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Dawson Family History & Genealogy

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My grandparents, Herbert and Elizabeth Dawson with three children, Ivy, Alice and Eva in 1912. The two youngest girls, Eva and Alice was exposed to measles from somebody on the ship. They were both born in the same year, One in January, and the other in November. One of them died on Good Friday, the other on the next day (Sat.), and both buried on Easter Sunday.

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Early Dawsons

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Elliner married Mathew about 1731, in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia
John Dawson was the son of William Dawson and Sarah? House hold members were Sarah William Dawson John Dawson
Thomas Dawson was born in 1819. He was in a relationship with Ann Bamford, and had children James Horrocks Dawson, Annetta (Dawson) Brentnall, and Walter Dawson. Thomas Dawson died at age 84 years old on May 8, 1904 in Hobart, TAS Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Thomas Dawson.
The Mercury, Hobart. 5th March 1861. THE GAZETTE. William Lee Dawson, Esquire, to be Surgeon of the Huon Rifle Company, Southern Tasmanian Volunteers. The Mercury, Hobart. Tasmania. 25th October 1866. SUMMARY OF NEWS. Dr. William Lee Dawson has been committed for trial at Franklin, Huon, for cutting off the head of one James Eason, who was drowned in the river. Dr. Dawson, it appears, removed the head, put it into a bag, and told a man to take it to Langford's public house, and show it to some persons there.
Anne Kate Dawson was born on January 19, 1828 at London in London, England United Kingdom to Ann Jackson and John Rowley Dawson, and has siblings Henry Roley Dawson and Walter Dawson. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Anne Kate Dawson.
Ann Hurd (Harbutt) Dawson was born in 1828. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ann Hurd (Harbutt) Dawson.
Sarah Ann (Warburton) Dawson of Ballarat, City of Ballarat County, VIC Australia was born in 1829. Sarah Dawson was married to William Dawson, and has children Sarah Maria Dawson, Robert George Dawson, William Charles Dawson, Walter Charles Dawson, Harriet Frances Dawson, and Frank Wood Dawson. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sarah Ann (Warburton) Dawson.
Henry Roley Dawson
Henry Roley Dawson of WarrenSt, in Echuca, Vic Australia was born in 1831 at London in London, London United Kingdom County England, and died at age 70 years old on July 15, 1902 at echuca warren st,, in Echuca, australia County. Henry Dawson was buried on July 17, 1902 at Echuca cemetery in Echuca.
Fanny (Dawson) Sims-Bailey of Camberwell Australia was born in 1832, and died at age 63 years old in 1895 in Isle of Wight County United Kingdom.
John Dawson was born in 1833, and died at age 55 years old in 1888. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Dawson.

