Oliver Lawson ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8}

   Another name for Oliver was Oliver Larson.

   FamilySearch ID: L6RZ-3D1.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. He has conflicting birth information of His tombstone has 1835 birth. 1900 Census is Oct 1837. Death certificate is May 4 1843., 1835 and , , , NOR. ⁹

2. He immigrated in 1851 to Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ¹⁰

3. Census in 1880 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ¹¹ The 1880 census recorded Oliver Lawson, machinist, 42, living with wife Susanna, 30; son Edward F., 9; son Frank E., 1; and son Lawson, 2 months old. Oliver and his parents were born in Norway. Susanna and her parents were born in New Jersey. The children were born in Pennsylvania.

4. Newspaper: Philadelphia Inquirer: Married Lawson-Beecher, 16 Jun 1883, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ² MARRIED. LAWSON-BEECHER -- On the 12th inst. at the parsonage of the Eleventh Street Methodist Episcopal Church, No. 1438 Christian street by Rev. George S. Broadbent, Mr. Oliver Lawson, formerly of Norway, and Miss Catharine Louisa Beecher, formerly of Coventryville, Chester county, all now of Philadelphia.

5. Census in 1900 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ¹ The 1900 census recorded at 1422 S. 20th Street: Oliver Lawson, grocher, 63, born Oct 1837, living with wife Catherine L., 46, Mar 1854; sons George A., 17, Oct 1883; Kendall, 16, Sep 1884; and Raymond, 12, Dec 1888; and brother-in-law Harry W. Beecher, 34, Nov 1866; and boarder John Brasten, 67, Jun 1833, born in Ireland. Oliver and his parents were born in Norway. He immigrated in 1853. The others were born in Pennsylvania, as were Catherine and Harry's parents. Oliver and Catherine were married for 17 years and she had birthed 5 children, all alive in 1900.

6. Census in 1910 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ¹⁰ The 1910 census recorded renting at 2237 Carpenter Street: Oliver Lawson, inspector Philadelphia arsenal, 72, born in Norway, living with his family all born in Pennsylvania: wife Katherine L., 55; sons George A., assistant fireman in woolen mill, 26; Kendal L, fireman filter station, 24; and Raymond S., wireless electrician, 21. Oliver and Katherine were married 27 years and she had birthed 6 children, 3 alive in 1910.

7. Book: Abbe-Abbey Genealogy In Memory of John Abbe and his Descendants, 1916. ¹²
Hannah Tice, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Pease) Tice, born February 25 (or March 24), 1763.
Married April 8, 1782, John Giberson.

[Their Daughter]
Ann Giberson, m. 1808, George Harley.
Children:
i. Jacob, b. 1819, m. Mary Ford;
ii. Priscilla, b. 1822, m. James Copper ;
iii. Hannah, b. 1824, m. Charles Shreve ;
iv. John, b. 1827, m. Rebecca Shreve ;
v. Elizabeth, b. 1831, m. 1853, Buren Larson, and had four children,
(1) Halvor, b. 1854, d. aged 23, unm.,
(2) Ann Serena, b. 1856, m. 1879, Edward Caum and had Linda, b. 1880, Edward, b. 1883, Halvor, b. 1885, Mildred, b. 1889, Harry, b. 1891, and Frank, b. 1896,
(3) Birtha, b. 1856, m. Daniel W. Horner, and had Brita, b. 1885, Frances, b. 1887, and Larson, b. 1889,
(4) Ida, b. 1861, m. as his second wife, after Birtha's death, 1897, Daniel W. Horner, and had Alice, b. 1898, d. in infancy, and Helen, b. 1900 ;
vi. George, b. 1833, m. Ellen Mclntire ;
vii. Josiah, b. 1836, m. Susan Mapes ;
viii. Mary Ann, b. 1839, m. Job Pidgeon ;
ix. Susanna, b. 1841, m. Oliver Larson ;
x. Hester Ann, b. 1847, m. William Watson.

[Research note: since Buren Larson and Oliver Larson both married a daughter of George and Ann Harley, and both Buren and Oliver are buried in the same cemetery, and Susanna Harley who married Oliver Larson is living in Buren Larson's household in the 1860 census, therefore, by the account in this book, it suggests they are brothers even though Oliver is buried with surname Lawson, not Larson, in the cemetery. It is possible Lawson and Larson are not their original Norwegian surnames, but their Americanizations of their original homeland surname, which could explain how they ended up with slightly different spellings?.

8. Census in 1920 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ¹³ The 1920 census recorded renting at 1022 24th Street: Oliver Lawson, laborer in arsenal, 82, born in Norway, living with wife Catherine, 63, born in Pennsylvania, and lodger Elizabeth Judge, 79, born in Ireland.

9. Residence: He died at 917 W. Erie St. Where he lived with son Edward F., the informant on death certificate. On 23 Sep 1923 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ³

10. Obituary: Philadelphia Inquirer: obituary of Oliver Lawson on 3 Oct 1923 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ⁶ Oliver Lawson
Oliver Lawson, Civil War veteran and honorary member of the American Legion, died Sunday night at the home of his son, Edward Lawson, 917 West Erie avenue. He was 85 years old. Born in Norway, Mr. Lawson came to this country when a child. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he joined the Navy serving under Admiral Farragut in a number of engagements. He became a member of Post 400, Naval Veterans of the G. A. R. and was a member of the Masonic Lodge. He is survived by his four sons, Kendall, Edward, Frank and Raymond, all living in Philadelphia.

Oliver married Susanna Harley, daughter of George Harley Sr. and Ann Giberson. (Susanna Harley was born in 1842 in , Gloucester, NJ,^{11 14} died in 1881 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA ¹⁴ and was buried in Bellmawr: Hedding United Methodist Church Cemetery, Camden, NJ ¹⁴.)

Oliver next married Catherine Louisa Beecher, daughter of John Valentine Beecher and Elizabeth S. Emery, on 12 Jun 1883 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.^{1 2} (Catherine Louisa Beecher was born on 21 Mar 1852 in Fermanagh Twp., Juniata, PA,^{15 16} died on 25 Aug 1921 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA ^{15 16} and was buried on 28 Aug 1921 in Philadelphia: Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA ^{15 16}.)