Henry was the son of Samuel Lawton and Mary Anne Gibson.
Henry and Anna got married in 1860. They had 11 children. Nine of their children were: Harry F., Susan A., Roberta P., Anna V., Oliver O, William G., Laura D., Frank H. and Joseph M. Lawton.
The following obituary for Henry was published in the Trenton Evening Times on March 8, 1928.
FUNERAL SATURDAY FOR HENRY LAWTON
Last Surviving Member Of Company B, And Veteran Potter, Dies
Henry L. Lawton, the last surviving member of Company B, Fourth New Jersey Volunteers of the Civil War, who died yesterday, will be buried from the home of his son-in-law, Peter R. Chamberlain, 1559 Hamilton Avenue, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. W. H. Moor, vicar of Christ Church Pro-Cathedral, will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, under direction of Ralph Thatcher.
Relatives and members of Aaron Wilkes Post No. 23, G. A. R., of which Mr. Lawton was a member, are invited to attend the services.
Mr. Lawton was in his 90th year and leaves five daughters, Mrs. Robert Walker, Mrs. Joseph Cotton, Mrs. George Hoag, and Mrs. Peter R. Chamberlain, all of this city, and Mrs. William Fenton, of Martin's Ferry, Ohio; two sons, William G. Lawton, of this city, and Joseph Lawton, of Cononsburg, Pa.; 20 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Reputed to be the oldest potter in this section, Mr. Lawton was for many years a mould-maker at the Anchor Pottery. He was born in England and came to this country about 70 years ago. He resided in Hamilton Township for 52 years.
Mr. Lawton and his brother, the late Joseph Lawton, who was killed by a hit-run driver at East State and Olden Avenue last December, were among the first to answer the call for volunteers at the outbreak of the Civil War. They enlisted in Company B, than known as the Potters' Company. They engaged in many active battles. Henry received a long glancing bullet wound of the side while fighting at Spottsylvania. He also served time in Libby Prison and Belle Island.
Henry and Anna got married in 1860. They had 11 children. Nine of their children were: Harry F., Susan A., Roberta P., Anna V., Oliver O, William G., Laura D., Frank H. and Joseph M. Lawton.
The following obituary for Henry was published in the Trenton Evening Times on March 8, 1928.
FUNERAL SATURDAY FOR HENRY LAWTON
Last Surviving Member Of Company B, And Veteran Potter, Dies
Henry L. Lawton, the last surviving member of Company B, Fourth New Jersey Volunteers of the Civil War, who died yesterday, will be buried from the home of his son-in-law, Peter R. Chamberlain, 1559 Hamilton Avenue, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. W. H. Moor, vicar of Christ Church Pro-Cathedral, will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, under direction of Ralph Thatcher.
Relatives and members of Aaron Wilkes Post No. 23, G. A. R., of which Mr. Lawton was a member, are invited to attend the services.
Mr. Lawton was in his 90th year and leaves five daughters, Mrs. Robert Walker, Mrs. Joseph Cotton, Mrs. George Hoag, and Mrs. Peter R. Chamberlain, all of this city, and Mrs. William Fenton, of Martin's Ferry, Ohio; two sons, William G. Lawton, of this city, and Joseph Lawton, of Cononsburg, Pa.; 20 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Reputed to be the oldest potter in this section, Mr. Lawton was for many years a mould-maker at the Anchor Pottery. He was born in England and came to this country about 70 years ago. He resided in Hamilton Township for 52 years.
Mr. Lawton and his brother, the late Joseph Lawton, who was killed by a hit-run driver at East State and Olden Avenue last December, were among the first to answer the call for volunteers at the outbreak of the Civil War. They enlisted in Company B, than known as the Potters' Company. They engaged in many active battles. Henry received a long glancing bullet wound of the side while fighting at Spottsylvania. He also served time in Libby Prison and Belle Island.
Henry was the son of Samuel Lawton and Mary Anne Gibson.
Henry and Anna got married in 1860. They had 11 children. Nine of their children were: Harry F., Susan A., Roberta P., Anna V., Oliver O, William G., Laura D., Frank H. and Joseph M. Lawton.
The following obituary for Henry was published in the Trenton Evening Times on March 8, 1928.
FUNERAL SATURDAY FOR HENRY LAWTON
Last Surviving Member Of Company B, And Veteran Potter, Dies
Henry L. Lawton, the last surviving member of Company B, Fourth New Jersey Volunteers of the Civil War, who died yesterday, will be buried from the home of his son-in-law, Peter R. Chamberlain, 1559 Hamilton Avenue, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. W. H. Moor, vicar of Christ Church Pro-Cathedral, will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, under direction of Ralph Thatcher.
Relatives and members of Aaron Wilkes Post No. 23, G. A. R., of which Mr. Lawton was a member, are invited to attend the services.
Mr. Lawton was in his 90th year and leaves five daughters, Mrs. Robert Walker, Mrs. Joseph Cotton, Mrs. George Hoag, and Mrs. Peter R. Chamberlain, all of this city, and Mrs. William Fenton, of Martin's Ferry, Ohio; two sons, William G. Lawton, of this city, and Joseph Lawton, of Cononsburg, Pa.; 20 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Reputed to be the oldest potter in this section, Mr. Lawton was for many years a mould-maker at the Anchor Pottery. He was born in England and came to this country about 70 years ago. He resided in Hamilton Township for 52 years.
Mr. Lawton and his brother, the late Joseph Lawton, who was killed by a hit-run driver at East State and Olden Avenue last December, were among the first to answer the call for volunteers at the outbreak of the Civil War. They enlisted in Company B, than known as the Potters' Company. They engaged in many active battles. Henry received a long glancing bullet wound of the side while fighting at Spottsylvania. He also served time in Libby Prison and Belle Island.
Henry and Anna got married in 1860. They had 11 children. Nine of their children were: Harry F., Susan A., Roberta P., Anna V., Oliver O, William G., Laura D., Frank H. and Joseph M. Lawton.
The following obituary for Henry was published in the Trenton Evening Times on March 8, 1928.
FUNERAL SATURDAY FOR HENRY LAWTON
Last Surviving Member Of Company B, And Veteran Potter, Dies
Henry L. Lawton, the last surviving member of Company B, Fourth New Jersey Volunteers of the Civil War, who died yesterday, will be buried from the home of his son-in-law, Peter R. Chamberlain, 1559 Hamilton Avenue, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. W. H. Moor, vicar of Christ Church Pro-Cathedral, will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, under direction of Ralph Thatcher.
Relatives and members of Aaron Wilkes Post No. 23, G. A. R., of which Mr. Lawton was a member, are invited to attend the services.
Mr. Lawton was in his 90th year and leaves five daughters, Mrs. Robert Walker, Mrs. Joseph Cotton, Mrs. George Hoag, and Mrs. Peter R. Chamberlain, all of this city, and Mrs. William Fenton, of Martin's Ferry, Ohio; two sons, William G. Lawton, of this city, and Joseph Lawton, of Cononsburg, Pa.; 20 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Reputed to be the oldest potter in this section, Mr. Lawton was for many years a mould-maker at the Anchor Pottery. He was born in England and came to this country about 70 years ago. He resided in Hamilton Township for 52 years.
Mr. Lawton and his brother, the late Joseph Lawton, who was killed by a hit-run driver at East State and Olden Avenue last December, were among the first to answer the call for volunteers at the outbreak of the Civil War. They enlisted in Company B, than known as the Potters' Company. They engaged in many active battles. Henry received a long glancing bullet wound of the side while fighting at Spottsylvania. He also served time in Libby Prison and Belle Island.
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