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Lewis Edwin Dawson 1902–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Dec 1902

Birth Location: Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 1 Apr 1959

Death Location: Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: William Dawson

Mother: Elizabeth Bailey

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Lewis Edwin Dawson was born in 1902 in Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of William Thomas Dawson And Elizabeth Jane Lizzie Bailey. In 1920, Lewis Edwin Dawson resided in Sherman, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA. Lewis Edwin Dawson passed away in 1959 in Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lewis Edwin Dawson was born in 1902 in Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of William Thomas Dawson And Elizabeth Jane Lizzie Bailey.
  • In 1920, Lewis Edwin Dawson resided in Sherman, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA.
  • Lewis Edwin Dawson passed away in 1959 in Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Lewis Dawson's Ancestors

Self
Lewis Dawson
1902–1959
Birth Place: Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
William Thomas Dawson
1865–1954
Allegany CO, Maryland
Elizabeth (Jane "Lizzie") Bailey
1870–1930
Mineral County, West Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
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.
Great-Grandparents
William Dawson
1804–1865
Rachel Sharpless
1804–1860
Jacob Ewing
1807–1869
Sarah Sheets
1811–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Dawson
1756–1820
Nancy Odell
1766–1811

Lewis Dawson's Timeline

3 Records

1902
11 Dec 1902
Birth of Lewis Edwin Dawson in Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America
Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America
1920
1920
Age 18
Lewis Edwin Dawson resided here in Sherman, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
Sherman, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
1959
1 Apr 1959
Age 57
Death of Lewis Edwin Dawson in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1902
    Event Place: Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Births Index
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sherman, Hampshire, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1952; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 52
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Sherman, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sherman, Hampshire, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1952; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 52

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1959
    Event Place: Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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