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Augustus Lawton & sister Sophia Reed of Westport, MA

hxsaver — 2009-11-03 13:09:33Z

Augustus Lawton married Rosina Sherman. Lived in Westport, MA
Children were Mary, Clarence, Edward & Susan
His sister Sophia Lawton married Nelson Reed. Lived in Fall River, MA. Their daughters were Clara, Bertha, Annie and Matilda.
Looking to find descendants who might provide family stories, oral histories etc. Am documenting the tragic death of Augustus's brother, Nelson. I have a huge file of facts but nothing 'personal' about the family.
Many thanks, Lynda

Re: Lawton families in Mass.

jimel39 — 2009-10-30 15:51:16Z

My grandfather was James Charles Lawton born in Chicopee, Mass. in 1871. His father, John Charles, and mother, Catherine O'Brien, were both born in Ireland. The Chicopee church records spell their name "Laughton."

Re: lawton family

shiphist — 2009-09-19 15:01:45Z

EILEEN,

Our Lawton's are in Schuylkill Co, PA. RBeury is looking for ancesters in England. Do you have any information?
Gail

Re: lawton family

shiphist — 2009-09-17 15:53:24Z

Hello,
I am sorry, all I have is John Beury. I would like you to contact me at gailrunshaw@yahoo.com. I love research and will help you.
Gail

Re: lawton family

rbeury — 2009-09-17 14:07:46Z

Hello Gail, it looks like we are related. I just looked over the Beury ancestory section of my dad's, George Price Venable Beury, book and noticed many of the things you mentioned were what I read this morning. I'm curious to know if there is any information that dates further back than John Beury, Christian Beury's father, who was the collier in Cheshire among other places as well. I am really hoping that at some point I can find a link to Whales in the Beury line and find the link back to France, where in Normandy on vacation, my dad stumbled upon a List of Knights in the battle of Hastings, 1066, that had a Beuery or some version of that spelling.

Re: Looking for Info on Lawton Family

leolawton — 2009-09-14 04:27:50Z

Laura, Please contact me at leo@lawtonissue.com
Leo Lawton

Re: Thomas L. & Lucy Lawton

tomf123 — 2009-09-01 00:24:07Z

Just read your post on looking for the Lawton family. My wife is a descendant of the Lawton family and I do have some information. We just started doing this about 1 1/2 years ago. This is the first time I checked this site and hit on your search, maybe we can help each other out a bit.

Lawton Family England and Canada

bobt190 — 2009-08-24 15:59:29Z

I have information about Amos Lawton and Mary Cameron ,some of their children went to Canada
Catherine, she married William Hewison Gibson in England and Charlotte she married first Charles Lawton (he was born in Ontario) second George Richard Thomas Freeman in BC.

Also interested in a Cameron Alexander Lawton born 1891 in London, Ontario cir 1891.

Will be happy to share with anyone interested in this family.

Ann

Re: Lawton Family England and Canada

leolawton — 2009-08-22 17:03:25Z

please respond to leoatlawtonissue.com please remove the at and substitue @

Thank you

Re: Lawton Family England and Canada

susanbensen72 — 2009-08-22 16:14:05Z

Re Alexander Cameron Lawton (b)1876 Father Peter Isiah Mother Mary Elizabeth Scott Married Christina Clark 1901 Had a Son Alexander Cameron Lawton (b)1912 he married Edna Armstrong 1937. Have more info on other members of family. Hope this is helpful Sue

Re: William H. Lawton

ceslawton1 — 2009-07-13 13:01:06Z

probably easier to send me your email address. I did a lot on this 15 years ago, then got off point. Yesterday the Tour de France went through the Pyrinnes where my name came from: Cestia. Got me working again. I decided to recreate everything on ancestry.com. All my other work was on Reunion which was MAC.

Give me a few days and I'll send you what I have.
ces.lawton@harbourcommunications.com or
ces.lawton@LawtonPrinters.com

Re: William H. Lawton

rjdelhommer — 2009-07-12 23:05:25Z

When was this William Henry Lawton born?

Re: William H. Lawton

rjdelhommer — 2009-07-12 23:02:56Z

Could you fill me in on your line from Joseph Benjamin Lawton who Married Laura Cestia down to yourself? Joseph Benjamin Lawton is my 2nd cousin 3 times removed. Just want to figure out our relationship. If you want you can wsend to my personal address.

