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Fred Dawson 1835–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1835

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: Bef 1890

Death Location: Hinds County, Mississippi, USA

Father:

Mother: Nancie Dorsey\Dawson

Spouse(s): Mira\Myra Dawson\Dorsey\Dossft

Children(s): Evaline\Emonline Dawson\Dorsey, Julia Heard, Frank Dawson\Dorsey, Jennie\Jinny Williams, Frederick\Frank Dossft\Dorsey\Dawson, Pink Dossft\Dorsey, Melia Dossft, Emma\Emiline Chambers, Rose Dawson\Dorsey, Jinny Dawson\Dorsey, Carrie Dorsey, Nealy Lucus, Corrine Montgomery

Fred Dawson was born in 1835 in Mississippi, the child of Unknown Dorsey And Nancie Dorsey Dawson. In 1870, Fred Dawson resided in Township 4, Hinds, Mississippi, USA. In 1880, Fred Dawson resided in Byram and Terry, Hinds, Mississippi, USA. Fred Dawson married Mira Myra Bass Dawson Dorsey Dossft, and had children including Carrie Dorsey, Corrine Dawson Dorsey Montgomery, Emma Emiline Dorsey Dawson Dorsey Carr Chambers, Evaline Emonline Dawson Dorsey, Frank Dawson Dorsey, Frederick Frank Dossft Dorsey Dawson, Jennie Jinny Dossft Dawson Dorsey Williams, Jinny Dawson Dorsey, Julia Ellen Dawson Dorsey Heard, Melia Dossft, Nealy Dorsey Lucus, Pink Dossft Dorsey, Rose Dawson Dorsey. Fred Dawson passed away in 1890 in Hinds County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Fred Dawson was born in 1835 in Mississippi, the child of Unknown Dorsey And Nancie Dorsey Dawson.
  • In 1870, Fred Dawson resided in Township 4, Hinds, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1880, Fred Dawson resided in Byram and Terry, Hinds, Mississippi, USA.
  • Fred Dawson married Mira Myra Bass Dawson Dorsey Dossft, and had children including Carrie Dorsey, Corrine Dawson Dorsey Montgomery, Emma Emiline Dorsey Dawson Dorsey Carr Chambers, Evaline Emonline Dawson Dorsey, Frank Dawson Dorsey, Frederick Frank Dossft Dorsey Dawson, Jennie Jinny Dossft Dawson Dorsey Williams, Jinny Dawson Dorsey, Julia Ellen Dawson Dorsey Heard, Melia Dossft, Nealy Dorsey Lucus, Pink Dossft Dorsey, Rose Dawson Dorsey.
  • Fred Dawson passed away in 1890 in Hinds County, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nancie Dorsey\Dawson
1820–
Birth Location: Tennessee
ND

Spouses(s)

Mira\Myra Dawson\Dorsey\Dossft
1839–
Birth Location: Louisiana or MS or MI
MD

Children(s)

Evaline\Emonline Dawson\Dorsey
1860–
Birth Location: Mississippi
ED
Julia Heard
1868–1905
Birth Location: Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
JH
Frank Dawson\Dorsey
1870–
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Jennie\Jinny Williams
1862–
Birth Location: Mississippi
JW
Frederick\Frank Dossft\Dorsey\Dawson
1874–1916
Birth Location: Terry town, Hinds, Mississippi
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Pink Dossft\Dorsey
1877–
Birth Location: Mississippi
PD
Melia Dossft
1877–
Birth Location: Mississippi
MD
Emma\Emiline Chambers
1870–1942
Birth Location: Terry Town, Hinds, Mississippi
EC
Rose Dawson\Dorsey
1858–
Birth Location: Mississippi
RD
Jinny Dawson\Dorsey
1866–
Birth Location: Mississippi
JD
Carrie Dorsey
1880–
Birth Location: Mississippi
CD
Nealy Lucus
1877–
Birth Location: Mississippi
NL
Corrine Montgomery
1881–
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
CM

Fred Dawson's Ancestors

Self
Fred Dawson
1835–1890
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Nancie Dorsey\Dawson
1820–
Tennessee
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Fred Dawson's Descendants

1.
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Fred Dawson (abt 1835–Bef 1890) m. Mira\Myra (Bass) Dawson\Dorsey\Dossft (Dec 1839–)
  1. 1. Evaline\Emonline Dawson\Dorsey 1860– m. Joseph Hearon\Herron\Herran 1856–1917 m. Joseph Hearon\Herron\ 1858–1917
    1. 1. Nellie Herron 1893–1980 m. Major Towsend 1898–
      1. 1. Fadie Riley 1919–1984 m. Edward Griffin 1925–2012
        1. 1. Margaret (RILEY -) LEE 1935–2018 m. Earnest (J) Lee 1930–1997
        2. 2. Margaret (RILEY -) LEE 1935–2018
      2. 2. Famous Towsend 1921–1996
      3. 3. Famous Towsend 1921–1996
      4. 4. Pearl Williams 1908–1988
      5. 5. Roberta (Herrron Moore) Cassell 1915–2013
      6. 6. James Riley 1917–1998
    2. 2. Ivory\Evory Herron 1881–
    3. 3. Leonia\Lena Herron 1887–
    4. 4. Joella (Herron) Smith 1884–
    5. 5. Rosa (Lee Hearon\Herron) Moore 1897–2005
    6. 6. Clarence Herron\Hearon 1893–1949
    7. 7. Oscar Herron 1887–1968
    8. 8. Ether Herron\Hearon 1906–
  2. 2. Julia (Ellen Dawson\Dorsey) Heard 1868–1905
  3. 3. Frank Dawson\Dorsey 1870–
  4. 4. Jennie\Jinny (Dossft\Dawson\Dorsey) Williams 1862–
  5. 5. Frederick\Frank Dossft\Dorsey\Dawson 1874–1916
  6. 6. Pink Dossft\Dorsey 1877–
  7. 7. Melia Dossft 1877–
  8. 8. Emma\Emiline (Dorsey Dawson\Dorsey Carr) Chambers 1870–1942
  9. 9. Rose Dawson\Dorsey 1858–
  10. 10. Jinny Dawson\Dorsey 1866–
  11. 11. Carrie Dorsey 1880–
  12. 12. Nealy (Dorsey) Lucus 1877–
  13. 13. Corrine (Dawson\Dorsey) Montgomery 1881–

Fred Dawson's Timeline

4 Records

1835
abt 1835
Birth of Fred Dawson in Mississippi
Mississippi
1870
1870
Age 35
Fred Dawson resided here in Township 4, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
Township 4, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
1880
1880
Age 45
Fred Dawson resided here in Byram and Terry, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
Byram and Terry, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
1890
Bef 1890
Age 55
Death of Fred Dawson in Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
Hinds County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1835
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 4, Hinds, Mississippi; Roll: M593_730; Page: 493A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 4, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 4, Hinds, Mississippi; Roll: M593_730; Page: 493A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Byram and Terry, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Byram and Terry, Hinds, Mississippi; Roll: 649; Page: 407B; Enumeration District: 014

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef 1890
    Event Place: Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
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