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     Rosie Lee Lavalle married Lloyd Lee Leonard, son of William Martin Leonard and Margaret Elizabeth Shaver.¹

     Carl Greenville Lawrence Jr. was born on 11 March 1903 in Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee.^1,2,3,4 He married first Kathleen Amanda Harr, daughter of Robert Hunter Harr and Nora Ellen Wilhoite, on 16 September 1924 in Marietta, Cobb Co., Georgia.⁵ Carl Greenville Lawrence Jr. was divorced from Kathleen on 19 November 1947 in Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee.⁶ Carl married second Stella ? circa 1948 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio.⁷ Carl died of a heart ailment on 2 November 1955 in a room at the Charlotte Young Men's Christian Association building, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, at age 52.^8,9 He was interred on 5 November 1955 in Spring Hill Cemetery in Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee.^8,9
     

     Carl Greenville Lawrence Jr. was listed as a son at age 7, born in Tennessee, in the household of Carl Greenville Lawrence [Sr.] in First Civil District (part of), Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee, in the Census of 1910 enumerated 28 April 1910.⁴

     Carl Greenville Lawrence Jr. was listed as a son at age 7 (age incorrect), born in Tennessee, in the household of Carl Greenville Lawrence [Sr.] in 11th Civil District, Davidson Co., Tennessee, in the Census of 1920 enumerated 2 January 1920.³

     Carl Jr. was born in 1903 in Nashville, Tennessee, and can be found with his parents on the 1910 and 1920 U. S. Census in Nashville. It appears that sometime in the early 1920s he moved to Detroit, Michigan, for awhile. He may have stayed with his aunt Lessie Smith, her husband John Wise Smith, and their family. The Smith family was listed on the 1920 U. S. Census as residing in Detroit, Wayne Co. In an interview with their oldest son, Earl Lawrence Smith, in the late 1990s Earl related remembering Carl walking down railroad tracks in Detroit playing the saxaphone.

     By 1924, Carl Jr. was in Georgia where he probably met and married Kathleen Harr. Sometime between 1921 and 1923, his father had moved the family from Nashville to Cobb Co., Georgia. Kathleen, whose mother had died in 1913 was partially raised by her mother's sister Della Matthiessen who was listed in the 1920 U. S. Census as residing in Lemons, Cobb Co., Georgia. Kathleen probably was living there when she met Carl Jr. Carl considered Paul Matthiesen, the eldest son of Della and Jacob (Jake) Matthieson, as one of his favorite friends.

     In the Census of 1930, enumerated 2 April 1930, Carl Greenville Lawrence Jr. was listed as head of household in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama. He was listed at age 27, occupation as a photo engraver, born in Tennessee. Also enumerated in the household: Kathleen Amanda Lawrence.²

     Carl apparently moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, for a short period of time after the marriage as that is where his eldest child, Jessie Louise, was born in 1928. Knoxville was the home of the father and step-mother of his wife Kathleen. By 1930, however they had moved to Birmingham, Alabama, where his father was now living and was listed on the 1930 U. S. Census as a photo-engraver at a newspaper office. I believe that he and his father, who also was a photo-engraver, were probably working at the same newspaper office in Birmingham. There is a photo of them and several other employees at a dinner which is undated but I believe may have been some of the staff of the newspaper.

     About 1934, Carl and family moved to Springfield, Ohio. In 1936 they moved 1111 Broadway Street in Springfield where they lived when their son Paul was born in 1937. At the time Carl was employed at the newspaper as a photo-engraver. According to their daughter Jessie, Carl, at some time while living in Springfield, tried to go into business for himself but was unsuccessful.

     Among their neighbors on Broadway were the Currys who lived two houses up and had a daughter Sandra who was about the age of their son Paul. Next the the Currys were Ralph and Hazel Nelson with their son David who was about the age of their daughter Jessie and next to the Nelsons were the Robeys. For awhile Carl's sister Thelma, her husband James Newsome, and their family lived a few houses further up on Broadway. The Newsomes were living in Springfield when their son James Jr. was born in 1941.

     During World War II, Carl was an Air Raid Warden for the neighborhood on Broadway. Whenever there was an air raid warning it was his duty to go out and check the neighborhood to make sure no lights were visable from any of the homes. This was a periodic exercise during the War to prepare for the event of an air attack by the enemy. I doubt that even if enemy planes were able to reach the United States that any would ever reach as far inland as Springfield.

