Jonas Lawson

 Jonas "James" Lawson was born about 1800 in Tennessee, and died before 1880.

"Jonas Lawson was the son of Mormon Lawson by his first wife. He was present at the marriage of Mormon Lawson and Elvey Collins. Elvey's pension file leaves little doubt about this."

Jonas James married (1) Sally Bailey, had three boys (Wesley, William, and Spencer).

Jonas James married (2) Sarah Jones (b 1810 NC)abt 1833 and they had the following children: Joseph G., Orville, Jessee, Nicholas, John, Martha Jane, James, Bartholomew and Samuel.

• 1830 Hawkins Co, TN Census
• 1840 Hawkins Co, TN Census
• 1860 Anderson Co, TN Census

Children of Jonas Lawson and Sarah Jones are:

• 1. Joseph G. Lawson, born January 25, 1834 in Hawkins Co, TN; died July 11, 1916 in Wise Co, VA.
• 2. Orville B. Lawson, born about 1838; died October 28, 1863 in Marietta, Cobb Co, GA.
• 3. Jesse R. Lawson, born about 1839; died February 22, 1865 in Nashville, TN. He married Mary E. Kyle 1861 in Knoxville, TN.
• 4. Nicholas Fain Lawson, born about 1842.
• 5. John Baxter Lawson, born April 06, 1844 in Hawkins Co, TN; died August 11, 1911 in Knox Co, TN.
• 6. Martha Jane Lawson, born about 1846.
• 7. James Benjamin Lawson, born about 1849.
• 8. Bartholomew Lawson, born about 1851.
• 9. Samuel P. Lawson, born about 1853.

notes

Remember that Jonas Lawson wrote a statement for Elvey Lawson in which he said that he attended the wedding of Mormon Lawson and Elvey Collins about 1802 in Lee County when he was a child. I have assumed that he might have been the child of Mormon Lawson by his previous wife or a nephew. I don't know when Jonas moved to Hawkins County but he was there in 1830 living next to the Baileys. The nearest Lawson was Martin Lawson from Surry County.

Links

• http://www.carolshouse.com/familyhistory/lawson/
• Jonas Lawson Family of Hawkins TN

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Sources

• Jonas Lawson in the Tennessee, Compiled Marriages, 1784-1825Name: Jonas Lawson Spouse: Sally Bailey Marriage Date: 24 May 1821 Marriage County: Hawkins Source Information Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Compiled Marriages, 1784-1825 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.
• link to Year: 1850; Census Place: District 10, Hawkins, Tennessee; Roll: M432_882; Page: 375A; Image: 362