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Carolyn Van Epo Dawson 1931–2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Sep 1931

Birth Location: Rockwell, Calhoun, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 9 Dec 2009

Death Location: Litchfield Park, Maricopa, Arizona

Father: Wilbert Dawson

Mother: Kathryn Eps

Spouse(s): Walter Rittenhouse

Children(s):

The story of Carolyn Van Epo Dawson began in 1931 in Rockwell, Calhoun, Iowa, USA. Carolyn Van Epo Dawson married Cummings, Walter Eugene Rittenhouse, and had children including Ann Elizabeth Rittenhouse, Kenneth J Rittenhouse, Susan Kathaleen Rittenhouse. Carolyn Van Epo Dawson passed away in 2009 in Litchfield Park, Maricopa, Arizona.

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Biography

  • The story of Carolyn Van Epo Dawson began in 1931 in Rockwell, Calhoun, Iowa, USA.
  • Carolyn Van Epo Dawson married Cummings, Walter Eugene Rittenhouse, and had children including Ann Elizabeth Rittenhouse, Kenneth J Rittenhouse, Susan Kathaleen Rittenhouse.
  • Carolyn Van Epo Dawson passed away in 2009 in Litchfield Park, Maricopa, Arizona.

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Carolyn Dawson's Ancestors

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Carolyn Dawson
1931–2009
Birth Place: Rockwell, Calhoun, Iowa, USA
Parents
Wilbert Everett Dawson
1907–1985
Rockwell City Iowa
Kathryn ("Kay" Van) Eps
1908–1998
Lake City, Calhoun County, Iowa, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Carolyn Dawson's Timeline

3 Records

1931
2 Sep 1931
Birth of Carolyn Van Epo Dawson in Rockwell, Calhoun, Iowa, USA
Rockwell, Calhoun, Iowa, USA
1965
Dec 12, 1965
Age 34
Carolyn Van Epo Dawson was married
None
2009
9 Dec 2009
Age 78
Death of Carolyn Van Epo Dawson in Litchfield Park, Maricopa, Arizona
Litchfield Park, Maricopa, Arizona

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1931
    Event Place: Rockwell, Calhoun, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Dec 12, 1965

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Litchfield Park
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Messenger News; Publication Date: 13 Dec 2009; Publication Place: Fort Dodge, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Dec 2009
    Event Place: Litchfield Park, Maricopa, Arizona

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