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William Thomas Dawson 1865–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Nov 1865

Birth Location: Allegany CO, Maryland

Death Date: 28 May 1954

Death Location: Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Henry Infantry

Mother: Sara Mason

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bailey

Children(s): Marion Dawson, Lewis Dawson, Clarence Dawson, Raymond Dawson, Elsie Dawson, Edith Dawson, May Dawson, Herbert Dawson, Mckinley Dawson, Floyd Dawson, Marion Dawson

William Thomas Dawson was born in 1865 in Allegany CO, Maryland, the child of Henry H Dawson Civil War Infantry And Sara Mason. William Thomas Dawson married Elizabeth Jane Lizzie Bailey, and had children including Clarence Sylvester Dawson, Edith Elizabeth Dawson, Elsie Isabella Dawson, Floyd William Dawson, Herbert Thomas Dawson, Lewis Edwin Dawson, Marion Wilson Dawson, May Dawson, Mckinley Dawson, Raymond Cyril Dawson. William Thomas Dawson passed away in 1954 in Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Thomas Dawson was born in 1865 in Allegany CO, Maryland, the child of Henry H Dawson Civil War Infantry And Sara Mason.
  • William Thomas Dawson married Elizabeth Jane Lizzie Bailey, and had children including Clarence Sylvester Dawson, Edith Elizabeth Dawson, Elsie Isabella Dawson, Floyd William Dawson, Herbert Thomas Dawson, Lewis Edwin Dawson, Marion Wilson Dawson, May Dawson, Mckinley Dawson, Raymond Cyril Dawson.
  • William Thomas Dawson passed away in 1954 in Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Infantry
1839–1908
Birth Location: Hampshire County, [West] Virginia: Portioned into Mineral County in 1866
HI
Sara Mason
1835–
Birth Location: [West] Virginia: Seperated from Virginia in 1863 or Pa.
SM

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Bailey
1870–1930
Birth Location: Mineral County, West Virginia, United States of America
EB

Children(s)

Marion Dawson
1908–1955
Birth Location: Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America
MD
Lewis Dawson
1902–1959
Birth Location: Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America
LD
Clarence Dawson
1891–1975
Birth Location: Rawlings, Maryland
CD
Raymond Dawson
1894–1955
Birth Location: Rawlings, Allegany, Maryland, United States
RD
Elsie Dawson
1896–1948
Birth Location: Rawlings, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America
ED
Edith Dawson
1898–1971
Birth Location: Maryland
ED
May Dawson
1905–
Birth Location: West Virginia
MD
Herbert Dawson
1887–
Birth Location: Allegeny County, Maryland
HD
Mckinley Dawson
1900–
Birth Location: West Virginia
MD
Floyd Dawson
1912–1986
Birth Location: Hampshire County, West Virginia
FD
Marion Dawson
1894–1955
Birth Location: –
MD

William Dawson's Ancestors

Self
William Dawson
1865–1954
Birth Place: Allegany CO, Maryland
Parents
Henry H. Dawson Civil War Infantry
1839–1908
Hampshire County, [West] Virginia: Portioned into Mineral County in 1866
Sara Mason
1835–
[West] Virginia: Seperated from Virginia in 1863 or Pa.
Grandparents
William (Odell) Dawson
1804–1865
Clover Bottoms, Upper Old Town, Allegany, Maryland, USA, NA
Rachel Sharpless
1804–1860
Virginia, United States
Jacob (T.) Ewing
1807–1869
Augusta, Virginia
Sarah (Catherine (Katie)) Sheets
1811–1883
Augusta County, Virginia USA
Great-Grandparents
James Dawson
1756–1820
Nancy Odell
1766–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Dawson
1710–1756
Elizabeth Marbury
1710–1795

William Dawson's Descendants

1.
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William (Thomas) Dawson (1 Nov 1865–28 May 1954) m. Elizabeth (Jane "Lizzie") Bailey (5 Feb 1870–20 Aug 1930)
  1. 1. Marion (Wilson) Dawson 1908–1955
  2. 2. Lewis (Edwin) Dawson 1902–1959
  3. 3. Clarence (Sylvester) Dawson 1891–1975
  4. 4. Raymond (Cyril) Dawson 1894–1955
  5. 5. Elsie (Isabella) Dawson 1896–1948 m. Riley (Lee) Sine 1885–1967
    1. 1. Isbella (R) Sine 1917–
    2. 2. Marion (L) Sine 1919–
    3. 3. Audra (M) Sine 1921–
    4. 4. William (F) Sine 1923–
  6. 6. Edith (Elizabeth) Dawson 1898–1971 m. Virgil Miller 1898–1971
    1. 1. Clarence (V) Miller 1919–1978
    2. 2. Josephine (E) Miller 1923–
    3. 3. Robert (E) Miller 1925–
  7. 7. May Dawson 1905–
  8. 8. Herbert (Thomas) Dawson 1887–
  9. 9. Mckinley Dawson 1900–
  10. 10. Floyd (William) Dawson 1912–1986
  11. 11. Marion (Wilson) Dawson 1894–1955

William Dawson's Timeline

11 Records

1865
4 Nov 1865
Birth of William Thomas Dawson in Allegany CO, Maryland
Allegany CO, Maryland
1865
4 Nov 1865
Birth of William Thomas Dawson in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1865
1 Nov 1865
Birth of William Thomas Dawson in Allegany CO, Maryland
Allegany CO, Maryland
1870
1870
Age 5
William Thomas Dawson resided here in District 4, Allegany, Maryland, USA
District 4, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1880
1880
Age 15
William Thomas Dawson resided here in Frankfort, Mineral, West Virginia, USA
Frankfort, Mineral, West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 35
William Thomas Dawson resided here in Sherman, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
Sherman, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
1902
1902
Age 37
William Thomas Dawson resided here
None
1910
1910
Age 45
William Thomas Dawson resided here in Sherman, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
Sherman, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 55
William Thomas Dawson resided here in Sherman, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
Sherman, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 65
William Thomas Dawson resided here in Romney, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
Romney, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
1954
28 May 1954
Age 89
Death of William Thomas Dawson in Augusta, Hampshire, West Virginia
Augusta, Hampshire, West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1865
    Event Place: Allegany CO, Maryland
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Births Index
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sherman, Hampshire, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1952; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 52
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Romney, Hampshire, West Virginia; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2342267
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Frankfort, Mineral, West Virginia; Roll: 1408; Page: 91A; Enumeration District: 030
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 4, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: M593_566; Page: 115A; Family History Library Film: 552065
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Sherman, Hampshire, West Virginia; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1241759
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Sherman, Hampshire, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1680; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 1375693
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1865
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1865
    Event Place: Allegany CO, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 4, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 4, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: M593_566; Page: 115A; Family History Library Film: 552065

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Frankfort, Mineral, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Frankfort, Mineral, West Virginia; Roll: 1408; Page: 91A; Enumeration District: 030

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Sherman, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Sherman, Hampshire, West Virginia; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1241759

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1902
    Record Source: West Virginia, Births Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Sherman, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Sherman, Hampshire, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1680; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 1375693

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Sherman, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sherman, Hampshire, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1952; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 52

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Romney, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Romney, Hampshire, West Virginia; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2342267

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 28 May 1954
    Event Place: Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, William Thomas Dawson 28 May 1954

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1954
    Event Place: Augusta, Hampshire, West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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