Louisiana Statewide Death Index, 1900-1949 Name: Dora Lawson
Death Date: 20 Mar 1918
Estimated birth year: 1888
Age: 30 years
Parish: Jackson
Certificate Number: 3740
Volume: 8
Title: Louisiana Statewide Death Indeces 1900-1929
certificate number: 3740
father's name: Henry Caston
mother's name: Dora Caston
1900 Federal Census
Name: Dora E Lawson
Age in 1900: 17
Estimated birth year: abt (Mar)1883
Birthplace: Louisiana
Relationship to head-of-house: Wife
Father's Birth Place: Louisiana
Mother's Birth Place: Mississippi
Spouse's name: Samuel
Home in 1900: Police Jury Ward 7, Ouachita, Louisiana
Marital Status: Married (0 years)
Race: White
1910 Federal Census
Name: Dora Lawson
Age in 1910: 22
Estimated birth year: abt 1888
Birthplace: Louisiana
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Father's Birth Place: Mississippi [Census 1900: Louisiana]
Mother's Birth Place: Mississippi
Spouse's name: Samuel A
Home in 1910: Precinct 1, Ouachita, Louisiana
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
In the 1910 census closeby (2 farms away) lives a Costin family, John C, his wife Dora, their 5 children and John's brother Lee. Relationship not certain, maybe siblings (their parents also born in Mississippi). See Community of Christ Cemetry, Ouachita, Louisiana (Find A Grave).
Surname found as Cortin and Costin. Costin is more likely, more common and surname found on cemetery list of West Monroe, LA.
According to death information born in Mississippi, name Caston.