California (Back) Lawrence (1896 - 1979)

Born 2 Dec 1896 in Jackson, Breathitt County, Kentucky

Died 29 Jan 1979 at age 82 in Farmington Hills, Oakland Hills, Michigan

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Biography

Buried : Garrison Chapel Cemetery Name : California "Callie" Back Lawrence Location : Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana Find A Grave : 5863284

Callie Back's parents Mr. and Mrs. Lewis and Charlotte "Lottie" Davidson Back moved from Jackson, Ky. to Middletown, Oh. in 1916 and started a boarding house. One of the boarders was Harvey Lawrence. Harvey and Callie started dating. Harvey moved to Indianapolis, IN. and then bought a 21 acre farm west of Bloomington, IN. he then came back to Middletown, OH and Callie and Harvey were married Feb. 14, 1922 and returned to their home on Garrison Chapel Road west of Bloomington, IN where they lived 56 years. They raised three children James Robert Lawrence, Audrey Mae Lawrence and Donald Eugene Lawrence.After Harvey died in 1977 Callie continued living at their home for a year when she had a heart attack. After getting out of the hospital she moved to Middletown, OH. She went to visit her daughter Audrey Dilley in Farmington Hills, Michigan when she had another heart attack and died. She was buried in the Garrison Chapel Cemetery beside Harvey.

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