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Matthew C. Dawson 1879–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Mar 1879

Birth Location: Greenwood, McHenry County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 5 Oct 1972

Death Location: Hitchcock, Beadle County, South Dakota, United States of America

Father: James Dawson

Mother: Mary Wilson

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Matthew C. Dawson was born in 1879 in Greenwood, McHenry County, Illinois, USA, the child of James Dawson And Mary Ann Wilson. In 1880, Matthew C. Dawson resided in Greenwood, McHenry, Illinois, USA. Matthew C. Dawson passed away in 1972 in Hitchcock, Beadle County, South Dakota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Matthew C. Dawson was born in 1879 in Greenwood, McHenry County, Illinois, USA, the child of James Dawson And Mary Ann Wilson.
  • In 1880, Matthew C. Dawson resided in Greenwood, McHenry, Illinois, USA.
  • Matthew C. Dawson passed away in 1972 in Hitchcock, Beadle County, South Dakota, United States of America.

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Matthew Dawson's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Dawson
1879–1972
Birth Place: Greenwood, McHenry County, Illinois, USA
Parents
James Dawson
1842–1910
Kirkby Steven Parish, Westmoreland Co., England
Mary (Ann) Wilson
1846–1927
Wallace, Perth County, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Joseph
1810–1882
Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, England
Jane Robinson
1815–1891
Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, England
John Wilson
1805–1874
Scotland
Mary Smith
1808–1905
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Dawson
1774–
Mary Ellwood
1775–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew I
1744–1820
Elizabeth Spooner
1745–1788

Matthew Dawson's Timeline

3 Records

1879
08 Mar 1879
Birth of Matthew C. Dawson in Greenwood, McHenry County, Illinois, USA
Greenwood, McHenry County, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 1
Matthew C. Dawson resided here in Greenwood, McHenry, Illinois, USA
Greenwood, McHenry, Illinois, USA
1972
5 Oct 1972
Age 93
Death of Matthew C. Dawson in South Dakota
South Dakota

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Mar 1879
    Event Place: Greenwood, McHenry County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Greenwood, McHenry, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1972
    Event Place: South Dakota
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hitchcock, Beadle County, South Dakota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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