Aged 77y; born in Tennessee.
Eaton is buried in an unmarked grave in the plot shared by the Nehemiah Pierce family (large monument in photo).
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E. Lawrence died yesterday of bronchitis, at the residence of his son-in-law, John Dick, No. 615 Eastman avenue, aged 77 years. He was born in Tennessee and had been a resident of this state for thirty years.
IL State Register, Springfield, IL 3-23-1890
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The funeral of E. Lawrence was held at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. John Dick, 615 Eastman avenue, North Springfield, yesterday afternoon, and the interment was made at Oak Ridge Cemetery, the pallbearers being John Fortune, P. E. Taintor, Patrick Sullivan, William Converse, Thomas Gilmore and E. S. Gard. Mr. Lawrence was born in Robertson county, Tenn., and came here in 1846. He moved to Southwest Missouri just before the war, was ruined there and compelled to return in about two years to this State. He had five sons in the Union army and lost two of them in the service. He was a farmer and conducted a farm until he became blind, about eight years ago. Since then he has made his home with the daughter from whose house he was buried.
He leaves four sons and four daughters, Andrew J. and Jesse of Christian county, Thomas of Montgomery county, William of Washington, and Mrs. George Wheeler of Decatur, Mrs. John Dick and Misses Rose and Susan Lawrence of this city.
IL State Journal, Springfield, IL 3-25-1890
Eaton is buried in an unmarked grave in the plot shared by the Nehemiah Pierce family (large monument in photo).
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E. Lawrence died yesterday of bronchitis, at the residence of his son-in-law, John Dick, No. 615 Eastman avenue, aged 77 years. He was born in Tennessee and had been a resident of this state for thirty years.
IL State Register, Springfield, IL 3-23-1890
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The funeral of E. Lawrence was held at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. John Dick, 615 Eastman avenue, North Springfield, yesterday afternoon, and the interment was made at Oak Ridge Cemetery, the pallbearers being John Fortune, P. E. Taintor, Patrick Sullivan, William Converse, Thomas Gilmore and E. S. Gard. Mr. Lawrence was born in Robertson county, Tenn., and came here in 1846. He moved to Southwest Missouri just before the war, was ruined there and compelled to return in about two years to this State. He had five sons in the Union army and lost two of them in the service. He was a farmer and conducted a farm until he became blind, about eight years ago. Since then he has made his home with the daughter from whose house he was buried.
He leaves four sons and four daughters, Andrew J. and Jesse of Christian county, Thomas of Montgomery county, William of Washington, and Mrs. George Wheeler of Decatur, Mrs. John Dick and Misses Rose and Susan Lawrence of this city.
IL State Journal, Springfield, IL 3-25-1890
Aged 77y; born in Tennessee.
Eaton is buried in an unmarked grave in the plot shared by the Nehemiah Pierce family (large monument in photo).
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E. Lawrence died yesterday of bronchitis, at the residence of his son-in-law, John Dick, No. 615 Eastman avenue, aged 77 years. He was born in Tennessee and had been a resident of this state for thirty years.
IL State Register, Springfield, IL 3-23-1890
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The funeral of E. Lawrence was held at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. John Dick, 615 Eastman avenue, North Springfield, yesterday afternoon, and the interment was made at Oak Ridge Cemetery, the pallbearers being John Fortune, P. E. Taintor, Patrick Sullivan, William Converse, Thomas Gilmore and E. S. Gard. Mr. Lawrence was born in Robertson county, Tenn., and came here in 1846. He moved to Southwest Missouri just before the war, was ruined there and compelled to return in about two years to this State. He had five sons in the Union army and lost two of them in the service. He was a farmer and conducted a farm until he became blind, about eight years ago. Since then he has made his home with the daughter from whose house he was buried.
He leaves four sons and four daughters, Andrew J. and Jesse of Christian county, Thomas of Montgomery county, William of Washington, and Mrs. George Wheeler of Decatur, Mrs. John Dick and Misses Rose and Susan Lawrence of this city.
IL State Journal, Springfield, IL 3-25-1890
Eaton is buried in an unmarked grave in the plot shared by the Nehemiah Pierce family (large monument in photo).
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E. Lawrence died yesterday of bronchitis, at the residence of his son-in-law, John Dick, No. 615 Eastman avenue, aged 77 years. He was born in Tennessee and had been a resident of this state for thirty years.
IL State Register, Springfield, IL 3-23-1890
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The funeral of E. Lawrence was held at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. John Dick, 615 Eastman avenue, North Springfield, yesterday afternoon, and the interment was made at Oak Ridge Cemetery, the pallbearers being John Fortune, P. E. Taintor, Patrick Sullivan, William Converse, Thomas Gilmore and E. S. Gard. Mr. Lawrence was born in Robertson county, Tenn., and came here in 1846. He moved to Southwest Missouri just before the war, was ruined there and compelled to return in about two years to this State. He had five sons in the Union army and lost two of them in the service. He was a farmer and conducted a farm until he became blind, about eight years ago. Since then he has made his home with the daughter from whose house he was buried.
He leaves four sons and four daughters, Andrew J. and Jesse of Christian county, Thomas of Montgomery county, William of Washington, and Mrs. George Wheeler of Decatur, Mrs. John Dick and Misses Rose and Susan Lawrence of this city.
IL State Journal, Springfield, IL 3-25-1890
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