Lillian Leana Lawson

Female22 December 1871–4 January 1932

Brief Life History of Lillian Leana

When Lillian Leana Lawson was born on 22 December 1871, her father, Sterling Lawson, was 30 and her mother, Margaret Vandiver, was 34. She had at least 9 sons and 5 daughters with James Monroe Moon. She lived in Breton Township, Washington, Missouri, United States for about 50 years. She died on 4 January 1932, in Missouri, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Potosi, Washington, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Monroe Moon
1864–1931
Lillian Leana Lawson
1871–1932
James Melvin Moon
1891–1921
William Franklin Moon
1892–
Daisy Mae Moon
1895–1950
Nellie Lee Moon
1896–1969
Bert Moon
1898–1977
Myrtle Moon
1898–1967
Sterling Moon
1901–1957
Ellen Elizabeth Moon
1902–1994
Thomas Moon
1906–
Frederick Louis Moon
1908–1986
Annie Moon
1908–
George Curtis Moon
1910–1932
Floyd Stanley Moon
1912–1989
Robert Moon
1915–1938

Sources (7)

  • Leanna Lawson in household of Sterling Lawson, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Lillie L Moor in household of James M Moor, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Lillian Leana Lawson - Published information: Death record or certificate: birth:

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World Events (8)

1872 · The First National Park

Age 1

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.

1872 · The Amnesty Act

Age 1

A federal law which reversed most of the penalties on former Confederate soldiers by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Act affected over 150,000 troops that were a part of the Civil War.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

Age 19

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

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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