Family Group Sheet
NameJohn William Dawson
Birth28 Sep 1878, Greenup Co., Kentucky
Death2 Jun 1938, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialDawson Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherJesse Dawson (~1845-~1882)
MotherMartha Jane Royse (1855-1928)
Marriage2 Nov 1899, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseMinnie Ann Fultz
Birth22 Jul 1881, Kentucky
Death4 Jan 1963, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherSamuel Fultz (1853-1919)
MotherEliza “Lizzie” Lee (1849-)
Children
Birth6 Sep 1904, Rowan Co., Kentucky
DeathMay 1969, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio
SpouseLottie Sparkman
Notes for John William Dawson
His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records John William Dawson, age 39, born 26 Sep 1878, residence Vale, Rowan Co., Ky, occupation farming, self-employed, nearest relative Minnie Dawson, wife.
His death certificate records John W. Dawson, age 59 years 7 months 16 days, born 26 Sep 1878 in Rown Co., Ky, died 2 June 1938 in Rowan Co., Ky, married, husband of Minnie Dawson, occupation laborer at Ky Brick Co., number of years at occupation 1 year; father Jessie Dawson born in Greenup Co., Ky, mother’s maiden name Martha J. Royse, born in Rowan Co., Ky, cause of death general peritonitis, informant Cecil Dawson, Morehead, Ky, burial in Cristan Cemetery.
“Christian Cemetery” must be an older name for what is now called Dawson Cemetery. His gravestone is a double one with Minnie which has his dates as 26 Sep 1878 to 2 June 1938, and hers as 22 July 1881 to 4 Jan 1963.
His death certificate records John W. Dawson, age 59 years 7 months 16 days, born 26 Sep 1878 in Rown Co., Ky, died 2 June 1938 in Rowan Co., Ky, married, husband of Minnie Dawson, occupation laborer at Ky Brick Co., number of years at occupation 1 year; father Jessie Dawson born in Greenup Co., Ky, mother’s maiden name Martha J. Royse, born in Rowan Co., Ky, cause of death general peritonitis, informant Cecil Dawson, Morehead, Ky, burial in Cristan Cemetery.
“Christian Cemetery” must be an older name for what is now called Dawson Cemetery. His gravestone is a double one with Minnie which has his dates as 26 Sep 1878 to 2 June 1938, and hers as 22 July 1881 to 4 Jan 1963.
Notes for John William & Minnie Ann (Family)
Rowan Co. marriage book 3, p. 368, records the marriage on 2 Nov 1899 of John W. Dawson, age 21, born in Greenup Co., Ky, mother born in Rowan Co., and Minnie Fultz, age 18, residence Elliottsville, born in and both parents born in Rowan Co., to be at the residence of the bride’s father (on license), at Samuel Fultz’s by Elder Samuel D. Nickell (on return), witnesses Willie L. Fultz and Lillie Sparks, bond surety by Willie Fultz.
Census
1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hoggtown precinct, enumerated 4 June, lists on p. 2B as family #35:
Dawson, Willie, 21, b. Sep 1878, farmer; Minnie, wife, 18 overwritten with 16, b. July 1883, married 0 years, no children. Both born Ky Ky Ky.
1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hogtown precinct, enumerated 19 April, lists on p. 3B as family #52:
Dawson, William, 32, farmer; Minnie A., wife, 28, first marriage for both, married 10 years, mother of 4 children, 3 living; Martha, dau, 9; Herman C., son, 5; Bennie R., son, 1. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hogtown precinct, enumerated 28 Jan, lists on p. 17A as family #313/316:
Dawson, Will, 40, farmer; Minnie, wife, 36; Lizzie, dau, 19; Cecil, son, 15; Bennie, son, 11; Sarah, dau, 8; Maud, dau, 4 1/12; Noah, son, 1 8/12; Caudill, Martha J., mother-in-law, 63, widowed. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Martha Caudill is really Will’s mother, not Minnie’s. She remarried to Ben Caudill after her first husband Jesse Dawson died. Apparently the census taker assumed that the differing surnames implied she was a mother-in-law.
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hogtown precinct, enumerated 7 April, lists on p. 3A as family #39/40:
Dawson, John W., 51, age at first marriage 21, farmer; Minnie A., wife, 48, age at first marriage 18; Cecil S., son, 25, widowed, age at first marriage 21; Bennie R. son, 21; Sarrah R., dau, 17; Maud A., dau, 14; Noah E., son, 11; Ruth A., granddau, 1 6/12; Fultz, Elizabeth, mother-in-law, 82, widowed, age at first marriage 30. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Dawson, Willie, 21, b. Sep 1878, farmer; Minnie, wife, 18 overwritten with 16, b. July 1883, married 0 years, no children. Both born Ky Ky Ky.
1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hogtown precinct, enumerated 19 April, lists on p. 3B as family #52:
Dawson, William, 32, farmer; Minnie A., wife, 28, first marriage for both, married 10 years, mother of 4 children, 3 living; Martha, dau, 9; Herman C., son, 5; Bennie R., son, 1. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hogtown precinct, enumerated 28 Jan, lists on p. 17A as family #313/316:
Dawson, Will, 40, farmer; Minnie, wife, 36; Lizzie, dau, 19; Cecil, son, 15; Bennie, son, 11; Sarah, dau, 8; Maud, dau, 4 1/12; Noah, son, 1 8/12; Caudill, Martha J., mother-in-law, 63, widowed. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Martha Caudill is really Will’s mother, not Minnie’s. She remarried to Ben Caudill after her first husband Jesse Dawson died. Apparently the census taker assumed that the differing surnames implied she was a mother-in-law.
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hogtown precinct, enumerated 7 April, lists on p. 3A as family #39/40:
Dawson, John W., 51, age at first marriage 21, farmer; Minnie A., wife, 48, age at first marriage 18; Cecil S., son, 25, widowed, age at first marriage 21; Bennie R. son, 21; Sarrah R., dau, 17; Maud A., dau, 14; Noah E., son, 11; Ruth A., granddau, 1 6/12; Fultz, Elizabeth, mother-in-law, 82, widowed, age at first marriage 30. All born Ky Ky Ky.