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Rachel (Dawson) Alberts of Portland Australia was born in 1868 at Framlingham in Vic to John Dawson and Sarah Dawson. She married Henry William Alberts on August 28, 1896 in Lake Condah, Victoria, and had children Andrew James Alberts, Angus Rodrick Alberts, Euphemia Lena Alberts, Beatrice Jean Alberts, George William Alberts, Christopher Charles Alberts, Walter Alberts, Wallace Clarke Alberts, and Sarah Maud Alberts. Rachel Alberts died at age 36 years old on August 30, 1905 in Vic.
Daughter of James Dawson & Joan Anderson Park ( niece of Mungo Park) the African traveler
Marcia Dawson of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA was born on June 9, 1953, and died at age 40 years old on December 28, 1993.
Annie Lawrence (Dawson) Henderson Manley
Annie Lawrence (Dawson) Henderson Manley was born on May 20, 1887 in North Carolina United States. She was married to Rawley Ellis Henderson on May 3, 1911 in Ringgold, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, and they were together until Rawley's death on February 23, 1933. She had children Cordia Elizabeth Henderson Jennings, Ellis Abner Henderson, Chesley Watkins Henderson, George Gunn Henderson, Eugene Carson Henderson, Virginia Lee Henderson Powell, Margaret Taylor Henderson Turner, Beulah Anne Henderson Lewis, and Roy Edgar Henderson. Annie Henderson Manley died at age 88 years old on October 6, 1975 in Roxboro, NC, and was buried on October 8, 1975 at Highland Burial Park N Main St, in Danville, VA. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Annie Lawrence (Dawson) Henderson Manley.
Sarah Dawson was born in 1846. She was in a relationship with John Dawson, and had a child Rachel Dawson Alberts. Sarah Dawson died at age 88 years old on August 20, 1935 in Bairnsdale, Vic Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sarah Dawson.
Mary Jean (Dawson) Propsner of Winston-Salem, North Carolina United States was born on September 20, 1942 in NJ. Mary Propsner was in a relationship with Humphrey Propsner, and has children Jesse Propsner, Arthur William Propsner, and Andrew Christopher Propsner. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Jean Propsner.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Patricia Dawson.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mildred Louise Dawson.
Florence Catherine (Anderson) Dawson of Essendon, City of Moonee Valley County, VIC Australia was born on August 26, 1888 in Keilor to James Grant Anderson and Annie Grace (Stewart) Anderson. She had siblings James Grant Anderson, William Stewart Anderson, Leslie Stewart Anderson, Donald Clarke Anderson, William Clive Anderson, Gordon Roy Anderson, Stewart Anderson, Colin Lindsay Anderson, and Janet Anderson. Florence Dawson died at age 43 years old on September 28, 1931 in Essendon.
Genevieve Dawson of Okmulgee, Oklahoma United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Genevieve Dawson.
Barbara Ann (Nafey) Dawson was born on December 13, 1946 in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Barbara Ann Dawson.
Charles Martin Dawson was born on August 15, 1947 in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey United States, and died at age 51 years old on October 28, 1998 in Flanders. Charles Dawson was buried on November 1, 1998 in Morristown. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Charles Martin Dawson.
Michelle Lynn (Dawson) Kendall was born on January 8, 1972 in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Michelle Lynn Kendall.
Kathleen Frances Baines (Cox) Dawson of Mirboo North, VIC Australia was born in 1915 in Mirboo North to Eliza Rebecca (Baines) Cox and Cabburn James Cox. She had siblings William "Willie" Alexander James Cox and Westrop "Wes" Wallace Cox. Kathleen Dawson died at age 76 years old on June 13, 1992.
Emma (Stephenson) Dawson of Brunswick, City of Merri-bek County, VIC Australia was born in 1855 in Melbourne, and died at age 66 years old in 1921 in Brunswick.
Herbert Wyndham Barton Dawson of Fremantle, City of Fremantle County, WA Australia was born in 1901 in Fremantle, and died at age 69 years old in 1970 in VIC.
Vera Sybil (Lyell) Dawson of Port Melbourne, VIC Australia was born in 1895 in Port Melbourne. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Vera Sybil Lyell Dawson.
Roy Pierce Dawson of Carlton, City of Melbourne County, VIC Australia was born in 1906 in Carlton. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Roy Pierce Dawson.

