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Laurin Bryan Askew Sr was born on August 29, 1863 in Eufaula, Alabama, the son of Bryan Askew and Nina/Mima (Lauren) Askew (ca 1836- ). {His Death Certificate lists his birth place as Eufaula, Alabama, while his obituary has him born in Vicksburg, Mississippi.} He was 11 years old when he and his widowed mother moved to Clarksville, Tennessee.
After high school Laurin attended Stewart College {later known as Southwestern Presbyterian University}, and upon graduation he was employed by Owen & Moore Druggists, AND, on November 11, 1886 he was married to Florence Couts (1865-1951), the daughter of John Franklin Couts (1818–1897) and his 2nd wife Carrie E (Patton) Couts (1849–1887).
Laurin later bought Owen & Moore and formed a partnership with Thomas Edwards. Later still he partnered with Lacy Lockert, and that continued until 1906 when Askew-Coulter-Owen Drug Company was founded.
He was a member of the board of aldermen and mayor from the Third Ward, was a member of First Presbyterian Church, a director of Northern Bank of Tennessee and was affiliated with Pythagoras Lodge IOOF and Cumberland lodge of Knights of Pythias.
A retired and living in Clarksville, Laurin was 64 years old, married and had chronic Bright's disease when he had a paralytic stroke and died on October 25, 1927.
Survivors included his widow Florence, sons Lauren B Askew Jr, John Couts Askew and Harley L Askew and six grandchildren.
Burial was on October 27th in Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville.
Much of the above is from his Death Certificate, with Mrs L B Askew of Clarksville, Tennessee as the informant. Additional information is from his published obituary in THE TENNESSEAN on October 26, 1927.
Known children of Florence and Laurin:
~ Laurin Bryan Askew Jr (1888–1933)
~ John "Couts" Askew (27 Mar 1890–14 Mar 1969) married Barbara Ann Barker
~ Harley Lestrange Askew (1892–1937)
[1900 census = 3 children; 3 living]
[1910 census = 3 children; 3 living]
{When son John "Couts" Askew, a farmer, died in 1969 at his home in Trenton, Kentucky, his obituary has him buried in the family plot at "the old brick house" in Clarksville, Tennessee, but that particular burial site has not been revealed.}
Laurin Bryan Askew Sr was born on August 29, 1863 in Eufaula, Alabama, the son of Bryan Askew and Nina/Mima (Lauren) Askew (ca 1836- ). {His Death Certificate lists his birth place as Eufaula, Alabama, while his obituary has him born in Vicksburg, Mississippi.} He was 11 years old when he and his widowed mother moved to Clarksville, Tennessee.
After high school Laurin attended Stewart College {later known as Southwestern Presbyterian University}, and upon graduation he was employed by Owen & Moore Druggists, AND, on November 11, 1886 he was married to Florence Couts (1865-1951), the daughter of John Franklin Couts (1818–1897) and his 2nd wife Carrie E (Patton) Couts (1849–1887).
Laurin later bought Owen & Moore and formed a partnership with Thomas Edwards. Later still he partnered with Lacy Lockert, and that continued until 1906 when Askew-Coulter-Owen Drug Company was founded.
He was a member of the board of aldermen and mayor from the Third Ward, was a member of First Presbyterian Church, a director of Northern Bank of Tennessee and was affiliated with Pythagoras Lodge IOOF and Cumberland lodge of Knights of Pythias.
A retired and living in Clarksville, Laurin was 64 years old, married and had chronic Bright's disease when he had a paralytic stroke and died on October 25, 1927.
Survivors included his widow Florence, sons Lauren B Askew Jr, John Couts Askew and Harley L Askew and six grandchildren.
Burial was on October 27th in Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville.
Much of the above is from his Death Certificate, with Mrs L B Askew of Clarksville, Tennessee as the informant. Additional information is from his published obituary in THE TENNESSEAN on October 26, 1927.
Known children of Florence and Laurin:
~ Laurin Bryan Askew Jr (1888–1933)
~ John "Couts" Askew (27 Mar 1890–14 Mar 1969) married Barbara Ann Barker
~ Harley Lestrange Askew (1892–1937)
[1900 census = 3 children; 3 living]
[1910 census = 3 children; 3 living]
{When son John "Couts" Askew, a farmer, died in 1969 at his home in Trenton, Kentucky, his obituary has him buried in the family plot at "the old brick house" in Clarksville, Tennessee, but that particular burial site has not been revealed.}
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Laurin Bryan Askew Sr was born on August 29, 1863 in Eufaula, Alabama, the son of Bryan Askew and Nina/Mima (Lauren) Askew (ca 1836- ). {His Death Certificate lists his birth place as Eufaula, Alabama, while his obituary has him born in Vicksburg, Mississippi.} He was 11 years old when he and his widowed mother moved to Clarksville, Tennessee.
