 | PA | Maggie Link | See Source notes | [8] |
| Anna Edith Margaret Lawrence | M | 10 Nov 1894 | PA | unknown Seale | 1 adopted dau.: Helen Seale | [8] |
Places of Residence
| Location | Dates | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Twp., Butler Co.,, PA | b. 1860 - m. 1877 | [1] [2] | |
| Muddy Creek Twp., Butler Co.,, PA | 1877 - d. 1904 | [3] [4] |
Photo Gallery
Note in the photo of Lester Lawrence with (nephew's wife) Eloise White Wilson, the low spring house to right in photo. The location isn't know, possibly the old Lawrence farm but could also be the Bert Wilson farm in Nickleville, Venango Co. PA. "Uncle Les" resided in later years with his cousin Bert, after the death of Bert's wife. Eloise White married Russell W. Wilson, son of Bert Wilson. E.W.W.
Sources
| Ref. Num. | Description | Image of original |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1860 United States federal Census, | |
| 2 | Source:_1870_United_States_Federal_Census, Muddy Creek Twp., Butler Co, PA; P.O. Portersville; Anc.com pg 17. Census date not given, expect 13 June 1870.(Previous page (p 16), info carries over to pg 17, dated 13 June; following page (p 17) dated 14 June.) Lines 3-9: Robert Lawrence, age 64, farmer, real estate $2700, personal property $2100, born Ireland, father & mother of foreign birth, citizen of U.S. Catherine, age 50, b. PA, father of foreign birth,(mother's birthplace not marked). Samuel, age 23, farmer; Suzan, age 20; Robert age 17, farmer; Peter, age 11, at home. All children b. PA, father of foreign birth. Lizzie Lawrence, age 70, "living with family", b. Ireland, father & mother of foreign birth. |
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| 3 | 1880 United States Federal Census, District 48, Muddy Creek Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 1. Census dated 1 June 1880. Lines 39-45: Catherine Lawrence, 61, widow, mother; Samuel, 33, son, farmer; Annie, 21, wife; Peter Kane, 21, brother, farmer; Washington W., 2, son; Annie Gertrude, 1/24, dau; Robert, 27, broher, farmer. All and all parents b. PA. The relationships appear to be Samuel and Lucinda with their first two children, living with his mother and two of his brothers. The name for the younger child does not match with other records, but she was only two weeks old. |
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| 4 | 1900 United States Federal Census, District 84, Muddy Creek Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 6. Census dated 8 June 1900. Lines 92-100: Samuel Lawrence, 53, b. Aug 1846, m. 23 years, mother b. Ireland, farmer, owns farm with mortgage; Anna L., wife, 41, b. Jan. 1859, m. 23 years, 5 children born, all living; Washington W., son, 22, b. May, 1878, widower, farm laborer; Ella M., dau., 20, b. May, 1880; Robert L., son, 13, b Apr 1887; Jessie P, son, 11, b. Sept 1888; Annie M., dau, 5, b. Nov. 1894; Cecil E., gr.son, 2, b. Feb 1898; Francis M. Millar, niece, 13, b. May 1887. All and all parents b. PA except as noted. Samuel, Anna, Washington, Ella and Francis can read write and speak English. Ella, Robert and Francis attended school 7 months in last year. (Family does not continue on next census page). |
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| 5 | 20th Century History of Butler & Butler County by James A. McKee, Butler PA 1909, p.1001, biographical sketch: Solomon R. Stoughton, ... son of John C. and Mary Jane (McCandless) Stoughton. The Stoughtons were early settlers in Clay Township, Butler County, and John C. Stoughton was born on the old homestead there ...His wife, Mary Jane, was a daughter of James McCandless, of Franklin Township, and they became the parents of seven children...(including) "Annie, now deceased, who was the wife of Samuel Lawrence of Muddy Creek Township."... | (Complete text, Solomon R. Stoughton sketch |
| 6 | Gravestone transcriptions, Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery, Franklin Twp., Butler Co. PA, June 2007 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams.
