James Lawson

James was born in 1841 in , Hawkins, Tennessee.  James' father was Banks Lawson and his mother was Thersey Parvin.  His paternal grandfather was Lawson. He had five brothers and five sisters, named Clem, Palestine, Pleasant, Curren, Ambrose, Eliza, Kay, Elizabeth, Amanda and Jane.  He was the sixth oldest of the eleven children.