Lewis Lester LAWS

1896 - 1986  (90 years)

• Birth	12 Jul 1896	Bedford, Taylor, IA   [1]
  Census	8 Apr 1930	Havelock, Lancaster, NE   [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   [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   [3]
  Burial	Aurora Cemetery, Aurora, Hamilton, NE   [4]
  	Find A Grave e-Memorial

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Elnora Opal HAYES,   b. 23 Jun 1903, NE d. 11 Jan 1975, Lincoln, Lancaster, NE (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	Y  [5]
  Family ID	F2622	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Jul 1896 - Bedford, Taylor, IA Military Note - 5 Jun 1918 - Gresham, York, NE Death - 17 Dec 1986 - Lincoln Co., NE Burial - - Aurora Cemetery, Aurora, Hamilton, NE  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S201] National Archives and Records Administration, WW I Draft Registration Cards, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.), 201. [S1930] 1930 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1930), 1930. [S677] Martin Family Tree, 677. [S500] Find A Grave, 500. [S1920] 1920 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1920), 1920.