Many further details of the family of Roswell Lawrence can be found at www.familysearch.com, Pedigree Resource File submission number: 251710-060299233431. The information below is compiled from census records and other online resources, as listed. Only the relationship provided between the two families of Roswell Lawrence and Wallace Lawrence was taken from the Pedigree Resource File referenced above. Wallace's father, Oscar Lawrence, was a first cousin to Roswell Lawrence. Many thanks to Dennis Lawrence for his help in putting together information on the various Lawrence families of Hamilton county!
Roswell Lawrence
1. Roswell3 Lawrence [William2, Edmund1] was born Nov 1846 or 1847 in NY, a son of William Lawrence and Chloe of Day, Saratoga Co., NY. He died in 1920 and is buried in the Wells cemetery. He was married about 1872 to Mercy Ann Morrison. She was born Sep 1856 in NY a daughter of Heman Morrison and Mary Strusie. Mercy Ann died in 1913 and is buried in the Wells cemetery. By the time of the 1900 census they had 10 children born with 8 surviving. However, in 1910, they are listed as having had 9 children with 8 surviving. Roswell is living with his son, Sherman in the 1910 census and with his son, Thomas, in the 1920 census both in the town of Arietta. However, he is listed as living in Wells, in his son, Charles, WWI Draft Registration. In 1910 Mercy Ann is living in Arietta with her sons Harry, Frank and Howard. Both are listed as married in the 1910 census.
Sesquicentennial of the Town of Arietta, Hamilton County, NY, 1986, page 24:
About 1895 part of the Lawrence family migrated from the great distance of 30 miles from Griffin near Wells to the Town of Arietta. It was a long trip back then. Roswell and Mercy Ann Lawrence were the parents of seven boys and one girl. All the boys eventually came to this area.
In 1915 the families of Truman, Thomas and Frank lived in Piseco. Harry and Howard stayed at Trum's boarding house.
No one by the name of Lawrence lives here now but the blood runs in many veins; the family is not forgotten.Civil War service record:
Lawrence, Roswell
Enlisted 25 Feb 1864 at Albany, NY, age 18
Pvt., Co. A, 59th NY Inf.
Mustered in 8 Mar 1864
Wounded 7 May 1864 at Wilderness, VA
Mustered out 30 June 1865 at Munson's Hill, VAPension record:
Filed for Invalid pension 10 Sept 1866; App. #115609, Cert. #191679Roswell Lawrence and Mercy Ann Morrison had the following children: 1.1. Truman Newton Lawrence born 16 Nov 1873 in NY. 1.2. Willie Truman born 1874, d. 15 Feb 1875. 1.3. Thomas M. Lawrence born 14 Sep 1875 in NY. 1.4. Sherman Lawrence born Jul 1878 in NY. 1.5. Charles Lawrence born 8 May 1881 (or 1882?) in NY. 1.6. Bertha Lawrence, Mar 1886 in NY. 1.7. Harry Lawrence, 28 Jul 1890 in Wells, NY. 1.8. Frank Lawrence born 7 May 1893 in Wells, NY. 1.9. Howard Lawrence born 27 Mar 1896 in Piseco, NY.1.1. Truman Newton Lawrence was born 16 Nov 1873 in NY. He died in 1932 and is buried in Higgins Bay cemetery. He married about 1895 to Emily Jane Abrams a daughter of Floyd W. Abrams and Mary Gilman. She was born Apr 1875 in NY and died in 1929 and is buried in Higgins Bay cemetery.
Census and WWI Draft Registration:1900, Arietta - Guide. 1910, Arietta - Boarding house proprietor. 1918, Piseco - Mail Carrier, Government. 1915, Arietta - Boarding House. 1920, Arietta - Carpenter, House, residing on Lake Pleasant and Morehouse roads. 1925, Arietta - Carpenter. 1930 - widowed living with son-in-law Herbert Aird. Sesquicentennial of the Town of Arietta, Hamilton County, NY, 1986, page 24:
Truman, the oldest, was living in Piseco before 1900. The 1900 census shows him, his wife (Emily Abrams) and baby daughter living with Tim Crowley. He built and ran a boarding house that eventually became the Haskell's Hotel and was a farmer and guide.Truman N. Lawrence and Emily J. Abrams had the following children: 1.1.1. Laura Ellen Lawrence born Jan 1900 in NY. She was married on 20 Dec 1919 in Wells, NY to Hubert Clark Aird. He was born 10 Sep 1893 and died 7 Feb 1961.1.3. Thomas McGann Lawrence was born 14 Sep 1875 in NY. He died in 1957 and is buried in Higgins Bay cemetery. He was married about 1896 to Annis Courtney, daughter of William and Julia Courtney of Arietta. Annis was born 20 Jan 1873 and died 23 Jul 1897 and is buried in Love's cemetery. He was married about 1905 to Daisy Dean Courtney a sister of Annis'. Daisy was born in Aug 1878 and died in 1962 and is buried in Higgins Bay cemetery. He's listed as a Forest Guide in 1910 in Arietta. He is listed as a farmer in Piseco in 1918.