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| 7 | Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams, granddaughter of Bert Winfred Wilson; includes her interviews of Russell Winiford Wilson, son of Bert Winiford Wilson & Elizabeth Ann Stoughton. | N/A
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| 8 | Manuscript of John T. Wilson, son of Bert W. Wilson; researched 1975-1985, including personal knowledge and interviews of McDeavitt cousins and of his aunts Stella Wimer (McNeese), Lizzy Wimer (McDeavitt), Meda Wimer (McDeavitt), and Mary Gahagan. | |
| 9 | McCandless and Related Families, Pioneers of Butler County Pennsylvania , 1977, researched & compiled by Joseph A. Ferree, Sr.; ed. & publ. by Joseph A. Ferree, Jr., Natrona Heights. PA. Pg. 70: "Mary Jane McCandless, daughter of James and Jane (Jennie) (McCandless) McCandless married John C. Stoughton ..." lists 7 children, including "Lucinda Ann Stoughton married Samuel Lawrence." |
complete text Mary Jane McCandless, McCandless and Related Families |
| 10 | Butler County Cemetery Inventory, Vol. 2, North Central Townships, Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery, Franklin Twp., Butler Co. PA. (East of Rt. 529,on south shore of Lake Arthur). Pg. 5. Samuel Lawrence born 25 Aug 1846, died 25 May 1905; Lucinda A. born 2 Jan 1859, died 28 July 1904. |
Source Notes
- 1880 census: Robert Lawrence (b. ca. 1853) and Peter Kane Lawrence (b. ca. 1859) are listed in the 1880 U.S. census, in the household with Samuel Lawrence (b. ca. 1847). Relationships were incorrectly recorded by the census taker. Nobody is listed as head of household, so it is unclear to whom the listed relationships refer. Samuel (b. ca. 1847) is listed as "son", and his mother Catherine is listed as "mother". The two males Peter Kane and Robert, aged in their twenties, are both labeled "brother", and are presumably both sons of Catherine, and brothers of Samuel.
The two infants, Washington W. La.,age 2 years, and Annie Gertrude, age 1 month, appear after Peter Kane Lawrence's name, and would normally be presumed to then be his children. This might suggest that Peter Kane Lawrence had been married, and that possibly his wife died at the birth of the infant Annie Gertrude. Wilson Washington Lafayette Lawrence is however found listed in the above Children's Chart as born 8 May 1878, the oldest son of (Peter Kane Lawrence's brother) Samuel Lawrence, who was married in 1877. It is clearly the same child. Samuel may have adopted Peter Kane's son, or the two children in the 1880 census may in fact both be the children of Samuel. The census is clearly not well recorded.
The child Wilson Washington Lafayette Lawrence does appear but infant Annie Gertrude does not appear among the children of Samuel Lawrence listed by John Thomas Wilson(grandson of Elizabeth Stoughton, who was Lucinda Ann Stoughton's sister and would have been an aunt of these children). Annie Gertrude may not have survived, regardless of whose child she was, and been lost to memory. If number of names is a clue to parentage, Wilson Washington Lafayette Lawrence's 4 names compares to Robert Lester Cleveland Lawrence's 4 names, suggesting Samuel Lawrence as the father of both. - Lucinda Ann Stoughton's well-preserved (new?)gravestone lists her birth year as 1859. The census taken on 27 June 1860 however shows her as 6 mos. old. If this gravestone were erected more recently by descendants, perhaps they have miss-interpreted the census record as to her age. The only other possibility would be the census taker in 1860 incorrectly listing her age as 6 mos. rather than 18 mos.
- John T. Wilson lists the children of Ella Mae Lawrence as: 1st marriage, Cecil Wimer; 2nd marriage, William Morrow Jr., Lawrence Morrow, & unknown Morrow; 3rd marriage, Lena Kell.
Children of Justice Palmer Meade Lawrence & Maggie Link: Palmer Ernest Lawrence (1906-26 Oct 1963) & John Clayton Lawrence (b. 26 June 1913).
Research
- A Lawrence family buried at United Church of Prospect, per Butler County Cemetery Inventory, Vol. 2:
Samuel Lawrence, Sr. died 14 Apr 1850, age 85. (Calc. b.~1765)
Martha Lawrence died 24 May 1857, age 16yr 7 mo 2 da. (Calc. b.~1840)
Samuel Lawrence, Jr. died 4 Nov 1862, age 64 (Calc. b. ~1798)
