Kathryn M (Prashaw) Lawson (1885 - 1980)

Born 4 May 1885 in Brasher Falls, St. Lawrence Co., NY

Ancestors

Wife of Eugene H Lawson — married 20 May 1905 in Norfolk, St. Lawrence Co., NY

Descendants

Died 9 Oct 1980 at age 95 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL

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Biography

Katherine was born in New York about 1885. She was the second wife of Eugene H Lawson, marrying about 1904-05. She and Eugene had three daughters: Zelda, Regina and Thelma. In 1910^[1] and 1920, they were living in Norfolk, Saint Lawrence, New York.^[2]

Kathryn was mentioned in the marriage record of her daughter, Regina, to Raymond Thomas Colloton, in 1923^[3], and in the marriage record of her daughter Zelda to Howard John Coloton in 1925.^[4]

"Grandma once told me that her birth name was Catherine, but she didn't like that spelling, so she changed it to Kathryn" Laurie Davidson Donohue, 2018

Event: Note: Katheryn Lawson Obituary MORRISTOWN - Local arrangements for Katheryn Lawson, 95, of Plumbrook Road, Morristown are being made through the O'Leary's Funeral Home in Canton. Mrs. Lawson will be cremated and her burial will take place next spring in Visitation Cemetery in Norfolk. Mrs Lawson died Thursday, Oct. 9, 1980, at the winter home of her daughter in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Mrs. Lawson is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Albin (Regina) Coloton Luteski of Rochester and Morristown, Mrs Howard (Zelda) Coloton Gugel of Heuvelton, 38 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; several neices and nephews. She is predeceased by one daughter, Selma Tiernan, who died in 1939. Mrs. Lawson was born on May 4 1885, the daughter of Marshall and Roseann (Robillard) Prashaw in Brasher Falls. She attended local school and married Eugene Lawson in Norfolk on May 20, 1905. He died Feb. 1950. Mrs Lawson had lived with her daughter, Mrs. Albin (Regina) Coloton Luteski on the Plumbrook road since her husbands death.

"I remember my mom & grandma arguing about the spelling of Rose Prashaw's maiden name, Grandma said her sister made up the Robillard name and her actual name was Robare. This made my mom quite mad and Grandma told her to just use the story her sister made up. They were very angry at each other" Laurie Davidson Donohue, 2018

Note Her name has various spellings in documents including Catherine, Katherine, Kathryn, Katheryn, and maiden name - Prashaw,Prayslow.

"Grandma Lawson bought me a small piano and taught me all the old songs she loved: K-k-k-katie, beautiful Katie, don't you know that you're the one that I adore. When the M-m-m-moonshines over the mountains, I'll be waiting at the k-k-k-kitchen door..." Laurie Davidson Donohue, 2018

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M54S-136 : accessed 12 August 2015), Catherine M Lawson in household of Eugene H Lawson, Norfolk, Saint Lawrence, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 148, sheet 10B, family 109, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,087.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVSS-ZCS : accessed 11 January 2017), Kathryn Lauson in household of Eugene Lauson, Norfolk, Saint Lawrence, New York, United States; citing ED 149, sheet 1B, line 73, family 17, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1260; FHL microfilm 1,821,260.
3. ↑ "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ96-P52 : accessed 12 August 2015), Catherine Prashaw in entry for Raymond Thomas Colloton and Regina Cecelia Lawson, 02 Apr 1923; citing St. Lawrence, New York, United States, county offices, New York; FHL microfilm 885,353.
4. ↑ "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ9X-SSH : accessed 12 August 2015), Catherine Prayslow in entry for Howard John Coloton and Zelda Margaret Lawson, 01 Jun 1925; citing St. Lawrence, New York, United States, county offices, New York; FHL microfilm 885,353.