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Lawrence Phillip Major
 

 
 
Event: Date: Place: Notes: (more notes below)
birth: 29 Nov 1924 Saute Nacoochee, White, Georgia  
marriage 1: 07 Nov 1944 WA? OH? [to:] Jane Ellouise Anderson
divorce: 27 May 1945 WA? OH? Jane was pregnant when they divorced.
marriage 2: 1945-1949 unsure [to:] Dorothy Jean Jenkins
divorce: unsure unsure  
marriage 3: [XXXX] [XXXX] [private] she is still living
death: 20 Aug 1990 Glendale, Maricopa, Arizona  
burial:   unsure FindAGrave Memorial

 

 

 
Timeline
Year Age Event Place
       
1924   birth Sautee Nacoochee, White, Georgia
1930 6 Census Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio
1940 15 Census Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio
1941 16 US enters WWII  -
1942 17 death of father  -
1943 18 Military Enlistment Akron, Summit, Ohio
1944 19 marriage 1 OH? WA?
1945 20 WWII ends  -
1945 20 divorce OH? WA?
1945 21 birth of child: Lawrence Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio
???? ?? marriage 2 Ohio?
1949 21 birth of child: [LIVING] Brilliant, Jefferson, Ohio
1950 25 Census Brilliant, Jefferson, Ohio
1953 28 death of mother  -
1958 33 birth of child: [LIVING] Ohio?
1960 35 birth of child: James Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio
1969 44 marriage 3  -
1990 65 death Glendale, Maricopa, Arizona
 
Family
Relation Name Birth Death
Father: Marvin Luther Major 1895 1942
Mother: Sadie Bell Westmoreland 1894 1953
Siblings: Marvin Major 1916 1973
  Hoyt Harldson Major 1919 1920
  Dwight Major 1921 2001
  Hale Kinsley Major 1923 1923
       
Spouse: Jane Ellouise Anderson 1924 2011
Children: Lawrence Philip Major 1945 2011
       
Spouse: Dorothy Jean Jenkins 1930 1996
Children: [LIVING] [private]  -
  [LIVING] [private]  -
  James Arthur Major 1960 2007
       
Spouse: [LIVING]    
Children: no children from this union    
       


 
 

 
Here are the census records I could find this person in:
 
 
 
MAJOR Family - 1930 - Steubenville, Jefferson Co., Ohio
Link to actual image at FamilySearch (free to use!)
(last child is on next page)
 
 
Name
 
MAJOR, Marvin L
-------, Sadie
-------, Marvin Jr.
-------, Dwight
(on next page)
-------, Lawrence
 
Relationship
 
head
wife
son
son
 -
son
 
Sex
 
M
F
M
M
 -
M
 
Race
 
W
W
W
W
 -
W
 
Age
 
35
36
13
9
 -
5
Marital
Status
 
M
M
S
S
 -
S
Age at 1st
Marriage
 
20
20
Birth
Place
 
Georgia
Georgia
Tennessee
Georgia
 -
Georgia
 
Father
 
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
 -
Georgia
 
Mother
 
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
 -
Georgia
 
Occupation
 
Police
none
none
none
 -
none
 
Industry
 
Steel Mill

 
 
 

MAJOR Family - 1940 - Steubenville, Jefferson Co., Ohio
Link to actual image at FamilySearch (free to use!)
(Marvin Jr moved out, but his household is on next page)
 
 
Name
 
MAJOR, Marvin L
-------, Sadie B
-------, Dwight J
-------, Lawrence P
 
Relationship
 
head
wife
son
son
 
Sex
 
M
F
M
M
 
Race
 
W
W
W
W
 
Age
 
45
45
19
15
Marital
Status
 
M
M
S
S
Birth
Place
 
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
 
Occupation
 
lieutenant, police
 
Industry
 
Steel Mill

 
 
 

MAJOR Family - 1950 - Brilliant, Jefferson Co., Ohio
Link to actual image at FamilySearch (free to use!)
(family starts on line 20)
 
 
Name
 
MAJOR, Lawrence
-------, Dorothy
-------, William L
 
Relationship
 
head
wife
son
 
Race
 
W
W
W
 
Sex
 
M
F
M
 
Age
 
25
19
00
Marital
Status
 
married
married
never
Birth
Place
 
Georgia
Ohio
Ohio
 
Occupation
 
Machinist
 
Industry
 
Motor Company

 
 
 


 


 
Notes: Pictures:
       (2015) I did not even know that Grandpa Larry had been married 3 times, instead of 2, until some time in the late 1980's to early 1990's.
 
     You can see his profile page on FamilySearch here.      
 
       1930 U.S. Federal Census in Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio
 
     1940 U.S. Federal Census in Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio
 
     1950 U.S. Federal Census in Brilliant, Jefferson, Ohio
 
     
 
       

 
 
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