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Edgar Wilson Dawson 1840–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1840

Birth Location: Lewis Co VA (WV)

Death Date: 17 February 1907

Death Location: Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Preston Danson

Mother: Salina Dawson

Spouse(s): Minerva Morris, Julia Dawson

Children(s): Charles Dawson, David Dawson, William Dawson, May Dawson, Louis Dawson, Iola Jenson, Mary Burnett, Albert Dawson, Cora Speakman, Annie Dawson, Edward White

Edgar Wilson Dawson was born in 1840 in Lewis Co VA (WV), the child of Preston Danson And Salina Dawson. In 1880, Edgar Wilson Dawson resided in Garnettsville, Meade, Kentucky, USA. Edgar Wilson Dawson married Julia Ann Dawson, Minerva E Morris, and had children including Albert W Dawson, Annie Nora Ann Dawson, Charles Franklin Dawson, Cora Lucy Speakman, David Dawson, Edward White, Iola Therresser Jenson, Louis Dawson, Mary Etta Burnett, May Dawson, William Dawson. Edgar Wilson Dawson passed away in 1907 in Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Edgar Wilson Dawson was born in 1840 in Lewis Co VA (WV), the child of Preston Danson And Salina Dawson.
  • In 1880, Edgar Wilson Dawson resided in Garnettsville, Meade, Kentucky, USA.
  • Edgar Wilson Dawson married Julia Ann Dawson, Minerva E Morris, and had children including Albert W Dawson, Annie Nora Ann Dawson, Charles Franklin Dawson, Cora Lucy Speakman, David Dawson, Edward White, Iola Therresser Jenson, Louis Dawson, Mary Etta Burnett, May Dawson, William Dawson.
  • Edgar Wilson Dawson passed away in 1907 in Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edgar Dawson's Ancestors

Self
Edgar Dawson
1840–1907
Birth Place: Lewis Co VA (WV)
Parents
Preston Danson
1818–1901
West Virginia
Salina Dawson
1819–1889
Lewis County, WV
Grandparents
George (Jefferson) Butcher
1775–1867
Hampshire County, Virginia now, West Virginia, USA
Mary Argebrite
1780–1845
Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Balthasar Butcher-Metzger
1753–1829
Susanna Bush
1740–1807
Virginia Smith
1760–1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Sr
1715–1773
Maria Butcher
1720–1768
George Bush
1721–1820
Anna Katterman
1729–1820

Edgar Dawson's Descendants

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Edgar (Wilson) Dawson (Mar 1840–17 February 1907) m. Minerva (E) Morris (abt 1856–BEF 1900) m. Julia (Ann) Dawson (21 September 1870–26 May 1948)
  1. 1. Charles (Franklin) Dawson 1877–1923 m. Amy (Mable) Vunkannon 1882–1957 m. Fannie (E.) Gamble 1882–1905
    1. 1. George (F.) Dawson 1912–2005 m. Thelma (Lorene) Dawson 1916–1992
      1. 1. Hazel (Elvira) Dawson 1939–2015
      2. 2. Bobby (June) Blair 1941–2017 m. James (Ralph) Blair 1940–2020
    2. 2. Della (C) Dawson 1906–1935
    3. 3. Andrew (Bynum) Dawson 1914–1944
    4. 4. Amy Dawson 1916–2005
    5. 5. Lillian Dawson 1919–
    6. 6. Charlie (Dawson) Jr. 1908–1918
    7. 7. Rally Dawson 1902–
  2. 2. David Dawson 1872–
    1. 1. William (Clayton) Dawson 1892–1951
      1. 1. Mary (Ethel) Banks 1934–1995
  3. 3. William Dawson 1875–
  4. 4. May Dawson 1879–
  5. 5. Louis Dawson 1881–1934 m. Estelle (Virginia) Craig 1883–1978
    1. 1. Bessie (Mae) Dawson 1901–1989
    2. 2. Mary (Louise) Dawson 1917–1995
    3. 3. Robert (Thomas) Dawson 1914–
    4. 4. Lee (Roy) Dawson 1910–1961
    5. 5. Clide (Franklin) Dawson 1920–1969
    6. 6. Pfc. (Lewis Albert Dawson) Sr. 1914–1971
    7. 7. Annie Dawson 1907–1985
  6. 6. Iola (Therresser) Jenson 1909–1986
  7. 7. Mary (Etta) Burnett 1906–1986
  8. 8. Albert (W) Dawson 1904–1969
  9. 9. Cora (Lucy) Speakman 1902–1980
  10. 10. Annie ((Nora Ann)) Dawson 1884–1974
  11. 11. Edward White 1898–

Edgar Dawson's Timeline

5 Records

1840
Mar 1840
Birth of Edgar Wilson Dawson in Lewis Co VA (WV)
Lewis Co VA (WV)
1880
1880
Age 40
Edgar Wilson Dawson resided here in Garnettsville, Meade, Kentucky, USA
Garnettsville, Meade, Kentucky, USA
1907
17 February 1907
Age 67
Death of Edgar Wilson Dawson in West Virginia, United States of America
West Virginia, United States of America
1909
abt 1909
Age 69
Edgar Wilson Dawson resided here
None
1910
1910
Age 70
Edgar Wilson Dawson resided here in Scott, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA
Scott, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1840
    Event Place: Lewis Co VA (WV)
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Garnettsville, Meade, Kentucky; Roll: 433; Page: 620c; Enumeration District: 189
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Scott, Mississippi, Arkansas; Roll: T624_58; Page: 12a; Enumeration District: 0093; FHL microfilm: 1374071
    [4] Arkansas, U.S., Birth Certificates, Arkansas Department of Health, Vital Records Section; Little Rock, AR, USA; Birth Certificates; Year: Abt 1846
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Garnettsville, Meade, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Garnettsville, Meade, Kentucky; Roll: 433; Page: 620c; Enumeration District: 189

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1909
    Record Source: Arkansas, U.S., Birth Certificates, Arkansas Department of Health, Vital Records Section; Little Rock, AR, USA; Birth Certificates; Year: Abt 1846

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Scott, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Scott, Mississippi, Arkansas; Roll: T624_58; Page: 12a; Enumeration District: 0093; FHL microfilm: 1374071

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 February 1907
    Event Place: West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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