Edna Browe
LAWTON
(b.
7 May 1906
,
Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
d.
13 October 1942
,
North Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA
)
Age: 36
Cause of Death: Ruptured Gall Bladder
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Edna Browe LAWTON was born 7 May 1906 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Edna Browe LAWTON was the child of Arthur Presby LAWTON and Marguerite M BROWE (BREAULT) and the grandchild of: (paternal) John Abner LAWTON and Margaret Ella COGGESHALL (maternal) Peter Joseph BROWE (BREAULT) and Elizabeth (Libby) ROWE (TETR(E)AULT)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Edna Browe married Walter Frederic THEINERT 6 December 1932 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Walter Frederic THEINERT was born 15 June 1895 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Walter Frederic died 4 March 1955 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville). Walter Frederic was the child of Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT and Mary Louisa (A.K.A. Louise Marie) FRANTZ.
Edna Browe LAWTON died 13 October 1942 in North Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA .
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Walter Frederic THEINERT-- Date: 6 December 1932 Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Walter Frederic THEINERT was the child of Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT and Mary Louisa (A.K.A. Louise Marie) FRANTZ
Children of Walter Frederic THEINERT and Edna Browe LAWTON:
Living (b., North Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Forestdale) (Slatersville) d. , )
Gail Louise THEINERT (b.20 February 1940, Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA d. , )
m. Wendell Gerry HARRIS 17 December 1962 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Walter Frederic THEINERT-- Date: 6 December 1932 Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USAWalter Frederic THEINERT was the child of Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT and Mary Louisa (A.K.A. Louise Marie) FRANTZ
Children of Walter Frederic THEINERT and Edna Browe LAWTON:
Living (b., North Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Forestdale) (Slatersville) d. , ) Gail Louise THEINERT (b.20 February 1940, Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA d. , )m. Wendell Gerry HARRIS 17 December 1962 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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1906 Birth
Name: Edna B. Lawton
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 07 May 1906
Event Place: Fall River, Massachusetts
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Registration Date:
Registration Place:
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Christening Age:
Death Date:
Death Age:
Father's Name: Arthur B. Lawton
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Margaret Bowers
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Paternal Grandfather's Name:
Paternal Grandmother's Name:
Maternal Grandfather's Name:
Maternal Grandmother's Name:
Additional Relatives:
Reference ID: p 173
GS Film number: 2315130
Digital Folder Number: 4383934
Image Number: 185
'Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FXN5-SG9 : accessed 20 Sep 2013), Edna B. Lawton, 1906.
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Name: Edna B. Lawton
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 07 May 1906
Event Place: Fall River, Massachusetts
Gender:
Race:
Registration Date:
Registration Place:
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Christening Age:
Death Date:
Death Age:
Father's Name: Arthur B. Lawton
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Margaret Bowers
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Paternal Grandfather's Name:
Paternal Grandmother's Name:
Maternal Grandfather's Name:
Maternal Grandmother's Name:
Additional Relatives:
Reference ID: p 173
GS Film number: 2315130
Digital Folder Number: 4383934
Image Number: 185
'Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FXN5-SG9 : accessed 20 Sep 2013), Edna B. Lawton, 1906.
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1910 Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts
Arthur R. Lawton, 26, b. MA, father b. MA, mother b. RI, washer ? In bleachery
Margaret Lawton, 25, b. MA, parents b. VT
Edna B. Lawton, 3, b. MA
Gladys E. Lawton, 2, b. MA
Arthur L. Browe, brother-in-law, 17, b. MA, parents b. VT, works in bleachery
Isabel J. Browe, sister-in-law, 23, b. MA, parents b. VT, warper tender in cotton mill
Name: Edna B Lawton
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1910
Event Place: Fall River Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
District: 114
Gender: Female
Age: 3
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1907
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Sheet Number and Letter: 5A
Household ID: 88
Line Number:
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration...Read MORE...