     Sometime after June 1945, the family moved to Southern Avenue in Springfield. In the fall of 1945 the family moved to Birmingham, Alabama, where they initially lived at 112 North 61st Street, near the parents of Carl. By the fall of 1946 they had moved to Nashville, Tennessee.

     In 1947 Carl and Kathleen divorced. Carl moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, and Kathleen and the kids remained in Nashville. About 1948, Paul went to Cincinnati to join his father who had remarried. Jessie remained in Nashville where she had graduated from high school and was employed.

     Carl and his second wife separated about 1949 and he later reunited with Kathleen in Cincinnati. They moved to Youngstown, Ohio, in 1950, returning to Cincinnati in 1951. In late 1953 or early 1954 the family moved to Dayton, Ohio.

     In early 1955, Kathleen suffered a nervous breakdown and was hospitalized. Carl took a job in Charlotte, North Carolina. Paul, who was senior in high school and was employed, did not want to move to Charlotte so he remained in Dayton to finish his senior year.

     Carl died in November of 1955 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

     Carl's obituary:



     Photo Gallery, Carl and Kathleen Lawrence.

     Carl was born on 28 May 1880 in Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee,.^1,2,3,4,5 He married Jessie Kidder Harper on 27 April 1902 in Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee.⁶ Carl died on 5 November 1966 in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama, at age 86.¹ He was interred on 7 November 1966 in Forest Hill Cemetery in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama.¹
     

     Carl owned his own engraving company in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama.

     Carl married Jessie Kidder Harper in 1902. Family tradition says they had a Gretna Green wedding (eloped). Their first child, Carl Jr., was born in 1903. On the 1910 U. S. Census they were living in Nashville at 519 Eleventh Street South and Carl was working as an engraver for a newspaper. Their residence as about a block over from where his parents lived on Twelfth Street.

     On the 1920 U. S. Census Carl is listed in the 11th Civil District and no street address is given. The following census pages listed addresses on Eleventh Avenue so it may well be that Carl was still living on Eleventh Avenue also. His occupation is listed as a photo-engraver for a printing company. Jessie, his wife, was listed with an occupation of clerk in a drug store. The ages of Carl's children on the 1920 U. S. Census are all incorrect. Actually the ages are off by one line. If you take Carl Jr. and move him to the top of the list of children as he is the oldest, leaving the ages on the lines recorded and moving all other children down one line then the children and ages match.

     Sometime between September 1921 and March 1924, Carl moved the family to Cobb County, Georgia. His son Paul Haywood was born in Nashville on 23 September 1921 and their youngest son and last child was born on 10 March 1924 in Smyrna, Cobb Co., Georgia.

     By 1930, the family had moved to Birmingham, Alabama, where they are listed on the census at 115 61st Street. His occupation is listed as an engraver-photograph. It's my understanding that he work for a newspaper but later ran his own photo-engraving company. I believe this is the residence where they lived for most of the rest of their lifes and where he was living on my visits as a young child. I can remember dinners there that included several of his children and grandchildren. The adults ate at the dining room table while all of the grandchildren ate in another room supervised by my sister, Jessie Lou Lawrence, who was the oldest of all of the cousins.

     Carl's wife, Jessie, died from cancer in 1948. By the time of his death in 1966, Carl was living with his daughter Louise Attison in Trussville, Alabama, and was blind.

     Carl Greenville Lawrence [Sr.] was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census enumerated 28 April 1910, in First Civil District (part of), Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee. He was listed at age 29, occupation as an engraver, born in Tennessee. Also enumerated in the household: Jessie Kidder Lawrence, Carl Greenville Lawrence Jr., Irene Flourney Lawrence and Henry Richard Lawrence.⁴

     Carl Greenville Lawrence [Sr.] was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census enumerated 2 January 1920, in 11th Civil District, Davidson Co., Tennessee. He was listed at age 39, occupation as a photo engraver, born in Tennessee. Also enumerated in the household: Jessie Kidder Lawrence, Irene Flourney Lawrence, Henry Richard Lawrence, Mary Louise Lawrence, Ernest Ross Lawrence, Thelma Marie Lawrence, Jesse Murry Lawrence and Carl Greenville Lawrence Jr..³

