James's date of birth is uncertain. His gravestone shows 25 Feb 1847, his death record shows 25 Feb 1846, and census records show him born 1847-1849, with 1900 census showing Feb 1847.
He married by about 1874-75 to Lou A. Baker and they had children: [4][5][6]
James passed away in 1916 [12] and is buried at Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery in Hat Creek, Virginia. [13]
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M88T-52K : 23 December 2020), James M Laneson in household of Wm A Laneson, Campbell, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCPG-H88 : 15 January 2022), James M. Lawson, Campbell, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPPD-N2Z : accessed 19 April 2022), James M Lanson, Rustburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 28, sheet 1B, family 23, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1624; FHL microfilm 1,375,637.
↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRQ-TQPT : 16 August 2019), Jas Morrison Lawson, 29 Jan 1916; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #88403982 for James Morris Lawson (25 Feb 1847–29 Jan 1916), citing Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery, Hat Creek, Campbell County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Darrell Landrum (contributor 47662604) .
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