The Family of Loren Lawrence I and Rodina Kuhn Lawrence

The Parents of Loren Lawrence I

John E. Lawrence and Maria Thiel Lawrence

The Parents of Rodina Kuhn

Jacob Kuhn and Eleanor Prussia Kuhn

Lawrence Family Tree

Thiel Family Tree

Kuhn Family Tree

Prussia Family Tree

Marriages of Loren Lawrence I

Marriage to Rodina Kuhn

Marriages of Rodina Kuhn

Marriage to Loren Lawrence I

A Biography of Loren Lawrence I

From “Biographical Sketches, 1895”

Loren Lawrence was born during the residence of his parents on their homestead in Sparta, October 30, 1822. When he was eighteen years old, his people moved to Springwater, he remaining beneath the paternal roof thirteen more years.

He and his brother Ira purchased his present homestead in 1853, they two keeping bachelors’ hall a good share of the time, but having occasional visits from their sisters.

In 1863 Ira Lawrence married a young lass by the name of Juliette Lewis, daughter of Jacob Lewis; and then the two brothers who had lived together thirty-eight years had to separate, Ira purchasing of Collins Gardner the farm in Carney Hollow where he still resides.

In 1881 Loren bought fifty-one acres one-half mile north of his residence, making in all one hundred and fifty-six acres. He has labored with persevering diligence and energy in its improvement; and his efforts have been crowned with success, the farm being well cultivated and amply supplied with every convenience for carrying on his work after the most approved methods.

His union with Miss Kuhn was solemnized in 1862, and has been blessed by the birth of six children, three of whom are now living.

Nellie married Edmond L. Albright, a contractor residing in Rochester; and they have three children - Lawrence, Harold, and Leland.

Ulysses Grant, a railroad man residing in Rochester, married Sadie Moose; and they have one child, Grantyne.

The third one is William Artman Lawrence, now staying at home, carrying on the farm.

Mr. Lawrence is in all respects a most valuable citizen of the town, fulfilling his obligations as such with fidelity. In politics he is a staunch adherent of the Republican party, and in religion is inclined to the Methodist church, of which his wife is a faithful member.

A Biography of Rodina Kuhn Lawrence

From “Biographical Sketches, 1895”

Mrs. Rhodina (Kuhn) Lawrence, of Springwater, Livingston County, NY, a woman of unassuming in her ways, amply endowed by nature with strong mental powers, a book-lover and student, especially interested in history, biography, and genealogy, has ever striven to promote the educational interests of the community in which she lives.

Mrs. Lawrence’s paternal grandfather, Peter Kuhn, emigrated from Germany, where the days of his youth had been spent, to this country, and settled in Maryland, where he carried on farming for a time, but later came to this section of New York, being among the early pioneers of the town of Sparta.

The parents of Mrs. Lawrence, Jacob and Eleanor (Prussia) Kuhn, were well-known and prosperous members of the farming community of Sparta, NY. Of the ten children born to them, seven are still living; namely, Jeremiah, Joseph, Lovina, Jacob, Mary, Rhodina, and Eleanor. Mr. and Mrs. Kuhn were worthy Christians, following the teachings of the Lutheran church, to which they belonged; and both lived to a venerable age, the father dying at the age of eighty-three years, and the mother at the age of eighty-five years.

Mrs. Lawrence’s maternal grandparents were Christian and Anna Maria Frederika (Kephart) Prussia, who emigrated from Prussia to Berks County, Pennsylvania, whence they came to this state. They raised a family of four sons and four daughters.

Rhodina Kuhn was a rosy-cheeked maiden, familiar with book-lore and thoroughly trained in the domestic arts, when she became the bride of Loren Lawrence, a stalwart young farmer of Springwater NY, and the son of John Lawrence, both being ripe in age as well as wisdom, he being thirty-nine and she twenty-eight years of old.

The Obituary of Loren Lawrence I

30 October 1822 - 13 January 1902

From the Dansville Express, 23 January 1902

Springwater - Loren Lawrence, an old and respected citizen, died at his home on Buffalo Street on Monday evening, January 13th, of paralysis. He was 79 years old.

The funeral service was held from the house on Thursday, interment in the Wayland cemetery.

He leaves two sons, William of Springwater and Grant of Rochester, and one daughter, Mrs. Edward Albright to mourn his loss.

The Obituary of Rodina Kuhn Lawrence

15 March 1832 - 1901

No obituary found.

The Burial of Loren Lawrence I

Ashley Cemetery in Springwater NY

The Burial of Rodina Kuhn Lawrence

Ashley Cemetery in Springwater NY

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