Lawton Cemetery
                                                             Forest Township,  Richland County, Wisconsin  USA

                                                                                  (This Page Last Updated June 16, 2021)

                                                          HERE THEY SLEEP Narrative

                                                                TALES THE TOMBSTONES TELL

                                                                           Thompson's Cemetery Guide  

                                                                   Cemetery location map by Dennis Cook

                                         SURNAMES                                      
                                            (Data Last Updated May 27, 2019)

SURNAME   Given Name  MAIDEN-OTHER      
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BACOM, Clara                       1811 1870            12-26-1870
     Married Oel Bacom.
     Note: Aged not listed! Used 1870 census for birth year.
BALCOM, Bradley Phelps             1816 1900 07-26-1816 08-16-1900
     Married Patience P. Fitch.
     Married Charlotte Maria Elder-Hill on March 12, 1871.
     Son of Isaac & Anna (Burr) Balcom.
BALCOM, Charlotte Maria ELDER-HILL 1817 1905 12-27-1817 10-09-1905
     Married Leander J. Hill [died Waukesha, WI] in 1837 in Ohio.
     Married Bradley Phelps Balcom
on March 12, 1871.
BUCHANAN, Lucy M.                  1847 1871 01-06-1847 03-16-1871
     Married Daniel M. Buchanan. Aged 24Ys 2Ms 10Ds
CULVERSON, Nancy                   1808 1872            05-03-1872
     Married Levi Culverson. Aged 64 years.
DOWELL, Caroline Matilda LAWTON    1844 1879            08-13-1879
     Married William Dowell on February 14, 1869 in Vernon Co., Wisconsin.
     Daughter of Isaac Isaiah & Jane "Jennie" (Green) Lawton.
     MS with her daughter Vermis Daisy Dowell. "Mother"
DOWELL, Vermis Daisy               1878 1879 09-03-1878 02-03-1879
     Daughter of William & Caroline Matilda (Lawton) Dowell.
     MS with her mother Caroline Matilda (Lawton) Dowell. "Daughter"
FAY, Edward                        1807 1871 11-01-1807 

     Married Sarah Mahala Abbott [1815-1852] on February 10, 1842 in Vt.
     Married Sarah L. Himes on February 13, 1853 in Vt.
     Son of Edward & Sarah (Day) Fay.
     Note: HERE THEY SLEEP listed "Co C 2nd Wis Cav-Civil War" Wrong person.

GREEN, Mary Jane W. LAWTON         1824 1906 02-28-1824 01-15-1906
     Married Samuel W. Green on December 4, 1859 in Jefferson Co., WI.
     Daughter of Isaac Isaiah & Jane "Jennie" (Green) Lawton.
     Note: Aged Illegible. Used 1906 History for birth year.
     Note: Some records show buried Chapel Hill Cemetery in LaFarge, WI.

HANSON, Baby Girl                  1909 1909 07-05-1909 07-05-1909
     Daughter of Lewis H. & Dena (Hawkinson) Hanson.
HANSON, Dena HAWKINSON             1886 1909 08-19-1886 09-28-1909
     Married Lewis H. Hanson.
     Daughter of Ole & Nettie (Wagmeon) Hawkinson.
     Note: Added from death record. Cemetery not listed.
HICKOX, Cora M.                    1870 1871 05-29-1870 12-14-1871

     Daughter of Charles W. & Julia (Dean) Hickox. Aged 1Ys 6Ms 15Ds
HICKOX, Sarah M. SCOTT             1820
     Married Watson S. Hickox.
     Note: Marker dates Illegible. Used 1870 census for birth year.
HICKOX, Watson S.                  1814 1872 03-05-1814 02-16-1872
     Married Sarah M. Scott. Aged 57Ys 11Ms 11Ds
HICKOX, William S.                 1844 1872 06-05-1844 09-21-1872
     Corporal Co G 35th Wis Inf - Civil War   Aged 28Ys 3Ms 16Ds
     Son of Watson S. & Sarah M. (Scott) Hickox.
     Note: Newer US marker has no birth date and death date of
     June 5, 1884. Small marker has 1844-1872 as listed.

HUBBELL, Jessie                    1819 1893 10-05-1819 08-09-1893
     Married Mary M. _____.
LAWTON, Eleanor Hope               1912 1912 10-17-1912 10-17-1912
     Infant daughter of Alrie Ray & Vesta Bell (Greenwood) Lawton.
LAWTON, George Washington          1840 1870 06-19-1840 09-14-1870
     Private Co H 5th Wis Inf - Civil War
     Married Mary Ellis on July 22, 1866.
     Son of Isaac Isaiah & Jane "Jennie" (Green) Lawton.
LAWTON, Isaac Isaiah               1794 1869 07-25-1794 08-09-1869
     Corporal - War of 1812   Aged 75 years.
     Married Jane "Jennie" Green in 1818 in New York.
     Son of Issac Isaiah & Martha (Shearman) Lawton.

