Jeremiah was born in 1845. He was the son of Russel Lawson and Mary Owens. He passed away in 1918.
Altoga Cemetery, Altoga, TX Jerry Lawson came to Texas from Cleveland, Tennessee, around 1873. Jerry Lawson and Jim Moreland who married Mantooth sisters came first, then worked on the railroad enough to bring their families. The families rode a train to Anna, then went southeast to the present Altoga. This was before the first store at Altoga, which was established about 1880.
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