Laws, Joel Johnson 1a

Birth Name Laws, Joel Johnson
Gender male
Age at Death 68 years, 11 months, 1 day

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 17 Jun 1848 Chestnut Ridge, Union, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States of America    
Census 1 Jun 1850 Union, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States of America Wilson Laws Household, 1850 Census 2a
  Page No.: 507 2a
  Sheet No.: 254 2a
  Minor Civil Division: Union township 2a
  County of: Ste. Genevieve 2a
  State of: Missouri 2a
  Enumeration Date: 15 Oct 1850 2a
  Line No.: 33-36 2a
  Family No.: 710 2a
  Name: Laws, Joel 2a
  Age: 2 2a
  Sex: M 2a
  Place of birth: Missouri 2a
Census 1 Jun 1860 Union, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States of America Wilson Laws Household, 1860 Census 3a
  Page No.: 133 & 134 3a
  Sheet No.: 297 3a
  Minor Civil Division: Union township 3a
  County of: Ste. Genevieve 3a
  State of: Missouri 3a
  Enumeration Date: 9 August 1860 3a
  Post Office: Chesnut Ridge 3a
  Line No.: 37-40 & 1-3 3a
  Family No.: 915 3a
  Name: Laws, Joel 3a
  Age: 12 3a
  Sex: M 3a
  Place of birth: Missouri 3a
  Attended school within the year: / 3a
Census 1 Jun 1870 Union, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States of America Joel Laws Household, 1870 Census 4a
  Page No.: 19 & 20 4a
  Sheet No.: 589 4a
  Minor Civil Division: Union township 4a
  County of: Ste. Genevieve 4a
  State of: Missouri 4a
  Enumeration Date: 4 August 1870 4a
  Post Office: Oak Ridge 4a
  Line No.: 39-40 & 1 4a
  Family No.: 121 4a
  Name: Laws, Joel 4a
  Age: 22 4a
  Sex: M 4a
  Color: W 4a
  Place of birth: Missouri 4a
  Cannot read: / 4a
  Cannot write: / 4a
  Male citizen 21 and over: / 4a
Census 1 Jun 1880 Union, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States of America Joel Laws Household, 1880 Census 5a
  Page No.: 20 5a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 2 5a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 137 5a
  Minor Civil Division: Union township 5a
  County of: Ste. Genevieve 5a
  State of: Missouri 5a
  Enumeration Date: 14 June 1880 5a
  Line No.: 23-31 5a
  Family No.: 186 5a
  Name: Laws, Joel 5a
  Color: W 5a
  Sex: M 5a
  Age: 31 5a
  Occupation: Farmer 5a
  Place of birth: Missouri 5a
  Place of birth of father: North Carolina 5a
  Place of birth of mother: North Carolina 5a
Census 1 Jun 1900 Union, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States of America Joal Laws Household, 1900 Census 6a
  State (or Territory) of: Missouri 6a
  County of: Ste. Genevieve 6a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 10 6a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 107 6a
  Sheet No.: 12A 6a
  Division of County: Union township 6a
  Enumeration Date: 21 June 1900 6a
  Name: Laws, Joal 6a
  Relation to head: head 6a
  Color: W 6a
  Sex: M 6a
  Month of birth: June 6a
  Year of birth: 1851 6a
  Age: 48 6a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: M 6a
  Years of present marriage: 31 6a
  Place of birth: Missouri 6a
  Place of birth of father: North Carolina 6a
  Place of birth of mother: North Carolina 6a
  Occupation: Farming 6a
  Months not employed: 0 6a
  Can read: yes 6a
  Can write: yes 6a
  Can speak English: yes 6a
  Home owned or rented: O 6a
  Owned free or mortgaged: F 6a
  Farm or house: F 6a
  Number of farm schedule: 204 6a
Census 15 Apr 1910 Union, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States of America Joel J. Laws Household, 1910 Census 7a
  State (or Territory) of: Missouri 7a
  County of: Ste. Genevieve 7a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 11 7a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 141 7a
  Sheet No.: 5A 7a
  Division of County: Union township 7a
  Enumeration Date: 18 May 1910 7a
  Name: Laws, Joel J. 7a
  Relationship to head: head 7a
  Sex: M 7a
  Color: W 7a
  Age: 61 7a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: M 7a
  Years of present marriage: 41 7a
  Place of birth: Missouri 7a
  Place of birth of father: North Carolina 7a
  Place of birth of mother: North Carolina 7a
  Able to speak English; if not, language spoken: English 7a
  Occupation: Farmer 7a
  Nature of industry: General 7a
  Employer, employee or working on own account: OA 7a
  Out of work: no 7a
  Weeks out of work in 1909: 0 7a
  Able to read: yes 7a
  Able to write: yes 7a
  Home owned or rented: O 7a
  Owned free or mortgaged: F 7a
  Farm or house: F 7a
  Number of farm schedule: 81 7a
Death 18 May 1917 Union, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States of America   8a
Burial 20 May 1917 Laws Cemetery, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States of America    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Laws, Wilson R.24 Aug 18173 Oct 1889
Mother Slate, Margaret29 Mar 182812 Aug 1889
         Laws, Joel Johnson 17 Jun 1848 18 May 1917
    Brother     Laws, Leonard Jason 30 Aug 1850 8 Feb 1933
    Sister     Laws, Martha about 1853 about 1920
    Brother     Laws, David F. 5 Dec 1855 21 Jul 1880
    Brother     Laws, Hugh Silas about Jan 1858 27 Sep 1910
    Sister     Laws, Linda about 1861
    Brother     Laws, Francis Marion about Nov 1862 9 Aug 1949
    Brother     Laws, Charles about 1866 5 Feb 1938
    Brother     Laws, Evelyn Clement about 1868 25 Oct 1964