Census and WWI Draft Registration:1900, Arietta - Laborer, living with his in-laws. 1905, Arietta - laborer. 1910, Arietta - Guide, Forest. 1915, Arietta - chauffeur. 1918, Piseco - Farmer, self. 1920, Arietta - Chauffeur, Public Lorry?, residing on Lake Pleasant and Morehouse roads. 1925, Arietta - Carpenter. 1930, Arietta - Superintendent, Town Road. Sesquicentennial of the Town of Arietta, Hamilton County, NY, 1986, page 24:
Thomas carned a living working as a chauffeur, carpenter and farmer. He held town offices several times. In later years he worked on the road. Tom was here in 1896 and probably before that. His first wife, Annis Courtney died in childbirth when their daughter was born. Several years later he married Annis' sister, Daisy. They had two daughters and brought up a niece.The niece's name was Margaurite Courtney, born about 1916.
Thomas Lawrence and Annis Courtney had the following child: 1.3.1. Mary Lawrence born Jul 1897 in NY. Thomas Lawrence and Daisy Courtney had the following children: 1.3.2. Annis Isabella Lawrence was born about 1906 in NY. She was married to Cardin Kibler who was born about 1902. 1.3.3. Helen Winfred Lawrence born about 1917. in NY and was married to a Mr. Sleszynski.
1.4 Sherman Lawrence was born Jul 1878 in NY. He married about 1908 to Minnie and is living in the 1910 census in Arietta. In 1920 they are residing in Gloversville and he is a workman on the railroad.Census:1900, Wells - Farm Laborer, residing with parents. 1910, Arietta - Farmer, General Farm. 1920, Gloversville, Fulton, NY - Workman, Railroad. 1930, Gloversville, Fulton, NY - Carpenter, House; widowed. Sesquicentennial of the Town of Arietta, Hamilton County, NY, 1986, page 24:
Sherman and his wife, Minnie, ran the Millhouse on Piseco Lake Outlet and he was a guide. They later moved to Gloversville. They had no children.1.5. Charles Lawrence was born 8 May 1881 (or 1882?) in NY. He died in 1925 and is buried in the Wells cemetery. He is single and living with his brother Truman in the 1910 census in Arietta.
Census and WWI Draft Registration:1900, Wells - Farm Laborer, residing with parents. 1910, Arietta - living with his brother Truman. 1918, Piseco - Farmer for his brother Truman. Sesquicentennial of the Town of Arietta, Hamilton County, NY, 1986, page 24:
Charles, a farmer, remained a bachelor. He lived with brother, Trum, for a while and died in 1925.1.6. Bertha Lawrence was born 30 Mar 1886 in Wells, NY. She was married about 1920 to Blake Francis who was born 5 Mar 1896 and died Nov 1973, last residing in Glens Falls, Warren, NY. They were living in Roselle Park, Union, NJ in 1930.
Census:1900, Wells - residing with parents. 1920, Bronx, Bronx, NY - Blake: Clerk, Bank; Bertha: Milliner, Store. 1930, Roselle Park, Union, NJ - Blake: Banking, Banking. Sesquicentennial of the Town of Arietta, Hamilton County, NY, 1986, page 24:
Bertha, the only girl, went to N.Y.C. where she ran a millinery shop. She married Blake Frances and lived in Glens Falls. No children were born.1.7. Harry Lawrence was born 28 Jul 1890 in Piseco, NY and died 10 Aug 1961 (or 7 Feb 1961?) and is buried in Higgins Bay Cemetery. He was married on 16 Mar 1935 in Northville, NY to Florence Abrams, sister of Emily Jane Abrams who married his brother Truman Lawrence. Florence was born Aug 1896 in Northville, NY and died 1952 and is also buried in the Higgins Bay cemetery. Harry is listed in the 1892 NYS census as Harrison, but in the 1900 census on as Harry as well as his WWI draft registration.
