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Henry Leo “Leo” Lawson

Birth: 26 Mar 1885
USA
Death: 24 Jul 1931 (aged 46)
Umapine, Umatilla County, Oregon, USA
Burial: Milton-Freewater IOOF Cemetery

Milton-Freewater, Umatilla County, Oregon, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 5689355 View Source

Leo Lawson, a former resident of Milton but for the past few years a farmer in the Umapine District, was killed instantly when the boom of a hay derrick came in contact with a high tension power line. Mr. Lawson .... were moving a hay derrick from one field to another when the accident occurred. It is supposed that the men overlooked the power line strung alongside the road across which they were moving the machine. When the boom came in contact with the wire Mr. Lawson was killed instantly...Survived by wife and two daughters (names not given)

Leo Lawson, a former resident of Milton but for the past few years a farmer in the Umapine District, was killed instantly when the boom of a hay derrick came in contact with a high tension power line. Mr. Lawson .... were moving a hay derrick from one field to another when the accident occurred. It is supposed that the men overlooked the power line strung alongside the road across which they were moving the machine. When the boom came in contact with the wire Mr. Lawson was killed instantly...Survived by wife and two daughters (names not given)

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Effie Adella Wilson Lawson

1887–1925

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Maintained by: ReconnectNow
Originally Created by: Betty from OR
Added: Aug 15, 2001
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5689355/henry_leo-lawson: accessed ), memorial page for Henry Leo “Leo” Lawson (26 Mar 1885–24 Jul 1931), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5689355, citing Milton-Freewater IOOF Cemetery, Milton-Freewater, Umatilla County, Oregon, USA; Maintained by ReconnectNow (contributor 47291893).

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