Emily Eunice Lawson

Brief Life History of Emily Eunice

When Emily Eunice Lawson was born on 7 January 1871, in Franklin, Georgia, United States, her father, George Lawson, was 38 and her mother, Nancy A Roper, was 20. She married Leverette Napoleon Taylor about 1892, in South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Liberty, Pickens, South Carolina, United States for about 10 years. She died on 1 September 1916, in Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 45.

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Family Time Line

Leverette Napoleon Taylor
1854–1928
Emily Eunice Lawson
1871–1916
Marriage: about 1892
Pearl L Taylor
1894–
George Lloyd Taylor
1895–1983
Mary Eugenia Taylor
1898–1962
Frank Henry Taylor
1901–1963
Eunice Delena Taylor
1908–1968

Sources (6)

  • Emily Taylor in household of Leverett Taylor, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Emily E. Taylor, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965"
  • Emily Lawson in entry for George Lloyd Taylor, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"

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1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

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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