Neely LAWRENCE
[php1.FTW] 1880 Census: Catskill, Greene County, New York Neely Lawrence aged 89, born NY, listed as Ot her in the relations column. He is living with Ebaneza Slater, aged 70 NY, wife Hannah M Sl ater aged 55 NY, son Orrin Slater aged 26, daughter-in-law Mary Jane Slater age 20 NY, son Ge orge F Slater age 23 NY, son Cahrles E Slater age 18 NY, daughter Adla Slater age 13 NY, an d Josaphine Slater age 2 NY listed as Other.
[php1.FTW] Parents may have been Frederick Wall abt 1759 died 6 Dec 1832 and Mary? born abt 1759 died 3 1 May 1841. Both are buried in the Lawrence Family Cemetery, located behind the Kiskatom Fir e House on Route 32, Greene County New York (Source Rootsweb).
[php1.FTW] Was a Vetinary doctor. Owned about 1,000 in Brooklyn, Iowa Wilma Kelly has the first page o f his Will. She wrote to Iowa and asked for a copy of the testate-intestate Will. Madison Township Biographies p 956-7 Farmer and Vetinaery Surgeon Section 4, PO Haven, Tama County, Iowa. After receiving his educ ation he engaged in farming until 1855, when he moved to Wisconsin and there continued to far m until 1863. when he moved to Iowa and settled in Winneshiek county and again engaged in far ming until 1867, when he moved to Tama County and again farmed for 2 years; then he came to M adison where he owned 97 acres of well-improved land. His wife was 16 when they married.
He married Catherine Wall 20 May 1815 at Katsbaan Church, Ulster County, New York . Catherine Wall was born at New York Usa 2 Dec 1799 .
They were the parents of 11
children:
Merchant W Lawrence
born 23 Jul 1824.
Roswell P Lawrence
born 23 Sep 1826.
Hescikia W Lawrence
born 4 Sep 1830.
Joseph Beiber Lawrence
born 2 Dec 1832.
Mary Lawrence
born 1835.
Martha Lawrence
born 1835.
Ida Lawrence
born 1839.
John Lawrence
born 1841.
Alma Lawrence
born 1843.
Lomera Lawrence
born 17 Apr 1843.
Robert Lawrence
born 1845.
Neely Lawrence died 17 Mar 1882 at Catskill, Greene County New York .
Catherine Wall died 5 Jul 1862 .