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Arthur R. Lawton, 26, b. MA, father b. MA, mother b. RI, washer ? In bleachery
Margaret Lawton, 25, b. MA, parents b. VT
Edna B. Lawton, 3, b. MA
Gladys E. Lawton, 2, b. MA
Arthur L. Browe, brother-in-law, 17, b. MA, parents b. VT, works in bleachery
Isabel J. Browe, sister-in-law, 23, b. MA, parents b. VT, warper tender in cotton mill
Name: Edna B Lawton
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1910
Event Place: Fall River Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
District: 114
Gender: Female
Age: 3
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1907
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Sheet Number and Letter: 5A
Household ID: 88
Line Number:
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration...Read MORE...
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1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
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Edna Browe Lawton (May 7, 1906 - 13 Oct 1942)
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Lawton and
daughters Edna (l.) and Gladys (r.) Sitting Annie Laurie Browe,
Margaret's younger sister. ){kind=small}
Taken around 1918. Back row center, Margaret(Browe)Lawton and
daughters Edna (l.) and Gladys (r.) Sitting Annie Laurie Browe,
Margaret's younger sister.
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Arthur L. Browe and Gladys Elizabeth Lawton.){kind=small}
Left to right: Edna Browe Lawton, Uncle (brother of Margaret
Browe Lawton)Arthur L. Browe and Gladys Elizabeth Lawton.
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1920 Lisbon, New London, Connecticut
Arthur P. Lawton, 36, b. MA, father b. MA, mother b. RI, overseer of cotton mill
Margaret Lawton, 35, b. MA, parents b. VT
Edna Lawton, 13, b. MA
Gladys E. Lawton, 12, b. MA
Name: Edna Lawton
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: Lisbon, New London, Connecticut, United States
District: 253
Gender: Female
Age: 13
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Own or Rent:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1907
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Sheet Number and Letter: 5B
Household ID: 101
Line Number: 56
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
GS Film number: 1820196
Digital Folder Number: 004295764
Image Number:...Read MORE...
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Arthur P. Lawton, 36, b. MA, father b. MA, mother b. RI, overseer of cotton mill
Margaret Lawton, 35, b. MA, parents b. VT
Edna Lawton, 13, b. MA
Gladys E. Lawton, 12, b. MA
Name: Edna Lawton
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: Lisbon, New London, Connecticut, United States
District: 253
Gender: Female
Age: 13
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Own or Rent:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1907
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Sheet Number and Letter: 5B
Household ID: 101
Line Number: 56
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
GS Film number: 1820196
Digital Folder Number: 004295764
Image Number:...Read MORE...
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This photo was taken somewhere in CT around 1921. Assume it is
some sort of school photo. Second row, second from left is Edna
and front row on far left is Gladys w/ glasses.
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 and Edna Browe Lawton. Edna
would have been 16 and Gladys 15.){kind=small}
Photo taken 1922, at the shore. Probably somewhere in the
Fall River/ New Bedford/ Westport area. Left to right: Gladys Elizabeth, Arthur Presby (father) and Edna Browe Lawton. Edna
would have been 16 and Gladys 15.
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Photo taken around 1923, Edna would have been about 17 at this time. Her sister Gladys said she was a real tomboy.
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Edna Browe Lawton about 1923. Edna loved cats,in fact, most all
animals.
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This studio photo of Edna was probably taken around 1925/ 26.
She would have been about 20 or 21 at this time.
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1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)1930 Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
Arthur P. Lawton, 45, b. MA, parents b. MA, bleacher in towel factory
Margaret M. Lawton, 44, b. MA, parents b. VT
Edna B. Lawton, 24, b. MA
Name: Edna B Lawton
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
District: 0240
Gender: Female
Age: 24
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1906
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Sheet Number and Letter: 4B
Household ID: 83
Line Number: 56
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 894
GS Film number: 2340629
Digital Folder Number: 004606991
Image Number: 00476
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Arthur P...Read MORE...
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Arthur P. Lawton, 45, b. MA, parents b. MA, bleacher in towel factory
Margaret M. Lawton, 44, b. MA, parents b. VT
Edna B. Lawton, 24, b. MA
Name: Edna B Lawton
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
District: 0240
Gender: Female
Age: 24
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1906
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Sheet Number and Letter: 4B
Household ID: 83
Line Number: 56
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 894
GS Film number: 2340629
Digital Folder Number: 004606991
Image Number: 00476
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Arthur P...Read MORE...
