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Ralph Waldo Dawson 1896–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 June 1896

Birth Location: Palmyra, Macoupin, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 23 Dec 1976

Death Location: Modesto, Stanislaus, California, USA

Father: Vollie Dawson

Mother: Iva Howser

Spouse(s): Ruth Dawson

Children(s): Ralph Dawson, Pauline Dawson, Erma Dawson

The story of Ralph Waldo Dawson began in 1896 in Palmyra, Macoupin, Illinois, USA. Ralph Waldo Dawson married Ruth Ruby Dawson, and had children including Erma Jeanne Dawson, Pauline Iva Dawson, Ralph Lloyd Dawson. Ralph Waldo Dawson passed away in 1976 in Modesto, Stanislaus, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ralph Waldo Dawson began in 1896 in Palmyra, Macoupin, Illinois, USA.
  • Ralph Waldo Dawson married Ruth Ruby Dawson, and had children including Erma Jeanne Dawson, Pauline Iva Dawson, Ralph Lloyd Dawson.
  • Ralph Waldo Dawson passed away in 1976 in Modesto, Stanislaus, California, USA.

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Ralph Dawson's Ancestors

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Ralph Dawson
1896–1976
Birth Place: Palmyra, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
Parents
Vollie Newton Dawson
1873–1931
Missouri
Iva (Ellen) Howser
1872–1965
Illinois
Grandparents
David (Nicholas) Howser
1844–1914
Scottville,Macoupin,Illinois,USA
Keziah (Jane) White
1851–1903
Macoupin, Illinois, United States
Great-Grandparents
Samuel White
1829–1879
Cyrena Hart
1829–1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anderson Hart
1807–1874
Mary Waggoner
1805–1834

Ralph Dawson's Descendants

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Ralph (Waldo) Dawson (10 June 1896–23 Dec 1976) m. Ruth (Ruby) Dawson (04 Aug 1898–10 Mar 1986)
  1. 1. Ralph (Lloyd) Dawson 1929–2016
  2. 2. Pauline (Iva) Dawson 1923–1986
  3. 3. Erma (Jeanne) Dawson 1921–2019 m. Robert (Franklin) Barton 1918–1999

Ralph Dawson's Timeline

2 Records

1896
10 June 1896
Birth of Ralph Waldo Dawson in Palmyra, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
Palmyra, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
1976
23 Dec 1976
Age 80
Death of Ralph Waldo Dawson in Modesto, Stanislaus, California, USA
Modesto, Stanislaus, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 June 1896
    Event Place: Palmyra, Macoupin, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1976
    Event Place: Modesto, Stanislaus, California, USA

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