Emma Viola Lawson

1909 - 1982  (73 years)

• Name	Emma Viola Lawson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	26 Jun 1909	Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1910	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter of Maud and Henry Lawson
  Census	1920	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Census	1930	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife of Albert (Daughter of Henry Lawson)
  Census	1940	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Census	1950	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [6]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Albert Regg
  Obituary	Nov 1982	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [7]
  	The Tennessean, 4 Nov 1982; Page 68
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Funeral	Saint Pauls Lutheran Church, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
  Death	3 Nov 1982	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  Burial	Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [5, 7]
  	Viola Lawson and Albert Regg, buried together with young daughter, Sara
  		Burial-REGG Viola and Albert Viola Lawson and Albert Regg, buried together with young daughter, Sara - Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville TN + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181222578/ albert https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181222792/ emma https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181223003/ sara
  		Mount Olivet Funeral Home and Cemetery Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee Find a Grave: #15986
  Person ID	I14036	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry Clay Lawson,   b. 20 Sep 1869, Ashland City, Cheatham, Tennessee, USA d. 31 Dec 1947, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Maud Davis,   b. Aug 1871, Alabama, USA d. Aft 1920 (Age > 50 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	29 Jun 1905	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [8]
  Family ID	F8159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Albert Edward Regg,   b. 7 Nov 1909, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA d. 17 Apr 1993, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1929	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
  Children	1. Sara Elizabeth Regg,   b. 20 Feb 1949, Tennessee, USA d. 14 Sep 1955, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 6 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Living   3. Mary Evelyn Regg,   b. 15 Nov 1932, Tennessee, USA d. 5 Jul 2017, Hermitage, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Albert Edward Regg, Jr,   b. 10 Jul 1930, Tennessee, USA d. 29 Mar 2018 (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Living
  Family ID	F11361	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Jun 1909 - Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter of Maud and Henry Lawson - 1910 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1920 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Marriage - Abt 1929 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife of Albert (Daughter of Henry Lawson) - 1930 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1940 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Albert Regg - 1950 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Obituary - The Tennessean, 4 Nov 1982; Page 68 - Nov 1982 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Death - 3 Nov 1982 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Burial - - Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Burials

  Burial-REGG Viola and Albert Viola Lawson and Albert Regg, buried together with young daughter, Sara - Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville TN + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181222578/ albert https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181222792/ emma https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181223003/ sara

  
  

  Obituaries

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

• Sources

  [S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Nashville Ward 1, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1495; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 1375508. 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Nashville Ward 1, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1495; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 1375508 [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: 2239; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0084; Image: 44.0; FHL microfilm: 2341973. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: 2239; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0084; Image: 44.0; FHL microfilm: 2341973 [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Nashville Ward 1, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1733; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 10; Image: 600. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Nashville Ward 1, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1733; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 10; Image: 600 [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3971; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 99-4. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3971; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 99-4 [S8456] Find a Grave: LAWSON Emma Regg 1909-1982, Emma Viola Lawson Regg. - Birth 26 Jun 1909, Tennessee - Death 3 Nov 1982 (aged 73) Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee - Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee - Memorial ID 181222792 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181222792/emma-viola-regg [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Nashville, Davidson,. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Nashville, Davidson, [S1488] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Viola Regg• Newspapers.com: Nashville Tennessean - Nov 1982 - Page 68, (Name: The Tennessean; Location: Nashville, Tennessee; Date: 4 Nov 1982;), Viola Lawson Regg Obituary. REGG, Mrs. Viola Lawson November 3, 1982. Survived by hus band, Albert E. Regg, Sr.; son, Albert E. Regg, Jr., both of Nashville; daughters, Mrs. Mary Evelyn Binkley, Mt. Juliet, Tn., Mrs. Katherine Ann Mills, Joelton, Tn., Mrs. Sherrie Everett, Ashland City, Tn.; eleven grandchildren; and five great grandchildren. Remains are at the Broadway Chapel, 1715 Broadway. Funeral services will be conducted from St. Pauls Lutheran Church Friday morning at 10 o'clock with Pastor John Sywer and Pastor Steve Struefert officiating. Interment Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Grandsons will serve as Pallbearers. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12244121/the_tennessean/?xid=637 At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. [S3674] FamilySearch - Find a Grave.