Frank Ellsworth Lawrence1,2,3 
M, (3 January 1894 - 5 July 1995)
- Relationship
- 7th great-grandson of Herman Op Den Graeff
Frank Ellsworth Lawrence was born on 3 January 1894 at Salamanca, Cattaraugus County, New York.1,2,3 He was the son of Frank Lawrence and Leota DeHaven. Frank Ellsworth Lawrence married, at age 26, Laura Denmead in December 1920.2,3,4 Frank Ellsworth Lawrence died on 5 July 1995 at age 101 years, 6 months and 2 days.1,2,3 He was buried on 10 July 1995 in the Tallmadge Cemetery, located in Tallmadge, Summit County, Ohio. The funeral service was officiated by Reverend Gary N. Glazer and Doctor H. George Myers.2,3
Frank Ellsworth Lawrence was listed in the obituary for the former Laura Denmead, on 14 August 1994 in the Akron Beacon Journal, printed in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, as her husband.4 His obituary was published on 7 July 1995 Akron, Summit County, Ohio. His obituary stated:
TALLMADGE HISTORIAN LAWRENCE \ EX-HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESIDENT HAD PUBLISHED BOOK ABOUT HIS HOMETOWN
In his 101 years, Frank E. Lawrence became a walking encyclopedia of his beloved Tallmadge and its history.
Mr. Lawrence, who was president of the Tallmadge Historical Society for 14 years, died Wednesday.
Mr. Lawrence was born on Seneca Indian lands in upstate New York and came to Tallmadge to live with his grandfather in 1899 at the age of 5. He graduated from Tallmadge High School in 1912 and saw service in the Army in France during World War I.
When Tallmadge American Legion Post 255 was chartered in 1944, Mr. Lawrence was installed as the post's first commander.
Mr. Lawrence's wife, Tallmadge native Laura Denmead, died last year at the age of 98. She was also a 1912 graduate of Tallmadge High. They had been married 74 years.
Mr. Lawrence attended Hammel Business College and the University of Akron. He was a buyer for Summit Wholesale Grocery, retiring in 1944. He then sold real estate and life insurance for the Howell-Viggers agency, retiring for the second time in 1977 at the age of 83.
In 1984, the Historical Society published his book, About Old Tallmadge. Mr. Lawrence was a member of the Tallmadge United Methodist Church and was a former member of the Tallmadge school board. He was a member of the Ohio Genealogical Society and qualified for membership in Ohio's First Families through his great-grandfather, John B. DeHaven, who came to the state in 1817. Mr. Lawrence had donated his historical papers to the Tallmadge branch of the Akron-Summit County Public Library, where a room is named in his honor.
Mr. Lawrence leaves a son, Frank C. Lawrence of Tallmadge; a daughter, Marjorie Hennings of Worthington; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Hennessy-Bagnoli funeral home, where friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be at Tallmadge cemetery.2 His obituary was published on 8 July 1995 Akron, Summit County, Ohio. His obituary stated:
TALLMADGE -- Frank Ellsworth Lawrence, 101, died July 5, 1995.
Mr. Lawrence was born Jan. 3, 1894 in Salamanca, N.Y., and moved to Tallmadge at the age of 4. He was raised by his grandfather, Roswell Lawrence, and aunts, Myra and Belle. He graduated from the Tallmadge Center School Class of 1912, and attended Hammel Actual Business College and later Akron University. Mr. Lawrence served with the U.S. Army in France during World War I, then married Laura Denmead in 1920, with whom he celebrated 73 years of marriage in December 1993, before she passed away in August 1994.
Mr. Lawrence served as the first commander of Tallmadge American Legion Post 255, served on the Tallmadge School Board during the 1940s, and was a life member of the Tallmadge United Methodist Church and the Tallmadge Alumni Association. He was the honorary historian of Tallmadge and donated his collection on the history of Tallmadge to the Tallmadge Library, where a room has been named in his honor. He also was honored as the Tallmadge Citizen of the Year in 1989. He first retired from the Summit Wholesale Grocery in 1944, and then sold insurance for the Howell-Viggers Corp., again retiring, at the age of 83, in 1977.
He is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Marjorie and James Henninge of Glouster, Ohio; son and daughter-in-law, Frank C. and Ruth Lawrence of Tallmadge; grandchildren, Linda Lawrence of Washington, D.C., Robert Henninge of Millfield, Ohio, Richard Henninge of Germany, Margaret Calhoun of Cleveland, Paul Henninge of Burlington, Vt., and James Y. Henninge of Athens, Ohio; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services at 11 a.m. Monday at the Hennessy-Bagnoli Funeral Home, 339 Southwest Ave., with Rev. Gary N. Glazer and Dr. H. George Myers officiating. Burial at Tallmadge Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday. In lieu of other remembrances, donations may be given to the Tallmadge United Methodist Church. (Hennessy-Bagnoli, TALLMADGE, 376-4251.)3 The Social Security Death Index gives the last residence of record for Frank as Tallmadge, Summit County, Ohio.1
Frank Ellsworth Lawrence was listed in the obituary for the former Laura Denmead, on 14 August 1994 in the Akron Beacon Journal, printed in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, as her husband.4 His obituary was published on 7 July 1995 Akron, Summit County, Ohio. His obituary stated:
TALLMADGE HISTORIAN LAWRENCE \ EX-HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESIDENT HAD PUBLISHED BOOK ABOUT HIS HOMETOWN
In his 101 years, Frank E. Lawrence became a walking encyclopedia of his beloved Tallmadge and its history.
