Category Archives: NY Lawtons

Written by: Leo Lawton Sepetember 1, 2017 After the King George III Loyalists fled, the heavily in debt New York State confiscated their lands and sold them at public auction as a form of raising money to pay the war … Continue reading →

Written by: Leo Lawton March 20, 2014 When Oliver and Ann Lawton traveled the arduous journey through the woods and trails from Rhode Island to the New York wilderness in 1789 their five sons and daughter were with them.  Their … Continue reading →

Written by: Leo Lawton October 14, 2016 Have you ever heard of the Sampson Military Base? During WW II recruits were entering the various military services at record rates, and the Recruit Training Centers were being overwhelmed. In order to … Continue reading →

Written by: Leo Lawton October 12, 2022 Lloyd Burton Lawton (Bert)July 13, 1927—June 11, 1994 Bert may have died many years ago, but he is far from forgotten in the annals of time. Hardly a day passes that I don’t … Continue reading →

Written by: Leo Lawton February 25, 1940—January 2, 1942.I’m starting to write this about 1:30 in the afternoon, January 2, 2010. It was approximately this same time of the day, 68 years ago, that a short series of events began … Continue reading →

Written by: Leo LAwton December 22, 2010 The girl with the shining black hair was Regina Mae Aldrich, and she was about three weeks past her 16th birthday when she married my oldest brother Bert in October of 1948. Bert … Continue reading →

Written By: Leo Lawton One of the ways the youngsters could earn a small amount of money was to capture gophers. The government paid ¼ cent bounty for each gopher tail presented for payment. Lloyd and Floyd earned school clothes … Continue reading →

Written By: Leo Lawton July 24, 2011 Lloyd Benjamin Lawton was born August 27, 1905. Alice Pearl Halladay was born May 1, 1906. They became a twosome when they married June 20, 1925. July 13, 1927 their first child, a … Continue reading →

Watertown Daily Times, Tuesday Afternoon, July 9, 1928 Lawton Annual Reunion Held At Thompson Park The annual Lawton reunion was held at Thompson Park Wednesday. Clark Lawton offered prayer. Mr. And Mrs. V. McGovern read a memorial for those that … Continue reading →