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James Mason Dawson 1869–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1869

Birth Location: Rawlings or Westernport, Allegany County, Maryland

Death Date: 9 May 1941

Death Location: McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Henry Infantry

Mother: Sara Mason

Spouse(s): Mable None

Children(s): James Dawson, Maud Dawson, John Dawson, Robert Dawson, Joseph Sr.

James Mason Dawson was born in 1869 in Rawlings or Westernport, Allegany County, Maryland, the child of Henry H Dawson Civil War Infantry And Sara Mason. In 1870, James Mason Dawson resided in District 4, Allegany, Maryland, USA. James Mason Dawson married Mable, and had children including James T Dory Dawson, John T Dawson, Joseph Franklin Dawson Sr, Maud V Dawson, Robert Wales Dawson. James Mason Dawson passed away in 1941 in McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • James Mason Dawson was born in 1869 in Rawlings or Westernport, Allegany County, Maryland, the child of Henry H Dawson Civil War Infantry And Sara Mason.
  • In 1870, James Mason Dawson resided in District 4, Allegany, Maryland, USA.
  • James Mason Dawson married Mable, and had children including James T Dory Dawson, John T Dawson, Joseph Franklin Dawson Sr, Maud V Dawson, Robert Wales Dawson.
  • James Mason Dawson passed away in 1941 in McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Infantry
1839–1908
Birth Location: Hampshire County, [West] Virginia: Portioned into Mineral County in 1866
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Sara Mason
1835–
Birth Location: [West] Virginia: Seperated from Virginia in 1863 or Pa.
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Spouses(s)

Mable None
1877–1965
Birth Location: Luray, Page County, Virginia, United States of America
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Children(s)

James Dawson
1894–1940
Birth Location: Maryland
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Maud Dawson
1898–
Birth Location: Maryland
MD
John Dawson
1897–1934
Birth Location: Maryland
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Robert Dawson
1905–1952
Birth Location: Luray, Virginia, USA
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Joseph Sr.
1902–1966
Birth Location: Cumberland, Maryland, USA
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James Dawson's Ancestors

Self
James Dawson
1869–1941
Birth Place: Rawlings or Westernport, Allegany County, Maryland
Parents
Henry H. Dawson Civil War Infantry
1839–1908
Hampshire County, [West] Virginia: Portioned into Mineral County in 1866
Sara Mason
1835–
[West] Virginia: Seperated from Virginia in 1863 or Pa.
Grandparents
William (Odell) Dawson
1804–1865
Clover Bottoms, Upper Old Town, Allegany, Maryland, USA, NA
Rachel Sharpless
1804–1860
Virginia, United States
Jacob (T.) Ewing
1807–1869
Augusta, Virginia
Sarah (Catherine (Katie)) Sheets
1811–1883
Augusta County, Virginia USA
Great-Grandparents
James Dawson
1756–1820
Nancy Odell
1766–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Dawson
1710–1756
Elizabeth Marbury
1710–1795

James Dawson's Descendants

1.
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James (Mason) Dawson (18 Oct 1869–9 May 1941) m. Mable (1 Jan 1877–3 Jul 1965)
  1. 1. James (T (Dory)) Dawson 1894–1940 m. Blanche Hull 1895–
    1. 1. Viola Dawson 1914–
    2. 2. Arthur (T) Dawson 1917–
  2. 2. Maud (V) Dawson 1898–
  3. 3. John (T) Dawson 1897–1934 m. Mary Reed 1901–1978
    1. 1. Robert (E) Dawson 1924–1932
    2. 2. Margaret (Viola) Dawson 1925–
    3. 3. John (Ellsworth) Dawson 1927–1997
  4. 4. Robert (Wales) Dawson 1905–1952 m. Henrietta (A) Dawson 1910–
  5. 5. Joseph (Franklin Dawson) Sr. 1902–1966 m. Martha (Olive) HARRISON 1904–1992
    1. 1. Joseph (Franklin Dawson) Jr 1926–1954 m. Patricia (Alice) Savage 1929–2011
    2. 2. Martha (Olive) Dawson 1928–2022 m. Arthur ("Art") Johnson 1925–2007
    3. 3. William (Edward) Dawson 1929–2014 m. Bonnie (Viretta) Butler 1931–2015
    4. 4. Evelyn (V.) Dawson 1933–2021 m. Robert Lauten 1932–2020

James Dawson's Timeline

11 Records

1869
18 Oct 1869
Birth of James Mason Dawson in Rawlings or Westernport, Allegany County, Maryland
Rawlings or Westernport, Allegany County, Maryland
1869
18 Oct 1869
Birth of James Mason Dawson in Rawlings or Westernport, Allegany County, Maryland
Rawlings or Westernport, Allegany County, Maryland
1870
1870
Age 1
James Mason Dawson resided here in District 4, Allegany, Maryland, USA
District 4, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1880
1880
Age 11
James Mason Dawson resided here in Westernport, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Westernport, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1900
1900
Age 31
James Mason Dawson resided here in Westernport, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Westernport, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1910
1910
Age 41
James Mason Dawson resided here in Rawlings, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Rawlings, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1920
1920
Age 51
James Mason Dawson resided here in McKeesport Ward 3, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
McKeesport Ward 3, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1941
9 May 1941
Age 72
Death of James Mason Dawson in McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1941
6 May 1941
Age 72
Death of James Mason Dawson in McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1941
6 May 1941
Age 72
Death of James Mason Dawson in McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1941
9 May 1941
Age 72
Burial of James Mason Dawson in McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1869
    Event Place: Rawlings or Westernport, Allegany County, Maryland
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 042301-045000
    [2] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 081751-084650
    [3] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 105651-108500
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: McKeesport Ward 3, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1514; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 196
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Westernport, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: 493; Page: 182D; Enumeration District: 007
    [6] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Frankfort, Mineral, West Virginia; Roll: 1408; Page: 91A; Enumeration District: 030
    [7] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 4, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: M593_566; Page: 115A; Family History Library Film: 552065
    [8] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Westernport, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: 604; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0103; FHL microfilm: 1240604
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Rawlings, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: T624_549; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1374562
    [10] Web: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Mt. Vernon Cemetery Index, 1849-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1869
    Event Place: Rawlings or Westernport, Allegany County, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 4, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 4, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: M593_566; Page: 115A; Family History Library Film: 552065

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Westernport, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Westernport, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: 493; Page: 182D; Enumeration District: 007
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Frankfort, Mineral, West Virginia; Roll: 1408; Page: 91A; Enumeration District: 030

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Westernport, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Westernport, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: 604; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0103; FHL microfilm: 1240604

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Rawlings, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Rawlings, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: T624_549; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1374562

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: McKeesport Ward 3, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: McKeesport Ward 3, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1514; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 196

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 May 1941
    Event Place: Elizabeth, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, James Mason Dawson 9 May 1941

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1941
    Event Place: McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 042301-045000
    [2] Web: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Mt. Vernon Cemetery Index, 1849-2012
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1941
    Event Place: McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 042301-045000

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1941
    Event Place: McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 042301-045000

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 9 May 1941
    Event Place: McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Mt. Vernon Cemetery Index, 1849-2012
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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