The son of John L. & Elizabeth (Weaver) Lawrence, in 1860 he was a carpenter living in Oxford Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He stood 5' 10" tall and had light hair and dark eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he was drafted in Adams County October 16, 1862, mustered into federal service at Gettysburg November 6 as a sergeant with Co. H, 165th Pennsylvania Infantry (aka "Drafted Militia"), and honorably discharged with his company July 28, 1863, in Gettysburg.
He married Agnes C. Hart November 24, 1863, and fathered William Hugh Eugene (b. 01/10/65), Henry Francis "Harry" (b. 05/17/67), Mary Elizabeth "Lillie" (b. 12/04/68 - married Edward Augustine Hemler), Louisa Catherine "Lucy" (b. 08/07/70 - married William H. Losman), Stanislaus George (or vice-versa) "Stan" (b. 02/03/72), Anna Margaret (b. 05/11/75 - married Peter Joseph Long), Isabella Clara (b. 08/01/77), Charles Albert (b. 07/23/79), Fabian Joseph (b. 06/01/81), Emma Jane (b. 10/17/84), and Charles (Clarence) Edward (b. 03/03/88). I have found no evidence of a son Jerome as stated in the obituary.
Biography provided by Dennis Brandt FAG # 47232334.
OBITUARY :
JAMES A. LAWRENCE, one of Oxford township's most widely known citizens, died at his home in Irishtown, after a prolonged illness from a complication of diseases, at 9:15 o'clock on Wednesday morning, aged 80 years, 8 months and 25 days. For many years the deceased followed the carpenter and contracting business through out this section.
The deceased was a veteran of the Civil War, having served as a Sergeant in Company H, 165th Regiment, under Captain William H. Gordinier.
Surviving are a widow and the following children: Eugene W. Lawrence, Mrs. Edward Hemler, and Fabian J., of Irishtown; Mrs. William Losman, of McSherrystown; Mrs. P. J. Long, of Oxford township; Miss Isabelle Lawrence, at home; Rev. Jerome Lawrence, of St. Bernard's College, Cullman, Alabama; Miss Emma Lawrence, of Birmingham, Ala., and Stanley Lawrence, of Irishtown. One brother, George W. Lawrence, of Irishtown; and three sisters, Mrs. Kate Staub, Mrs. Sallie Overbaugh and Mrs. Anna Leonard, all of McSherrystown, also survive.
The funeral was held on Saturday morning with a Requiem High Mass in Conewago Chapel, at 9 o'clock, celebrated by his son, the Rev. Fr. Jerome Lawrence, of Cullman, Ala.
Interment was made in the Chapel cemetery.
Source : The New Oxford Item Newspaper - New Oxford, Adams Co., Pennsylvania - Thursday, August 1, 1918
The son of John L. & Elizabeth (Weaver) Lawrence, in 1860 he was a carpenter living in Oxford Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He stood 5' 10" tall and had light hair and dark eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he was drafted in Adams County October 16, 1862, mustered into federal service at Gettysburg November 6 as a sergeant with Co. H, 165th Pennsylvania Infantry (aka "Drafted Militia"), and honorably discharged with his company July 28, 1863, in Gettysburg.
He married Agnes C. Hart November 24, 1863, and fathered William Hugh Eugene (b. 01/10/65), Henry Francis "Harry" (b. 05/17/67), Mary Elizabeth "Lillie" (b. 12/04/68 - married Edward Augustine Hemler), Louisa Catherine "Lucy" (b. 08/07/70 - married William H. Losman), Stanislaus George (or vice-versa) "Stan" (b. 02/03/72), Anna Margaret (b. 05/11/75 - married Peter Joseph Long), Isabella Clara (b. 08/01/77), Charles Albert (b. 07/23/79), Fabian Joseph (b. 06/01/81), Emma Jane (b. 10/17/84), and Charles (Clarence) Edward (b. 03/03/88). I have found no evidence of a son Jerome as stated in the obituary.
Biography provided by Dennis Brandt FAG # 47232334.
OBITUARY :
JAMES A. LAWRENCE, one of Oxford township's most widely known citizens, died at his home in Irishtown, after a prolonged illness from a complication of diseases, at 9:15 o'clock on Wednesday morning, aged 80 years, 8 months and 25 days. For many years the deceased followed the carpenter and contracting business through out this section.
The deceased was a veteran of the Civil War, having served as a Sergeant in Company H, 165th Regiment, under Captain William H. Gordinier.
Surviving are a widow and the following children: Eugene W. Lawrence, Mrs. Edward Hemler, and Fabian J., of Irishtown; Mrs. William Losman, of McSherrystown; Mrs. P. J. Long, of Oxford township; Miss Isabelle Lawrence, at home; Rev. Jerome Lawrence, of St. Bernard's College, Cullman, Alabama; Miss Emma Lawrence, of Birmingham, Ala., and Stanley Lawrence, of Irishtown. One brother, George W. Lawrence, of Irishtown; and three sisters, Mrs. Kate Staub, Mrs. Sallie Overbaugh and Mrs. Anna Leonard, all of McSherrystown, also survive.
The funeral was held on Saturday morning with a Requiem High Mass in Conewago Chapel, at 9 o'clock, celebrated by his son, the Rev. Fr. Jerome Lawrence, of Cullman, Ala.
Interment was made in the Chapel cemetery.
Source : The New Oxford Item Newspaper - New Oxford, Adams Co., Pennsylvania - Thursday, August 1, 1918
Family Members
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Henry Jacob Lawrence
1839–1914
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Francis Charles Lawrence
1841–1907
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Samuel G Lawrence
1843–1907
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Catharine N. Lawrence Staub
1843–1918
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George Washington Edward Lawrence
1846–1902
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George William Lawrence
1849–1930
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Mary Jane Lawrence Johns
1850–1918
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Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Lawrence Overbaugh
1856–1922
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Annie Maria Lawrence Leonard
1858–1922
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Eugene William Lawrence
1865–1941
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Harry Francis "Pete" Lawrence
1867–1936
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Mary Elizabeth "Lillian" "Lillie" Lawrence Hemler
1868–1935
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Louisa Catherine "Lucy" Lawrence Losman
1870–1945
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Stanislaus George "Stan" Lawrence
1872–1951
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Annie Margaret Lawrence Long
1875–1962
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Isabella Clara Laurence
1877–1963
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Rev Jerome Charles Lawrence
1879–1937
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Fabian Joseph Lawrence
1881–1950
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Emma Jane Lawrence
1884–1959
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Clarence Edward Laurence
1888–1889
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