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February 17, 2011 Written by: Leo Lawton Born during the latter years of the great depression in 1938, I lived through the remainder of that. I’ve lived through World War II, the Korean Conflict, The Cuban Missile Crisis, The Viet … Continue reading →

Written by: Leo Lawton Without trying to be too boring is it okay to recall that by early 1639 Thomas Lawton immigrated to the New World Colony of Portsmouth, later to be a part of Rhode Island. Now comes the … Continue reading →

Written by: Leo Lawton My grandfather Will, and his younger brother Fred, came to our farm for an extended visit. I was around six years old at the time so it must have been about 1944. Grandpa was born in … Continue reading →

] Written By: Leo Lawton November 27, 2005 I have come to liken my circulatory system to my past, present, and future. I am my heart, my present, and the center of my universe. As my heart accepts blood from … Continue reading →

Written By: Leo Lawton It was about 1945. Our family cut firewood to heat our home. Each year about January it was time to cut a winter’s supply for the following year. By staying a year ahead we always had … Continue reading →

Written By: Leo Lawton March 2, 2022 Mary was born November 21, 1931 in Ogdensburg, New York, the third child and eldest girl of the marriage of Lloyd Benjamin and Alice Pearl (Halladay) Lawton. She was raised as the daughter … Continue reading →

Written by: Leo Lawton Uncle Fred, who wasn’t really my uncle, was born July 10, 1868. His full name was Fred Eugene Lawton, and he was the next youngest child born into the family after my grandfather Will Benjamin and … Continue reading →

Written By: Leo Lawton Meandering through the tombstones trying to connect with those I knew. There rests my mother, There lies my father too. Ever side by side as they were in life. Lingering memories here among the bones. Seven … Continue reading →

Written By: Leo Lawton My Grandfather William had 10 siblings, one of which was a twin sister Wealthy, and another was a younger sister Annis. Annis married a man named Fred Healy. Fred and Annis are buried in Cavalry Cemetery … Continue reading →