William Thomas LAWS

1865 - 1951  (86 years)

• Birth	20 Jan 1865	Galesburg, Knox, IL
  Census	1895	Washington Township, Taylor, IA   [1]
  	1895 Iowa State census lists: William, age 30, born IL; Ellen, age 26, born IL; Frank, age 5, born Taylor Co., IA.
  Census	1900	Clayton Township, Taylor, IA   [2]
  	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.
  Census	23 May 1910	Thayer Township, York, NE   [3]
  	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	9 Jan 1920	Grant Precinct, Hamilton, NE   [4]
  	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	Apr 1930	Grant Precinct, Hamilton, NE   [5]
  	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.
  Note	5 Mar 1903	Benedict, York, NE   [6]
  	On March 5, 1903, the Bedford Free Press reports that "W.T. Laws and family have gone to Benedict, Nebraska to live.
  Death	17 Sep 1951	NE

  
  

  Father	John J. LAWS
  Mother	Mary CASHMAN
  Family ID	F5488	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ellen Louise COLE,   b. 6 Mar 1868, Henry Co., IL d. 13 Aug 1946, Bedford, Taylor, IA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	2 Feb 1887	Taylor Co., IA   [7]
  Divorce	Abt 1918
  Children	1. Frank Edward LAWS,   b. 6 Mar 1889, Gravity, Taylor, IA d. 12 Jan 1966, Sanders Co., MT (Age 76 years)   2. Lewis Lester LAWS,   b. 12 Jul 1896, Bedford, Taylor, IA d. 17 Dec 1986, Lincoln Co., NE (Age 90 years)   3. Eva Marie LAWS,   b. 5 Sep 1898, Washington Township, Taylor, IA d. 31 May 2003 (Age 104 years)   4. John Thomas LAWS,   b. 13 Aug 1900, IA d. 4 Sep 1968, Garibaldi, Tillamook, OR (Age 68 years)   5. Harry Frederick LAWS,   b. 2 Oct 1903, NE d. 15 Oct 1988, Fort Jones, Siskiyou, CA (Age 85 years)   6. Joseph Milton LAWS,   b. 4 Nov 1906, Benedict, York, NE d. 24 Jan 1978, Hot Springs, Fall River, SD (Age 71 years)   7. Glen Dennis LAWS,   b. 13 Mar 1907, Benedict, York, IA d. 20 Mar 1942 (Age 35 years)
  Family ID	F296	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Florence May HARVEY,   b. Abt 1877, MO d. Nov 1954 (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	3 Apr 1921	Maryville, Nodaway, MO   [5, 8]
  Family ID	F2623	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Jan 1865 - Galesburg, Knox, IL Marriage - 2 Feb 1887 - Taylor Co., IA Census - 1895 - Washington Township, Taylor, IA Note - 5 Mar 1903 - Benedict, York, NE Marriage - 3 Apr 1921 - Maryville, Nodaway, MO Death - 17 Sep 1951 - NE  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S244] Taylor Co., IA, State Census, (http://www.rootsweb.com/~iataylor/, 1998), 244. [S1900] 1900 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1900), 1900. [S1910] 1910 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1910), 1910. [S1920] 1920 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1920), 1920. [S1930] 1930 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1930), 1930. [S24] O'Dell, Pat, Iowa Newspaper Index, 24. [S1042] Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, 1042. [S666] Missouri Marriage Records, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO), 666.