Census and WWI Draft Registration:1900, Wells - residing with parents. 1910, Arietta - Laborer, Odd Jobs, residing with his mother. 1915, Arietta - chauffeur. 1917, Piseco - Mechanic. 1925, Arietta - Mason. 1930, Arietta - Mason, Stone Work. Sesquicentennial of the Town of Arietta, Hamilton County, NY, 1986, page 24:
Harry married Florence Abrams. They had no children. They lived at the old Sportsmen's Home which had belonged to Florence's parents.WWI Discharge Papers:
Lawrence, Harry PVT Motor Reansport Corp. MTC Co. 810 Camp Meign, DC USArmy BkA, Pg.118
Enl. July 21, 1918 Long Lake, NY age: 28y Occ. Chauffeur single
P.F. Dk Blue eyes, Light hair, Light complexion, 5' 6 1/2" b.Wells, NY
Disc. March 29, 1919 Camp Meigs, Washington DC
Victory Medal by mail1.8. Frank Albert Lawrence was born 7 May 1893 in Wells, NY. He died Sep 1970 with a last residence of Gloversville, Fulton, NY. He was married about 1915 to Ella Quinn who was born about 1890.
Census and WWI Draft Registration:1900, Wells - residing with parents. 1910, Arietta - Laborer, Odd Jobs, residing with his mother. 1915, Arietta - Guide. Ella: school teacher. 1918, Piseco - Silk Weaver, for George Holmes of Gloversville. 1920, Arietta - Weaver, Silk Mill. 1925, Arietta - Guide. 1930, Arietta - Guide, Woods. Ella: Teacher, Rural School. Sesquicentennial of the Town of Arietta, Hamilton County, NY, 1986, page 24:
Frank married Ella Quinn, who came to teach school. They lived here several years in the old Casler place near Cold Stream next to John Burton's. They had three children.Frank A. Lawrence and Ella Quinn had the following children: 1.8.1. Robert I. Lawrence, born about 1916. 1.8.2. Frederick J. Lawrence, born about 1921. 1.8.3. Sylvia M. Lawrence, born about 1922.1.9. Howard Lawrence was born 27 Mar 1896 in Piseco, Hamilton, NY. He died in Jul 1975 with a last residence of Glens Falls, Warren, NY. He was married about 1919 to Jesse E. who was born about 1897. Howard's draft registration card states that he was born in Piseco, NY. He is listed as a guide in 1917.
Census and WWI Draft Registration:1900, Wells - residing with parents. 1910, Arietta - Laborer, Odd Jobs, residing with his mother. 1915, Arietta - General work. 1917, Piseco, NY - Guide, for Henry Dunning, Piseco. 1920, Goversville - Laborer, ?? Mill; Jesse, Glove Maker, at home. 1930, Arietta - Carpenter, House. Sesquicentennial of the Town of Arietta, Hamilton County, NY, 1986, page 24:
Horward was a carpenter. After he moved away, he worked for the company that built Mrs. Charles Knox's log house on Piseco Lake. He was married.Howard Lawrence and Jesse E. had at least the following child: 1.9.1. Donald W. Lawrence, born about 1928.Sources:
Wells cemetery listing (online on this site)
1850, 1860 Federal census, Day, Saratoga, NY
1870 Federal census, Edinburg, Saratoga, NY
1880, 1900 Federal census, Wells Hamilton, NY.
1900, 1910, & 1920 Federal census, Arietta, Hamilton, NY.
1892, 1905 NYS census, Wells, Hamilton, NY.
1915, 1925 NYS census, Arietta, Hamilton, NY.
1920, 1930 Federal census, Gloversville, Fulton, NY.
1920 Federal census, Bronx, Bronx, NY
1930 Federal census, Roselle Park, Union, NJ.
Social Security Death Index.
WWI Draft Registration Cards on Ancestry.com
WWI Discharge papers on this site.
Love's and Higgins Bay cemetery listings on this site.
Sesquicentennial of the Town of Arietta, Hamilton County, NY, privately printed, 1986, page 24; the section on "The Lawrence Family," full text is provided herein.
A Brief History of the Nineteenth Century Hamilton County, New York Families, Morrison, Buyce & Gallup, an unpublished work, by Harry E. Buyce, Copyright, April 2000
Additional information provided by Annie Weaver.
Wallace Lawrence
1st cousin once removed of Roswell's2. Wallace4 Lawrence [Oscar3, John2, Edmund1] was born Mar 1876 in Day, Saratoga, NY, a son of Oscar Lawrence and Polly A. of Conklingville, Saratoga, NY in 1880. He died in 1921 before 27 Mar 1921 as he died while he was the town of Wells superintendent and his position was villed by Orville Lawrence on this date. He is buried in the Wells cemetery. He was married about 1894 to Francis Stanyon. She was born in Mar 1877 and died after 1930. Wallace was a farmer living in Wells in 1900; on Wells road in the town of Lake Pleasant in the 1910; still in Lake Pleasant in 1915; and on the Main Road in the town of Wells in 1920.
