The
Lawton's
Real-life models for "The Walton's"
in Annie Fellows Johnston's "Little Colonel" series
Another daughter, Annie, passed away in
1887.
Mrs. Lawton wrote a touching letter to her mother
which can be read by following this
link
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General & Mrs.
Lawton, with their children:
Louise (Elise), Manly (the "Little Captain"),
Frances (Allison) and Catherine (Kitty)
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Major General Henry Ware
Lawton and his family "The Waltons"
Philippine Islands, 1899
(Ranald, in real life named Manly C., indeed had his own uniform and
accompanied his father to the front as described in the Little Colonel stories.
In the books, his character was named after General Lawton's close friend from
the Indian Wars,
Gen. Ranald S. MacKenzie.
The Little Colonel's
Holidays
is dedicated:
To
"The Little Captain" and his sisters
whose proudest heritage is that
they bear the name of a NATION'S HERO.
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Family photo
from an 1899
Stereo-view photo by R.W. Kilburn
taken a few months before the general's death.
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Shortly after General Lawton's death, the family
moved to Louisville. This photo, ca 1900, shows
Mrs. Lawton wearing her black mourning dress.
This is the "Walton" family at the time of "The Little Colonel's
Holidays."
Front row: Louise ('Elise'), Mary ('Mrs. Walton') and Catherine ('Kitty')
Second row: Manly ('Ranald, the Little Captain') and Frances (Allison)
Photo by Klauber Studios, Louisville
enlargement
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here for more Group Photos containing the Lawtons/"Waltons"
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Jack and Mrs. Sherman, The
Old Colonel, Two Little
Knights of Kentucky,
Two Little Knights of Kentucky(2),
Uncle Sidney & Aunt
Elise, parents of the Two Little Knights of Kentucky,
Grandmother McIntyre,
Aunt Allison, The
Waltons, Rob and Anna
Moore, Betty,
Joyce Ware,
Jack Ware, Mom Beck,
Walker, Katherine Marks,
Gay Melville,
The Lees of Arizona,
Small Parts
Their Final Resting Places
The Places: In Pewee (Lloydsboro) Valley:
Map,
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Where it all began, The Locust,
The Beeches
Edgewood,
The Little Colonel's Cottage,
The Railroad Station,
"Lloydsboro Seminary",
Clovercroft, The
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The Haunted House at Hartwell Hollow,
Confederate Home
Rollington,
Minor Places In Old Louisville:
The Culbertson
Mansion, "Home of a Hero"
in Indiana::
The Cuckoo's Nest (Indiana), In Arizona:
Lee's Ranch,
Camelback Mountain &
Hole-in-Rock, In Texas:
San Antonio,
The Little Town of Bauer (Boerne),
Penacres,
The Barnaby Ranch,
In France:
The Gate of the Giant Scissors
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Fellows Johnston and "Mrs Walton"
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