Lawson Emmerson^{[1, 2, 3]}

1812 - 1880  (68 years)

• Name	Lawson Emmerson
  Born	1812	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	May 1880	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Person ID	I12595	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	John Emmerson,   b. Abt 1788, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 1839, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age ~ 51 years)
  Mother	Martha "Patsy" Jackson,   b. 1783, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. 20 Sep 1870, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 87 years)
  Married	18 Jun 1806	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Family ID	F3930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary "Polly" Herndon,   b. Abt 1815, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia ,   d. Aft. 1880, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Married	4 Mar 1837	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Children	1. William Perkins Emmerson,   b. 6 Jun 1844, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 5 Jan 1925, Henry County, Virginia  (Age 80 years) + 2. John Daniel Emmerson,   b. 30 Aug 1839, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia ,   d. 7 Jun 1915, Halifax County, Virginia  (Age 75 years)   3. Henry N. Emmerson,   b. 1849, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 14 Apr 1863, Danville, Virginia  (Age 14 years)   4. Mary Cornelia Emmerson,   b. 28 Oct 1852, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 3 Jul 1895, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 42 years)   5. Oliver Keen Emmerson,   b. 6 Dec 1855, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 4 Jul 1885, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 29 years)
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2019
  Family ID	F3935	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Histories		History Descendants of James Jackson Jackson Decendants.pdf
  		The Emmersons of Virginia and Some Jackson Emersons.pdf

  
  

• Notes

  John Emmerson married Patsy Jackson; Issue: Martha "Patsy" Jackson, b. 1783, Halifax Co., Virginia d. 20 Sep 1870, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Married 18 Jun 1806 Pittsylvania County, Virginia Children 1. Lawson Emmerson, b. 1812, Pittsylvania County, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown 2. James Emmerson, b. Abt 1807, Pittsylvania County, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown 3. Sarah S."Sallie" Emmerson, b. 1808, Pittsylvania County, Virginia d. 16 Apr 1888, Pittsylvania County, Virginia 4. John Emmerson, b. Abt 1829, Pittsylvania County, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown 5. William Emmerson, b. 1815, Pittsylvania County, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown 6. Judith Emmerson, b. May 1818, Pittsylvania County, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown 7. Smith Emmerson, b. Abt 1816, Pittsylvania County, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown 8. Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Emmerson, b. 1827, Pittsylvania County, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown 9. Martha Emmerson, b. 1828, Pittsylvania County, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown 10. Ellen Emmerson, b. 1830, Pittsylvania County, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown 11. Ann Emmerson, b. 1830, Pittsylvania County, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown

  
  

• Sources

  [S103] Jodi Davis Jackson Research. Martha Ann Jackson is the daughter of James Samuel Jackson and Judith Emmerson. Judith Emmerson is the daughter of John Emmerson. Judith Emmerson DOB of 1787 is from an entry in the LDS IGI. She was deceased by Jan 1833 when James Jackson married a second time and two of her younger children were in the household of her sister and brother-in-law Anne Emmerson Jackson and Levi Jackson. John Emmerson mentioned in his fathers's Will. (Pittsylvania Deeds and Wills, book 11, page 496) leaves John and Nancy (land where he now lives) John Emmerson married Martha Jackson. Martha was called Patsy. Her DOB from the 1850 Census gives her age as 67, thus, born about 1783. Death record: Mike K. Williams, "Pittsylvania Co., VA, Births & Deaths", 1998, gives her birth year as 1783, death 20 Sep 1870, husband John Emmerson, information provided by Ambrose Jackson, her nephew. No parents were given. [S103] Jodi Davis Jackson Research. Jody Davis, Jackson Family Genealogist: 2) RootsWeb's World Connnect batsbelfry1@comcast.net, Kitty Dawson "Lawson Emmerson s/o John Emmerson and Martha (Patsey) Jackson; other children, James, Sarah S. (Sallie), 1808; John; William b 1815; Judith b May 1818; Smith and Mary Elizabeth (Polly) Emmerson b 1827; Lawson Emmerson married Mary Herndon and produced children Wm, b 1844, John Daniel 1839, Henry N. 1850, Mary Cornelia 1852, and Oliver Keen b 1855. [S268] Mortality Census Index, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=8756&h=1882880&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=7163. Name: Lawson Emmerson Gender: Male Race: White Estimated birth year: abt 1812 Age: 68 Death Date: May 1880 Cause of Death: Apoplexy Census Year: 1880 Census Place: Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Enumeration District: 182 Line: 20