John Lawson

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John Lawson

Birth
Forest Hills, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
17 Oct 1863 (aged 23)
Storey County, Nevada, USA
Burial
Gold Hill, Storey County, Nevada, USA Add to Map
Plot
Unknown
Memorial ID
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Born in Mass. He came out to Nevada in 1860 to work in the Silver Mines, He Died on Oct. 17th 1863 from blood poisoning from an infected wound he received when his right hand was crushed by an ore car.

The attached photo is courtesy of The Gold Hill Cemetery Historical Soc. The two color photos were taken in 1998 and show you what The Gold Hill Nevada City Cemetery looks like today.
Born in Mass. He came out to Nevada in 1860 to work in the Silver Mines, He Died on Oct. 17th 1863 from blood poisoning from an infected wound he received when his right hand was crushed by an ore car.

The attached photo is courtesy of The Gold Hill Cemetery Historical Soc. The two color photos were taken in 1998 and show you what The Gold Hill Nevada City Cemetery looks like today.