Families

Family of Laws, Joel Johnson and Cunningham, Frances Elizabeth
Married Wife Cunningham, Frances Elizabeth ( * 28 Nov 1849 + 3 Feb 1931 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 14 Jan 1869 St. Francois, Missouri, United States of America    
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Laws, Milton Wilson6 Oct 186927 Aug 1943
Laws, Ervin Marion1 Jan 187112 May 1935
Laws, Cyrus Kennett16 Sep 187229 Mar 1951
Laws, Minnie Mae4 Nov 187522 Oct 1958
Laws, Percy Vernon9 Aug 18771 Jun 1949
Laws, Nellie6 Jan 187916 Apr 1970
Laws, J. B. Sr.18 Feb 188011 Nov 1968
Laws, David Jacob19 Mar 188216 Nov 1963
Laws, Margaret Caroline2 Jul 188722 Jun 1978
Laws, Cleva Frances11 Feb 188929 Jul 1976
Laws, Joel Johnson Jr.16 Sep 18904 Feb 1969

Family Map

Source References

  1. Find A Grave
      • Page: Memorial ID 102740969
  2. U.S. 1850 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1850
      • Page: Missouri, Union township, Ste. Genevieve county, Page 507/254, Lines 33-36
      • 1850 Census, Union township, Ste. Genevieve county, Missouri
  3. U.S. 1860 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1860
      • Page: Missouri, Union township, Ste. Genevieve county, Page 133, Lines 37-40 & Page 134, Lines 1-3
      • 1860 Census, Union township, Ste. Genevieve county, Missouri
      • 1860 Census, Union township, Ste. Genevieve county, Missouri
  4. U.S. 1870 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1870
      • Page: Missouri, Union township, Ste. Genevieve county, Page 19, Lines 39-40 & Page 20, Line 1
      • 1870 Census, Union township, Ste. Genevieve county, Missouri
      • 1870 Census, Union township, Ste. Genevieve county, Missouri
  5. U.S. 1880 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1880
      • Page: Missouri, Supervisor's District 2, Enumeration District 137, Page 20, Lines 23-31
      • 1880 Census, Union township, Ste. Genevieve county, Missouri
  6. U.S. 1900 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1900
      • Page: Missouri, Supervisor's District 10, Enumeration District 107, Sheet 12A, Lines 36-47
      • 1900 Census, Union township, Ste. Genevieve county, Missouri
  7. U.S. 1910 Federal Census
      • Date: 15 Apr 1910
      • Page: Missouri, Supervisor's District 11, Enumeration District 141, Sheet 5A, Lines 38-42
      • 1910 Census, Union township, Ste. Genevieve county, Missouri
  8. Missouri State Archives: Missouri Digital Heritage : Death Records Certificates
      • Page: 1917-19762-a
      • Death Certificate, Joel Johnson Laws

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