Brief Life History of Carl Andrew
When Carl Andrew Lawson was born on 7 March 1928, in Virginia, United States, his father, Frank Ped Lawson, was 42 and his mother, Emajean Collins, was 42. He lived in Wise, Virginia, United States in 1935 and Gladeville District, Wise, Virginia, United States in 1940. He died on 23 September 1985, in Norton, Virginia, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Laurel Grove Cemetery, Norton, Wise, Virginia, United States.
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- Carl Lawson in household of Ped Lawson, "United States Census, 1930"
- Carl Lawson, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
- Carl Andrew Lawson, "Virginia, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
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1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
1941 · Pentagon is Built in Arlington
The Pentagon was developed as the Department of Defense had outgrown the other buildings were it was previous located.The groundbreaking for the Pentagon was on September 11, 1941. When the Pentagon was being built, it was determined that it could be no taller than four stories high. Colonel Leslie R. Groves was the supervisor of the project, he would later become known for helping on the Manhattan Project.
1944 · The G.I Bill
The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.
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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