Name/Title
Picture of Henry LawrenceEntry/Object ID
A2073.2Description
Framed, tinted enlargement on canvas of Henry Lawrence, who was killed in WWI. He was a descendant of the pioneer Hardy and Lawrence families of Independence.
There is something written on the backside of the frame, but nearly illegible. Can read "Lightfoot" and "as sample #56."
Information from his mother's, Hetty Jane Hardy Lawrence, Findagrave.com record: Their youngest son Joel Henry, was killed Sept. 6, 1918, in World War I at Chateau Thierry, France. Joel volunteered for Army service in 1914. He was killed a few months before he would have received an honorable discharge from the Army. His was the first military funeral of a hero of World War I in Independence. The Community Church could in no way seat the large crowd. People came from near and far to pay tribute of love and respect to the Lawrence family. The grave was banked with flowers. The most outstanding was a floral reproduction of the American Flag from the American Legion Post at Independence.Collection
Leela Bell Howard Collection