Popular Dawson Biographies

Arthur Christian Dawson
Arthur Christian Dawson of Warren St, in Echuca Australia was born in 1882 at Echuca Warren St, in Echuca, VIC to Henry Roley Dawson and Louisa Shaw Dawson. He had siblings Walter Henry Dawson and Harold Dawson. He married Elsie Dellar Dawson, and had children Elaine Agnes Beasley, Irene Louisa Dawson, Dorothy Amelia Dawson, and Walter Arthur Henry Dawson. Arthur Dawson died at age 31 years old on August 18, 1914 at echuca in echuca, australia County, and was buried on August 20, 1914 at Echuca cemetery in Echuca.
Patricia Eloise (Tiner) Dawson of Richardson, Dallas County, Texas United States was born on July 2, 1983 in Dallas.
Harold Dawson
Harold Dawson of Windsor, VIC Australia was born in 1878 at Echuca in Echuca, and died at age 50 years old in 1928 in Caulfield South.
Henry Roley Dawson
Henry Roley Dawson of WarrenSt, in Echuca, Vic Australia was born in 1831 at London in London, London United Kingdom County England, and died at age 70 years old on July 15, 1902 at echuca warren st,, in Echuca, australia County. Henry Dawson was buried on July 17, 1902 at Echuca cemetery in Echuca.
Devlin A. Dawson
Devlin Adsit Dawson of TX was born on July 8, 1983 in Riverside, San Bernardino County, California United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Devlin A. Dawson.
Devlin George Alton Dawson was born on July 11, 2017 at Baylor Scott & White in Rowlett, Rockwall County, Texas USA. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Devlin George Alton Dawson.
John Dawson was born circa 1842. John's partner was Clara (Marks), and they had a child Ephraim Dawson. John's partner was Sarah Dawson, and they had a child Rachel Dawson Alberts. John Dawson died at age 41 years old in 1883 at Kangatong Station in Vic Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Dawson.
Rachel (Dawson) Alberts of Portland Australia was born in 1868 at Framlingham in Vic to John Dawson and Sarah Dawson. She married Henry William Alberts on August 28, 1896 in Lake Condah, Victoria, and had children Andrew James Alberts, Angus Rodrick Alberts, Euphemia Lena Alberts, Beatrice Jean Alberts, George William Alberts, Christopher Charles Alberts, Walter Alberts, Wallace Clarke Alberts, and Sarah Maud Alberts. Rachel Alberts died at age 36 years old on August 30, 1905 in Vic.
John Herbert Dawson
This could possibly be an Armes from Norfolk, England.
Elaine Agnes Beasley
Elaine and Francis were parents to John Francis Beasley, Malcolm Stanley Beasley, Marie Therasa Beasley, Graeme Arthur Beasley, and Helen Francis Beasley.
Hazel Ruth Paczoch
Hazel Ruth (Paczoch (Dawson)) Van Winkle was born on July 8, 1911 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California United States, and died at age 59 years old on April 21, 1971 in Richmond, Contra Costa County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Hazel Ruth Paczoch .
Evelyn Maude (Phillips) Dawson was born in 1896 in Maryborough, Central Goldfields Shire County, VIC Australia to Francis William Phillips and Catherine Winifred Farrell, and had siblings Mary Florence Phillips Denyer, Francis William Phillips, Andrew Stewart Phillips, and Terrance Walter Phillips. Evelyn Dawson died at age 57 years old in 1953 in Melbourne. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Evelyn Maude (Phillips) Dawson .
Myrtle Annie Lawless was married to Frank Wood Dawson and they had children Rosie Dawson, John Dawson, Alan Dawson, and Florence Betty Dawson.



Daughter of James Dawson & Joan Anderson Park ( niece of Mungo Park) the African traveler
Florence Catherine (Anderson) Dawson of Essendon, City of Moonee Valley County, VIC Australia was born on August 26, 1888 in Keilor to James Grant Anderson and Annie Grace (Stewart) Anderson. She had siblings James Grant Anderson, William Stewart Anderson, Leslie Stewart Anderson, Donald Clarke Anderson, William Clive Anderson, Gordon Roy Anderson, Stewart Anderson, Colin Lindsay Anderson, and Janet Anderson. Florence Dawson died at age 43 years old on September 28, 1931 in Essendon.
Dorothy Amelia Dawson
Dorothy Amelia Dawson married Edward Cheeseman and adopted Lorelle Cheeseman. They had a son, Raymond Cheeseman.
Walter Henry Dawson of 29 Rosalie St;, in Perth, W.A, Australia was born in 1866 in Echuca, and died at age 68 years old on May 18, 1935. Walter Dawson was buried on May 20, 1935 in Karrakatta, WA.
Ngatokorua Frisbie Dawson was born on January 30, 1937 at Pukapuka in Cook Islands. She was married to Adam West on February 1, 1957 in Hawaii United States and they later divorced in 1962 in Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington United States. She had children Jonelle Susan Anderson and Hunter Otto Anderson. Ngatokorua Dawson died at age 69 years old on March 31, 2006 in Hawaii United States.

