THE LAWHORN TREE (NOTE: The symbol (&) is to be read "who married.") [I have added extra paragraphs to make the families easier to follow] Bennett Lawhorn settled at Lawhorn Hill in 1812. His children were Lewis, Benjamine, Nathaniel, George, and Nancy. Benjamine married three times, F. Knight, Ann Richardson, and Sophia Murphy. The children of Benjamine were America, Virginia, William, Jesse & Jane Williamson; John A. & Mary Harris; Sallie & R. Wesley; Millie & Sam Terry; Maria & J. Sanders; Martha & Geo. Davis; James H. &. Jane Leathers; Benjamine; Rube & Nan Mills; Eliza & J. M. Terry; Geo. Riley & Eva Rubarts; Wolford; David & Ruscilla Cain; Matilda & Eli Haggard; Henry Clay; and Tom J. & a Lee; also Phoebe Brown, also Lottie Ellis. The children of Tom J. were Lucy & B. Shell; Buck & Linnie Cundiff; John; Ray & Della Overstreet; Herbert. Oscar was the son of David. He married E. Jeffries (children: Opal, Othel, Maurine, Davy, and Ralph). The children of Rube and Nan were George & Lena Lee (children: Herbert, Lawrence, John, Dollie, Alice, Myrtie, James, Frank, Jack, and Charles) ; James & a Lay (children: Charles and Clarence) ; Lyle & J. Minnox; Charles & Bertha Evans (children: Opal and John). The children of George Riley were Ben & Clara French children: Vivian, Bernice, Donald, Bennie); Lydia & Wess Brown; Elsie & F. Roberts; Nannie & T. Roberts; Jason & G. Miller; Ruby; Clell & Della Tucker; Wallace; Beckham; John; Roy; Della. The children of James H. were Jesse & E. Ellison (children: Mary J:, Laura, Lecta, Ed.) ; Manda; William A. & Montie [Maona] Anderson (children: Chas. F. & Mabel West; Katie & S. 0. Powell; Jas. C. & Rosa Walner; Clyde & C. Lane; J. Sherman & Dorothy Riggs; William Beckham & Meacie Estes; Talitha & Lester Lever. (Note: the children of Chas. F. were Chas. F., Jr., and Jewell & J. Dutro. The children of James C. and Rosa were Alford, Christine & J. Broughton). The children of Jesse and Jane were Lizzie & Ed Huston, and Lyle & J. Terry. The children of John and Mary were Jas. F. & Bell Bastin (children: Jason & Fannie Cochran and Bessie & Roscoe Osborn) ; John Willie & Lucy Henderson (children: Roy & Rhoda Strong; Eva Belle & A. B. Tarter; Lucy E. & C. Strong; Dewey; Anna; Estile; and Ear. [Comment: there is a period after Ear, I am sure it should be Earl, and a period should not be there---] ; Mary M. & Frank Allen; Sarah B.; Jesse Sherman & Drusilia Phelps (children: Sadie B. & C. R. Carter; Dortha & Fred Kerr; Agnes; Engle; Sherman & Katrina Davis; Lowell & Agnes Rick- inmyr; Okley; Jessie & Fred Carman) ; Clara Francis & Vanus Hatter; Emma W.; Jason. The children of Jason were: Lewis, J. E., and Chas. & Stella Hatter. The children of Ray and Rhoda were Piercem [this "m" should be a ","] Ollie, Pearl, and Anna.