Annie Bell (Pring) Lawson (1885 - 1960)

Born 12 Mar 1885 in Virginia, United States

Wife of Charles Phillip Cornelius — married 6 Oct 1902 in Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

Wife of Charles Washington Lawson — married 2 Sep 1939 (to 8 Jul 1960) in Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States

Died 8 Jul 1960 at age 75 in Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Annie Bell Pring, daughter of Robert T Pring (1842-1906) and Sarah A Mitchell, was born about 1890 in Virginia.

Annie Cornelius Lawson was born 12 Mar 1885 in Virginia, to parents Robert Pring and Sarah Mitchell. She was divorced from spouse of Charles Lawson. On 8 Jul 1960, she died at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, Henrico Co., Virginia

On the 1900 Kerrs Creek District, Rockbridge Co., Virginia census, I found farm laborer, Robert T Pring, 55, born Mar 1845; wife of 18 years, Sally A Pring, 47, Feb 1853; daughters: ANNIE BELLE Pring, 15, Mar 1885 and Mary E Pring, 11, Jul 1889, all Virginia born.

On 6 Oct 1902, Anne Belle Pring the daughter of Robert Pring, married Charles Phillip Cornelius in Virginia (Familysearch transcription of VA Marriage Register, county is not listed). Verify with original.

On the 1920 Lexington, Rockbridge Co., VA census, I found brick mason Charles P Cornelius, 41; wife ANNIE B Cornelius, 33; helper Earl Wood, 8 and sister in law Stella Pring, 15, all VA born. They resided at 129 N Main Street in Lexington.

On the 1930 Lexington, Rockbridge Co., VA census, I found brick layer Charles P Cornelius, 52, VA born; wife ANNIE B Cornelius, 44, VA; adopted daughter Catherine L Cornelius, 16, VA; sister in law Rose N Gallo, 55, VA and boarders: Stella N Gallo, 25, GA; Madoline E Gallo, 8, NY; Anthony Gallo, 6, NY and Nernie Jarvid, 21, VA born.

On 2 Sep 1939, widow Annie Bell Cornelius, 46 (abt 1893), born in Rockbridge Co., VA, the daughter of Robert Pring and Thelma Mitchel, married divorcee Charles Washington Lawson, 45 (abt 1883), born in Johnson Co., TN, the son of George W Lawson and Martha Fritz, in Mechlenburg, Virginia. Mecklenburg Co., VA Marriage Register, #33867, original.

Annie, 75, was divorced when she died of respiratory and cardiac failure in Richmond, Virginia. She lived in Blackstone, Virginia.

Death Certificate

Name: Mrs Annie Cornelius Lawson

[Mrs Annie Cornelius Pring]

Gender: Female

Race: White

Death Age: 75

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1885

Death Date: 8 Jul 1960

Death Place: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA

Registration Date: 13 Jul 1960

Father: Robert Pring

Mother: Sarah Mitchell

Spouse: Charles Lawson^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Death: "Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014"
   Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9278 #2519633 (accessed 30 May 2022)
   Annie Cornelius Lawson death 8 Jul 1960 (age 75) in Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188550733/annie-belle-cornelius_lawson : accessed 30 May 2022), memorial page for Annie Belle Pring Cornelius Lawson (12 Mar 1885–8 Jul 1960), Find A Grave: Memorial #188550733, citing Oak Grove Cemetery, Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by LSP (contributor 46860931).

Unsourced family tree handed down to Becky (Lawson) Gouge.