JAMES FRANKLIN LAWRENCE 3, (JAMES O. 2, JOHN 1), was born March 3, 1834 in Chattooga County, Georgia and died December 28, 1912 in Los Angeles County, California. He married EMILY JANE KITCHENS, the daughter of GEORGE KITCHENS and ANNA JOHNSON. She was born August 30, 1840 in Franklin County, Georgia and died November 3, 1905 in Orange County, California.

Child of JAMES LAWRENCE and EMILY KITCHENS is:

1. ANDREW JACKSON "JACK" LAWRENCE, b. August 28, 1859, Searcy County, Arkansas; d. April 2, 1911, Los Angeles County, California.

 

NANCY ELIZABETH LAWRENCE 3, (JAMES O. 2, JOHN 1), was born November 23, 1839 in Chattooga County, Georgia and died May 30, 1909 in Carroll County, Arkansas. She married ALFRED MACK BRADLEY, the son of JESSIE E. BRADLEY and SUSAN COFFMAN. He was born May 17, 1834 in Jefferson County, Tennessee and died September 13, 1932 in Carroll County, Arkansas.

More About ALFRED MACK BRADLEY:

Early Life: As a young man he drove a team of oxen from Georgia to Searcy County, Arkansas and then into Northwest Arkansas. It was JAMES O. LAWRENCE who had originally hired him to drive the team. Two years after arriving in Arkansas, he married one of the daughters of JAMES O. LAWRENCE; NANCY.

Military: First Lieutenant, Company E, 45th Arkansas Militia (commanded by CAPTAIN JOHN RICHARDSON REDWINE, his brother–in–law) November 22, 1861 — December 20, 1861. He re-enlisted with Company F, Arkansas Regulars, Arkansas Infantry and the 14th Missouri Cavalry, CSA, with another brother–in–law, GEORGE MELTON LAWRENCE.

Post War: During Reconstruction, Alfred moved his family to Monett, Missouri after his life was threatened in Searcy County, Arkansas. In 1867, the family moved to Carroll County, Arkansas where many members of the Lawrence family resided.

Career and Accomplishments: Carroll County Treasurer, 1872 – 1874; Carroll County Justice of the Peace, 1886; Farmer and Produce Salesman. He was recorded as the oldest living man in Carroll County, Arkansas.

 

Children of NANCY LAWRENCE and ALFRED BRADLEY are:

1. MALINDA BRADLEY, b. About 1856, Arkansas; d. Unknown.
2. JAMES BRADLEY, b. About 1860, Arkansas; d. Unknown.
3. MARTHA BRADLEY, b. About 1864, Arkansas; d. Unknown; m. UNKNOWN ASHE.
4. WILSON LAFORD BRADLEY, b. About 1865, Arkansas; d. Unknown.
5. MELISSA "LISSIE" BRADLEY, b. About 1867; d. Unknown.
6. WALTER BRADLEY, b. About 1870, Arkansas; d. Unknown.
7. SUSAN "SUSIE" BRADLEY, b. About 1874, Arkansas; d. Unknown.
8. CLEMENTINE CLEMMIE BRADLEY, b. April 16, 1878, Arkansas; d. Unknown.
9. BARTON ELLIS BRADLEY, b. About 1880, Arkansas; d. About 1969 in Carroll County, Arkansas.

Source for this family is: Carroll County Families (These were the first) Carroll County, Arkansas, 1888 by Geraldine Littleton.

 

SARAH JANE LAWRENCE 3, (JAMES O. 2, JOHN 1), was born September 20, 1842 in Chattooga County, Georgia and died February 18, 1880 in Stone County, Arkansas. She married (1) PINKNEY MORRIS, the son of JAMES G. MORRIS and SUSAN ANNE SUGGS. He was born September 1, 1844 in Georgia and died September 4, 1869 in Stone County, Arkansas. She married (2) WILLIAM MARION DIFFEY, the son of JAMES WILLIAM DIFFEY and ELIZABETH ALDRAD on July 23, 1873 in Stone County, Arkansas. He was born About 1841 in Calhoun County, Alabama and died About 1914 in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma.

More About WILLIAM MARION DIFFEY: Sarah was his first wife of three wives. He fathered children in all three marriages.

Children of SARAH LAWRENCE and JAMES DIFFEY are:

1. JOHN HENRY DIFFEY, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
2. MARTHA FLORENCE DIFFEY, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
3. GEORGE DIFFEY, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

Note: There may be more children for this family.

 

GEORGE MELTON LAWRENCE 3, (JAMES O. 2, JOHN 1), was born December 1, 1843 in Chattooga County, Georgia and died January 5, 1925 in Carroll County, Arkansas. He married CHARITY ANN SHIPMAN, the daughter of JACOB SHIPMAN and MARY ANN DUNLAP in 1870 in Arkansas. She was born October 12, 1843 in Carroll County, Arkansas and died July 17, 1922 in Carroll County, Arkansas.

Children of GEORGE LAWRENCE and CHARITY SHIPMAN are:

1. MARY OLIVE LAWRENCE, b. About 1870, Arkansas; d. Unknown.
2. ARMINTA JANE LAWRENCE, b. About 1872, Arkansas; d. Unknown.
3. JAMES LAWRENCE, b. About 1873, Arkansas; d. Unknown.
4. MINERVA KIZIAH LAWRENCE, b. About 1874; d. Unknown.
5. GEORGE NEWTON LAWRENCE, b. About 1876; d. Unknown.
6. JASPER LAWRENCE, b. About 1877; d. Unknown.
7. JOHN LAWRENCE, b. About 1878; d. Unknown.
8. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN LAWRENCE, b. About 1881, Arkansas; d. Unknown.
9. LENORE ALGERINE LAWRENCE, b. About 1884, Arkansas; d. Unknown.

 

JAMES MONROE LAWRENCE, SR. 3, (THOMAS 2, JOHN 1), was born June 3, 1828 in Lawrenceville, Georgia [Gwinnett County] and died August 6, 1864 in Searcy County, Arkansas. He married MARGARET ANNE THACKER, the daughter of ANDREW BENJAMIN THACKER and MARY "POLLY" BURTON on January 26, 1851 in Cherokee County, Georgia. She was born July 24, 1826 in South Carolina and died February 18, 1902 in Benton, Saline County, Arkansas.

Children of JAMES LAWRENCE and MARGARET THACKER are:

1. ANDREW JACKSON LAWRENCE, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
2. THOMAS BANKSTON "TOBY" LAWRENCE, b. February 3, 1857, Georgia; d. March 15, 1920, Benton, Saline County, Arkansas.
3. MELVINA A. LAWRENCE, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
4. JAMES MONROE LAWRENCE, JR., b. January 3, 1857, Georgia; d. April 8, 1923, Benton, Saline County, Arkansas.
5. STEPHEN A. "DUG" LAWRENCE, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

 

 

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