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Lewis Lester LAWS

Lewis Lester LAWS

Male 1896 - 1986  (90 years)

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  • Name Lewis Lester LAWS 
    Birth 12 Jul 1896  Bedford, Taylor, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 8 Apr 1930  Havelock, Lancaster, NE Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • 1930 census at Havelock, Lancaster, NE shows: |Lewis L. Laws, 33, b. IA, parents b. IA/IA, occupation, machinist at A. R. Shops, veteran of WW; Elnora O., 26, b. NE, parents b. NY/MI; children all born NE: Maycel L., 11; Bess M., 10; Bennie F., 8; James W., 6; Marylyn D., 4 4/12; Eldon H., 2 10/12; Gilbert G., 1 0/12; Jennine x/12 (illegible).
    Military Note 5 Jun 1918  Gresham, York, NE Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • WWI draft registration for Lester Lewis Laws states he resides in Gresham, NE, was born July 12, 1896 in Bedford, Iowa. His occupation is listed as "farming for myself." He gives his fathers birthplace as Abington, Ill, USA and that his nearest relative is William Laws of Gresham, Nebraska. The registrar notes he is short and slender with blue eyes and brown hair.
    Death 17 Dec 1986  Lincoln Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Burial Aurora Cemetery, Aurora, Hamilton, NE Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I5536  MM
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2022 

    Father William Thomas LAWS,   b. 20 Jan 1865, Galesburg, Knox, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 1951, NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Ellen Louise COLE,   b. 6 Mar 1868, Henry Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Aug 1946, Bedford, Taylor, IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Family ID F296  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elnora Opal HAYES,   b. 23 Jun 1903, NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1975, Lincoln, Lancaster, NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage Y  [5] 
    Family ID F2622  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Jul 1896 - Bedford, Taylor, IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Note - 5 Jun 1918 - Gresham, York, NE Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Dec 1986 - Lincoln Co., NE Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Aurora Cemetery, Aurora, Hamilton, NE Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S201] National Archives and Records Administration, WW I Draft Registration Cards, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.), 201.

    2. [S1930] 1930 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1930), 1930.

    3. [S677] Martin Family Tree, 677.

    4. [S500] Find A Grave, 500.

    5. [S1920] 1920 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1920), 1920.