Lula M. (Montgomery) Lawson (1897 - 1962)

Born 14 May 1897 in Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Leonard Washington Lawson — married 24 Feb 1917 (to 1935) in Menifee, Kentucky, United States

Died 19 Apr 1962 at age 64 in Watervliet Township, Berrien, Michigan, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: John Powers [send private message]

Biography

Lula (Montgomery) Lawson was born in Appalachia, in Kentucky.

Lula M Montgomery was born on 14 May 1897 at Menifee County, Kentucky, United States. She was the daughter of Silas Montgomery and Sarah Powers.

In the 1900 census Lula (i.e., Lydie) (age 3) was the daughter of Silas Montgomery at Magisterial District 5, Menifee County, Kentucky, United States.^[1]

In the 1910 census Lula (i.e., Lyla) (age 12) was the daughter of Sile Montgomery at Wellington, Menifee County, Kentucky, United States.^[2]

Lula (age 20) married Leonard Lawson on 24 February 1917 at Menifee County, Kentucky, United States.^[3]

Leonard and Lula had one known child together:

1. Mabel Lawson (1921 - unk)

In the 1920 census Lula (age 21) was the wife of Leonard W Lawson at Menifee County, Kentucky, United States.^[4]

In the 1930 census Lula (i.e., Lulu) (age 31) was the wife of Leonard Lawson with daughter Mabel at Middletown, Butler County, Ohio, United States.^[5]

Leonard & Lula were divorced in 1935 per his subsequent marriage record to Luna Dishman on 23 Dec 1936.^[6]

In the 1940 census Lula (i.e., Lulu) (age 43) was the divorced head of household at Middletown, Butler County, Ohio, United States.^[7]

Lula died (age 64) on 19 April 1962 at Watervliet Township, Berrien County, Michigan, United States.^[8] She was buried at Woodside Cemetery, Middletown, Butler County, Ohio, United States.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 17; FHL microfilm: 1240543; Record number: 42043;
   FamilySearch Record: M9H4-HXW (accessed 13 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6GY8-655 Image number 00872
   Lydie M Montgomery (3), single daughter, in household of Silas Montgomery (33) in Magisterial District 5, Menifee, Kentucky, United States.
2. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 123, sheet 10B, family 161, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 493; FHL microfilm 1,374,506.
   FamilySearch Record: M26Z-PYP (accessed 13 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRVN-7KK Image number 01060
   Lyla M Montgomery (12), single daughter, in household of Sile Montgomery (42) in Wellington, Menifee, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979"
   citing FHL microfilm: 1842910; Record number: 278;
   FamilySearch Record: F4SM-ZVQ (accessed 13 September 2022)
   Lula Montgomery (20) marriage to Leonard Lawson on 24 Feb 1917 in Menifee, Kentucky, United States.
4. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 590; Line: 98; FHL microfilm: 1820590; Record number: 52558;
   FamilySearch Record: MHGT-N45 (accessed 13 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR6K-DRR Image number 01083
   Lula Lawson (21), wife, in household of Leonard W Lawson (23) in Menifee, Kentucky, United States.
5. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 36, sheet 14A, line 37, family 310, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1755; FHL microfilm 2,341,489.
   FamilySearch Record: X4SD-SL8 (accessed 13 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RCF-3Z1 Image number 00161
   Lulu Lawson (31), wife, in household of Leonard Lawson (33) in Middletown, Butler, Ohio, United States. Born in Kentucky.
6. ↑ Marriage, Leonard & Luna: "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
   citing Wayne, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 007030266.
   FamilySearch Record: 27KS-D9N (accessed 13 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8974-SQ1V Image number 00132
   Leonard Lawson marriage to Luna Dishman on 23 Dec 1936 in Wayne, Indiana, United States.
7. ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
   citing enumeration district (ED) 9-63, sheet 15B, line 45, family 343, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3035.
   FamilySearch Record: KW67-PM9 (accessed 13 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9MB-1JSK
   Lulu Lawson (43), divorced head of household in Middletown, Middletown, Butler, Ohio, United States.
8. ↑ Death, Lula: "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995"
   citing FHL microfilm: 1954715; Record number: 123;
   FamilySearch Record: FH7K-Q4T (accessed 13 September 2022)
   Lula Lawson died on 19 Apr 1962 at age 64 at Berrien, Michigan, United States.
9. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #43680071 (accessed 13 September 2022)
   Memorial page for Lula Montgomery Lawson (14 May 1897-19 Apr 1962), citing Woodside Cemetery, Middletown, Butler County, Ohio, USA (plot: Section 29, Lot # 357); Maintained by E. T. II (contributor 46911693).