Category Archives: Biographies

December 2, 2019 Lawton BiographiesTranscribed by Leo Lawton from A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, written and compiled by William E. Connelley, Secretary of the Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka. HARVEY M. LAWTON, who owns and resides in a … Continue reading →

BIOGRAPHIES OF VAN BUREN CO., MICHIGAN RESIDENTS in 1912From VAN BUREN COUNTY MICHIGAN By Captain O. W. RowlandVolume II Published by the Lewis Publishing CompanyChicago and New York 1912 Charles De Witt Lawton – The death of Charles De Witt … Continue reading →

by: Leo Lawton The War for Independence was over! The colonists had broken from what they considered the oppressive rule of England. It was a time for healing among those who had argued the merits of complete separation versus remaining … Continue reading →

This biography appeared in the Volume 3, 1997/98 issue of The Lawton Chronicles, of the Lawton Heritage Society, of Church Lawton, Cheshire, England. An 18th Century Planter of Edsito Island, South Carolina – of English Origin.By Thomas O. Lawton Jn. … Continue reading →