Month: March 2023

Written by: Leo Lawton You may recall that when Benjamin Lawton, son of Oliver, moved north into the New York wilderness in the latter half of the first decade of the 1800s he was nearly 40 years of age, having been born in 1770. At this time, he had 3 children with 4 more to later arrive in the family. […]

Written By: Leo Lawton My grandfather had a twin named Wealtha. This is random information about her. The owner of the diary of Marcus Reed of East Watertown New York states: “It is completely full of handwritten entries for the year of 1893. I believe Marcus is a farmer/carpenter and general handyman. “In the diary is the following: “Wealthy Lawton […]

Written By: Lori Rienhardt February, 2023 after the death of her brother, Leo Eight older brothers I held so dear, One by one they began to disappear, First went Dell and then went Ron, So close together Bert, Bob and Jon, Then Fred and Larry leaving only one, Now that Leo is gone there are none. Four older sisters I […]

Written by: Lori Rienhardt March 13, 2023 My Dad’s name was Lloyd Benjamin Lawton. He was born in Pamelia, New York on August 27 1905. His family lived on the family dairy farm. When he was six, his family moved to Saskatchewan, Canada and then into Montana where they homesteaded. They returned to NYS when he was fourteen. That same […]

Written By: Lori Rienhardt March 17, 2023 My Mom’s name was Alice Pearl Halladay Lawton. She was born May 1 1906 on Arsenal Street in Watertown Ny. She was one of seven kids, although an older brother, Roy, died at age 4 so she only knew five siblings. They were Elsie May, Grace Lulabelle, Jay Payne, Ray Burton and Rose […]