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Sam Melvin Dawson 1917–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jan 1917

Birth Location: Bennington, Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 1 Aug 1997

Death Location: Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas, USA

Father: Sammie Dawson

Mother: Edna Dawson

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Sam Melvin Dawson was born in 1917 in Bennington, Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA, the child of Sammie Dawson And Edna Maude Dawson. In 1930, Sam Melvin Dawson resided in Bennington, Bennington, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA. Sam Melvin Dawson passed away in 1997 in Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Sam Melvin Dawson was born in 1917 in Bennington, Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA, the child of Sammie Dawson And Edna Maude Dawson.
  • In 1930, Sam Melvin Dawson resided in Bennington, Bennington, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Sam Melvin Dawson passed away in 1997 in Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas, USA.

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Sam Dawson's Ancestors

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Sam Dawson
1917–1997
Birth Place: Bennington, Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA
Parents
Sammie Dawson
1886–1979
Mississippi, United States of America
Edna (Maude) Dawson
1889–1968
Greenville, Texas
Grandparents
James (F) Dawson
1862–1927
Winston, Mississippi, USA
Carry Dawson
1864–1947
Mississippi City, Harrison, Mississippi, USA
John (Milton) Baldwin
1855–1927
Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America
Minerva (Jane) Burchfield
1859–1941
Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
S. Dawson
1819–1907
Francis Tucker
1825–1905
John Lanthrip
1829–1883
Mary Krismond
1835–1880
Thomas Baldwin
1813–1856
Cassandra Shelton
1823–1883
Jeremiah Burchfield
1822–1889
Sarah Welch
1825–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Jr
1792–1871
Fanny Baker
1796–1837
Thomas Tucker
1794–1863
Abigail 'Abby'
1805–1880
John Lantrip
1807–1900
Elizabeth Croft
1811–1875
John Chrismond
1803–1884
John Baldwin
1772–1845
Elizabeth Newberry
1785–1825
Mary Slaughter
1789–1857
Samuel Jr.
1795–1850

Sam Dawson's Timeline

3 Records

1917
31 Jan 1917
Birth of Sam Melvin Dawson in Bennington, Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA
Bennington, Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Sam Melvin Dawson resided here in Bennington, Bennington, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
Bennington, Bennington, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
1997
1 Aug 1997
Age 80
Death of Sam Melvin Dawson in Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas, USA
Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1917
    Event Place: Bennington, Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bennington, Bryan, Oklahoma; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2341628

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bennington, Bennington, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bennington, Bryan, Oklahoma; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2341628

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1997
    Event Place: Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas, USA

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