Henry Leo Lawson (1885 - 1931)

Born 26 Mar 1885 in Texas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Effie Adella (Wilson) Lawson — married 22 Sep 1906 in Walla Walla, Washington, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Jul 1931 at age 46 in Umatilla, Umatilla, Oregon, United States

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Biography

Leo was born in 1885. He is the son of Randle Lawson and Alice Staley.

Unsourced Obituary from Find A Grave

Leo Lawson, a former resident of Milton but for the past few years a farmer in the Umapine District, was killed instantly when the boom of a hay derrick came in contact with a high tension power line. Mr. Lawson .... were moving a hay derrick from one field to another when the accident occurred. It is supposed that the men overlooked the power line strung alongside the road across which they were moving the machine. When the boom came in contact with the wire Mr. Lawson was killed instantly...Survived by wife and two daughters (names not given)

Sources

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSDP-FHC : accessed 14 December 2017), Leo Lawson in household of Randle Lawson, North Milton and South Milton Precincts Milton town, Umatilla, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 114, sheet 13A, family 267, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,352.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLYP-F5N : accessed 13 December 2022), H L Lawson, Valley, Umatilla, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 267, sheet 6B, family 123, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1289; FHL microfilm 1,375,302.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RXH-3B7?cc=1488411&wc=QZJ5-T7H%3A1036471901%2C1037359301%2C1036677201%2C1589332573 : 13 September 2019), Oregon > Umatilla > Precinct 4 > ED 147 > image 6 of 12; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCS8-P7N : accessed 13 December 2022), Leo Lawson, Precinct 04, Umatilla, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 1B, line 69, family 17, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1956; FHL microfilm 2,341,690.

• "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMB-935J : 5 May 2021), Henry Leo Lawson and Effie Adelle Witson, 1906.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6ZB-61F : 24 December 2021), Henry Leo Lawson, 1917-1918.

• "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMT-J72R : 19 April 2021), N L Lawson in entry for Lowell L Jones and Christine M Lawson, 1927.

• "Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ4K-XHZ : 11 December 2014), Henry Lawson, 24 Jul 1931; from "Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing Umatilla, Oregon, certificate number 164, Oregon State Archives and Records Center, Salem.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5689355/henry-leo-lawson: accessed 12 December 2022), memorial page for Henry Leo “Leo” Lawson (26 Mar 1885–24 Jul 1931), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5689355, citing Milton-Freewater IOOF Cemetery, Milton-Freewater, Umatilla County, Oregon, USA; Maintained by ReconnectNow (contributor 47291893).

• "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMT-4CHH : 5 May 2021), Leo Lawson in entry for Otto Zimmerman and Leola Lawson, 1932.