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Samuel F. Lawson, a prominent farmer of Equality Township, Miller County, Mo., was born in 1849, and is the son of Lewis J. and Nancy (Mathews) Lawson. He is one of four children: Mary Allen, wife of James Walker; Rose Ann, wife of John Busier; B. F. and S. F. Lewis J. Lawson was a native of Kentucky and came to this country at an early date, being among the earliest settlers in that section. William D. Lawson, brother of our subject, enlisted in Company G, Eighth Missouri State Militia Cavalry, and died of fever December 11, 1863, at Lebanon. Laclede Co., Mo. B. F. Lawson, another brother, enlisted August 12, 1864, in Company B, Forty-eighth Missouri, and served until the close of the war. Samuel Lawson was also in the late war. He enlisted in the Enrolled Militia in the spring of 1865 and served several months. He was married to Miss Caldonia Merideth in 1874. She was born in Missouri, and is the daughter of James Merideth. To Mr. and Mrs. Lawson were born two children: James Claud, and Maud, who died at the age of four years. Previous to his marriage, Mr. Lawson had dealt quite extensively in stock, and is now the owner of a fine farm with sixty-five acres under cultivation. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity. Mrs. Lawson is a member of the Baptist Church. Benjamin F. Lawson was married in 1872 to Miss Ellen Tarbutton, and to this union were born five children, three now living: Lucy, Emma and Lena. Those deceased were named Edward and William. Benjamin F. Lawson is at present engaged in running a restaurant and boarding house in Tuscumbia.