Julius James Lawrence came to the United States with his parents and
   brothers and sisters in 1876 from Logoweiss, Lauenburg, Germany, and
   landed in New York. From there they came to Junction City and Hope,
   Kansas. He was born April 16, 1860. His parents were Ludwig Louis Lawrenz
   and Dorothea Gustke. J.J. died June 4, 1939.
     He married Eva Margaret Heublein on July 4, 1884. Eva was born July 18,
   1864, in Neuhauss, Saxony, Germany. She came to the United States in 1883.
   She had one brother, Michael, who also came to the United States. She came
   to Hope, Kansas. She died July 27, 1946.
     Eva had two cousins who were married to J.J.'s brothers and this is how
   they met. J.J. and Eva were married a few days after they met; they lived
   together for more than fifty years. They moved to Liberty Township, Kingman
   County, in 1913 and lived on a farm one mile north of Nashville. J.J. had a
   real estate business.
     Their first car was a Maytag Mason. Eva often remarked that life was hard
   here, but much harder in Germany. In Germany, they would pick up feathers
   that ducks and geese had lost. The feathers were used for feather beds and
   pillows. Cattle were kept in barns beside or under the house.
     J.J. and Eva attended the Lutheran Church, seldom missing services. The
   men sat on the right side and the women sat on the left side of the church.
   Eva always sat on the left side, second row, next to the center ailse. J.J.
   always had lemon drops in his pocket for his grandchildren.
     During World War I, 1917, when there was much ill feeling toward the
   German immigrandts, J.J. had the spelling of his name changed from "Lawrenz"
   to "Lawrence."  All the children under eighteen years had the spelling
   changed to "Lawrence." Those older were left with the spelling of "Lawrenz."
   William, Fred and Henry did not have the name spelling changed.
     J.J. and Eva's children and their spouses were Rose (Ernest) Poppe, Clara
   (Fred) Knuth, Frieda (Alvin) Schmidt, William (died at 19), Fred (Mary Corbin),
   Henry (Ella Morisse), John (Greeta Schiff), Edward (Agnes Shinliver), and
   Albert (Millie Davis), One died as an infant.
                     
  Source:St. John's Lutheran Church Centennial 1893-1993, Nashville, Kansas, pg. 67 
  Submitted by: Odetta Keimig