He was 47yrs & 1day.
Son of Joel Christopher & Mahalia Susan(Vandiver)Addison.
Husband to Anna Fain Addison, married 25 Feb 1900 in Franklin Co., GA.
'Lawrence' was instantly killed when a large monument, which he was hauling in a wagon, fell on him and crushed him some time after dark Friday Night.
He had gone to Toccoa for a monument for his father's grave due to the unusual size and shape of the monument it could not be fitted in the wagon in a secure way. However; parties helping him with the load thought they had it tied so that it would not fall from the wagon. Lawrence left Toccoa and was nearing Broad River Church where his father was buried when the accident happened.
It was somewhere between eight and nine o'clock Friday night as his team wandered on after the accident and some of the people living in that neighborhood found the team and put them up for the night.
It is believed that Lawrence had gone into the field to turn around, presumably to go back to find some parts of the monument that had fallen from the wagon and as he was coming back into the road from the field, the wagon ran into a small ditch. The monument, weighing about 3000 pounds fell across his head and shoulders breaking his neck causing instant death.
His body was not found until early Friday morning. A coroners inquest was held and the verdict was that he came to his death by accident. His body was immediately brought to his home in Carnesville Friday mourning to await burial Sunday.
John Lawrence was a good farmer and was well known through the county, and was a member of the family having the largest connection in the county. He possessed many good qualities and was always in a laughing mood.
His remains were laid to rest at Cross Roads Church Sunday afternoon amid one of the largest crowds that ever gathered at this place on a similar occasion. Rev. E. H. Collins, pastor of the church, conducted the funeral services.
Lawrence Addison is survived by his wife Anna Almira Fain Addison; his mother, Mrs. Joel C. Addison, of Carnesville, six children, Lula Mae Addison, who is teaching in Trough, S.C.; Sloan Addison, who has a position in Atlanta; Doyle, Estelle, Joel 'Jay' and Hazel all of whom are at home. Two brothers, Walter and Bartow Addison, of S.C.; two sisters, Mrs. R. T. Broome and Mrs. Marve Williams, both of Danielsville, also survive him, besides a large number of other relatives.
Son of Joel Christopher & Mahalia Susan(Vandiver)Addison.
Husband to Anna Fain Addison, married 25 Feb 1900 in Franklin Co., GA.
'Lawrence' was instantly killed when a large monument, which he was hauling in a wagon, fell on him and crushed him some time after dark Friday Night.
He had gone to Toccoa for a monument for his father's grave due to the unusual size and shape of the monument it could not be fitted in the wagon in a secure way. However; parties helping him with the load thought they had it tied so that it would not fall from the wagon. Lawrence left Toccoa and was nearing Broad River Church where his father was buried when the accident happened.
It was somewhere between eight and nine o'clock Friday night as his team wandered on after the accident and some of the people living in that neighborhood found the team and put them up for the night.
It is believed that Lawrence had gone into the field to turn around, presumably to go back to find some parts of the monument that had fallen from the wagon and as he was coming back into the road from the field, the wagon ran into a small ditch. The monument, weighing about 3000 pounds fell across his head and shoulders breaking his neck causing instant death.
His body was not found until early Friday morning. A coroners inquest was held and the verdict was that he came to his death by accident. His body was immediately brought to his home in Carnesville Friday mourning to await burial Sunday.
John Lawrence was a good farmer and was well known through the county, and was a member of the family having the largest connection in the county. He possessed many good qualities and was always in a laughing mood.
His remains were laid to rest at Cross Roads Church Sunday afternoon amid one of the largest crowds that ever gathered at this place on a similar occasion. Rev. E. H. Collins, pastor of the church, conducted the funeral services.
Lawrence Addison is survived by his wife Anna Almira Fain Addison; his mother, Mrs. Joel C. Addison, of Carnesville, six children, Lula Mae Addison, who is teaching in Trough, S.C.; Sloan Addison, who has a position in Atlanta; Doyle, Estelle, Joel 'Jay' and Hazel all of whom are at home. Two brothers, Walter and Bartow Addison, of S.C.; two sisters, Mrs. R. T. Broome and Mrs. Marve Williams, both of Danielsville, also survive him, besides a large number of other relatives.
