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James Lawson

Case from Germanton, NC dated Dec 25, 1929

Victim Details

James Lawson

Male

Germanton

NC

1929-12-25

4

James

Lawson

06/27/2026

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On December 25, 1929, in Germanton, North Carolina, a tragic event unfolded that would become known as the Lawson family massacre. James Lawson, a four-year-old boy, was one of the victims. His father, Charles Davis Lawson, a 43-year-old sharecropper, murdered his wife, Fannie Lawson, and six of their seven children before taking his own life. The only survivor was their eldest son, 19-year-old Arthur Lawson, who was sent on an errand just before the crime.

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  • James William Lawson (1925-1929) - Find a Grave...
  • Murder of the Lawson family - Wikipedia

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