James married Margaret C HAFEY (HEAFEY) (HEAPHY)
11 October 1862
in Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA
.
The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Margaret C HAFEY (HEAFEY) (HEAPHY)
was born
August 1834
in
Ballenclay, Waterford, Ireland.
Margaret C died
24 January 1907
in
Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA.
James LAWLER died
5 November 1886
in Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA.
Details of the family tree of James appear below.
RELATED READING
Explore the World Around This Ancestor
Historical context and research guides selected from this person's time and place.
How to read this timeline
Records about James LAWLER and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.
Show:
Use these buttons to focus on the ancestor's own records or the wider historical context.
Biography
James Lawler, son of Francis Lawler, was born in Ireland. He followed his parents to America in i860, and lived for a number of years with the family at South Deerfield. He removed thence to Leicester, Worcester County, where he worked in the manufacture of card clothing for the wool business. On account of failing health, however, he gave up that occupation, returned to Western Massachusetts, in 1881, and spent his last years at Greenfield, where he died November 5, 1886. He married, at South Deerfield, Margaret Hafey, who was born at Ballenclay, County Waterford, Ireland, died January 24, 1907. Children: 1. Frank Joseph, mentioned below. 2. Nicholas J., of Lawler Brothers, owners of Lawler Theatre. 3. Thomas L., associated with his brother, Nicholas J. 4. Margaret J., died aged three years. 5. Mary A., born April 2, 1872, married Edward Donovan, a grocer of Greenfield, Massachusetts.
Source / record details John H. (John Hoyt) Lockwood. Western Massachusetts; a history, 1636-1925 (Volume 3) online.
Birth — 1836 15 July 1836 Cavemtown Cacine, Ireland
1862 Marriage / Partner James LAWLER and Margaret C HAFEY (HEAFEY) (HEAPHY) 11 October 1862, Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA
He was 26 years old.
Civil War Draft Registration
Name: James Lawler Birth Year: abt 1837 Place of birth: Ireland Age on 1 July 1863: 26 Race: White Marital Status: Married Residence: Deerfield, Massachusetts Congressional District: 9th Class: 1
Name: Janes Lawler Age in 1870: 35 Birth Year: abt 1835 BirthPlace: Ireland Dwelling Number: 190 Home in 1870: Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Deerfield Occupation: RR Laborer Father of Foreign Birth: Y Mother of Foreign Birth: Y Cannot Read: Y Cannot Write: Y Male Citizen Over 21: Y Personal Estate Value: 100 Real Estate Value: 500 Inferred Spouse: Margaret Lawler Inferred Children: Frank Lawler Nicholas Lawler Thomas Lawler Household Members Age Janes Lawler 35 Margaret Lawler 37 Frank Lawler 6 Nicholas Lawler 5 Thomas Lawler
Name: James Lawler Age: 40 Birth Date: Abt 1840 BirthPlace: Ireland Home in 1880: Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Street: On Main Road In Village of Leicester Commencing At The West and Going East Dwelling Number: 350 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Margaret Lawler Father's BirthPlace: Ireland Mother's BirthPlace: Ireland Occupation: Laborer Neighbors: View others on page Household Members Age Relationship James Lawler 40 Self (Head) Margaret Lawler 47 Wife Frank Lawler 16 Son Nicholas J Lawler 15 Son Thomas Lawler 11 Son Mary A Lawler 7 Daughter
Name: James Lawler Gender: Male Age: 55 Birth Date: abt 1831 Birth Place: Ireland Death Date: 5 Nov 1886 Death Place: Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA Father: Frank Lawler
James
LAWLER
Margaret C HAFEY (HEAFEY) (HEAPHY)
Birth — 1836
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)
1862 Marriage / Partner
Questions, Corrections & New Information
Ask a question or share a correction, source, or new detail about James LAWLER.
When possible, include names, dates, places, and sources so the information is easier to verify.