Lawson was born in 1867. The son of Jonas Monroe Bedford and his 2nd wife Ann Sappington (Owen) Bedford.
Occupation : Retired Merchant / Cotton Buyer
Father of Thelma, Evelyn, Margaret Helen Bedford, and Anna Maud Bedford
TX COD signed by sister, Ira Bedford Holman.
COD also has his first name as Lauren.
He is listed as T A Bedford on his wife's tombstone.
Sources
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHK7-MSQ : 12 April 2016), Lossen Bedford in household of J M Bedford, Alabama, United States; citing p. 86, family 625, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,515.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFNQ-JG7 : 20 February 2021), L A Bedford in household of J M Bedford, Precinct 1, Eastland, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 173, sheet 283D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,300.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2M7-76T : accessed 6 October 2018), L A Bedford, Eastland, Eastland, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 37, sheet 4B, family 99, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1547; FHL microfilm 1,375,560.
"Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K37K-VY2 : 20 February 2021), Lawren A Bedford, 17 Jul 1926; citing certificate number 26185, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,114,144.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lawson by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lawson: