The Shemwell Family

Charles Byron DawsonAge: 44 years18841928

Name
Charles Byron Dawson
Given names
Charles Byron
Surname
Dawson
Birth February 23, 1884 26 22
Birth of a sisterInfant Dawson
May 2, 1886 (Age 2 years)
Death of a sisterInfant Dawson
May 3, 1886 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherInfant Dawson
April 11, 1889 (Age 5 years)
Death of a brotherInfant Dawson
April 12, 1889 (Age 5 years)
Death of a motherMary Isabella Barnett
October 26, 1892 (Age 8 years)
Military
Charles B Dawson Military Enlistment Record
April 7, 1898 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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 16 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 26 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Anderson Barnett
September 26, 1915 (Age 31 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJonathan Dawson
November 11, 1916 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 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 33 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 32 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 33 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 35 years)
Death April 20, 1928 (Age 44 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Los Angeles National Cemetery
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father
Dr Byron Francis Dawson
Birth: September 1, 1857 25 20Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: March 27, 1934Anaheim, Orange, California, United States
mother
Marriage: March 27, 1881Fulton, Indiana, United States
10 months
elder brother
Jay Prescott Dawson
Birth: January 13, 1882 24 20Indiana, United States
Death: June 4, 1963Riverside, California, United States
2 years
himself
Charles Byron Dawson
Birth: February 23, 1884 26 22Washtenaw, Michigan, United States
Death: April 20, 1928Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
2 years
younger sister
Infant Dawson
Birth: May 2, 1886 28 24Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: May 3, 1886Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
3 years
younger brother
Infant Dawson
Birth: April 11, 1889 31 27Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: April 12, 1889Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States

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

Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Dawson, Charles BboarderWMJul188218SMIMIMIStudentYesYesYes

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 - Charles Byron Dawson - Household

San Diego, San Diego, California, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Dawson, Charles BheadMW36SYesYesINININYesLaborerCamp Kearny

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