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Sylvia Frances Dawson 1897–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 March 1897

Birth Location: Dandy, York County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 01 Mar 1977

Death Location: Seaford, York, Virginia, USA

Father: Shadrack Dawson

Mother: Ida White

Spouse(s): Thomas Forrest, Walter Cooper

Children(s): Walter Cooper, Ida Cooper, Audrey Cooper

Sylvia Frances Dawson was born in 1897 in Dandy, York County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Shadrack R Dawson And Ida Doggett White. In 1900, Sylvia Frances Dawson resided in Grafton, York, Virginia, USA. In 1910, Sylvia Frances Dawson resided in Grafton, York, Virginia, USA. Sylvia Frances Dawson married Thomas Cornelius Forrest, Walter Wesley Cooper, and had children including Audrey Leonice Cooper, Ida Margaret Cooper, Walter Ivan Cooper. Sylvia Frances Dawson passed away in 1977 in Seaford, York, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Sylvia Frances Dawson was born in 1897 in Dandy, York County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Shadrack R Dawson And Ida Doggett White.
  • In 1900, Sylvia Frances Dawson resided in Grafton, York, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1910, Sylvia Frances Dawson resided in Grafton, York, Virginia, USA.
  • Sylvia Frances Dawson married Thomas Cornelius Forrest, Walter Wesley Cooper, and had children including Audrey Leonice Cooper, Ida Margaret Cooper, Walter Ivan Cooper.
  • Sylvia Frances Dawson passed away in 1977 in Seaford, York, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Shadrack Dawson
1854–1924
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Ida White
1861–1941
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
IW

Spouses(s)

Thomas Forrest
1891–1967
Birth Location: Messick, York, Virginia, USA
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Walter Cooper
1893–1934
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
WC

Children(s)

Walter Cooper
1920–1995
Birth Location: Warwick, Virginia, USA
WC
Ida Cooper
1918–
Birth Location: York, Virginia, USA
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Audrey Cooper
1925–2015
Birth Location: York, Virginia, USA
AC

Sylvia Dawson's Ancestors

Self
Sylvia Dawson
1897–1977
Birth Place: Dandy, York County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Shadrack R. Dawson
1854–1924
Virginia, USA
Ida (Doggett) White
1861–1941
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Henry) White
1816–1890
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Emily (Jane "Polly") Forrest
1821–1905
Haven, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Forrest
1786–1857
Harriet Morgan
1793–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Forrest
1758–1820
Elizabeth (Belfare)
1762–1850

Sylvia Dawson's Descendants

1.
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Sylvia (Frances) Dawson (19 March 1897–01 Mar 1977) m. Thomas (Cornelius) Forrest (26 Jul 1891–19 May 1967) m. Walter (Wesley) Cooper (29 Jan 1893–22 Feb 1934)
  1. 1. Walter (Ivan) Cooper 1920–1995 m. Pauline Stewart 1918–2008 m. Gladys (Eleanor) Banton 1923–1991
    1. 1. Walter (Davis) Cooper 1943–2011
    2. 2. Eleanor (Rose) Cooper 1944–2006 m. Daniel (Elbert) Simpson 1936–2017
  2. 2. Ida (Margaret) Cooper 1918– m. Joseph (Lanier) Holloway 1916–1992
    1. 1. Myrna (Frances) Holloway 1943–2007
  3. 3. Audrey (Leonice) Cooper 1925–2015 m. Charles (Fredrick) Danley 1925–2002

Sylvia Dawson's Timeline

11 Records

1897
19 March 1897
Birth of Sylvia Frances Dawson in Dandy, York County, Virginia, United States of America
Dandy, York County, Virginia, United States of America
1900
1900
Age 3
Sylvia Frances Dawson resided here in Grafton, York, Virginia, USA
Grafton, York, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 13
Sylvia Frances Dawson resided here in Grafton, York, Virginia, USA
Grafton, York, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 23
Sylvia Frances Dawson resided here in Newport News Ward 2, Newport News, Virginia, USA
Newport News Ward 2, Newport News, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 33
Sylvia Frances Dawson resided here in Stonehouse, James City County, Virginia, USA
Stonehouse, James City County, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 38
Sylvia Frances Dawson resided here in Grafton, York, Virginia, USA
Grafton, York, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 43
Sylvia Frances Dawson resided here in Grafton, York, Virginia, USA
Grafton, York, Virginia, USA
1948
Abt. 1948
Age 51
Sylvia Frances Dawson resided here in Seaford, York, Virginia, USA
Seaford, York, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 53
Sylvia Frances Dawson resided here in Grafton, York, Virginia, USA
Grafton, York, Virginia, USA
1977
26 Feb 1977
Age 80
Death of Sylvia Frances Dawson in Seaford, York, Virginia, USA
Seaford, York, Virginia, USA
1977
01 Mar 1977
Age 80
Burial of Sylvia Frances Dawson in Seaford, York, Virginia, USA
Seaford, York, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 March 1897
    Event Place: Dandy, York County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grafton, York, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04303; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 100-2
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Newport News Ward 2, Newport News (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T625_1899; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 95
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Stonehouse, James City, Virginia; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2342182
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [7] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [8] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101167493
    [9] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 10 Sep 1937; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA; ,0.37206566,0.37872854,0.42547265&xid=3398
    [12] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Grafton, York, Virginia; Roll: 4732; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 100-6

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Grafton, York, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Grafton, York, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Newport News Ward 2, Newport News, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Newport News Ward 2, Newport News (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T625_1899; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 95

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Stonehouse, James City County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Stonehouse, James City, Virginia; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2342182

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Grafton, York, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grafton, York, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04303; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 100-2

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Grafton, York, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grafton, York, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04303; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 100-2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt. 1948
    Event Place: Seaford, York, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Grafton, York, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Grafton, York, Virginia; Roll: 4732; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 100-6

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1977
    Event Place: Seaford, York, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 01 Mar 1977
    Event Place: Seaford, York, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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