Hugh McDowell Lawhon (1804 - 1876)

Born 29 Nov 1804 in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Young) Lawhon — married about 1825 in Mexican Texas

Descendants

Died 5 Feb 1876 at age 71 in Elgin, Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America

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Biography

Hugh Lawhon settled in the Republic of Texas before February 19, 1846.

Hugh McDowell Lawhon was born 29 November 1804, in Johnston County, North Carolina. He was one of four brothers born to West Lawhon and Frances McDowell. His siblings are John Creed Lawhon, William Lawhon, and David Ervin Lawhon.

He married Ann Young Lawhon about 1825 in Mexico Texas. Their children are:^[1]

• Frances Angelina born February 4, 1827 in Franklin, Alabama who married Parson Rankins
• William Carroll born March 21, 1829 in McNairy County, Tennessee
• E. Martha born December 9, 1830 in Rutherford, Tennessee
• Sarah born September 7, 1834
• Mary Elizabeth born January 25, 1836 in Franklin, Alabama
• David W. born in 1837 in Bastrop County, Republic of Texas
• Eliza Jane born March 18, 1839 who died on January 25, 1842
• Mary A. born in 1841 in Red River, Republic of Texas
• Infant born August 25, 1844 who died the same day
• John Marion born August 7, 1846 in Red River, Texas
• Rachel W. born in 1848 in Bastrop County, Texas
• Perry A. born October 13, 1850 in Bastrop County, Texas

Hugh passed away 5 February 1876, in Elgin, Bastrop County, Texas, and is buried in Youngs Prairie Cemetery in Elgin, alongside his wife, Ann Young, in Section D Row 2.

Citizen of the Republic of Texas marker placed at the gravesite of Hugh McDowell Lawhon and Ann Young Lawhon

Sources

1. ↑ Awbrey-Lawhon-Gardner Family Histories. A descendant of these families put together a history of the families. This included extensive original research and many hours of interviews with several family members who had first or second-hand information.

• Lawhon Family Papers, 1832-1959, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin. Accession No.: 65-33; 67-112; 71-62; 72-114. Repository: Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin. "Photocopied articles, pamphlets and notes, newspapers and newspaper clippings document the history of the Lawhon and Gardner families." http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/00631/cah-00631.html University collection of artifacts; not separately published or digitized.

• The Linda Boyd Lawhon Genealogical Collection, 1790-2002. The Tennessee State Library and Archives, managed by the Tennessee Department of State, 403 Seventh Ave. N., Nashville, Tennessee 37243. Collection consists of files compiled by Linda Boyd Lawhon in the course of doing genealogical research for her own family lines and for others. The collection contains 18 cubic feet of materials and is organized alphabetically by surname or topic. The collection retains the order established by professional genealogists Jeri J. Steele and William (Bill) B. Dow, Jr., who inventoried and arranged the collection after Linda Lawhon's death. The Linda Boyd Lawhon Genealogical Collection was a gift from Dwain Lawhon, Richardson, Texas. Location: XII-J-4-6; XII-K-1-6; Date Completed: October 15, 2009; Accession Number: 2009-025; Microfilm Accession Number: 1951. Lawhon family artifacts: Box 7, Indexed Sub-collections 40 through 68. Container list available online; item details available only at the state library.

• Harrison, Sarah Corine Stewart, David E. Lawhon and his Descendants, 1811-1971. (Houston, Texas: Privately published, 1972); pp. 113 pages. Out of print; limited library availability. As of 6 October 2017, available at: Stephen F. Austin State University, Ralph W. Steen Library, Nacogdoches, TX 75962; Texas State Library & Archives Commission, Austin, TX 78701; Baylor University Libraries, Moody Memorial Library, Waco, TX 76798; Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT 84150.

• U.S. Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, Texas, 1850; H.M. Lawhon Household. Enumerated 27 August 1850; Bastrop County, Texas; Schedule Type: Agriculture; Archive Collection Number: T1134; Roll: 2; Line: 2. Total acreage of land: 200; improved: 25 acres; unimproved: 175 acres; cash value of farm: $500; value of farming implements and machinery: $130; horses: 6; milk cows: 14; other cattle: 35; swine: 40; value of livestock: $500. U.S. Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Record at Ancestry.com.