Mr. Lawrence, who was president of the Tallmadge Historical Society for 14 years, died Wednesday.
Mr. Lawrence was born on Seneca Indian lands in upstate New York and came to Tallmadge to live with his grandfather in 1899 at the age of 5. He graduated from Tallmadge High School in 1912 and saw service in the Army in France during World War I.
When Tallmadge American Legion Post 255 was chartered in 1944, Mr. Lawrence was installed as the post's first commander.
Mr. Lawrence's wife, Tallmadge native Laura Denmead, died last year at the age of 98. She was also a 1912 graduate of Tallmadge High. They had been married 74 years.
Mr. Lawrence attended Hammel Business College and the University of Akron. He was a buyer for Summit Wholesale Grocery, retiring in 1944. He then sold real estate and life insurance for the Howell-Viggers agency, retiring for the second time in 1977 at the age of 83.
In 1984, the Historical Society published his book, About Old Tallmadge. Mr. Lawrence was a member of the Tallmadge United Methodist Church and was a former member of the Tallmadge school board. He was a member of the Ohio Genealogical Society and qualified for membership in Ohio's First Families through his great-grandfather, John B. DeHaven, who came to the state in 1817. Mr. Lawrence had donated his historical papers to the Tallmadge branch of the Akron-Summit County Public Library, where a room is named in his honor.
Mr. Lawrence leaves a son, Frank C. Lawrence of Tallmadge; a daughter, Marjorie Hennings of Worthington; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Hennessy-Bagnoli funeral home, where friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be at Tallmadge cemetery.2 His obituary was published on 8 July 1995 Akron, Summit County, Ohio. His obituary stated:
TALLMADGE -- Frank Ellsworth Lawrence, 101, died July 5, 1995.
Mr. Lawrence was born Jan. 3, 1894 in Salamanca, N.Y., and moved to Tallmadge at the age of 4. He was raised by his grandfather, Roswell Lawrence, and aunts, Myra and Belle. He graduated from the Tallmadge Center School Class of 1912, and attended Hammel Actual Business College and later Akron University. Mr. Lawrence served with the U.S. Army in France during World War I, then married Laura Denmead in 1920, with whom he celebrated 73 years of marriage in December 1993, before she passed away in August 1994.
Mr. Lawrence served as the first commander of Tallmadge American Legion Post 255, served on the Tallmadge School Board during the 1940s, and was a life member of the Tallmadge United Methodist Church and the Tallmadge Alumni Association. He was the honorary historian of Tallmadge and donated his collection on the history of Tallmadge to the Tallmadge Library, where a room has been named in his honor. He also was honored as the Tallmadge Citizen of the Year in 1989. He first retired from the Summit Wholesale Grocery in 1944, and then sold insurance for the Howell-Viggers Corp., again retiring, at the age of 83, in 1977.
He is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Marjorie and James Henninge of Glouster, Ohio; son and daughter-in-law, Frank C. and Ruth Lawrence of Tallmadge; grandchildren, Linda Lawrence of Washington, D.C., Robert Henninge of Millfield, Ohio, Richard Henninge of Germany, Margaret Calhoun of Cleveland, Paul Henninge of Burlington, Vt., and James Y. Henninge of Athens, Ohio; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services at 11 a.m. Monday at the Hennessy-Bagnoli Funeral Home, 339 Southwest Ave., with Rev. Gary N. Glazer and Dr. H. George Myers officiating. Burial at Tallmadge Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday. In lieu of other remembrances, donations may be given to the Tallmadge United Methodist Church. (Hennessy-Bagnoli, TALLMADGE, 376-4251.)3 The Social Security Death Index gives the last residence of record for Frank as Tallmadge, Summit County, Ohio.1
Children of Frank Ellsworth Lawrence and Laura Denmead
Last Edited=14 Mar 2007
Citations
- [S578] Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb online, at <http://ssdi.rootsweb.com> (Baltimore, Maryland: U.S. Social Security Administration, March 2005 update). The SSDI component of RootsWeb online is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration. FRANK E LAWRENCE, birth listed as 03 Jan 1894, died listed as 05 Jul 1995, issued in the State of Ohio. Last residence Tallmadge, Summit, OH, last benefit (none specified). Accessed 18 Apr 2005.
- [S1050] "Tallmadge Historian Lawrence Ex-Historical Society President Had Published Book About His Hometown," Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio), 7 July 1995, E5; NewsBank subscription database (http://infoweb.newsbank.com), America's Obituaries & Death Notices by NewsBank, Record No. 9507080114. Accessed 12 March 2007.
- [S1051] "TALLMADGE -- Frank Ellsworth Lawrence, 101, died July 5, 1995," Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio), 8 July 1995, D3; NewsBank subscription database (http://infoweb.newsbank.com), America's Obituaries & Death Notices by NewsBank, Record No. 9507090125. Accessed 12 March 2007.
- [S1052] "Laura D. Lawrence, 98, died Aug. 11, 1994," Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio), 14 August 1994, B7; NewsBank subscription database (http://infoweb.newsbank.com), America's Obituaries & Death Notices by NewsBank, Record No. 9408150173. Accessed 14 March 2007.