     In the Census of 1930, enumerated 21 April 1930, Carl Greenville Lawrence [Sr.] was listed as head of household in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama. He was listed at age 48, occupation as an engraver, born in Tennessee. Also enumerated in the household: Jessie Kidder Lawrence, Mary Louise Lawrence, Ernest Ross Lawrence, Thelma Marie Lawrence, Jesse Murry Lawrence and Paul Haywood Lawrence.²

     Ernest Ross Lawrence was born on 14 December 1913 in Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee.^1,2,3,4 He married Dorothy Mae Hollifield on 21 July 1956 in Columbus, Lowndes Co., Mississippi.⁵ Ernest died on 2 January 1991 at age 77. Last residence listed in the Social Security Death Index was Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama.³
     

     Ernest and Dorothy had no children although Dorothy had children from her previous marriage.

     Ernest Ross Lawrence was listed as a son at age 9 (age incorrect), born in Tennessee, in the household of Carl Greenville Lawrence [Sr.] in 11th Civil District, Davidson Co., Tennessee, in the Census of 1920 enumerated 2 January 1920.⁴

     Ernest Ross Lawrence was listed as a son at age 16, born in Tennessee, in the household of Carl Greenville Lawrence [Sr.] in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama, in the Census of 1930 enumerated 21 April 1930.²

     Ernest enlisted in the U. S. Army on 20 December 1942 in FT. McClellan, Alabama. Enlistment was for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law.⁶

     Henry Richard Lawrence was born on 4 October 1908 in Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee.^1,2,3,4,5 Henry married first Jesse Faye Morris.⁶ He married second Myrtis Gore.⁶ He married third Laura Moon.⁶ Henry married fourth Susan ?.⁶ Henry died in July 1978 at age 69. Last residence listed in the Social Security Death Index was Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama.⁵
     

     Henry was also known as Richard.

     Henry Richard Lawrence was listed as a son at age one year six months, born in Tennessee, in the household of Carl Greenville Lawrence [Sr.] in First Civil District (part of), Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee, in the Census of 1910 enumerated 28 April 1910.⁴

     Henry Richard Lawrence was listed as a son at age 13 (age incorrect), born in Tennessee, in the household of Carl Greenville Lawrence [Sr.] in 11th Civil District, Davidson Co., Tennessee, in the Census of 1920 enumerated 2 January 1920.³

     In the 1930 Census, Henry was listed in Fort Davis, Cristobal District, Panama Canal Zone. He was listed at age 22, a soldier in the infantry, born in Tennessee.²

     Irene Flourney Lawrence was born on 23 March 1906 in Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee.^1,2,3,4,5 She married first William Pulaski Noblett on 21 November 1929 in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama.⁶ She married second Richard Harvey Turner on 31 January 1958 in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama.⁶ Irene died on 10 August 1973 at age 67. Last residence listed in the Social Security Death Index was Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama.⁵
     

     Irene Flourney Lawrence was listed as a daughter at age 4, born in Tennessee, in the household of Carl Greenville Lawrence [Sr.] in First Civil District (part of), Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee, in the Census of 1910 enumerated 28 April 1910.²

     Irene Flourney Lawrence was listed as a daughter at age 16 (age incorrect), born in Tennessee, in the household of Carl Greenville Lawrence [Sr.] in 11th Civil District, Davidson Co., Tennessee, in the Census of 1920 enumerated 2 January 1920.⁴

     Jesse Murry Lawrence was born on 29 May 1919 in Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee.^1,2,3 Jesse died on 29 January 1988 at age 68. Last residence listed in the Social Security Death Index was Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama.¹
     

     Jesse Murry Lawrence was listed as a son at age 3 (age incorrect), born in Tennessee, in the household of Carl Greenville Lawrence [Sr.] in 11th Civil District, Davidson Co., Tennessee, in the Census of 1920 enumerated 2 January 1920.²

     Jesse Murry Lawrence was listed as a son at age 10, born in Tennessee, in the household of Carl Greenville Lawrence [Sr.] in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama, in the Census of 1930 enumerated 21 April 1930.³

     Jesse enlisted in the U. S. Army on 29 May 1941 in Montgomery, Alabama. Term of enlistment was not stated.⁴

     Mary Louise Lawrence was born on 28 October 1910 in Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee.^1,2,3 She married Herbert Comer Attison on 19 September 1931 in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama.⁴ Mary died on 11 March 2005 at age 94. Last residence listed in the Social Security Death Index was Pinson, Jefferson Co., Alabama.^5,3 She was interred on 14 March 2005 in Forest Hill Cemetery in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama.⁵
     

     Mary was also known as Louise.

