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| Name | Daisy Shorts [1, 2, 3] | ||||
| Born | 1888
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| Gender | Female | ||||
| Residence | 1910
Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
 [2]
– Race: Black Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Daughter Marital Status: Married Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Name: Eliza Shorts Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Native Tongue: English Occupation: Cook Industry: Private Fami | ||||
| Residence | 1920
Ward 8, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[1]
– Race: Black Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Lodger Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Maid Industry: Private Family | ||||
| Residence | 1924
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
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– StreetAddress: 822 Cowden | ||||
| Residence | 1926
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[7]
– StreetAddress: 822 Cowden | ||||
| Newspaper Clipping | 5 May 1929
– SHOOTS AND KILLS MAN AT HOTEL BAR Headline_Sunday Courier_5 May 1929 | ||||
| Newspaper Clipping | 6 May 1929
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[11]
– Mrs. Daisy Lawyer Wife of Samuel W Lawyer Photo_Harrisburg Telegraph_6 May 1929 | ||||
| Newspaper Clipping | 6 May 1929
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[12]
– Scene of Bar-Room Slaying of Samuel W Lawyer Harrisburg Telegraph 6 May 1929 | ||||
| Name | Daisy Lawyer [5] | ||||
| Name | Daisy Lawyer [4] | ||||
| Name | Daisy Lawyer [7] | ||||
| Name | Daisy Lawyer [6] | ||||
| Name | Dasey Lawyer [13] | ||||
| Residence | 1930
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[5]
– Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Head | ||||
| Died | 17 Apr 1933
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| Buried |
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| Person ID | I4073
SOALsearch Last Modified |
1 Nov 2024 | | ||
| Father | Joseph Shorts b. Virginia, USA | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Eliza Smith b. Abt 1869, Front Royal, Warren, Virginia, USA | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Family ID | F1360
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| Family | Samuel Henry Lawyer (Age 49 years) b. 16 Mar 1880, Pennsylvania, USA d. 4 May 1929, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 49 years) | |
| Last Modified | 1 Nov 2024 | |
| Family ID | F1354
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