• U.S. Census, 1850; H. M. Lawhon Household. Census Place: Bastrop County, Texas, USA; Roll: M432_908; Page: 145A; Image: 145; Family Number: 2; Lines: 10-14; Enumerated 27 August 1850. Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Record at Ancestry.com. FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLJ-NH1 : 12 April 2016). Household Members:

H. M. Lawhon, 42, b. North Carolina

Anna Lawhon, 44, b. Georgia

Frances Lawhon, 23, b. Alabama

William C. Lawhon, 21, b. Tennessee

E. M. Lawhon (Female), 17, b. Alabama

S. Lawhon (Female), 14, b. Alabama

D. W. Lawhon (Male), 13, b. Alabama

M. A. Lawhon (Female), 9, b. Alabama

John W. Lawhon, 5, b. Alabama

R. L. Lawhon (Female), 2, b. Alabama

• Hugh M. Lawhon; Elected Justice of the Peace 5 August 1850; Commissioned 23 November 1850; Bastrop County, Texas, Beat 4; 2-1/4 P. 25. Texas, Biographical Index Card Collections, 1800-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Biographical Index Card Collections. Austin, Texas: Texas State Library and Archives Commission. View original image.

• Texas Land Title Abstract 1852. Grantee: Hugh M. Lawhorn [sic]; Certificate: 28; Patentee: Hugh M. Lawhorn [sic]; Patent Date: 10 March 1852; Acres: 290; County: Red River; File: 52; Patent#: 302; Patent Volume: 8; Class: R. R. 3rd. Texas Land Title Abstracts, 1700-2008 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: Texas General Land Office. Abstracts of all original Texas Land Titles comprising Grants and Locations. Austin, TX, USA. Record at Ancestry.com.

• U.S. Census, 1860; Hugh M. Loghorn [sic; all surnames were enumerated as Loghorn rather than Lawhon] Household. Census Place: Burnet County, Texas, USA; Roll: M653_1289; Page: 177; Physical Document Page 50; Family History Library Film: 805289; Dwelling: 328; Family Number: 328; Lines: 1-8; Enumerated 7 July 1860. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Record at Ancestry.com. Household Members:

Hugh M. Lawhon, 55, b. North Carolina, Farmer; Value of Real Estate: $450; Value of Personal Estate: $2,000

Anna Lawhon, 54, b. Georgia

John Lawhon, 15, b. Texas

Rachael E. Lawhon, 12, b. Texas

Perry A. Lawhon, 11, b. Texas

Frances A. (Lawhon) Rankin, 33, b. Alabama

Hugh M. Rankin, 6, b. Texas

Wm C. Rankin, 4, b. Texas

• U.S. Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, Texas, 1870; H.M. Lawhon Household. Enumerated June 1870; Bastrop County, Texas; Schedule Type: Agriculture; Archive Collection Number: T1134; Roll: 7; Page: 4; Line: 25 (note: Line 26 shows his brother William Lawhon, and Line 27 shows his brother David Lawhon). Total acreage of land: 124; improved: 16 acres; unimproved: 108 acres; cash value of farm: $500; value of livestock: $600. U.S. Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Record at Ancestry.com.

• Bogan Herman L., "Book Reviews"; "Ansearchin'" News, Vol. 19, No. 4, October-December 1972; p. 156. Published by the Tennessee Genealogical Society, Memphis, Tennessee. Book review of David E. Lawhon And His Descendants, 1811-1971, by Mrs. Sallie Harrison.

• Wingfield, Marshall, "Early Settlers of Craven County, North Carolina"; "Ansearchin'" News, Vol. VIII, No. 4, October 1961; p. 115. Published by the Tennessee Genealogical Society, Memphis, Tennessee. Some names taken from the very early records (oldest Will Book and the oldest Deed Book) of Craven County, North Carolina (1700-1770) by Aliene Ragland.

• U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, database online. Record of burial site [February 1876] for Hugh McDowell Lawhon in Youngs Prairie Cemetery, Elgin, Bastrop County, Texas; Section D Row 2. Birth Date: 29 November 1804; Birth Place: Johnston County, North Carolina; Date of Death: 5 February 1876; Place of Death: Elgin, Bastrop County, Texas. Find A Grave: Memorial #9069311. View close-up of gravestone; View photo of full monument.