     Mary Louise Lawrence was listed as a daughter at age 11 (age incorrect), born in Tennessee, in the household of Carl Greenville Lawrence [Sr.] in 11th Civil District, Davidson Co., Tennessee, in the Census of 1920 enumerated 2 January 1920.²

     Mary Louise Lawrence was listed as a daughter at age 19, born in Tennessee, in the household of Carl Greenville Lawrence [Sr.] in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama, in the Census of 1930 enumerated 21 April 1930.¹

     Louise's obituary:

     Paul Haywood Lawrence was born on 23 September 1921 in Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee.^1,2 Paul died on 22 November 1997 at age 76. Last residence listed in the Social Security Death Index was Trussville, Jefferson Co., Alabama.^3,2 He was buried on 24 November 1997 in Jefferson Memorial Gardens, Trussville, Jefferson Co., Alabama.³
     

     Paul Haywood Lawrence was listed as a son at age 8, born in Tennessee, in the household of Carl Greenville Lawrence [Sr.] in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama, in the Census of 1930 enumerated 21 April 1930.¹

     Paul enlisted in the U. S. Army on 22 July 1942 in FT. McClellan, Alabama. Enlistment was for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law.⁴

     Obituary of Paul H. Lawrence:

     Thelma Marie Lawrence was born on 6 June 1915 in Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee.^1,2 She married James Robert Newsome on 3 November 1934 in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama.³ Thelma died on 17 December 1992 in Las Cruces, Dona Ana Co., New Mexico, at age 77.⁴
     

     Thelma Marie Lawrence was listed as a daughter at age 6 (age incorrect), born in Tennessee, in the household of Carl Greenville Lawrence [Sr.] in 11th Civil District, Davidson Co., Tennessee, in the Census of 1920 enumerated 2 January 1920.¹

     Thelma Marie Lawrence was listed as a daughter at age 13, born in Tennessee, in the household of Carl Greenville Lawrence [Sr.] in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama, in the Census of 1930 enumerated 21 April 1930.²

     Claudia Lawson married Marion Wills.¹

     Audrey M. Layne married Nathan Miller Shipley, son of Enoch Shipley and Mary Ellen Carter.¹

     Arlie Leach was born circa 1906 in Missouri.^1,2
     

     Arlie Leach was listed as a son at age 4, born in Missouri, in the household of James Wiley Leach in Reyno, Randolph Co., Arkansas, in the Census of 1910 enumerated 22 April 1910.¹

     Ira Leach was listed as a son at age 12, born in Missouri, in the household of James Wiley Leach in Reyno, Randolph Co., Arkansas, in the Census of 1920 enumerated 13 January 1920.²

     Carrie L. Leach was born in December 1896 in Missouri.^1,2,3 She married Unknown Alexander.
     

     Carrie L. Leach was listed as a daughter at age 3, born in Missouri, in the household of James Wiley Leach in Jackson, Carter Co., Missouri, in the Census of 1900 enumerated 14 June 1900.¹

     Carrie L. Leach was listed as a daughter at age 14, occupation as a farm laborer, born in Missouri, in the household of James Wiley Leach in Reyno, Randolph Co., Arkansas, in the Census of 1910 enumerated 22 April 1910.²

     Carrie L. Alexander was listed as a daughter and a widow at age 23, born in Missouri, in the household of James Wiley Leach in Reyno, Randolph Co., Arkansas, in the Census of 1920 enumerated 13 January 1920.³

     Deloyce Leach was born circa October 1908 in Arkansas.^1,2,3 He married Bulah ? circa 1929.³
     

     Deloyce Leach was listed as a son at age one year six months, born in Missouri, in the household of James Wiley Leach in Reyno, Randolph Co., Arkansas, in the Census of 1910 enumerated 22 April 1910.¹

     Delois Leach was listed as a son at age 11, born in Arkansas, in the household of James Wiley Leach in Reyno, Randolph Co., Arkansas, in the Census of 1920 enumerated 13 January 1920.²

     In the Census of 1930, enumerated 21 April 1930, Delais Leach was listed as head of household in Nelson, Clay Co., Arkansas. He was listed at age 21, occupation as a farm laborer, born in Arkansas. Also enumerated in the household: Bulah Leach.³