Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1895, Washington Township, Taylor, IA
• Census: 1900, Clayton Township, Taylor, IA
• Note: 5 Mar 1903, Benedict, York, NE
• Census: 23 May 1910, Thayer Township, York, NE
• Census: 9 Jan 1920, Grant Precinct, Hamilton, NE
• Census: Apr 1930, Grant Precinct, Hamilton, NE

Notes:

Census:
1895 Iowa State census lists: William, age 30, born IL; Ellen, age 26, born IL; Frank, age 5, born Taylor Co., IA.

Census:
1900 census at Clay Township, Taylor, IA shows: || : William born Feb 1865, age 35, born IL, parents born OH/OH, married 13 years; Ellen, born Mar 1868, age 32, born IL, parents born OH/Can, 3 children born, 3 children living; children all born IA, parents born IL/IL: Frank, born Jul 1896, age 11, Lewis, born Jul 1896, age 3; Eve, born Sep 1898, age 1.

Note:
On March 5, 1903, the Bedford Free Press reports that "W.T. Laws and family have gone to Benedict, Nebraska to live.

Census:
1910 census at Thayer Township, York, NE shows William T. Laws, 45, married 23 years, b. IL, parents b. KY/OH, farmer; Ellen L., 42, 8 children born / 7 living, b. IL, parents b. OH/CANADA; children b. IA: Lewis L., 13; Eva M., 11; John J., 9; children b. NE: Harry F., 6; Joseph M., 4; Glen D., 2.

Census:
1920 census at Grant Precinct, Hamilton, NE shows: William T. Laws, 54, married, b. IL, parents b. KY/OH, farmer; Louis L., 23, son, married, b. IA, parents b. IL/IL, farmer; Elnora O., 16, daughter-in-law, b. NE, parents b. WI/WI; Maxxxl L. (illegible), 10/12, grandaughter, b. NE, parents b. IA/NE.

Census:
1930 census at Grant Precinct, Hamilton, NE was enumerated by May H. Laws and shows: William T. Laws, 65, age at first marriage 22, b. IL, parents b. KY/OH, farmer; May H. Laws, 53, age at first marriage 44, b. MO, parents b. TN/MO.

William married Ellen Louise COLE on 2 Feb 1887 in Taylor Co., IA, and was divorced about 1918. Ellen (daughter of Thomas COLE and Lydia Ledorna KILBORN) was born on 6 Mar 1868 in Henry Co., IL; died on 13 Aug 1946 in Bedford, Taylor, IA; was buried on 15 Aug 1946 in Washington Cemetery, Gravity, Taylor, IA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Frank Edward LAWS was born on 6 Mar 1889 in Gravity, Taylor, IA; died on 12 Jan 1966 in Sanders Co., MT; was buried in Missoula Cemetery, Missoula, Missoula, MT.
2. Lewis Lester LAWS was born on 12 Jul 1896 in Bedford, Taylor, IA; died on 17 Dec 1986 in Lincoln Co., NE; was buried in Aurora Cemetery, Aurora, Hamilton, NE.
3. Eva Marie LAWS was born on 5 Sep 1898 in Washington Township, Taylor, IA; died on 31 May 2003; was buried in Graceland Park Cemetery, Omaha, Douglas, NE.
4. John Thomas LAWS was born on 13 Aug 1900 in IA; died on 4 Sep 1968 in Garibaldi, Tillamook, OR; was buried in East Lawn Cemetery, Minatare, Scotts Bluff, NE.
5. Harry Frederick LAWS was born on 2 Oct 1903 in NE; died on 15 Oct 1988 in Fort Jones, Siskiyou, CA; was buried in Fort Jones Cemetery, Fort Jones, Siskiyou, CA.
6. Joseph Milton LAWS was born on 4 Nov 1906 in Benedict, York, NE; died on 24 Jan 1978 in Hot Springs, Fall River, SD; was buried in Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, Meade, SD.
7. Glen Dennis LAWS was born on 13 Mar 1907 in Benedict, York, IA; died on 20 Mar 1942; was buried in Aurora Cemetery, Aurora, Hamilton, NE.

William married Florence May HARVEY on 3 Apr 1921 in Maryville, Nodaway, MO. Florence was born about 1877 in MO; died in Nov 1954. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Mary CASHMAN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]