Lawson J. Hamby was born in Shell Creek, Tennessee, son of Lawson Hamby Sr. He was married to Mary Baskett Hamby and father of Emma Pauline Hamby. He died at the age of 18 at the Base Hospital at Camp Sevier, S.C. of Pneumonia. He served with Company E, 117th Infantry.
Lawson J. Hamby
- Rank: Private
- Born: 4 February 1898
- Died: 18 November 1917
- County: Carter
- Hometown: Shell Creek
- Service Branch: Army
- Division/Assignment: Company E, 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division
- Theater: Not listed
- Conflict: World War I
- Battles: Not listed
- Awards: Not listed
- Burial/Memorial Location: Blackwell Cemetery, Carter County, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar II, Middle Panel
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