Lawson married Rachel Omelia Ann "Mittie" Ann Bonnett in Lowndes County, AL. Rachel (daughter of Jacob Bonnett and Rachel Ann Baltzegar) was born in 1817 in Orangeburg District, SC; died on 10 Aug 1871 in Dallas County, AL; was buried on 13 Aug 1871 in Mount Carmel Church Cemetery, Sardis, Dallas County, AL. [Group Sheet]

1. Annie Mitchum was born in circa 1850 in Lowndes County, AL.
2. Lawson Mitchum was born in 1837 in Dallas or Lowndes County, AL; died on 5 Jul 1852 in Dallas County, AL; was buried in Mount Carmel Church Cemetery, Sardis, Dallas County, AL.