Brief Life History of Evan S
When Evan S Lawson was born in 1852, in Lee, Virginia, United States, his father, Rial V Lawson, was 50 and his mother, Sarah Roller, was 49. He married Louisa Katherine Roller in 1871, in Lee, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Western District, Scott, Virginia, United States in 1860 and Virginia, United States in 1870. He died on 6 December 1878, in Wallens Creek, Lee, Virginia, United States, at the age of 26.
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- Evan S Lowson in household of Rial Lowson, "United States Census, 1860"
- E S Lawson, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- E. S. Lawson, "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912"
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World Events (6)
1861 · The Battle of Manassas
The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
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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