Dawson Death Records & Life Expectancy

The average age of a Dawson family member is 72.0 years old according to our database of 29,525 people with the last name Dawson that have a birth and death date listed.

Life Expectancy

72.0 years

Oldest Dawsons

These are the longest-lived members of the Dawson family on AncientFaces.

Emma E Dawson of Ararat, Patrick County, VA was born on February 16, 1882, and died at age 109 years old on January 16, 1992.
109 years
Ethel D Dawson of Jacksonville, Morgan County, IL was born on November 16, 1888, and died at age 107 years old on January 17, 1996.
107 years
Elsie R Dawson of Paris, Monroe County, MO was born on April 18, 1889, and died at age 107 years old on January 29, 1997.
107 years
Georgiana Dawson of Charleston, Charleston County, SC was born on February 28, 1891, and died at age 107 years old on March 15, 1998.
107 years
Edith A Dawson of Asheville, Buncombe County, NC was born on December 8, 1892, and died at age 105 years old on February 4, 1998.
105 years
Barbara Dawson of Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia was born on January 15, 1879, and died at age 106 years old in August 1985.
106 years
Emma M Dawson of Cedar Grove, Essex County, NJ was born on November 14, 1895, and died at age 106 years old on December 15, 2001.
106 years
Helena J Dawson of Lakewood, Chautauqua County, NY was born on November 8, 1883, and died at age 105 years old in April 1989.
105 years
Mary T Dawson of Richmond, Henrico County, VA was born on July 9, 1895, and died at age 104 years old on February 16, 2000.
104 years
Anna B Dawson of Ebensburg, Cambria County, PA was born on December 19, 1891, and died at age 104 years old on March 19, 1996.
104 years
Lena B Dawson of Kingsford Heights, La Porte County, IN was born on February 19, 1897, and died at age 104 years old on February 8, 2002.
104 years
Anna Dawson of Woodbury, Nassau County, NY was born on October 18, 1877, and died at age 105 years old in October 1982.
104 years
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My name is Suzanne Emerson Christie. I have a Dawson photo group on Face Book. I am inviting all Dawson's to join and add their photo's in hope of making connections. The group is named All Dawson Photo's Worldwide There is a lot of traffic going through Face Book. We are just getting started, so we need all of the help we can get, and hopefully you will find your connection.
My name is Beverly Drakeford. My grandmother's name was Fannie Dawson ( nee Fannie Rogers). Can't seem to find any info on her. Maybe you can help.
My dad, Woodrow Wilson Dawson, grew up in Iager, West Virginia in 1923, he passed away in 2005. I guess he was born at Sandy Huff, West Virginia. He joined the army when he was 17 years old, underaged to join, but needed to get away from West Virginia to avoid working in the coal mines. He only went to grade 4 in school, then had to help out the family, Father was James Dawson, Mother was Hattie Waldron Dawson. He was the oldest of the children (Brothers were Ernest, Wilburn, Carl, Douglas, Roy, Clinton, Eugene; the Sisters were Elsie, Lorraine, and Lucielle), no wonder why he had to work with 11 children in the family. He sent all of his Army (Tank Battalion) pay home to his parents to buy a house and land in Iager, West Virginia (up the hollow). He married my mom (Beverly LaPlante) when he was 30 and she was 21 years old. They had 2 daughters, Rosemary and Deborah Dawson. He met my mom up in Chicopee, Massachusetts, so that is where I now live. Most of the Dawson brothers came to Massachusetts because they didn't want to work in the coal mines. My grandfather, my dad's father, died of black lung disease. He was the sweetest guy you ever met. He had some sad stories, once when he was in a fox hole, one his army friends got shot and he held him in his arms until he died, he would cry when he told the story. He served during World War II in the 752nd Tank Battalion in Germany, England, France, Italy, and Africa.

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