Rev John Lawton and wife Nancy(Luther)Lawton Westbourough MA 1991 death

BarbaraNelson57 — 2009-07-12 16:46:22Z

Does anyone know, or know of John and Nancy Lawton.
John was an Epicolpal(?)Priest/Minister in Westborugh Ma(I think) He and Nancy were killed in an auto accident back in 1991. I'd like to have their obituary and biographical information. Nancy and I were friends back when she lived in Reading MA.

Thank you
Barbara

Re: William H. Lawton

ceslawton1 — 2009-07-12 16:02:48Z

I have found the name Benjamin Hall Lawton who married Mary Porter with a child William Henry.

Re: William H. Lawton

ceslawton1 — 2009-07-12 16:00:16Z

William Henry Lawton was born in Fall River Mass and died in 1884 in Ascension Parish, LA. He was a school teacher (private tutor)

He Married Marie Mathilde Delhommer April 15, 1856 at St. Charles Parish, LA. This was his second marraige.

They had my great grandfather, Joseph Benjamin Lawton who Married Laura Cestia ... hence my name Cestia Charles Lawton.

I am third generation Orlando and my daughter, Kimberly is 5th generation running our family business...Lawton Printers, Inc.

www.lawtonprinters.com

Hope this helps

Re: Lawton''s from Ireland

zzwrigm99 — 2009-07-12 14:42:52Z

William born 30 May 1871
Sponsors Margaret Collins/William Bandon, Cork

Finally sounds like family! Is this William yours?
Do you know who his father was? Maybe the William below is also yours. He was a brother to my GGGGfather Edmond Lawton.

William b.Nov. 8, 1812 in Kilmacahill,Cloyne, Co. Cork, Ireland
Sponsers-James Donovan and Mary Walsh
My records are from Mallow Heritage Centre which is now online. I received my records by mail a few years back but see you can now get records online for $5 Euros per record. Online there are Lawton's and Laghnane's and you need to look at both.
My email address is vickeryfolks@bellsouth.net if you would like to converse directly.
Would love to hear from you.

Re: Lawton''s from Ireland

bluekat_1 — 2009-07-12 03:01:54Z

Yes, I am a Lawton...my grandfather, William Joseph Lawton, was born in Bandon, Co. Cork, in 1871 and eventually made his way to the west coast of the U.S.
His daughters, my aunts, remembered the "old family name" as Laghnane or O'Lachtnain (as I believe it's spelled in Irish) and their two Irish-born grandmothers (who must have been born in the 1850s) would speak Irish when they didn't want anyone else in the family (the kids) to understand. Would love to see your document about the Lawton/Laghnane name change.
When our original Irish name was changed, it went to "Lawton" in Co. Cork (and other things in other counties, like Locklin, Leenane, Lochnane, etc.)...and we are part of an old Dalcassian Sept (tribe). So this is the old Irish stuff -- not descendants of English settlers.

Re: Lawton family of Savannah Georgia/South Carolina

emyersjr — 2009-01-25 20:18:04Z

Deborah Lawton-Orr is my Great-Great Grandmother. According to my records, she was born about 1885 and was married to John Orr-who was born about 1874, and lived in Pocotaligo, South Carolina (Jasper County). John and Deborah had five children; Angus D. (1901-1929), Eugene R. (1905-1980), Leon L. (1907-?), Mallie O. (1909 - ?), and Aleatha Z. (1912-2006). Angus D. Orr was my Great-Grandfather. He married Edna Busby (1903-1931) and had three children -my Grandmother Inez B. Orr-Mallard (1919-2002), Corine Albertha (1921-1998) and Curtis (1923-1993). Any questions or if you can assist in research I'm conducting, please email me at emyersjr@comcast.net.

Earl Myers, Jr.

JOB and son ROGER BOON LAWTON (1793-1857) * Newport, RI

DeborahWilson123 — 2009-03-19 20:48:09Z

Hurray!!! After 25 years of searching, I have found elusive ancestor Roger Boone Lawton (1793-1857) born Newport, RI. Residences Newport, Charleston, SC and Amesbury, MA. Roger was the son of Job and Mary (Rathburn) Lawton, Quakers. The family came mid 1700's, not the early 1600 Lawtons we had been concentrating on. Does anyone connect with this family? Supposedly the children of Job and Mary (Rathburn) Lawton were Mary, Sarah, Hannah, Charles, Abigail, Roger Boon and Job Jr. I will gladly share what info I have. Thank you. Debbie Wilson (moosetracks@hughes.net)

Re: William Rhoda Lawton-Greene,NY

parperkins81 — 2009-02-05 18:02:16Z

I have the books, thank you; the connection isn't there.

