The Shemwell Family

Jay Prescott DawsonAge: 81 years1882–1963

Name
Jay Prescott Dawson
Given names
Jay Prescott
Surname
Dawson
Birth January 13, 1882 24 20
Birth of a brotherCharles Byron Dawson
February 23, 1884 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterInfant Dawson
May 2, 1886 (Age 4 years)
Death of a sisterInfant Dawson
May 3, 1886 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherInfant Dawson
April 11, 1889 (Age 7 years)
Death of a brotherInfant Dawson
April 12, 1889 (Age 7 years)
Death of a motherMary Isabella Barnett
October 26, 1892 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 16 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
Military
Jay P Dawson Military Enlistment Record
September 3, 1898 (Age 16 years)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 18 years)
MarriageClara Cathrine Marzlin — View this family
1908 (Age 25 years)

Note: Marriage info based on 1910 Census
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 28 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Anderson Barnett
September 26, 1915 (Age 33 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJonathan Dawson
November 11, 1916 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 33 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 paternal grandmotherIsabella Victoria King
July 6, 1917 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 34 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 35 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 37 years)
Death of a brotherCharles Byron Dawson
April 20, 1928 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 47 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 1930 (Age 48 years)
Death of a fatherDr Byron Francis Dawson
March 27, 1934 (Age 52 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 59 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
Census April 22, 1950 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 67 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 63 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 June 4, 1963 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Evergreen Memorial Park and Mausoleum
Family with parents - View this family
father
Dr Byron Francis Dawson
Birth: September 1, 1857 25 20 — Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: March 27, 1934 — Anaheim, Orange, California, United States
mother
Mary Isabella Barnett
Birth: December 31, 1861 24 19 — Putnam, Indiana, United States
Death: October 26, 1892 — Pottawatomie, Kansas, United States
Marriage: March 27, 1881 — Fulton, Indiana, United States
10 months
himself
Jay Prescott Dawson
Birth: January 13, 1882 24 20 — Indiana, United States
Death: June 4, 1963 — Riverside, California, United States
2 years
younger brother
Charles Byron Dawson
Birth: February 23, 1884 26 22 — Washtenaw, Michigan, United States
Death: April 20, 1928 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
2 years
younger sister
Infant Dawson
Birth: May 2, 1886 28 24 — Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: May 3, 1886 — Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
3 years
younger brother
Infant Dawson
Birth: April 11, 1889 31 27 — Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: April 12, 1889 — Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Family with Clara Cathrine Marzlin - View this family
himself
Jay Prescott Dawson
Birth: January 13, 1882 24 20 — Indiana, United States
Death: June 4, 1963 — Riverside, California, United States
wife
Clara Cathrine Marzlin
Birth: January 12, 1887 — Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: February 27, 1971 — Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage: 1908 —

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Jay Prescott Dawson - Household

Military and Naval Poplulation United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Dawson, Jay PheadWMJan188218SINININApprentice 2nd ClassYesYesYes

Marriage
Marriage info based on 1910 Census
Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Jay Prescott Dawson - Household

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Dawson, Jay PheadMW28M2INININEnglishButter MakerCreameryWNo0YesYesOMH
Dawson, ClarawifeFW22M200PAPAPAEnglishNoneYesYes
Dawson, Charles BbrotherMW26SINININEnglishClerkRetail DrugsWNo12YesYes

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

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Jay Prescott Dawson - Household

West Riverside, Riverside, California, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Dawson, Jay PheadORYesMW48M25NoYesINININYesDairymanDairy RanchOYes
Dawson, Clara CwifeFW43M20NoYesPAPAPAYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Jay Prescott Dawson - Household

Pedley, Riverside, California, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Dawson, JayheadO4000YesMW58MNoINDairymanDairyOA00
Dawson, ClaraxwifeFW53MNoPA00

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Jay Prescott Dawson - Household

Glen Avon, Riverside, California, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Dawson, Jay PheadMW68MarINOT
Dawson, Clara CwifeFW63MarPAH

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