Clarence Collie Lawrence was born on September 11, 1900 in Trigg County, Kentucky. He was the oldest of four children of James Robert Lawrence and Lucy Rebecca Mize Lawrence. James Robert was a farmer and was a native of Trigg County. Lucy was a native of Stewart County, Tennessee. Clarence was a descendant of Starkie Thomas and Jemima Bridges Sholar.
Clarence’s siblings were Will Josh Lawrence, born in 1902 and married Faithy Madelyn Wilson; Clyde Layton Lawrence, born in 1907 and married Myra Lou Bridges; and Dennis Bernard Lawrence, born in1910 and married Rebecca Ann Mitchell and later married Earline Luzira Shemwell Brown.
On September 2,1926, Clarence married Jettie Bleidt. Jettie was born on June 8, 1900 in the Golden Pond community of Trigg County. She was the second child of Ernest R, Bleidt and Della Lane Bleidt. Ernest was a farmer and was a native of Allegheny City, Pennsylvania and his family were immigrants from Germany. Della was a native of Trigg County.
After Clarence and Jettie were married, they settled on a farm located on the Cerulean Road outside of Cadiz. Clarence worked as a farmer at that location for his entire life. Jettie was a homemaker.
Clarence and Jettie were the parents of three children, Freida Bleidt Lawrence, born in 1932 and married John Anthony Henneberger; James Robert Lawrence, born in 1935 and Married Linda S. Fuller, and then married Rita Faye Ezell Roberts and later married Janice Lottich Barker; and Ernest Ronald Lawrence, born in 1938 and married Clara Dell Gentry.
Clarence died on August 1, 1975 at the age of 74 at the Trigg County Hospital in Cadiz, Kentucky. He was buried in the Lawrence Cemetery in the Dyers Chapel community. Jettie died on March 20, 1993 at the age of 92 at the Trigg County Hospital. She was buried in the Lawrence Cemetery next to her husband.
Clarence and Jettie tombstone
Clarence tombstone
Jettie tombstone
LINEAGE: (Clarence Collie Lawrence was the son of James Robert and Lucy Rebecca Mize Lawrence. James was the first child of William Allen and Margaret Jane Thomas Lawrence. Margaret was the fourth child of Stanley and Emily Ann Light Thomas. Stanley was the second child of Starkie and Mary Bridges Thomas. Starkie was the fourth child of James and Mary Standley Thomas. William Allen was the first child of James Henry Lawrence and Elizabeth Sholar. Elizabeth was the fifth child of Allen and Jemima Bridges Sholar. Jemima was the first child of Drury and Charity Cohoon Bridges.)
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