Lawrence Davis Tyson
American
Lawrence Davis Tyson was a notable American general in World War I and Senator from Knoxville, Tennessee. - AsNotedIn
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- Daughter: Isabella Tyson Gilpin
Lawrence Davis Tyson was a notable American general in World War I and Senator from Knoxville, Tennessee. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1861/07/04 | Margaret Louise Turnage, wife of Richard Lawrence Tyson a Confederate Army officer, planter and merchant, gives birth to a son, Lawrence Davis Tyson, on the Tyson Plantation near Greenville, North Carolina. | Born | |||||
| 1879/00/00 | Lawrence Tyson takes a competitive exam for an appointment at West Point Military Academy, earning the highest grade and an appointment. | Education | US Military Academy, West Point | West Point, NY | |||
| 1883/00/00 | West Point Graduate, Second Lt Tyson, is posted with the 9th Infantry Regiment at Fort Davis Russell. | Military | Fort David A Russell | Cheyenne | |||
| 1884/00/00 | Bettie McGhee falls off her horse in front of the Officer Quarters. Sitting on the porch, Lt Tyson walks over, helps Bettie off the dusty street and escorts her back to her sister's house. | Groom | Fort David A Russell | Cheyenne | Marriage of Bettie H McGhee and Lawrence D Tyson | ||
| 1886/02/00 | Bettie Humes McGhee, the daughter of Charles McClung McGhee and Cornelia Humes White McGhee marries Lawrence Davis Tyson in Knoxville. | Groom | Marriage of Bettie H McGhee and Lawrence D Tyson | ||||
| 1896/00/00 | The Meek family sells the family home and adjacent land at auction. The top bidder is Bettie McGhee Tyson, wife of entrepreneur and philanthropist Lawrence D Tyson. | Home | UT's Tyson Alumni House | Knoxville |
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