Paulina Sue Lawson

Quick Facts

• Full name: Paulina Sue Lawson
• Born: March 16, 1833
• Died: April 4, 1908
• Parents: William Lawson and Martha Graves
• Spouse(s): Patrick Henry Atkins
• Children: William Andrew Atkins, Robert Drury Atkins, Martha Adosia Atkins, David Franklin Atkins, Joseph Henry Atkins and others
• Places: Charlotte County, Virginia; Keats, Virginia; Mt. Auburn Church Cemetery

Verified Facts

• Also called Pliny Sue Lawson or simply Pliny in family tradition.
• Married Patrick Henry Atkins on January 12, 1855.
• Identified in the family history as a niece of Dosha Lawson.
• Buried first at the homeplace and later removed to Mt. Auburn Church Cemetery.

Biography

Paulina Sue Lawson brings the Lawson and Graves heritage directly into the Wally Atkins family line. In A Long Time Ago: A History of the Atkins-Paynter and Allied Families, she is remembered not only as the wife of Patrick Henry Atkins and the mother of Joseph Henry Atkins, but also through the long-lived nickname "Pliny," a name that stayed alive in family memory. Through Paulina, the later Mecklenburg branch becomes more than an Atkins story alone. It becomes a story of intertwined families whose marriages and kinship ties shaped the line that followed.

Family Stories and Recollections

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Sources

• A Long Time Ago: A History of the Atkins-Paynter and Allied Families
• Lawson and Graves family pages

Research Questions

• Can the Lawson and Graves sections be expanded further so Paulina's wider kinship world is easier to see here?