50/ 51. THOMAS LAWRENCE and SUSAN FRANCES O'BRYAN #52ancestors

THOMAS LAWRENCE and SUSAN FRANCES O'BRYAN were the parents of my dear great great grandmother RHODA ELLEN LAWRENCE who married SAMUEL A. HANCOCK, son of PETER and ELIZABETH EDWARDS HANCOCK.

Thomas was the son of John Lawrence, Jr., and Nancy Peden, born about 1824 in Montgomery, Virginia and he married Susan in Floyd, Virginia.

THOMAS LAWRENCE 

b. 11-11-1824 VA, d. 5-26-1897, s/o John P. & Nancy (Peden) Lawrence.

1850 Montgomery Co., VA, 41^st District, H74: Thomas Lawrence, 24 yo w/m, constable-$900, HOH, with Eli 7 yo & Charles 5 yo, both sons of John P. Lawrence & his 1^st wife.

Marriage #1: Thomas Lawrence m. Susan Frances O’Bryan 09-03-1850 Floyd Co., VA bond. She d/o William OBryan per bond.

1860 Floyd Co., VA, Floyd Court House PO, H667: Thomas Lawrence, 35 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $1600/603, HOH.

1870 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville Twp, H255: Thomas Lawrence, 45 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $1,400/310, HOH.

1880 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District, H188: Thomas Lawrence, 56 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, HOH.

1890 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District: Thomas Lawrence, 65 yo.

Marriage #2: Thomas Lawrence m. Susan P. Ballinger 06-01-1893 at Albert Ballinger's, Floyd Co., VA by C.L. Stradley. He 68 yo widowed w/m farmer, b. Montgomery Co., VA & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o John & Nancy (Peden) Lawrence. She 48 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Richard M. & Patsey Ballinger.

1900 Floyd Co., VA, Court House District 14, H99: Susan P. Lawrence, 56 yo widowed w/f housekeeper, b. May 1844 VA, 0 ch, alone (or may be misnumber & she’s with single sister Julia in previous house).

Burial 1897: Jacksonville Burial Ground, Floyd Co., VA.

Susan was the daughter of William O'Bryan and Rhoda Holland, born in Pittsylvania County about 1827.   

b. c1827 Pittsylvania Co., VA, d/o William & Rhoda (unknown) O’Bryan.

1860 Floyd Co., VA, Floyd Court House PO, H667: Susan F. 33 yo w/f, b. VA.

1870 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville Twp, H255: Susan F. 46 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house.

1880 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District, H188: Susan F. 57 yo wife, b. VA.

Burial: Jacksonville Burial Ground, Floyd Co., VA.

Susan had another daughter named Lula E. Lawrence and at least three sons named William, Henry A. and Luther Lawrence according to Ancestry trees....

LINKS---

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~barbr/lawrence2.htm                

http://www.padenfamily.com/familygroup.php?familyID=F4341&tree=peden1
http://records.ancestry.com/lula_e_lawrence_records.ashx?pid=11166647      
http://www.familycentral.net/index/family.cfm?ref1=4645:198&ref2=4645:208    
http://records.ancestry.com/thomas_lawrence_records.ashx?pid=11110710