Horace A. Lawrence
May 25, 1838 - May 22, 1889
Horace A. Lawrence was a pioneer of York Township and a Civil War veteran. Horace Lawrence was the son of Jesse and
Almeda (nee Benedict) Lawrence, who also came to York Township circa 1873[i].
Horace Lawrence came to York Township from Plymouth Township, Sheboygan
County with his first wife, Lorinda (nee Windsor)
Lawrence who died in 1875. Lorinda Lawrence was a sister to Sophronia Lawrence (Horace’s aunt who
was the widow of his Uncle Harvey Lawrence) and Esther Livingston
(Samuel
Livingston’s wife). Horace was a brother to Zelina Rowe
(William Rowe’s
wife), Sarah Lindsley (George Lindsley’s wife) and to
Irvin Lawrence, all whom
are buried in York Center Cemetery. He
was also a first cousin to Adonijah Benedict, another pioneer of York Township
and Civil War veteran. After the death of his first wife, Lorinda, he then
married Edna Smithers.
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