Family Group Sheet
NameAmos D. Lawson
Birthabt 1833, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Marriageabt 1864, Kentucky
SpousePriscilla
Birthabt 1846, Kentucky
Children
BirthJan 1866, Kentucky
SpouseSarah Bell Back
Birthabt 1867, Kentucky
Birthabt 1868, Kentucky
Notes for Amos D. Lawson
Son of Joseph Lawson and Mary Ann Belcher.
Census
1850 census of Morgan Co., Ky, enumerated 20 Aug, lists on p. 47 as family #303:
Joseph Lawson, 54, farmer, b. Va; Mary, 48, b. unknown; Mary, 20; Amos, 18; Francis (male), 16; Martha, 13; Franklin, 11; Emily, 9; Elizabeth, 6. All children born in Kentucky.
1860 census of Morgan Co., Ky, West Liberty P.O., enumerated 1 July, lists on p. 23 as family #145:
Joseph Lawson, 65, farmer, b. Va; Mary A., 59, b. Ky; Amos, 26, laborer; Marion, 24; Edmund Lawson, 38; George W., 6, Mary J., 4; Preston, 2; Martha A. Lawson, 22; Franklin, 21; Emily, 18; Elizabeth, 14. All except Joseph born in Kentucky.
1870 census of Lewis Co., Kentucky, Poplar Flat precinct, enumerated 29 Aug, lists on p. 17 as family #119:
Lawson, Amos D., 37, farm laborer; Precilla, 24; Alphonzo, 5; Garret B., 3; John W., 2. All born in Kentucky.
(The handwriting of this clerk makes very unusual z’s, all above the line with a full height ascender, like an h with a zig-zag in the upper part of the stem. I thought it was some sort of ligature for “th” until I compared with the Elizabeths on the page.)
1880 census of Frankin Co., Ky, Frankfort ED 69, lists on p. 50 as an inmate at the Kentucky State Penitentiary:
Lawson, Amos, 47, married, occupation blank, b. Ky Va Ky.
1910 census of Menifee Co., Ky, Wellington precinct, enumerated 3 May, lists on p. 11B as family #178:
Lawson, Amous, 76, widowed, b. Ky Ky Ky, no occupation.
Joseph Lawson, 54, farmer, b. Va; Mary, 48, b. unknown; Mary, 20; Amos, 18; Francis (male), 16; Martha, 13; Franklin, 11; Emily, 9; Elizabeth, 6. All children born in Kentucky.
1860 census of Morgan Co., Ky, West Liberty P.O., enumerated 1 July, lists on p. 23 as family #145:
Joseph Lawson, 65, farmer, b. Va; Mary A., 59, b. Ky; Amos, 26, laborer; Marion, 24; Edmund Lawson, 38; George W., 6, Mary J., 4; Preston, 2; Martha A. Lawson, 22; Franklin, 21; Emily, 18; Elizabeth, 14. All except Joseph born in Kentucky.
1870 census of Lewis Co., Kentucky, Poplar Flat precinct, enumerated 29 Aug, lists on p. 17 as family #119:
Lawson, Amos D., 37, farm laborer; Precilla, 24; Alphonzo, 5; Garret B., 3; John W., 2. All born in Kentucky.
(The handwriting of this clerk makes very unusual z’s, all above the line with a full height ascender, like an h with a zig-zag in the upper part of the stem. I thought it was some sort of ligature for “th” until I compared with the Elizabeths on the page.)
1880 census of Frankin Co., Ky, Frankfort ED 69, lists on p. 50 as an inmate at the Kentucky State Penitentiary:
Lawson, Amos, 47, married, occupation blank, b. Ky Va Ky.
1910 census of Menifee Co., Ky, Wellington precinct, enumerated 3 May, lists on p. 11B as family #178:
Lawson, Amous, 76, widowed, b. Ky Ky Ky, no occupation.
