William Martin Lawrence (1823 - 1896)

Born 13 Mar 1823 in Marion County, Alabama

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Ann (King) Lawrence — married 21 May 1846 in Izard County, Arkansas, United States

Husband of Elizabeth Alzira (Clark) Lawrence — married 1861 in Mt Olive, Izard County, Arkansas, United States

Husband of America Nancy (Bryant) Lawrence — married 2 Jan 1881 in Izard, Arkansas, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Jan 1896 at age 72 in Izard, Arkansas, United States

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Fourth Sergeant William Lawrence served in the United States Civil War.
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Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Freeman's Regiment, 1st Missouri Cavalry

Biography

William served in the Civil War as a Fourth Sergeant, Company F, Freeman's Regiment, 1st Missouri Cavalry, Confederate States of America.^[1] He went on to be a farmer in Arkansas.^[2] William was a Baptist, a member of the Masons, and a staunch Democrat.^[3] William died at age 72. William was buried in 1896 in the Lawrence Family Cemetery, Izard County, Arkansas.

William's Find A Grave Memorial gives a story Rick Lawrence found: ""Bill Lawrence was away with his Regiment somewhere in Northern Arkansas or Southern Missouri when the Civil War ended. His commander, Colonel Thomas R. Freeman, was one of the last Confederate commanders to surrender, doing so on June 6, 1865. Bill had become ill from exposure to the elements and was too weak to ride home, possibly suffering from pneumonia. Word reached the family of his weakness and his oldest son James Daniel Lawrence went to where his father was reportedly encamped. The location he had been given as to where he could find his father was sound and he found him somewhat emaciated from his illness and probably malnutrition as a result of being sick. Family lore is that James lashed his father to his horse and brought him home where he regained his strength and recuperated thanks to the care given to him by his wife, Elizabeth Clark Lawrence.""

DNA

• Paternal relationship to son John Martin Lawrence and Isaac Newton Lawrence is confirmed by a triangulated group consisting of Abby Glann, Brenda Brown, Penny Cain, John Janes, Rian Kormos, and Grady O'Shields sharing a 14.1 cM segment on chromosome 4 from 36905586 to 53563840. MCRA: William Martin Lawrence

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44683009
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNWC-759 : accessed 31 Dec 2013), William Lawrence, Mill Creek, Izard, Arkansas, United States; citing sheet 398B, family 0, NARA microfilm publication T9-0047
3. ↑ William Lawrence Biography on US GenWeb, Izard County, Arkansas

• "United States Civil War Soldiers Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XKNP-QXM : accessed 31 Dec 2013), William M. Lawrence, 1861-1865.
• "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M67Z-3CC : accessed 31 Dec 2013), William Lawrence, Union, Izard, Arkansas, United States; citing dwelling 378, family 378, NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 27.
• Rick Lawrence Research, posted on FindAGrave.