Notes for William Lawson

Notes for William Lawson

!US Census 1860 (18 June) Virginia, Patrick Co., North Division, Round Meadow PO, Roll M653_1369, Sheet 5, Page 875, House No. 31, Lines 8-18: William Lawson (b. 1802 - 58 - in VA - Occ: Baptist Clergyman - Property Value $3000 + $1200) married to Anna (b. 1810 - 50 - in VA). Children listed (born in VA) are: Jefferson T. (son b. 1830 - 30 - Occ: Carpenter - Property Value $1410); Claborn (son b. 1834 - 26 - Occ: Farmer - Property Value $500 + $100); Wilson (son b. 1840 - 20 - Occ: Farm Laborer); William (son b. 1843 - 17 - Occ: Farm Laborer); Abraham (son b. 1845 - 15); Mahala (dau b. 1838 - 22); Ruth (dau b. 1848 - 12); Ellen (dau b. 1851 - 9); and Jane (dau b. 1856 - 4)

!History of Patrick County, Virginia, published in 1999: A family prominent in local and county affairs during the last century was the Lawson Family, who probably lived in the area as early as 1800. William Lawson was born about 1802 and married Anna Thompson. They had twelve children, including seven sons who served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. The oldest son, Madison T. Lawson (ca.1827-1893) enlisted in Co. G of the 21st Virginia Cavalry and ended the war with the rank of Major. He served for a number of years as county surveyor and many deeds mention his name. The best known member of the Lawson family was probably Jefferson Thompson Lawson, the second son, who organized and trained Co. K of the 50th Virginia Regiment and commanded it with the rank of captain. He was born about 1829 and died in 1895. Before the war he served as one of the first popularly elected Gentleman Justices of the Patrick County Court 1852-1856. After the war, he was elected to the Virginia State Senate. Claiborne T. Lawson and William Lawson served through the entire war. Wilson T. Lawson and Zachary Taylor Lawson were both killed in the Battle of Seven Pines in May 1862. Abram Lawson was captured and died in a federal prison of measles in 1864