Re: William Rhoda Lawton-Greene,NY

parperkins81 — 2009-02-05 17:57:53Z

Would like info to place Mariah (Maria) Lawton in the right Lawton family. She married John Campbell (my gggrandfather).

Re: Lawtons

mlleonhard1 — 2009-02-03 05:11:14Z

I still don't have the exact dates of immigration or prior hometown. I do know that my gggrandfather was in ship building and married someone named Mary Bridget Omana or Mahoney who I believe came to the US in 1848.

Re: Looking for Info on Lawton Family

lawtonlaura — 2009-06-30 18:50:35Z

Kenneth LeRoy Lawton was born on 9 Dec. 1923 in Johnson City, New York and he died on 29 July 1984 in Binghampton, New York. He was married to Patricia Clague Anderson in 1963, she passed away in 2007. As far as any info for Harry the only info I have and my husband can remember is the he was married to Ethel May Cuttington. My husband never knew his grandfather therefore I think he was deceased before my husband was born. My husband seems to think that his father Kenneth had a few sisters, the only one I have any info for is Gladys Lawton and she passed away in 1995. Kenneth's children include William Allen Lawton (my husband), David Lawton by Gladys Alberta Gumaer we know that he lives in Binghampton but we are unsure of how to get any info from him, Kenneth LeRoy Lawton,Jr (Deceased 2007), Lauraleen Lawton (Deceased) and Gladys Lawton DeVaul (Deceased). So as you can see anyone that would have any info is deceased. Any info you would have would help.

Looking for Info on Lawton Family

lawtonlaura — 2009-06-30 14:41:43Z

I am doing my family tree and I am looking for information on my husband's grandfather Harry K. Lawton. He was married to an Ethel Cuttington and had a son Kenneth LeRoy Lawton. This is as much information as my husband's family has as his mother has since passed away and so has his father so I am stuck at this point in the family tree as I don't have a birth date. Any and all help would be appreciated. Thanks. Laura Lawton

Re: Lawton Family England and Canada

bobt190 — 2009-07-06 05:12:35Z

I am not sure if I replied to you please let me know.

Ann

Re: Lawton family of Savannah Georgia/South Carolina

Lionel_Daniels — 2009-01-28 04:13:05Z

Please do. ldaniels2@satx.rr.com

Re: Lawton''s from Ireland

robcon196 — 2009-04-09 13:03:32Z

Do you know of any connection with the name Loughnan? In the "Book of Irish Families Great & Small" Lawton is given as a modernisation of Loughnan.

Re: Lawton Family England and Canada

posteritas — 2009-05-29 22:38:08Z

Hello - I saw your notice that you have information on my wife's great grandfather Cameron Alexander Lawton. Could you please provide any information that you may have?

Thank You!
Christopher & Nicki

Re: Lawton Family England and Canada

posteritas — 2009-07-06 15:21:11Z

Hello,

I haven't gotten a response yet, any info you have would be great!

Thanks,
Christopher

Re: Robert Grant Lawton

IGLawton — 2009-07-04 21:23:57Z

Hi, You sent me an e-mail concerning Robert. I guess you are trying to find his ancestry in England. I'm afraid he is not one of my relatives. My ancestors are based in Dobcross, Saddleworth and, bar one who went to Canada in the 1880's, we have no relatives who went over that early.

Regards Ian Lawton

Re: Lawton''s from Ireland

zzwrigm99 — 2009-04-09 13:57:37Z

Yes, I am sure that that spelling along with my Laghnane's were used in that area(Cork) up until about 1850's. I have actual birth records that recorded the transition from Laghnane to Lawton. One thing I think we can establish from the old names mentioned is that our ancestors were of the old Irish and not the Lawton's of England. I am getting ready to do a DNA test on my 85 yr old dad and can't wait to see what the ancestral results will be.

