Lou Lafayette SLAWSON

Lou Lafayette SLAWSON

Male 1879 - 1964  (84 years)

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  • Name Lou Lafayette SLAWSON  [1, 2, 3
    Nickname Lon 
    Birth 31 Jul 1879  Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Living with parents in Winston County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 1900  Living with mother in Southeast, Winston Co., Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 1910  Living with mother in Winston County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Census 1920  Living in Winston County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Census 1930  Living in Kemper County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Census 1940  Living in Louisville, Winston Co., Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Census 1950  Living in Plattsburg, Winston Co., Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Death 1964  Winston County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Lakewood South Memorial Park, Jackson, Hinds Co., Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I86863  Main Tree
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2023 

    Father William SLAWSON,   b. 13 Dec 1824, Lowndes County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Mar 1889, Winston County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Louisa Clementine MOODY,   b. 4 Oct 1838, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Oct 1928, Winston County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 21 May 1858  Winston County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F23930  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Bessie Elizabeth SANDERS,   b. 28 Jan 1894, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 May 1977, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 3 Mar 1913  Winston Co., Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
    +1. Vester Lefete SLAWSON,   b. 11 Nov 1915, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1961, Greenville, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)  [Birth]
    +2. James Audrey SLAWSON,   b. 17 Jul 1918, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Apr 1988, Brandon, Rankin County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Birth]
     3. Gertrude SLAWSON,   b. 22 Sep 1920, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Apr 2008 (Age 87 years)  [Birth]
    +4. Earnest Earl SLAWSON,   b. 29 May 1924, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Apr 2004 (Age 79 years)  [Birth]
     5. Christine Clementine SLAWSON,   b. 20 Dec 1927, Gholson, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Aug 2003, Pearl, Rankin County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Birth]
     6. Moody Garlonus SLAWSON,   b. 7 Nov 1929, Neshoba County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Oct 2013, Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)  [Birth]
     7. Eva Grace SLAWSON,   b. 24 Mar 1932, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1933, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Birth]
    +8. Bertha Mae SLAWSON,   b. 6 May 1934, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 2011, Brandon, Rankin County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F35751  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Aug 2023 

    Family 2 Virginia BATEMAN 
    Family ID F35777  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2017 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Living with mother in Winston County, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Living in Winston County, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Living in Kemper County, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Headstones
    Garlonus Lafette Slawson and Bessie Sanders Headstone
    Garlonus Lafette Slawson and Bessie Sanders Headstone
    Garlonus Lafette (Lon), the son of William Slawson and Louisa Clementine Moody, and his wife Bessie (Elizabeth) Sanders, are buried in the Lakewood South Memorial Park in Jackson, Hinds Co., Mississippi.

    Created by: Wilton Golson
    Photo Added by: Wilton Golson

  • Sources 
    1. [S8847] E-mail from Angela Slawson Bullock dtd 12/10/2016.

    2. [S03336] Slason-Slauson-Slawson-Slosson Family by George C. Slawson dated 1946.

    3. [S01837] Ancestry.com: U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.

    4. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.

    5. [S8858] 1900 Census Southeast, Winston County, Mississippi.

    6. [S8855] 1880 Census Winston County, Mississippi.

    7. [S8861] 1910 Census Winston County, Mississippi.

    8. [S8852] 1920 Census Winston County, Mississippi.

    9. [S8853] 1930 Census Kemper County, Mississippi.

    10. [S8854] 1940 Census Louisville, Winston County, Mississippi.

    11. [S13383] 1950 Census Plattsburg, Winston County, Mississippi .