Lawson Gunn was born June 17, 1791 in North Carolina, a son of Reuben Gunn and Mary Goforth. He married Mary Hedge; they may have had two children. Lawson passed away March 16, 1876 in Dickson, Tennessee.
Sources
United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29K-4WNH : 12 March 2018), Lawson Gunn, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 87; FHL microfilm 882,605.
"United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5S-YQP : 17 August 2017), Lawson Gunn, Dickson, Tennessee, United States; citing 337, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 174; FHL microfilm 24,532.
"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTK-96F : 18 August 2017), Lawson Gunn, Dickson, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 194, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 520; FHL microfilm 24,543.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCD8-V7G : 12 April 2016), Lawson Gunn, Dickson county, Dickson, Tennessee, United States; citing family 875, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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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: