Milton Sewell Lawrence (1864 - 1953)

Born 24 Jul 1864 in Buchanan, Missouri, United States

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Descendants

Died 20 May 1953 at age 88 in Rushville, Buchanan, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Milton was born 23 July 1864 in Buchanan County, Missouri toJohn Lawrence and Mary Sewell. He grew up in the Sugar Creek - Rushville, Missouri area with his four brothers and two sisters. In November of 1887 he married Miss Margaret Ann Peel.^[1] Margaret was a daughter of Benjamin and Lucy Jane Brown Peel. Together Milton and Margaret had the following children:

1. Florence Everett
2. Mary Jane
3. John Benjamin^[2]
4. Edward Sewell
5. Walter Irvin^[3]
6. Helen Margaret
7. Samuel Joseph "Byron"^[4]

Milton and Margaret were married for 44 years when Margaret passed in 1932 at the age of 63. Milton lived on for another 22 years. He never remarried and lived with several of his children until he passed away in May of 1953 at the age of 88. At the time of his death he was the oldest native born resident of the Sugar Creek community. He and his wife are both laid to rest in the Sugar Creek Cemetery in Rushville, Missouri.

Census/Residence

1910 Census - Bloomington, Buchanan, Missouri^[5]

Milton S Lawrence Head Male 45 Missouri

Margaret A Lawrence Wife Female 41 Missouri

Florence E Lawrence Daughter Female 20 Missouri

John B Lawrence Son Male 16 Missouri

Edward S Lawrence Son Male 14 Missouri

Walter I Lawrence Son Male 10 Missouri

Helen M Lawrence Daughter Female 7 Missouri

Joseph B Lawrence Son Male 2 Missouri

1920 Census - Buchanan, Missouri^[6]

Milton S Lawrence Head Male 55 Missouri

Maggie A Lawrence Wife Female 51 Missouri

Hellen M Lawrence Daughter Female 16 Missouri

Joseph B Lawrence Son Male 12 Missouri

1930 Census - Buchanan, Missouri^[7]

Milton S Lawrence Head Male 65 Missouri

Margaret Lawrence Wife Female 61 Missouri

1940 Census - Bloomington Township, Buchanan, Missouri^[8]

Byron Lawrence Head Male 32 Missouri

Alice Lawrence Wife Female 30 Missouri

Jean Lawrence Daughter Female 11 Missouri

Margaret Lawrence Daughter Female 9 Missouri

Jane Ann Lawrence Daughter Female 5 Missouri

M S Lawrence Father Male 75 Missouri

Sources

1. ↑ "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKZ7-233G : 2 October 2019), M S Lawrence and Maggie A Peel, 13 Nov 1888; citing Marriage, Buchanan, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007424542.
2. ↑ "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKZ7-GJDQ : 2 October 2019), M S Lawrence in entry for John B Lawrence and Georgie Alice Page, 19 Feb 1913; citing Marriage, Buchanan, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007425026.
3. ↑ "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2CCJ-36F : 2 October 2019), M S Lawrence in entry for Irvin W Lawrence and Stella Kidwell, 25 Sep 1918; citing Marriage, Buchanan, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007255183.
4. ↑ "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2CCV-N83 : 2 October 2019), M S Lawrence in entry for Byron Laurence Or Lawrence and Alice Hargrove, 06 Aug 1927; citing Marriage, Buchanan, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007255188.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2TD-6DY : accessed 3 July 2018), Milton S Lawrence, Bloomington, Buchanan, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 32, sheet 10A, family 207, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 772; FHL microfilm 1,374,785.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M84Q-D7X : accessed 3 July 2018), Milton S Lawrence, Bloomington, Buchanan, Missouri, United States; citing ED 32, sheet 11B, line 66, family 248, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 908; FHL microfilm 1,820,908.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHX7-GKG : accessed 3 July 2018), Milton S Lawrence, Bloomington, Buchanan, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 6A, line 30, family 130, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1177; FHL microfilm 2,340,912.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K73N-95W : 8 January 2021), M S Lawrence in household of Byron Lawrence, Bloomington Township, Buchanan, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 11-4, sheet 6A, line 28, family 116, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2087.

See also:

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV24-7NWW : 13 December 2015), Milton Sewell Lawrence, 1953; Burial, Rushville, Buchanan, Missouri, United States of America, Sugar Creek Cemetery; citing record ID Find A Grave: Memorial #65526301, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.