NameRobert S. Lawson
BirthJun 1870, Carter Co., Kentucky
Death1920-1930, West Virginia
Marriage4 Jul 1895, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseMartha E. Branham
Birthabt 1880, Kentucky
Death1920-1930, West Virginia
Children
BirthJun 1897, Kentucky
Death1958, Alderson, Greenbrier Co., West Virginia
Birthabt 1906, Kentucky
Death1975, Slab Fork, Raleigh Co., West Virginia
Birthabt 1910, West Virginia
Birthabt 1914, West Virginia
Birthabt 1916, West Virginia
Birthabt 1918, West Virginia
Death1977
Census Notes for Robert S. Lawson
1900 census of Grassy precinct, Lewis Co., KY lists:
Robert Lawson, [30]26*, born June 1870, Ky; Martha E., 22, b. 1878, Ky, wife; Laura B., [3]2, b. June 1897, Ky, daughter.
What the [30]26 notation above means is that the original entry said 30, but that it was crossed out, and 26 written above it in lighter ink. Similarly for [3]2. (This program can’t do strikethrough formatting.)
1910 census of Pine Grove precinct, Rowan Co., KY, lists as household 242/245:
Lawson, Robert, 39, farmer, father born Virginia, mother born Ky ; Martha, 29, wife, married 15 years, mother of 5 children, 5 living; Laura, 12; Mary, 9, daughter; Suralda, 7, daughter; Daniel, 4, son; Theodore, 2, son. All born Kentucky.
1920 census of Slab Fork district, Wyoming Co, West Virginia, lists as household 22/23:
Lawson, Pete R. S., 50, head, b. Ky; Martha, 40, wife, b. Ky; Daniel, 15, son, b. Ky; Theodore, 13, son, b. Ky; Estel, 10, son, b. WV; Goldie, 6, daughter, b. WV; Sylvia, 4, daughter, b. WV; Arthur, 1, son, b. WV.
Notes for Martha E. Branham
The marriage record lists her name as Brown, but family researchers such as Debra Walker and Darrell Warner list it as Branham. (See Lawson message board on Rootsweb, and Darrell Warner’s genealogy web site.)
Notes for Robert S. & Martha E. (Family)
Rowan County marriage book A, p. 93, lists the marriage of Robert Lawson and Martha Brown on 4 July 1895. (Book A is a register only, and gives no details.)