Louisa E. Lawson

Brief Life History of Louisa E.

When Louisa E. Lawson was born in 1852, in Henry, Kentucky, United States, her father, John Lawson, was 42 and her mother, Julia Anna Hughes, was 25. She married James H Patterson about 1873, in Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Nicholas, Kentucky, United States in 1860 and Eminence, Henry, Kentucky, United States for about 40 years. She died in 1927, in Henry, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Eminence Cemetery, Eminence, Henry, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

James H Patterson
1847–1945
Louisa E. Lawson
1852–1927
Marriage: about 1873
Sallie K. Patterson
about 1873–1876
Patterson
about 1874–
Patterson
about 1882–
Lillian L Patterson
1878–1959
Lora Patterson
1880–1966

Sources (10)

  • Louise L Patterson in household of James H Patterson, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Louisa Lawson - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Louise L Lawson
  • Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2012 about Louisa Lawson Patterson

World Events (8)

1861

Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

Name Meaning

Scottish and northern English: patronymic ‘son of Lawrence’; see Law 1. It is also found in Ireland since the 17th century.

Americanized form of Swedish Larsson and Danish, Norwegian or North German Larsen .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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