After high school Laurin attended Stewart College {later known as Southwestern Presbyterian University}, and upon graduation he was employed by Owen & Moore Druggists, AND, on November 11, 1886 he was married to Florence Couts (1865-1951), the daughter of John Franklin Couts (1818–1897) and his 2nd wife Carrie E (Patton) Couts (1849–1887).
Laurin later bought Owen & Moore and formed a partnership with Thomas Edwards. Later still he partnered with Lacy Lockert, and that continued until 1906 when Askew-Coulter-Owen Drug Company was founded.
He was a member of the board of aldermen and mayor from the Third Ward, was a member of First Presbyterian Church, a director of Northern Bank of Tennessee and was affiliated with Pythagoras Lodge IOOF and Cumberland lodge of Knights of Pythias.
A retired and living in Clarksville, Laurin was 64 years old, married and had chronic Bright's disease when he had a paralytic stroke and died on October 25, 1927.
Survivors included his widow Florence, sons Lauren B Askew Jr, John Couts Askew and Harley L Askew and six grandchildren.
Burial was on October 27th in Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville.
Much of the above is from his Death Certificate, with Mrs L B Askew of Clarksville, Tennessee as the informant. Additional information is from his published obituary in THE TENNESSEAN on October 26, 1927.
Known children of Florence and Laurin:
~ Laurin Bryan Askew Jr (1888–1933)
~ John "Couts" Askew (27 Mar 1890–14 Mar 1969) married Barbara Ann Barker
~ Harley Lestrange Askew (1892–1937)
[1900 census = 3 children; 3 living]
[1910 census = 3 children; 3 living]
{When son John "Couts" Askew, a farmer, died in 1969 at his home in Trenton, Kentucky, his obituary has him buried in the family plot at "the old brick house" in Clarksville, Tennessee, but that particular burial site has not been revealed.}
Laurin Bryan Askew Sr was born on August 29, 1863 in Eufaula, Alabama, the son of Bryan Askew and Nina/Mima (Lauren) Askew (ca 1836- ). {His Death Certificate lists his birth place as Eufaula, Alabama, while his obituary has him born in Vicksburg, Mississippi.} He was 11 years old when he and his widowed mother moved to Clarksville, Tennessee.
After high school Laurin attended Stewart College {later known as Southwestern Presbyterian University}, and upon graduation he was employed by Owen & Moore Druggists, AND, on November 11, 1886 he was married to Florence Couts (1865-1951), the daughter of John Franklin Couts (1818–1897) and his 2nd wife Carrie E (Patton) Couts (1849–1887).
Laurin later bought Owen & Moore and formed a partnership with Thomas Edwards. Later still he partnered with Lacy Lockert, and that continued until 1906 when Askew-Coulter-Owen Drug Company was founded.
He was a member of the board of aldermen and mayor from the Third Ward, was a member of First Presbyterian Church, a director of Northern Bank of Tennessee and was affiliated with Pythagoras Lodge IOOF and Cumberland lodge of Knights of Pythias.
A retired and living in Clarksville, Laurin was 64 years old, married and had chronic Bright's disease when he had a paralytic stroke and died on October 25, 1927.
Survivors included his widow Florence, sons Lauren B Askew Jr, John Couts Askew and Harley L Askew and six grandchildren.
Burial was on October 27th in Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville.
Much of the above is from his Death Certificate, with Mrs L B Askew of Clarksville, Tennessee as the informant. Additional information is from his published obituary in THE TENNESSEAN on October 26, 1927.
Known children of Florence and Laurin:
~ Laurin Bryan Askew Jr (1888–1933)
~ John "Couts" Askew (27 Mar 1890–14 Mar 1969) married Barbara Ann Barker
~ Harley Lestrange Askew (1892–1937)
[1900 census = 3 children; 3 living]
[1910 census = 3 children; 3 living]
{When son John "Couts" Askew, a farmer, died in 1969 at his home in Trenton, Kentucky, his obituary has him buried in the family plot at "the old brick house" in Clarksville, Tennessee, but that particular burial site has not been revealed.}
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