Betty Elizabeth Young and Mitchell Elmo Lawson met at a house party and fell in love. They eloped on horseback and were married on October 25, 1899 in Nacogdoches, Texas. They had two children:
John Mitchell Lawson, Sr
Ruby Dell Lawson Dumas
Betty Young Lawson attended nursing school in Jacksonville, Texas. While Betty was in school, her daughter Ruby boarded with various families, and her son John spent time with his father Elmo on the railroad.
After Betty finished school, she went to work for Dr. George H Turner in Garrison, Texas. She married Dr. Turner on May 28, 1934.
John Mitchell Lawson, Sr
Ruby Dell Lawson Dumas
Betty Young Lawson attended nursing school in Jacksonville, Texas. While Betty was in school, her daughter Ruby boarded with various families, and her son John spent time with his father Elmo on the railroad.
After Betty finished school, she went to work for Dr. George H Turner in Garrison, Texas. She married Dr. Turner on May 28, 1934.
Betty Elizabeth Young and Mitchell Elmo Lawson met at a house party and fell in love. They eloped on horseback and were married on October 25, 1899 in Nacogdoches, Texas. They had two children:
John Mitchell Lawson, Sr
Ruby Dell Lawson Dumas
Betty Young Lawson attended nursing school in Jacksonville, Texas. While Betty was in school, her daughter Ruby boarded with various families, and her son John spent time with his father Elmo on the railroad.
After Betty finished school, she went to work for Dr. George H Turner in Garrison, Texas. She married Dr. Turner on May 28, 1934.
John Mitchell Lawson, Sr
Ruby Dell Lawson Dumas
Betty Young Lawson attended nursing school in Jacksonville, Texas. While Betty was in school, her daughter Ruby boarded with various families, and her son John spent time with his father Elmo on the railroad.
After Betty finished school, she went to work for Dr. George H Turner in Garrison, Texas. She married Dr. Turner on May 28, 1934.
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