Category Archives: Modern History

Written by: Leo Lawton During 1889 the keel was laid for a ship named the Yumuri. It was acquired by the United States Navy April 19, 1898 during the Spanish-American War. Fitted as a Cruiser she was renamed the Badger … Continue reading →

The History of LawtonsBy Isabelle C. Warner May 1942 This hamlet, in the township of North Collins, was established in the year 1873, by Henry Lawton, father of Florence Lawton Taylor, when the Erie Railroad, which was to run to … Continue reading →

You Must Leave Written by: Leo Lawton March 4, 2011 I doubt there is a person born in South Carolina that doesn’t know December 20, 1860 was Secession Day. The South Carolina Convention voted 169 – 0, “that the union … Continue reading →

Sylvester A Lawton (The Patriot War) Written by: Leo Lawton All information for this article taken from a work written by Frederick T Lawton in 1950 entitled “Thomas Lawton, Immigrant, 1638, Aquidneck (Rhode) Island. Lineage to William Kelsey Lawton, born … Continue reading →

Written by : Leo Lawton Sylvester A. Lawton Died in the Patriot War in Canada. Unmarried Letters written while in prison in Kingston, Canada are preserved by the family. ——————————————————————————————————————————— Book titled Death Notices of Ontario by William D Reid … Continue reading →

Written by: Leo Lawton Henry Ware Lawton was born on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1843, in Ohio. His father, George, traveled to California in 1850 ostensibly to build mining equipment for the gold rush miners, but if the truth … Continue reading →

The Irish Presence in the History and Place Names of Cuba By Rafael Fernández Moya Jaime Lawton was the owner of several haciendas in the Matanzas region, among them a sugar plantation located in the town of Ceja de Pablo, … Continue reading →

The Irish Presence in the History and Place Names of Cuba By Rafael Fernández Moya Jaime Lawton was the owner of several haciendas in the Matanzas region, among them a sugar plantation located in the town of Ceja de Pablo, … Continue reading →

Written by: Leo Lawton He was born March 13, 1872 at Independence, Iowa the son of Albert Wheeler Lawton, and grandson of Nathan Lawton the surveyor of a village in Michigan. When asked by the town’s future postmaster the name … Continue reading →

John Sterling Lawton, born May 13, 1858 was a descendant of Thomas Lawton who, along with his brother George, emigrated from Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England in 1639 to the newly forming colony on Rhode Island. John was born and raised in … Continue reading →