Re: Lawton''s from Ireland

zzwrigm99 — 2009-04-09 13:57:36Z

LAWTON Stephan Bruce 1970-1971

t42NormanIOOF — 2009-01-27 21:05:25Z

LAWTON Stephan Bruce 1970-1971

I photographed this gravestone in the Norman IOOF (Odd Fellows), Norman, Cleveland Co,OK, USA. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 200,613 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

If you know more about this person please reply here,instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

LAWTON Sherman and Kathleen

t42NormanIOOF — 2009-01-27 21:05:13Z

LAWTON Sherman and Kathleen

I photographed this gravestone in the Norman IOOF (Odd Fellows), Norman, Cleveland Co,OK, USA. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 200,613 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

If you know more about this person please reply here,instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

Re: Looking for Info on Lawton Family

leolawton — 2009-06-30 18:04:51Z

Laura, When was Kenneth Leroy born? Where? Where was Harry K born? When were either of them married? I'm guessing about 1945 for a birth of Kenneth and maybe 1920ish for Harry, but can you give any more clues?

Leo Lawton leo@lawtonissue.com

Lawtons in Louisiana or Mississippi

tmdav — 2009-01-08 04:13:28Z

Sarah Lawton b Cranston RI married Henry Milford at Milliken's Bend LA in 1847. Family sources have it that this Lawton family owned considerable land but lost it when the Mississippi River changed its course. Any information on this Lawton family appreciated.

Tom Davison

tmdav@bigpond.com

LAWTON Harold L 1914-1963

t42RoseHill — 2009-06-03 02:44:13Z

LAWTON Harold L 1914-1963

I photographed this gravestone in the (Shannon) Rose Hill Cemetery, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 203,768 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

If you know more about this person please reply here,instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

Re: Lawton family of Savannah Georgia/South Carolina

denniejj — 2009-01-14 22:37:26Z

Hi,

Laura Bing married Calvin Lawton and lived in Pineland. She is the daughter of Caroline and Matthew Bing. I'm trying to research the family now. Laura is my father's great grandmother. One of my father's uncles also married a Bing. This is Felix Stevenson and Estell Bing Stevenson.

You can contact me at denniejj@msn.com

Re: Lawton family of Savannah Georgia/South Carolina

denniejj — 2009-01-14 19:22:33Z

I'm a family member also and new to these boards. I am interested in hearing from anyone who is a relative of Calvin Lawton and Laura Bing Lawton. My great grandmother is Julia Lawton Stevenson (Stephenson), probably the oldest daughter of Calvin and Laura. Julia married Joseph Vincent Stevenson. Their children are Calvin, Arthur,Felix (Phelix), Victoria, Laura, and Lena.

My email address is: denniejj@msn.com

Jeanette Stepherson Williams

Ruth Lawton (1822 NY-1881 WI)

mrsbouvier — 2009-02-16 23:13:01Z

I'd love to find any pictures or stories about Ruth Lawton and her family. She married Edgar Topping (1812-1879) and they moved from New York to Delavan, WI in the 1850s. Their children were Carrie Ruth, Alfred Robert, Ella E., Jared Margalus, and Robert Lawton Topping. I'd appreciate any information at all.

Re: Lawton in London

keithlawton_1 — 2008-10-31 16:15:07Z

Dear Colleen
I'm pleased to learn thar we share the same ancestors. Sorry about the typo in the marriage date.I would love to see how in fact we relate and to share my info with you.Perhapse one of us has the vital clue for some lateral research.
If you would like to contact me please email me at keith.lawton@tiscali.co.uk

H. L. Lawton's son burned in barn

maryachtrh — 2009-04-02 02:30:24Z

Appears in the Terrell Times-Star, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, 25 August 1893 ...

Burned to Death

Daingerfield, Texas, August 18 - The little sons of Mr. H. L. Lawtonof this place were playing the barn today and it is supposed they had matches and set the barn of fire. One of the youngsters got outside, but the other perished in the flames. He was about ten years of age. His mother ran up a ladder, got in sight and called him. He started, but the fire by that time was too hot, and he fell back and was burned up. When he was got out of the burning ashes, it was found that his legs were burned off above the knees, and his body was so badly burned as to be unrecognizable, and presented a most ghastly sight.

LAWTON born Camilla Georgia

Lace_Lynch — 2009-03-27 12:27:19Z

Hope this obituary may help someone.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Services will be Saturday, March 28, 2009, at the Greater Ebenezer Baptist Church at 10 a.m. for Mrs. Louise Gaines, 83, who departed this life Tuesday, March 24, 2009, at her home.

Mrs. Gaines was born May 4, 1925 in Camilla, Ga., a daughter of William and Irene King Lawton.

She was a member of the Greater Ebenezer Baptist Church, its usher board, treasurer of its benevolent fund and Mother’s Board.

