Larson
Larson
George Harley Sr.
(1795-1868)
Ann Giberson
(1800-1882)
Oliver Lawson
(1838-1923)
Susanna Harley
(1842-1881)
Frank Edgar Lawson
(1878-1954)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Margaret Amelia Maginnis

Frank Edgar Lawson 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 17 Sep 1878, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 5
  • Marriage (1): Margaret Amelia Maginnis on 21 Feb 1910 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 1
  • Died: 29 Jan 1954, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA at age 75 3 4 6
  • Buried: 2 Feb 1954, Bellmawr: Hedding United Methodist Church Cemetery, Camden, NJ 3 4

   FamilySearch ID: L12L-PYQ.

  Birth Notes:

Event Description: 17 Sep 1878 is birth date on his application for pension for service in Spanish American War and his WWII Draft Registration.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. He has conflicting birth information of 1876 in inscribed on his tombstone but conflicts with all other records., 1876 and Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 3

2. He has conflicting birth information of Frank's PA Death certificate has 17 Sep 1879 as birth date but he is 1 year old on census recorded June 1880., 17 Sep 1879 and Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 4

3. Census in 1880 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 7 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. Military from 20 May 1896 to 16 Sep 1900 in , , PA: Spanish American War: U. S. Navy. 5 Service record:
U.S.S. Helena from 1897 to 1900
Grade: App 1st 2nd 3rd class
Engagements: Cuban Campaign, Phillipine Insr.
Served overseas Apr 1898 to Aug 1898, Feb 1899-June 1900
Mother: Sue Lawson (Harley) Father: Oliver Lawson
Dependents: Margaret A. Lawson (Maginniss).

5. Census in 1900 in Iloilo: U.S. S. Helena, , Iloilo City, Philippines. 8 The 1900 census recorded aboard the U.S.S. Helena in Iloilo, Panay, Phillipine Islands: Lawson, Frank E. App. 1st Class, Philadelphia, Pa. 1168 Grand, born Jun 1879, single, born in Philadelphia.

6. Residence: on 30 Sep 1923 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 2

7. Cause of Death: Frank died at home from acute coronary thrombosis, arteriosclerotic cardio renal disease, 29 Jan 1954, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 4

8. Occupation: merchant marine, retired on 29 Jan 1954 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 4

9. Obituary: Philadelphia Inquirer: obituary of Frank Lawson on 30 Jan 1954 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 6 Frank Lawson died yesterday at
his home, 1540 E. Berice st. He was 74.
Mr. Lawson was a Navy veteran of the Spanish-American War and served 14 years as a chief boatswain's mate. He also served in the merchant marine. Surviving are three sons, Oliver, Robert and Frank, Jr.; two brothers, Lt. Cmdr. Raymond S. (retired), and Kendall. Services will be held at 1 P. M. Tuesday from the Harold B. Mulligan funeral parlors, 1119 W.Lehigh ave. Burial will be in Bellmawr, N. J.


Frank married Margaret Amelia Maginnis, daughter of Charles Maginnis and Sarah J. Brown, on 21 Feb 1910 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.1 The marriage ended in divorce. (Margaret Amelia Maginnis was born on 20 Jun 1888 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 1 9 10.)


Sources


1 Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 (Ancestry.com. Original data: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania.), PA > Philadelphia > Philadelphia > Episcopal > Church of the Holy Apostles and the Mediator. Marriage 21 feb 1910 Frank Edgar Lawson and Margaret Amelia MaGinnis.

2 Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA), 3 Oct 1923, page 7. Obituary of Oliver Lawson.

3 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63202224.

4 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Certificate 7717. Frank Lawson. Father Oliver Lawson. Mother Susan Harley. No Spouse listed: Divorced. Informant: Robert Lawson.

5 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Spanish War Compensation, 1898-1934 (Original data: Spanish American War Veteran's Compensation File. Department of Military and Veteran's Affairs, Record Group 19. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Application 235150. Frank Edgar Lawson b. 17 Sep 1878 Philadelphia.

6 Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA), 30 Jan 1954, page 18. Obituary of Frank Lawson.

7 1880 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWJ1-SXC Oliver Lawson, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 750A, NARA microfilm publication T9.

8 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M31F-V9C Frank E Lawson, Iloilo USS Helena 3rd Rate, Panay, Philippines; citing enumeration district (ED) 31, sheet 160B.

9 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), Margaret Maginniss Lawson, father Charles Maginniss, mother Sarah J. Brown.

10 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2N6-DM7 Amelia Margt. Maginnes, 20 Jun 1888; Birth, citing Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 1,289,327.



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