Edward James Lawing

Brief Life History of Edward James

When Edward James Lawing was born on 15 April 1886, in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States, his father, James Pinkney Lawing, was 27 and his mother, Margaret Lenora "Nola" Moore, was 25. He married Iva Laura Amanda Johnson on 23 December 1907, in Gaston, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in River Bend Township, Gaston, North Carolina, United States for about 40 years and Mount Holly, Gaston, North Carolina, United States in 1963. He died on 27 August 1963, in Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Flat Rock Cemetery, Mount Holly, Gaston, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edward James Lawing
1886–1963
Iva Laura Amanda Johnson
1886–1964
Marriage: 23 December 1907
Jay Lawing
1909–1915
Thadeus Edward Lawing
1912–1998
Hettie B. Lenora Lawing
1914–1984
Adrian Mitchell Lawing
1917–1979
Margaret Effie Lawing
1920–1920

Sources (29)

  • Ed J Lawing, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Edward Lawing, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Edward James Lawing, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

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.

1897 · First Bill for Women Suffrage

In 1897, Senator J.L. Hyatt introduced the woman suffrage bill in North Carolina. The bill did not make it past the committee.

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

Name Meaning

Probably an Americanized form of English and North German Lewin . This surname is found predominantly in NC.

History: The immigrant William Lawing was born in 1725 in either England or the Palatinate, Germany, and died c. 1825.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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