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Mahala LAWSON

Female 1825 - 1890  (65 years)


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  • Name Mahala LAWSON 
    Born 20 Jan 1825  McMinn County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    • 1822, Tennessee -> age 38 on 1860 census
      1820, Tennessee -> age 30 on 1850 census
      1821-1825 -> age 15-19 on 1840 census
    Gender Female 
    Census 1840  , Polk, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Stephen Lawson appeared as head of household. The household also included one male 5-9 (probably Matthew), one male 10-14 (either Albert or Thomas), one male 50-59 (certainly Stephen), two females under 5 (probably Jane and possibly Adeline), one female 5-9 (probably Eveline), one female 10-14 (unknown), one female 15-19 (certainly Mahala), one female 20-29 (unknown), and one female 40-49 (certainly Rose).
    Census 8 Oct 1850  District 3, Polk County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Mahala Kindrick (30) appeared in the household of Thomas Kindrick (30). She was born in Tennessee and could not read or write. Other household members included Mahala (30), Francis M (7), Wm J (5), Sarah M (2), and Mary J (5 months).
    Census 3 Aug 1860  Militia District 1011, Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Mahala (38) appeared in the household of "Thomas Kindrick" (36). Shee was born in Tennessee and could not read and write. Other household members included Francis M. (17), William J. (14), Sarah M. (12), Mary J. (10), Elenor A. (8), Lucinda C. (6), and Tempy J. (1).

      They lived four households down from Thomas' sister, Elizabeth Oneill.
    Census 7 Jun 1880–9 Jun 1880  Alaculsa District, Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Died 5 Sep 1890  Murray County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Hopewell Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Person ID I2361  Kendrick-Hemphill
    Last Modified 18 May 2014 

    Father Stephen LAWSON,   b. 5 Apr 1790, Hawkins County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1873, , Polk, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Rose Anna HASKINS,   b. 20 Jan 1797, , , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1878, , Polk, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 1825  , , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F315  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Thomas S. KENDRICK,   b. 21 May 1821, , , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1882, Murray County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married Between 1 Jun 1840 and Oct 1841  , Polk, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Children 
    +1. Francis Marion KENDRICK,   b. Feb 1844, , Polk, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Nov 1932, Alaculsa, Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 88 years)
    +2. William Jasper KENDRICK,   b. Abt 1845, Murray County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1891, Murray County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 46 years)
    +3. Sarah Mahala KENDRICK,   b. 1 Jan 1849, , , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Nov 1914  (Age 65 years)
     4. Mary Jane KENDRICK,   b. Abt 1850, , , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Elenor A. KENDRICK,   b. Abt 1852, , , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Lucinda Callie KENDRICK,   b. Abt 1854, , , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Tempe Josephene KENDRICK,   b. Abt 1859, , , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F111  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S144] Lawson Surname Mailing List, http://searches2.rootsweb.com/th/read/LAWSON/1998-03/0889830187 (Reliability: 3).
      Mahala Lawson born 1825 in McMinn Co., TN married Thomas Kindrick, both died around 1880, buried in Doogan, Murray Co., GA, right across the TN line from Polk Co.

    2. [S668] 1860 Census. Georgia. Murray County., roll 132; Militia District 1011, p. 113 (penned), dwelling 806, family 763, Mahala Kindrick; (Reliability: 3).
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&indiv=try&h=11497897

    3. [S666] 1850 Census. Tennesse. Polk County, pop. sch., roll 892; Third Civil District, p. 437 (penned), dwelling 378, family 382, Mahala Kindrick; (Reliability: 3).
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=6479555&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    4. [S574] 1840 Census. Tennessee. Polk County., roll 535; p. 5 (penned), line 19, Stephen Lawson; (Reliability: 2).
      http://tinyurl.com/yba8568

    5. [S436] 1850 Census. Tennessee. Polk County, pop. sch., Third Civil District; p. 437 (penned), p. 219 (stamped); dwelling 378, family 382; Thomas Kindrick household; accessed; 10 March 2008 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S438] 1860 Census. Georgia. Murray County, pop. sch., Militia District 1011; p. 113 (penned); dwelling 806, family 763; Thomas Kindrick household; accessed; 10 March 2008 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S566] 1880 Census. Georgia. Murray County, pop. sch. Francis Marion Kendrick hh*.


    8. [S437] Murray County Heritage, 726 (Reliability: 2).
      The Kendricks are buried in Hopewell Cemetery in the Alaculsey Valley.

    9. [S575] Members of Ocoee Baptist - Polk County H & G Quarterly, specifically 11; abstracted from original Minute Book No. 1, 1836-1874, abstracter unnamed (Reliability: 3).