Brief Life History of Lawson
When Lawson Atchison was born on 20 August 1828, in Jefferson, Illinois, United States, his father, William Hildreth Atchison, was 32 and his mother, Elisabeth Hood, was 26. He married Caroline Amelia Stanton on 9 January 1849, in Springville, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Pioche, Lincoln, Nevada, United States in 1870 and Utah, United States in 1870. He died after 1900, in Panaca, Lincoln, Nevada, United States.
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- L Atchinson, "United States Census, 1870"
- Lawson Atchison, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Lawson Atchison, "Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900"
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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.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
Scottish, English, and northern Irish: palatalized form of northern English Atkinson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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