He was 47yrs & 1day.
Son of Joel Christopher & Mahalia Susan(Vandiver)Addison.
Husband to Anna Fain Addison, married 25 Feb 1900 in Franklin Co., GA.
'Lawrence' was instantly killed when a large monument, which he was hauling in a wagon, fell on him and crushed him some time after dark Friday Night.
He had gone to Toccoa for a monument for his father's grave due to the unusual size and shape of the monument it could not be fitted in the wagon in a secure way. However; parties helping him with the load thought they had it tied so that it would not fall from the wagon. Lawrence left Toccoa and was nearing Broad River Church where his father was buried when the accident happened.
It was somewhere between eight and nine o'clock Friday night as his team wandered on after the accident and some of the people living in that neighborhood found the team and put them up for the night.
It is believed that Lawrence had gone into the field to turn around, presumably to go back to find some parts of the monument that had fallen from the wagon and as he was coming back into the road from the field, the wagon ran into a small ditch. The monument, weighing about 3000 pounds fell across his head and shoulders breaking his neck causing instant death.
His body was not found until early Friday morning. A coroners inquest was held and the verdict was that he came to his death by accident. His body was immediately brought to his home in Carnesville Friday mourning to await burial Sunday.
John Lawrence was a good farmer and was well known through the county, and was a member of the family having the largest connection in the county. He possessed many good qualities and was always in a laughing mood.
His remains were laid to rest at Cross Roads Church Sunday afternoon amid one of the largest crowds that ever gathered at this place on a similar occasion. Rev. E. H. Collins, pastor of the church, conducted the funeral services.
Lawrence Addison is survived by his wife Anna Almira Fain Addison; his mother, Mrs. Joel C. Addison, of Carnesville, six children, Lula Mae Addison, who is teaching in Trough, S.C.; Sloan Addison, who has a position in Atlanta; Doyle, Estelle, Joel 'Jay' and Hazel all of whom are at home. Two brothers, Walter and Bartow Addison, of S.C.; two sisters, Mrs. R. T. Broome and Mrs. Marve Williams, both of Danielsville, also survive him, besides a large number of other relatives.
Son of Joel Christopher & Mahalia Susan(Vandiver)Addison.
Husband to Anna Fain Addison, married 25 Feb 1900 in Franklin Co., GA.
'Lawrence' was instantly killed when a large monument, which he was hauling in a wagon, fell on him and crushed him some time after dark Friday Night.
He had gone to Toccoa for a monument for his father's grave due to the unusual size and shape of the monument it could not be fitted in the wagon in a secure way. However; parties helping him with the load thought they had it tied so that it would not fall from the wagon. Lawrence left Toccoa and was nearing Broad River Church where his father was buried when the accident happened.
It was somewhere between eight and nine o'clock Friday night as his team wandered on after the accident and some of the people living in that neighborhood found the team and put them up for the night.
It is believed that Lawrence had gone into the field to turn around, presumably to go back to find some parts of the monument that had fallen from the wagon and as he was coming back into the road from the field, the wagon ran into a small ditch. The monument, weighing about 3000 pounds fell across his head and shoulders breaking his neck causing instant death.
His body was not found until early Friday morning. A coroners inquest was held and the verdict was that he came to his death by accident. His body was immediately brought to his home in Carnesville Friday mourning to await burial Sunday.
John Lawrence was a good farmer and was well known through the county, and was a member of the family having the largest connection in the county. He possessed many good qualities and was always in a laughing mood.
His remains were laid to rest at Cross Roads Church Sunday afternoon amid one of the largest crowds that ever gathered at this place on a similar occasion. Rev. E. H. Collins, pastor of the church, conducted the funeral services.
Lawrence Addison is survived by his wife Anna Almira Fain Addison; his mother, Mrs. Joel C. Addison, of Carnesville, six children, Lula Mae Addison, who is teaching in Trough, S.C.; Sloan Addison, who has a position in Atlanta; Doyle, Estelle, Joel 'Jay' and Hazel all of whom are at home. Two brothers, Walter and Bartow Addison, of S.C.; two sisters, Mrs. R. T. Broome and Mrs. Marve Williams, both of Danielsville, also survive him, besides a large number of other relatives.
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