Lawson Alexander Blackwelder (1826 - 1904)

Born 25 Nov 1826 in Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States

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Died 10 Jun 1904 at age 77 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States

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Lawson A. Blackwelder served in the Mexican War 1847-1848 and the American Civil War 1861-1865. During the Civil War, He served the Confederate States as a commissary officer in Charlotte, NC. After the war, he joined the Charlotte police department and served with distinction until his retirement.

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• "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8TZ-N8N : 14 February 2020), Lawson A. Blackwelder, 1849.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BW-QTB : 4 April 2020), Lauson A Blackwelder, Cabarrus county, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States; citing family 746, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDT-WD9 : 19 March 2020), L A Blackwelder, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW82-QJD : 19 March 2020), Law Blackivelden, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCXH-6P7 : 11 September 2017), Lawson Blockudder, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 108, sheet 345D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,972.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSB3-CJZ : accessed 3 October 2020), Lawson A Blackwilder, Township 1 Charlotte city Ward 4, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 50, sheet 15A, family 286, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,205.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLS-RRXF : 13 September 2020), Lawson Alexander Blackwelder, ; Burial, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States of America, Elmwood Cemetery; citing record ID 84408546, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Lawson A. Blackwelder served in the Mexican War 1847-1848 and the American Civil War 1861-1865. During the Civil War, He served the Confederate States as a commissary officer in Charlotte, NC. After the war, he joined the Charlotte police department and served with distinction until his retirement.