Category Archives: Narratives

Leo Lawton received a letter from Carol Van Cleef asking for any possible information on Peter S. Lawton of New Orleans in the late 1800s. Carol enclosed a photocopy of an old letter written by Peter. The original copy of … Continue reading →

by: Leo Lawton Once upon a long time ago, there was this feller by the name of Richard Lawton, who had been born around 1499. He met up with a little sweetheart of a gal named what’s-her-face Purrier, and they … Continue reading →

Written by: Leo Lawton When I returned from Argentia, Newfoundland to the United States, in July 1958 Patrol Squadron Eight (VP-8) had been permanently reassigned from Quonset Point, Rhode Island to Chincoteague, Virginia in relationship to a new task assignment … Continue reading →

THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALDDecember 28, l899 Truth Stranger Than FictionMrs. Nancy J. Stevens, from Jefferson, Green county, Iowa, is now in Sidney on a visit to her family friends here, consisting of Mrs. John Moomaw and Mrs. J. D. Curran, … Continue reading →

Written By: Leo Lawton John Elmer Lawton was born July 9, 1907 in the Shinglehouse area of northern Pennsylvania across the state boundary from Cattaraugus County, New York. I do not know how John was related to the Rhode Island … Continue reading →

By: Leo Lawton A stroke, by definition, is the sudden death of brain cells in a localized area due to inadequate blood flow. My father, born in 1905, was in his upper sixties when, after having heart problems for years, … Continue reading →

Written by: Leo Lawton Among the members of any family there are always those who seem to be unlucky, or lucky, enough to have events happen to them that others seem to pass by. Usually these selected family member’s stories … Continue reading →

Written by: Leo Lawton We are seeking information about the background of Mrs. Hattie H. Lawton, one of Allen Pinkerton’s crack detectives and spies during the Civil War period. This is what we know about her so far. The CEO … Continue reading →