Wallace and Fannie Stanyon Lawrence lived on a farm right at the edge of the Village of Wells. According to Ermina Pincombe there was an old trail that went through the woods from Wells off toward Saratoga and Warren Counties. Her grandfather [Morrison] and the Lawrences were among those who used it to go in that direction. Ermina's grandfather went because he was a teacher, the Lawrence family, she does not know for sure.
According to Harry Buyce, one day Fannie was pushing her grandson down the main street with a carriage. A car struck and killed her - the baby was unharmed.
Wallace Lawrence and Francis Stanyon had the following children: 2.1. Reverend Oscar W. Lawrence, born Jan 1895 in Wells, Hamilton, NY. 2.2. Orville W. Lawrence, born 7 Jan 1897 in Wells, Hamilton, NY.2.1. Oscar W. Lawrence was born 28 Jan 1895 in Wells, Hamilton, NY. He died May 1965 and is buried in the Wells cemetery. He was married on 20 Feb 1915 to Eva Buyce a daughter of Adelbert Buyce and Charlotte Morrison (recorded in Hamilton county clerk office). Eva was born May 1895 and died 1973.
In 1917 Oscar was a Glove Cutter and residing in Mayfield, Fulton, NY. In 1920 he is listed as a silk weaver in a silk mill and Eva is listed as a glove maker at home. They are residing in Gloversville. In 1930 Oscar is a minister for the Pilgrim Holiness church in Syracuse, Onondaga, NY. In 1943 they are living in Binghamton, NY.
When young, Ermina Pincombe and her family [the mother anyway] both attended the Pilgrim Holiness Church in Wells. When Ermina was a kid and went to the PH church in Wells there was a minister, and always visiting ministers. In those days, when they formed this church, people who were really interested could practice preaching to the elders and then go on and preach in church itself. Like anything else, those that were good rose to the top. That was the way it was all over America in that religion. Ermina said that Oscar fit right in that top category - he was a very, very, good public speaker and believed in his mission. The next step, in upstate NY, was for those apprentice speakers to attend a "school" called Victory Grove in Albany, NY to preach before the elders, or people in command anyway. She is certain that Oscar did this.
The next step, and of this she is not positive that Oscar did; would be to attend the Allentown Bible Institute in Allentown, Pa. This was apparently their national school, where one could become ordained. She felt that the school in Albany might also be able to confer ordination. In any event, however he got it, Oscar was an ordained minister of considerable promise and talent. He and Eva did not live in Wells long, most of his life was spent in the western part of the state. His particular niche in the church was that of evangelicalism. He was an invited speaker at churches far and wide [exactly how far and wide Ermina is not sure, but he was treated with much respect by all]. Apparently they chose to be buried in the Methodist Cemetery because Wells was truly home for both. They have a nice gravesite.
2.2 Orville Lawrence was born 7 Jan 1897 in NY. He died in May 1968 and is buried in Wells cemetery. He was married on 25 Dec 1920 in Northville, NY to Madeline E. Clouthier a daughter of Napoleon and Hattie Clouthier (according to Hamilton county clerk office). She was born in Feb 1900 in NY and died in 1929 and is buried in Wells cemetery. A close family member, Katherine born about 1910, was raised by Orville. In the 1920 census she is listed as a daughter of Wallace. In the 1930 census she is listed as a daughter of Orville. Orville's wife is deceased, his mother who is also widowed is living with him and helping with his 4 young children, while Katherine is a teacher in a rural school. Orville was the town superintendent for Lake Pleasant in 1921 and town superintendent for Wells in 1929. Orville's son, Orville Lawrence Jr., was in WWII and is also buried in Wells cemetery.
Sources:
1880 Conklingville, Saratoga, NY
1900 Wells, Hamilton, NY
1910 Lake Pleasant, Hamilton, NY
1920 & 1930 Wells, Hamilton, NY
1930 Syracuse, Onondaga, NY
Wells cemetery listing on this site.
Social Security Death Index
WWI Civilian Draft Registration of Oscar and Orville Lawrence (father's place of birth)
Telephone interview with Ermina Craig Pincombe by Harry Buyce.
Family Verbal History by Harry Buyce.
A Brief History of the Nineteenth Century Hamilton County, New York Families, Morrison, Buyce & Gallup, an unpublished work, by Harry E. Buyce, Copyright, April 2000
History of Hamilton County, by Ted Aber and Stella King, Great Wilderness Books, 1965
Marriage records in the Hamilton county Clerk's office.
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