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- William is the son of Jane Crawford & Daniel T Lawrence.
. 1896 Jan 17 - A pleasant surprise on Messrs William & John C Lawrence & in honor of the latter's cousin, Miss Nettie Greeley, of Cincinnati, was organic by Mrs. James Sliver & daughters & took the nature of party at the Lawrence home last Friday night. By arrangement the party all arrived same the place of rendezvous about the same time, 7 o'clock & after greetings were exchanged with the almost bewildered hosts & bear fair relatives, the ladies set about preparing supper which was an appetizing feast & of bountiful proportions. Mr Bert Smith acted as toastmasters & some of the after dinner talks would have done cried to Chancy Depew. Little Margaret Crowley sang a pretty song. There were doubt 30 present. Miss Greeley will make her home with here relatives here.
Ref: Weekly Palladium newspaper, Benton Harbor, Michigan.
. 1898 Sep 7 - Real Estate Not Dead. At least one agent says he is selling right along. Geo W Closson, who runs a bus line & does a real estate business on the side, with frequent opportunities to meet strangers as they come to town inquiring for land, denies the real estate business in this vicinity is dead. Her has sold 5 farms in the last for years. He has just completed the sale of 15 acres of choice fruit land of John & Wm. Lawrence, 2 miles east of Benton Harbor to Mr A T Stevens, who came her from North Carolina for $1,800. When fruit land without buildings will sell for $120 an acre it shows the value on real estate is by no means depreciating at the rate many suppose. Mr. Stevens has already gone to work to put up a nice house & bar on his farm.
Ref: News Palladium, Benton Harbor
. 1905 Apr 10 - Death Makes Big Inroad
William Lawrence, Pioneer, died at his home on Territorial road, 2 miles east of the city, Saturday afternoon, at the age of 70. He was a native of Ohio & one of the earliest settlers in Benton twp. He was a brother of John C Lawrence of Benton, D. Lawrence of Hartford & Mrs. James Silvers of this city. Saturday afternoon he assisted his brother in hitching a team of horses to come to the city & upon the return of the brother William was dead. Mr. Lawrence never married. Funeral was held this afternoon at the residence at 1 'clock. Burial at Morton Hill Cemetery.
. 1905 Apr 11 - Card of Thanks. Although bowed with grief at the loss of our birth, William Lawrence, we cannot refrain from expressing our since thanks to the Rev F Schofield for his brief but consoling words of condolence, to the Benton Center choir, for their selection & rending of appropriate hems, also to the donors of beautiful flowers, emblematic of friendship & love. That each of you may be so kindly remembered when similarly afflicted is the prayer of the brothers & sisters of the deceased.
Signed, J C Lawrence, R R Lawrence, Mrs J Osborne.
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. 1905 Apr 15 - Millburg. F Scofield was called to officiate at the funeral of William Lawrence on Monday at the home of his bother, John Lawrence on Territorial street.
Ref: News Palladium, Benton Harbor, Michigan.
. William Lawrence is numbered among the substantial general agriculturist & fruit-growers of Berrien Co. The brothers, unmarried, own together a fine cultivated farm of 50 acres, which is partially devoted to the culture of fruit & annually yields & excellent crop of hay. John & William Lawrence occupy positions of useful influence & widely known & highly esteemed as representative men of the county, actively participate in social & business.
X-Ref: Please see Daniel T Lawrence full Lawrence biography.
- Transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg, Thank you.
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1834 - 1905 (70 years)