Silas Lawrason
ID # 2925, (1857-1933)
| Father | Miller Betzner Lawrason (1835-1929) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Purvis (1841-1892) |
| Birth | Silas Lawrason was born in 1857 at South Dumfries. |
| Marriage | He married Hannah Isabella Mullin on 8 December 1880 at St. George, Brant Co.. Marriage reg. 001240-80 South Dumfries, Brant Co. Silas P. Lawrason, 23, bachelor, farmer, born and residing South Dumfries, parents Miller and Elizabeth Lawrason. Hannah J. Mullin, 24, spinster, born and residing St. George, parents William R. & Olivia Mullin. On 8 December 1880 at St. George. Witnesses Turner Mullin of St. George and Annie Lawrason of South Dumfries. The groom was Methodist and the bride Presbyterian. Clergyman Rev. Robert Hume. |
| Death | He died on 31 March 1933 at Beloit, Wisconsin. |
| Burial | He was buried at St. George Cemetery. |
| Note | It is evident from U.S. census years that Silas D. Lawrason was resident in Beloit, Wisconsin, as late as the 1930 census. Page 12 of the Rockford Register-Republic dated April 1, 1933, informs us that Silas died on Friday morning (March 31st), that the funeral service would be 2:30 Saturday afternoon, and that then the body would be taken to St. George, Ontario, for burial. According to the transcription of St. George Cemetery, done by the Brant County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society, Silas and Isabella are buried together. A death record for Isabella has yet to be found. |
| Last Edited | 17 Jul 2016 |