LAWTON, Isaac Richard "Dick"       1829 1903 11-03-1829 04-28-1903
     Corporal Co H 46th Wis Inf - Civil War
     Married Melissa A. Southworth on September 25, 1855 in Genesee, WI.
     Son of Isaac Isaiah & Jane "Jennie" (Green) Lawton.
LAWTON, James Walden               1860 1936 08-26-1860 12-20-1936
     Married Sarah Elizabeth Saubert on June 7, 1883.
     Married Margaret Ellen "Maggie" Hill-Green in November of 1919.
     Son of Isaac Richard "Dick" & Melissa A. (Southworth) Lawton.
          Note: Middle name vary. Walden, Waldon
LAWTON, Jane "Jennie" GREEN        1800 1870 06-20-1800 05-01-1870

     Married Isaac Isaiah Lawton in 1818 in New York. Aged 69Ys 10Ms 11Ds
     Daughter of Francis & Esthes (Hogg) Green.

LAWTON, Mary ELLIS
     Married George Washington Lawton on July 22, 1866.
     Note: Dates Illegible!
LAWTON, Melissa A. SOUTHWORTH      1831 1929 05-29-1831 12-08-1929
     Married Isaac Richard Lawton on September 25, 1855 in Genesee, WI.
     Daughter of Edward & Huldah (Stearns) Southworth.

LAWTON, Sarah Elizabeth SAUBERT    1864 1918 11-13-1864 05-01-1918
     Married James Walden Lawton on June 7, 1883.
     Daughter of John Karl & Christena (Glassel) Saubert.
LAWTON, Virginia E. BENNETT        1845 1867 12-20-1845 06-16-1867
     1st wife of Diamond Alonzo Lawton. Married September 22, 1859.
     Daughter of Jacob & Eliza Bennett. Aged 21Ys 5MS 27Ds
LAWTON, William Elliott "Jay"      1869 1872 10-08-1869 08-15-1872
     Son of Isaac Richard "Dick" & Melissa A. (Southworth) Lawton.
LAWTON, William H.                 1869 1870 03-16-1869 07-21-1870
     Son of Diamond Alonzo & 2nd wife Margaret Lawton. Aged 1Ys 4Ms 5Ds
PHILLIPS, Albert                   1866 1934
     Married Lillian Brunson on March 12, 1887.
     Son of Abraham W. & Julia (Hales Phillips.
     Note: Marriage Index shows parents Daniel & Martha Jane Phillips!

PHILLIPS, Lillian BRUNSON           1869 1928
     Married Albert Phillips on March 12, 1887.
     Daughter of Burr & Sarah Ann Brunson.
TAYLOR, Alfred G.                  1863 1865 09-08-1863 07-11-1865
     Son of J.H. & E. Taylor. Aged 1Ys 10Ms 3Ds
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                  Maiden Name Cross - Reference
 

MAIDEN/Other marriages    Given Name                Burial Surname
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BENNETT                   Virginia E.               Lawton
BRUNSON                   Lillian                   Phillips
ELDER-Hill                Charolotte Maria          Balcom
ELLIS                     Mary                      Lawton

GREEN                     Jane "Jennie"             Lawton
Hill-ELDER                Charolotte Maria          Balcom
LAWTON                    Mary Jane W.              Green
SAUBERT                   Sarah Elizabeth           Lawton
SCOTT                     Sarah M.                  Hickox
SOUTHWORTH                Melissa A.                Lawton

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Veteran's Report for Lawton Cemetery

        (Total of 4 as of May 27, 2019)

         Revolutionary War [1775-1783]
{No Veterans from this war buried in Richland County}

        War of 1812 Veterans [1812-1815]
LAWTON, Isaac I.                              1794  1869   W

        Mexican War Veterans [1846-1848]
{No Veterans from this war buried in this cemetery}

         Civil War Veterans [1861-1865]
HICKOX, William S.                            1844  1872   C
LAWTON, George Washington                     1840  1870   C
LAWTON, Isaac Richard                         1829  1903   C

       Spanish American War Veterans [1898-1899]
{No Veterans from this war buried in this cemetery}

         World War I Veterans [1917-1918]
{No Veterans from this war buried in this cemetery}

        World War II Veterans [1941-1946]
{No Veterans from this war buried in this cemetery}

      
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