A homemaker, Louise loved her church and enjoyed cooking and fishing.

Her husband, Henderson Gaines Jr., whom she married in May of 1943, preceded her in death.

She leaves to cherish her precious memory, a son, Keith A. (Cynthia) Gaines of Youngstown; eight daughters, Ann Delois Gaines, Maretta Gaines (John) Golphine and Pamela D. Gaines, all of Pittsburgh, Juelene Sanders, Barbara Jean Eiland, Yvonne Crenshaw and Clara J. Olds, all of Youngstown and Sheree Pogue of Springfield, Mass.; a sister, Lillie C. Thomas of Camilla; 21 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; two great-great-granddaughters; and a host of other family and friends.

Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by three children, Peggy Ann Gaines, Freddie C. and Larry Edward Gaines; three sisters, Rosalee Sparks, Juliett Bullard and Susie Mae Davis; and three grandchildren, Elbert Eiland, Brandy Crenshaw and Peggy Delois Gaines.

The family wishes to send a special thanks to Yolanda Crenshaw, with whom Louise resided, for the care she gave her grandmother.

Friends may call Saturday from 9 to 10 a.m. at the church.

Arrangements are entrusted to the L. E. Black, Phillips & Holden Funeral Home.

Louise LAWTON Gaines 1925-2009 born: Camilla, Georgia

Lace_Lynch — 2009-03-27 12:23:37Z

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Services will be Saturday, March 28, 2009, at the Greater Ebenezer Baptist Church at 10 a.m. for Mrs. Louise Gaines, 83, who departed this life Tuesday, March 24, 2009, at her home.
Mrs. Gaines was born May 4, 1925 in Camilla, Georgia, a daughter of William and Irene King Lawton.
She was a member of the Greater Ebenezer Baptist Church, its usher board, treasurer of its benevolent fund and Mother’s Board.
A homemaker, Louise loved her church and enjoyed cooking and fishing.
Her husband, Henderson Gaines Jr., whom she married in May of 1943, preceded her in death.
She leaves to cherish her precious memory, a son, Keith A. (Cynthia) Gaines of Youngstown, Ohio; eight daughters, Ann Delois Gaines, Maretta Gaines (John) Golphine and Pamela D. Gaines, all of Pittsburgh, Juelene Sanders, Barbara Jean Eiland, Yvonne Crenshaw and Clara J. Olds, all of Youngstown and Sheree Pogue of Springfield, Mass.; a sister, Lillie C. Thomas of Camilla; 21 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; two great-great-granddaughters; and a host of other family and friends.
Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by three children, Peggy Ann Gaines, Freddie C. and Larry Edward Gaines; three sisters, Rosalee Sparks, Juliett Bullard and Susie Mae Davis; and three grandchildren, Elbert Eiland, Brandy Crenshaw and Peggy Delois Gaines.
The family wishes to send a special thanks to Yolanda Crenshaw, with whom Louise resided, for the care she gave her grandmother.
Friends may call Saturday from 9 to 10 a.m. at the church.
Arrangements are entrusted to the L. E. Black, Phillips & Holden Funeral Home.Youngstown, Ohio

Mahoning County, Ohio

Robert Grant Lawton

DarinLawton — 2009-06-09 03:40:21Z

Does anyone have information regarding a Robert Grant Lawton? He would have had a son by the same name and probably came from England. Any help would be appreciated!

Re: William (B.?) Lawton - of MacclesField, Cheshire, Eng./ Pawtucket Rhode Island

scottflawton — 2009-04-07 14:06:34Z

http://books.google.com/books?id=NegUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA2130&...

click on this , i couldnt copy the page ( it wouldnt let me ) but i am a lawton from ri so we may just be related

Lawton - Liverpool

mikemccarthy43 — 2009-05-29 09:24:56Z

I am looking for a long lost friend all I know is that she was a Judy Lawton born mid 1960's, she was a dancer on board the cruise ships out of Florida and was from Liverpool, wondering if any member may know of her or the family.

Re: Lawton family of Savannah Georgia/South Carolina

alanatay3 — 2009-01-15 05:22:56Z

Jeanette great to find you. Believe it or not you Julia would be on for Calvin and Laura's younger children. I'll email you off the site with more info

Re: Lawton family of Savannah Georgia/South Carolina

alanatay3 — 2009-01-26 00:38:48Z

oh my god! You are one of the people Ive been looking for I'll email you