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Helen Dawson 1899–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 December 1899

Birth Location: Spencer, Boyd County, Nebraska, USA

Death Date: 13 January 1981

Death Location: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA

Father: Jerry Dawson

Mother: Carrie Dawson

Spouse(s): Dock Altis

Children(s): Eugene Altis, Russel Altis, Gerald Altis, Delmar Altis

Helen Dawson was born in 1899 in Spencer, Boyd County, Nebraska, USA, the child of Jerry Martin Dawson And Carrie E Dawson. In 1935, Helen Dawson resided in Rural, Johnson, Kansas. In 1940, Helen Dawson resided in Mission, Johnson, Kansas, USA. Helen Dawson married Dock Willard Altis, and had children including Delmar C Altis, Eugene W Altis, Gerald Martin Altis, Maurice L Altis, Russel V Altis. Helen Dawson passed away in 1981 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Helen Dawson was born in 1899 in Spencer, Boyd County, Nebraska, USA, the child of Jerry Martin Dawson And Carrie E Dawson.
  • In 1935, Helen Dawson resided in Rural, Johnson, Kansas.
  • In 1940, Helen Dawson resided in Mission, Johnson, Kansas, USA.
  • Helen Dawson married Dock Willard Altis, and had children including Delmar C Altis, Eugene W Altis, Gerald Martin Altis, Maurice L Altis, Russel V Altis.
  • Helen Dawson passed away in 1981 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Helen Dawson's Ancestors

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Helen Dawson
1899–1981
Birth Place: Spencer, Boyd County, Nebraska, USA
Parents
Jerry Martin Dawson
1862–1944
Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA
Carrie (E) Dawson
1873–1961
Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (VanBuren) Braithwait
1841–1898
Lisbon, St Lawrence, New York, United States
Ophelia (Schoolcraft) Braithwait
1846–1904
Vermont, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Braithwait
1804–1872
Ann Braithwait
1806–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hesselgrave
1780–1856
Mary Hesselgrave
1779–1862

Helen Dawson's Descendants

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Helen Dawson (26 December 1899–13 January 1981) m. Dock (Willard) Altis (9 June 1900–9 December 1955)
  1. 1. Eugene (W) Altis 1922–
  2. 2. Russel (V) Altis 1923–
  3. 3. Gerald (Martin) Altis 1925–2012
  4. 4. Delmar (C.) Altis 1931–2008

Helen Dawson's Timeline

4 Records

1899
26 December 1899
Birth of Helen Dawson in Spencer, Boyd County, Nebraska, USA
Spencer, Boyd County, Nebraska, USA
1935
1935
Age 36
Helen Dawson resided here in Rural, Johnson, Kansas
Rural, Johnson, Kansas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 41
Helen Dawson resided here in Mission, Johnson, Kansas, USA
Mission, Johnson, Kansas, USA
1981
13 January 1981
Age 82
Death of Helen Dawson in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 December 1899
    Event Place: Spencer, Boyd County, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mission, Johnson, Kansas; Roll: T627_1237; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 46-11B
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Johnson, Kansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mission, Johnson, Kansas; Roll: T627_1237; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 46-11B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Mission, Johnson, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mission, Johnson, Kansas; Roll: T627_1237; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 46-11B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 January 1981
    Event Place: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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