John Preston Lawson
5 June 1924–8 August 2009 (Age 85)
Fishtail, Stillwater, Montana, United States
The Life of John Preston
When John Preston Lawson was born on 5 June 1924, in Fishtail, Stillwater, Montana, United States, his father, John Earl Lawson, was 36 and his mother, Margaret Myrtle Cole, was 23. He married Joyce M Hendrickson on 2 October 1948, in Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana, United States in 2009. He registered for military service in 1943. He died on 8 August 2009, in Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana, United States.
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Family Time Line
Spouse and Children
1924–2009Male
1921–2004Female
2 October 1948
Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, United States
(1)
1953–2005Female
Parents and Siblings
1888–1955Male
1900–1994Female
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1920–1995Female
1924–2009Male
World Events (8)
Age 3
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Age 23
Name Meaning
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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John P Lawson obit.
JOHN P. LAWSON John P. Lawson, 85, of Bozeman died Monday, Aug. 31. He was born June 5, 1924, in Fishtail, to John Earl and Margaret Myrtle Lawson on his family's homestead. The family moved to Billi …
Sources (3)
- John P Lawson in household of Earl J Lawson, "United States Census, 1930"
- John Lawson in household of John Lawson, "United States Census, 1940"
- John Preston Lawson, "Montana, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
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