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1932 Marriage / PartnerEdna Browe LAWTON and Walter Frederic THEINERT 6 December 1932, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
She was 26 years old.
Edna Browe Lawton - wedding photo - December 6, 1932 in Fall River, MA when she married Walter Frederic Theinert.
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Edna Browe Lawton and Walter Frederic Theinert - December 6, 1932, Fall River, Massachusetts
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1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 North Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island
name: Edna Theinert
event: Census
event date: 1935
event place: Providence, Rhode Island, United States
residence: Louisquissett Pike, North Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island
street address: Louisquissett Pike
gender: Female
marital status: Married
race: White
head of household - number in family:
birth date: 07 May 1906
birthplace: Massachusetts
film number: 1711779
1935 Rhode Island State Census
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name: Edna Theinert
event: Census
event date: 1935
event place: Providence, Rhode Island, United States
residence: Louisquissett Pike, North Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island
street address: Louisquissett Pike
gender: Female
marital status: Married
race: White
head of household - number in family:
birth date: 07 May 1906
birthplace: Massachusetts
film number: 1711779
1935 Rhode Island State Census
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1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law1940 Lincoln, Providence, Rhode Island
Old River Road
Theinert Walter F, head, 42 (should be 45), b. RI, manager, dairy farm
Theinert Edna B, wife, 33, b. MA
Theinert Elaine, daughter, 4, b. RI
Theinert Gay Louise (should be Gail), daughter, 1/ 2, b. RI
Theinert Louise, mother, 71, widow, b. Germany
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Old River Road
Theinert Walter F, head, 42 (should be 45), b. RI, manager, dairy farm
Theinert Edna B, wife, 33, b. MA
Theinert Elaine, daughter, 4, b. RI
Theinert Gay Louise (should be Gail), daughter, 1/ 2, b. RI
Theinert Louise, mother, 71, widow, b. Germany
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 Birth of ChildGail Louise THEINERT was born 20 February 1940, Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA (Albion) (Manville) (Fairlawn) (Lonsdale) (Saylesville)
Edna Browe was 33 years old.
1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA1942 Death
Name: Edna Theinert
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Pocasset Hill Cemetery, Tiverton,RI
Death Date: 13 Oct 1942
Death Place: Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Age: 36
Birth Date: 1906
Birthplace: Fall River, MA
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Walter F. Theinert
Father's Name: Arthur Lawton
Father's Birthplace: Fall River, MA
Mother's Name: Margaret Browe
Mother's Birthplace: FAll River, MA
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03131-4
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
Source Film Number: 1955515
Reference Number: 573
Collection: Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
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Name: Edna Theinert
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Pocasset Hill Cemetery, Tiverton,RI
Death Date: 13 Oct 1942
Death Place: Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Age: 36
Birth Date: 1906
Birthplace: Fall River, MA
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Walter F. Theinert
Father's Name: Arthur Lawton
Father's Birthplace: Fall River, MA
Mother's Name: Margaret Browe
Mother's Birthplace: FAll River, MA
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03131-4
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
Source Film Number: 1955515
Reference Number: 573
Collection: Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
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Ellen M. Meiggs -Granddaughter of Edna and Walter.){kind=small}
Grave - Pocasset Hill Cemetery, Tiverton, Rhode Island.
Edna B. Theinert (Edna Browe Lawton, dau. of Arthur and Margaret).
Ellen M. Meiggs -Granddaughter of Edna and Walter.
Pocasset Hill Cemetery
Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)
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The Woonsocket Call
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Wednesday, October 14, 1942
Pawtucket Times
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Friday, October 16, 1942
Official Death Certificate
Edna is buried at: Pocasset Hill Cemetery
Main Road, Route 138
Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)
Added: 7/29/2008 12:00:00 AM
- Updated: 2/14/2026 12:33:56 PM
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