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Rev. James William Dawson 1865–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jul 1865

Birth Location: Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 18 Jan 1951

Death Location: Bridgeport, Harrison, West Virginia, USA

Father: John Dawson

Mother: Catherine Dawson

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Children(s): Audrey Dawson

Rev. James William Dawson was born in 1865 in Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA, the child of John Branch Dawson And Catherine Anne Smith Dawson. Rev. James William Dawson had children including Audrey Dawson. Rev. James William Dawson passed away in 1951 in Bridgeport, Harrison, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Rev. James William Dawson was born in 1865 in Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA, the child of John Branch Dawson And Catherine Anne Smith Dawson.
  • Rev. James William Dawson had children including Audrey Dawson.
  • Rev. James William Dawson passed away in 1951 in Bridgeport, Harrison, West Virginia, USA.

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Rev. Dawson's Ancestors

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Rev. Dawson
1865–1951
Birth Place: Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
John Branch Dawson
1836–1915
Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Catherine (Anne Smith) Dawson
1841–1934
Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Bradford) Dawson
1813–1887
Virginia
Caroline (Matilda) Wines
1814–1885
Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Jepsy (Jepthro Jeptha Lathen) Smith
1802–1892
Fauquier Co, Virginia, United States
Catherine ("Kitty") Kerns
1816–1880
Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Bathsheba Mayo
1784–1860
Leroy Wines
1775–1828
Sarah Jett
1786–1820
Thomas Smith
1780–1852
Margaret Neal
1778–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Smith
1755–
Lucretia Weeks
1757–

Rev. Dawson's Descendants

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Rev. (James William) Dawson (20 Jul 1865–18 Jan 1951)
  1. 1. Audrey Dawson 1900–1993 m. Doy (Lee) Prunty 1900–1964
    1. 1. James Prunty 1918–1985 m. Juanita Prunty 1928–2010
      1. 1. Jean Prunty 1948–2022

Rev. Dawson's Timeline

2 Records

1865
20 Jul 1865
Birth of Rev. James William Dawson in Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA
Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA
1951
18 Jan 1951
Age 86
Death of Rev. James William Dawson in Despard, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Despard, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1865
    Event Place: Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1951
    Event Place: Despard, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bridgeport, Harrison, West Virginia, USA

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