The Shemwell Family

Dr Byron Francis DawsonAge: 76 years18571934

Name
Dr Byron Francis Dawson
Name prefix
Dr
Given names
Byron Francis
Surname
Dawson
Birth September 1, 1857 25 20
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census August 1, 1860 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 3 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 9 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 9 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 11 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 20 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageMary Isabella BarnettView this family
March 27, 1881 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Jay Prescott Dawson
January 13, 1882 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Charles Byron Dawson
February 23, 1884 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Infant Dawson
May 2, 1886 (Age 28 years)
Death of a daughterInfant Dawson
May 3, 1886 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Infant Dawson
April 11, 1889 (Age 31 years)
Death of a sonInfant Dawson
April 12, 1889 (Age 31 years)
Death of a wifeMary Isabella Barnett
October 26, 1892 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 40 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childJay Prescott DawsonClara Cathrine MarzlinView this family
1908 (Age 50 years)

Note: Marriage info based on 1910 Census
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 52 years)
Death of a fatherJonathan Dawson
November 11, 1916 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 58 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a motherIsabella Victoria King
July 6, 1917 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 59 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 60 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 62 years)
Death of a sonCharles Byron Dawson
April 20, 1928 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 72 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death March 27, 1934 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Anaheim Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Jonathan Dawson
Birth: December 21, 1831Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: November 11, 1916Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
mother
Isabella Victoria King
Birth: June 5, 1837Roundhead, Hardin, Ohio, United States
Death: July 6, 1917Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Marriage: September 18, 1856Fulton, Indiana, United States
11 months
himself
Dr Byron Francis Dawson
Birth: September 1, 1857 25 20Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: March 27, 1934Anaheim, Orange, California, United States
Family with Mary Isabella Barnett - View this family
himself
Dr Byron Francis Dawson
Birth: September 1, 1857 25 20Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: March 27, 1934Anaheim, Orange, California, United States
wife
Marriage: March 27, 1881Fulton, Indiana, United States
10 months
son
Jay Prescott Dawson
Birth: January 13, 1882 24 20Indiana, United States
Death: June 4, 1963Riverside, California, United States
2 years
son
Charles Byron Dawson
Birth: February 23, 1884 26 22Washtenaw, Michigan, United States
Death: April 20, 1928Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
2 years
daughter
Infant Dawson
Birth: May 2, 1886 28 24Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: May 3, 1886Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
3 years
son
Infant Dawson
Birth: April 11, 1889 31 27Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: April 12, 1889Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Jonathan Dawson - Household

Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Jonathan Dawsonhead25MWClerk1800PA
Isabella V Dawsonwife22FWOH
Byron F Dawsonson3MWIN

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Byron Francis Dawson - Household

Morro, San Luis Obispo, California, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Dawson, Byron FboarderWMSep185742WdINPAOHPhysician0YesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Dr Byron Francis Dawson - Household

San Luis Obispo, California, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Dawson, Byron FroomerMW52WdINPAOHEnglishDrugistManufacturing StoreOAYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Jay Prescott Dawson - Household

Holtville, Imperial, California, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Dawson, Jay PheadRMW38MYesYesYesINININYesDairymanOur PlaceAO
Dawson, Clara CwifeFW33MYesYesPAPAPAYesNone
Marzlin, Clara Cmother-inlawFW65WdYesYesPAKYSwitzerlandSwissYesNone
Dawson, Byron FfatherMW64WdYesYesINPAMIYesMedical DoctorGeneral PracticeAO

Name
Mary Isabella Dawson (nee Barnett) Obituary and Family Listing Published in The Rochester Sentinel Wednesday, November 2, 1892 Mrs. Belle DAWSON, wife of Dr. B. F. DAWSON, of Kewanna, died at her home Wednesday noon from consumption. Mrs. Dawson was the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John A. BARNETT and was born December 31, 1861. She was married to Dr. Dawson in 1881 and was the mother of two sons who mourn, with their father, the loss of mother and wife. The funeral services were conducted by the Odd Fellows and Daughters of Rebekah, the sermon being preached by Rev. BRAGG, after which the remains were brought to Rochester and interred in Odd Fellows cemetery, Friday afternoon. The deceased was a lady of rare attainments and held the respect of a very large circle of friends who join the Sentinel in expressing sympathy with the bereaved relatives. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44082380/mary-isabella-dawson