Elie Lawrence (abt. 1838 - abt. 1859)

Born about 1838 in Putnam, Georgia, United States

Died about Dec 1859 at about age 21 in Putnam, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Elie Lawrence is a part of US Black heritage.

Elie Lawrence was born in Georgia.

Elie was born about 1835/1838, Putnam, Georgia, as a slave farm hand, owned by Allen Lawrence Sr. and found in the 1850 Slave schedule and possibly the 1840 Census under slave. In about September of 1859 before the beginning of the Civil War, she became ill with Typhoid Fever and died 60 days later on December 1859 at the age of 21. Her parents are unknown.

Slave Owner

Allen Lawrence Plantation, Putnam, Georgia

• Allen Lawrence Sr.
• William Vaughan

1850 census Allen was in District 70, Putnam, Georgia, United States.^[1]

• Name: Allen Lawrence
• Residence Date: 1850
• Residence Place: District 70, Putnam, Georgia, USA
• Number of Enslaved People: 58
• Allen Lawrence Sr. (1796) Slave Schedules

Elie was in a record in 1850-1885, Mortality Schedule.^[2] *U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885

• Name: Elie Lawrence
• Gender: Male
• Race: Black
• Slave: Slave
• Estimated Birth Year: abt 1838
• Birth Place: Georgia, USA
• Age: 21
• Death Date: Dec 1859
• Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever
• Census year: 1860
• Census Place: Putnam, Georgia, USA
• Line: 11

She passed away about 1859, Putnam, Georgia. Her burial is unknown.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archive in Washington DC; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census Of The United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #93401642 (accessed 28 September 2022)
   Allen Lawrence in District 70, Putnam, Georgia, USA.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1850-1885 Census: "U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885"
   National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Federal Mortality Census Schedules, 1850-1880, and Related Indexes, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T655; Archive Roll Number: 8; Census Year: 1859; Census Place: Putnam, Georgia; Page: 569; Line: 11
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8756 #394297 (accessed 6 October 2022)
   Elie Lawrence (21). Born in Georgia, USA.

• Allen Lawrence Plantation, Putnam, Georgia