Welcome

Welcome to the Lawton and Allied Families Association.

We are the descendants of the Lawton and Robert Families of South Carolina.

Much of our family history is chronicled in Our Family Circle, complied by Annie Elizabeth Miller in 1931 (J.W. Burke Company, Macon, Georgia).  A digitized version of the text is available through Ancestry.com.

2025 Annual Meeting

The 2025 annual meeting will take place April 4-5 at the Epworth Methodist Church on James Island

On Friday night we’ll gather to renew our friendships.

Our Saturday, our speaker is Cousin Bill Segars who will talk from his (co-authored) book about Colonial in South Carolina that were burned by British forces.

Invitation for Bids

The Lawton Family Association is seeking qualified contractors to bid on a project to clean/repair/ restore/rebuild the historic Lawton-Seabrook Cemetery wall on Edisto Island, SC.  Bidders must demonstrate recent experience with the restoration of historic masonry structures and conduct the work in accordance with processes that meet National Park Service and ASTM specifications for cleaning, repointing and repair of historic masonry.

Sealed bids for the stabilization of the brick perimeter wall of the Lawton-Seabrook Cemetery located at 7938 Steamboat Landing Road, Edisto Island, South Carolina will be accepted by the Lawton and Allied Families until March 28, 2025 at 12:00 Noon.

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