Edward J “Ned” DawsonAge: 89 years1911–2000
- Name
- Edward J “Ned” Dawson
- Given names
- Edward J
- Surname
- Dawson
- Nickname
- Ned
 Birth | July 31, 1911 31 28 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 4 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 father | James L Dawson October 7, 1918 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 5 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 6 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 18 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 |
 Census | April 8, 1930 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a mother | Ellen Marie “Nellie” Courtney October 21, 1952 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 38 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a sister | Kathryn Mouell Dawson October 20, 1972 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | November 4, 2000 (Age 89 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Hope Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James L Dawson Birth: December 17, 1879 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: October 7, 1918 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Ellen Marie “Nellie” Courtney Birth: October 25, 1882 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: October 21, 1952 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
|
Marriage: April 18, 1904 — Indiana, United States |
|
|
3 years elder sister |
Kathryn Mouell Dawson Birth: November 23, 1906 26 24 — Danville, Illinois, United States Death: October 20, 1972 — Indiana, United States |
|
5 years himself |
Edward J “Ned” Dawson Birth: July 31, 1911 31 28 — Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States Death: November 4, 2000 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Ellen Marie “Nellie” Courtney - Household
Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
|