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James Lawrence was born on January 18th, 1881.1   James Lawrence's father was Alfred Kelley Bates and his mother was Louisa Smith Strong.  His maternal grandparents were Addison Kellogg Strong and Madorah Janett Elder. He had two brothers and six sisters, named Alfred Kelley, Edward Strong, Ethel Louise, Madorah Janet, Naomi Handy, Mary Seymour, Gertrude Strong and Lucy Holmes.  He was the oldest of the nine children.1 

Family Details of James Lawrence's family with Mabel Parmelee

1 phelps.FTW
Further sources/citations:
World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 @ Tree #3991, 3991.ftw