James Lawrence Guest

James Lawrence Guest

• Father: Joshua Guest
• Mother: Mary Polly Cherry

• James Lawrence Guest was born on 11 May 1818 in Maury County, Tennessee.
• He married Emily Jane Hill, daughter of John Hill and Mary Wilcox, on 18 December 1839 in Maury County, Tennessee.
• James Lawrence Guest and Emily Jane Hill appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee. Other members of the household included Augustus D. Guest, Adaline Ann Elizabeth Guest, Robert Hill Guest, Thomas Marshall Guest and M. J. Hill.
• He was a teacher, according to the 1850 census.
• James Lawrence Guest appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee. Other members of the household included Augustus D. Guest, Adaline Ann Elizabeth Guest, Robert Hill Guest, Thomas Marshall Guest, James Lawrence Guest Jr., Susan Lenora Guest, Rosa Bell Guest and Joshua Guest.
• He married Jemima A. Voss in May 1870.
• James Lawrence Guest and Jemima A. Voss appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, and one domestic servant.. Other members of the household included Robert Hill Guest, Thomas Marshall Guest, Susan Lenora Guest, Rosa Bell Guest, Joshua Guest, William J. Guest, Henry Morton Guest, David P. Erwin, Ephraim E. Erwin, Anna Erwin, Thomas J. Erwin, William Erwin and Hiram P. Erwin.
• He was a constable, according to the 1870 census.
• James Lawrence Guest and Jemima A. Voss appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, at South Main Street. Other members of the household included Ephraim E. Erwin, Hiram P. Erwin, Joshua Guest, William J. Guest, J. H. Guest and Porter Erwin.
• He was a hotel proprietor, according to the 1880 census.
• James Lawrence Guest died on 25 May 1886 at age 68.

• Last Edited: 28 Mar 2007