Brief Life History of James E
When James E Lawler was born on 10 November 1825, in Franklin, Alabama, United States, his father, James Lawler, was 35 and his mother, Elizabeth "Betsy Ann" Dowdle, was 33. He married Susan A. Thompson on 12 December 1846, in Madison, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Madison, Madison, Alabama, United States in 1850. He died on 16 September 1851, in Franklin, Alabama, United States, at the age of 25, and was buried in Shiloh Cemetery, Ryland, Madison, Alabama, United States.
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- James Lawler, "United States Census, 1850"
- James Lowler, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- James E. Lawler, "Find A Grave Index"
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1826
Historical Boundaries 1826: Madison, Alabama, United States
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
Irish (Ulster, Leinster, and Kerry): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Leathlobhair ‘descendant of Leathlobhar’, a personal name composed of the elements leath ‘half’ (i.e. ‘somewhat, fairly’) and lobar ‘leprous, sick’. The name seems to have been originally a byname for a man of unhealthy constitution.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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