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Selis Lawless

Born about 1914 in Texas, United States

Ancestors

Son of Levi Cleveland Lawless and Maude L. (Page) Fair

Brother of Oliver Day Lawless, Lillie Pearl (Lawless) Sharp, Elzie Ellen (Lawless) Brown, Alfred Levi Lawless, Gertrude (Lawless) Woods, Orus Lawless and R. B. Lawless

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[children unknown]

Died 3 Jan 2004 at about age 90 in Illinois, United States

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Biography

Selis was born in 1914 in Texas. He is the son of Levi Lawless and Maudie Page.

His brothers and sisters were:

Oliver Day “O.D.” was born October 28, 1904 in Texas, died on February 2, 1990, in Russell Springs, Kentucky;

Lillie Pearl was born about 1908 in Texas;

Elzie Ellen was born 7 Dec 1908 in Texas, died 18 Jan 1997 in Casey County, Kentucky;

Alfred Levi was born on March 18, 1910 in Texas, died 22 Oct 2004 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois;

Gertrude was born on June 29, 1918 in Texas, died on February 15, 1968, in Breckinridge County, Kentucky;

Orus was born on May 20, 1920, in Clyde, Texas, died on June 15, 1996, in Mooresville, Indiana;

There may have been another sister born between Orus and R.B.

R. B. (a brother) was born on May 6, 1922, in Little Rock, Arkansas (en route to Kentucky by covered wagon), died 13 Jan 2004 in Liberty, Casey, Kentucky.

He was enumerated on the 1920 US census in Callahan County, Texas:

Levi C Lawless Head M 43 Kentucky

Maudie L Lawless Wife F 34 Kentucky

Oliver D Lawless Son M 14 Texas

Lillie P Lawless Daughter F 12 Texas

Elzy E Lawless Daughter F 11 Texas

Levi A Lawless Son M 8 Texas

Selis R Lawless Son M 6 Texas

Girtrue Lawless Daughter F 2 Texas

He appeared on the 1930 US census in Varnell, Whitfield County, Georgia:

Levi C Lawless Head M 52 Kentucky

Selis R Lawless Son M 14 Texas

Gertrude Lawless Daughter F 12 Texas

Orus Lawless Son M 10 Texas

Rb Lawless Son M 8 Arkansas

He married Laura Louise Downing in 1938 in Fountain County, Indiana.

Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007:

Name Sellis Lawless; Event Type Marriage Registration; Event Date 17 Sep 1938; Event Place Fountain, Indiana, United States
Residence Place Potomac, , Illinois: Gender Male; Age (Estimated) 23; Race White; Race (Original) White; Number of Total Marriages first; Birth Date 14 Jun 1915; Birthplace , Fisker, Texas; Marriage License Date 17 Sep 1938; Father's Name Levi Lawless; Mother's Name Maud Page; Spouse's Name Louise Downing; Spouse's Residence Place Kingman, , Indiana; Spouse's Gender Female; Spouse's Age (Estimated) 21; Spouse’s Number of Total Marriages first; Spouse's Race White; Spouse's Race (Original) White; Spouse's Birth Date 05 Dec 1917; Spouse's Birthplace Armstrong, , Illinois; Spouse's Father's Name Oscar Downing; Spouse's Mother's Name Lula Delph; Officiator's Name Charles C Lucas; Page 466; Number of Images 1

They had at least one child, a daughter named Joni.

An obituary added to Find a Grave with no source provided:

Sellis R. Lawless, 90, of Potomac, died at 9 a.m. Saturday (Jan. 3, 2004) at his home. Sellis was born in Pare, Texas, the son of Levi and Maude Page Lawless.

He is buried in Partlow Cemetery in Armstrong, Vermilion County, Illinois.