James "Jim" Estil Lawson

1901 - 1968  (66 years)

• Name	James "Jim" Estil Lawson
  Born	03 Dec 1901	Tazewell County, Virginia
  Military	Va Sgt Co E 154 inf WWII Vet
  Died	15 Jun 1968	Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia
  Struck by Train
  Age	66 years
  Buried	Road Ridge Community Cem, Raven, Tazewell County, Virginia
  Siblings	12 siblings
  + 1. Melvin Milton Lawson           b. 13 Nov 1890, Raven, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 12 Jul 1978, Doran, Tazewell, Virginia, United States  (Age 87 years)   2. Lula Lawson           b. Jul 1893, Tazewell County, Virginia + 3. Mary Serepta Lawson           b. 2 Feb 1895, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 23 Aug 1982, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 87 years)   4. George W. Lawson           b. Apr 1896, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. Before 1948, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age ~ 51 years)   5. Trula Mae Lawson           b. Tazewell County, Virginia   6. Walter Franklin Lawson           b. Jul 1899, Tazewell County, Virginia + 7. Roy Edward Lawson           b. 1904, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 8 Jul 1934, Raleigh, West Virginia, United States  (Age 30 years)   8. John M. Lawson           b. 1907, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. After 1948  (Age 42 years) + 9. Virgie Lawson           b. 16 Dec 1908, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. Jan 1985, Raven, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 76 years)   10. Dora Lawson           b. 11 Jan 1911, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 02 Mar 1989, Red Ash, Russell, Virginia, USA  (Age 78 years)   11. Freddie Lawson           b. Abt 1916, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. After 1948  (Age ~ 33 years)   12. Anna Sue Lawson           b. 15 Nov 1918, Tazewell County, Virginia
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  Notes	Clinch Valley Newspaper Tazewell Virginia 20 June 1968 66 year old James Estil Lawson of Red Ash, died early Saturday morning, June 15, in a Richlands hospital after he was stuck by a Norfolk and Western Railway coal train late Friday night near Richlands. He received head lacerations and other injuries in the mishap. N & W officials said Lawson had apparently fallen into a ditch near the railroad tracks and apparently was trying to get up when he was hit by the train. An investigation by N & W officials was being continued Saturday night. Born in Tazewell County, Lawson was a veteran of WWII. He was a son of the late James Thomas and Sarah Jane Simmons Lawson. Survivors include his step mother, Mrs. Gilmer Cox of Richlands, three brothers, Melvin Lawson of Doran, John Lawson of Raven and Fred Lawson of Red Ash; three sisters, Mrs. Dora Webb of Red Ash, Mrs. Frazier Nicewander of Raven and Mrs. George Smith of Tazewell; four half brothers, Elliot Lawson of Cleveland, O., J.T. Lawson of Short Gap, Russell Lawson of Minnow, Ohio and Troy Lawson of Red Ash, and four half sisters, Mrs. Raymond Prather of Elyria, O., Mrs. Colonel Anderson of Cleveland O., Mrs. Kenneth Stillwell of Cedar Bluff, and Mrs. William Byrd of Detroit Mich. Funeral services were conducted Monday at the Mullins Funeral Home Chapel in Richlands with Elders Oscar Pruett and Witton Sparks officiating. Burial followed in the Short Cemetery on Road Ridge.1 _TITLE Notes
  Person ID	P3268	Burress
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	James Thomas Lawson           b. 12 August 1869, Stokes County, North Carolina           d. 26 Jul 1948, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Sarah Jane Simmons           b. Jul 1870, Virginia, United States           d. 15 Nov 1918, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age ~ 48 years)
  Married	30 Jan 1890	Tazewell County, Virginia
  Family ID	F645	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 03 Dec 1901 - Tazewell County, Virginia Died - 15 Jun 1968 - Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia Buried - - Road Ridge Community Cem, Raven, Tazewell County, Virginia  = Link to Google Earth
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