Thomas Francis Lawrence
(1836-1926)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Elizabeth Grow

Thomas Francis Lawrence 1 2 3 4

  • Born: December 1836, Kentucky 4
  • Marriage (1): Mary Elizabeth Grow on 26 June 1854 in , Daviess County, IN 1 2
  • Died: 7 July 1926, , Daviess County, IN at age 89
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Washington Township, Daviess County, IN on 20 June 1860. 3

1860 US Census
Page 3, Roll 251, Dwelling 345, Family 343
Washington Township, Daviess County, Indiana
Thomas Lawrence..24..KY..Farmer
(Living with wife and 2 sons.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in Dec 1836, then his age should have been 23 instead of 24.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Oswego Township, Labette, KS on 15 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 398B, District 118, Dwelling 114, Family 124, Roll 385
Oswego Township, Labette County, Kansas
Thomas F. Lawrence..Head..45..KY..Farmer
(Living with wife and 7 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in Dec 1836, then his age should have been 43 instead of 45.
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Oswego, KS on 20 June 1900. 4

1900 US Census
Sheet 22A, District 120, Dwelling 481, Family 481
Oswego, Labette County, Kansas
Thomas Lawrince..Head..Dec 1836..63..Wd..KY..Day Laborer
Elizabeth Roberts..---..Nov 1873..26..NE..Dress Maker
Fredrick Mitchell..---..Jan 1874..26..KS..Clerk Bank

(Thomas was widowed and living with 2 unrelated boarders.)

NOTE - No relationship was entered for Roberts or Mitchell, but their marital status was single for both of them therefore with different surnames neither of them are related to Thomas Lawrence. They were probably boarders.
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Thomas married Mary Elizabeth Grow, daughter of Christopher Grow and Mary Arnspiger, on 26 June 1854 in , Daviess County, IN.1 2 (Mary Elizabeth Grow was born on 13 May 1837 in Indiana 1 2 3 5 and died on 28 April 1909 in Los Angeles, CA 1.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Washington Township, Daviess County, IN on 20 June 1860. 3

1860 US Census
Page 3, Roll 251, Dwelling 345, Family 343
Washington Township, Daviess County, Indiana
Thomas Lawrence..24..KY..Farmer
Mary Lawrence..23..IN
George Lawrence..2..IN
William Lawrence..9m..IN
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Oswego Township, Labette, KS on 15 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 398B, District 118, Dwelling 114, Family 124, Roll 385
Oswego Township, Labette County, Kansas
Thomas F. Lawrence..Head..45..KY..Farmer
Mary E. Lawrence..Wife..43..IN..Keeping House
Amelia Lawrence..Dau..16..IN..At Home
Thomas E. Lawrence..Son..12..MN..At Home
Carrie Lawrence..Dau..11..MN..At Home
Alice Lawrence..Dau..7..KS
Amanda V. Lawrence..Dau..5..KS
Minnie M. Lawrence..Dau..3..KS
Samuel F. Lawrence..Son..5m..KS..Dec
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Sources


1 Jennifer (Owens) Ackerfield, "Allen, Blake, Clark, Cordell, Davis, Grow, Hays, Love, Mayes, McCracken, Moore, Nutter, Owens, Pauly, Simon, Spiering, Winters," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jrowens11 : accessed 7 Nov 2012).

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Oswego Township, Labette County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) 118, p. 398B, dwelling 114, family 124, Thomas F. Lawrence and Mary Elizzbeth Grow; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 5 Apr 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 385.

3 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Washington Township, Daviess County, Indiana, p. 3, dwelling 345, family 343, Thomas F. Lawrence and Mary Elizabeth Grow; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 5 Feb 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 251.

4 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Oswego, Labette County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) 120, sheet 22A, dwelling 481, family 481, Thomas Francis Lawrence; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 3 Oct 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

5 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Barr Township, Daviess County, Indiana, p. 170, dwelling 1190, family 1190; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 30 Sep 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432.


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