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James R. Dawson

Birth	:	15 Apr 1871 Illinois, USA
Death	:	11 Sep 1907 Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Nevada Municipal Cemetery, Nevada, Story County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.0215683, -93.4610672
Plot	:	Block 1, Row 3, Plot 32. Lot 13
Inscription	:	SON OF W. & M.J. DAWSON
Description	:	From Nevada Representative September 13, 1907 County Correspondence AMES A very sad accident occurred Wednesday forenoon at the college Mr. James R. Dawson descended into a well which was being drilled on the place of Mr. Prail, west of the campus. He called to be drawn up, and the man started to do so, when Mr. Dawson lost his hold and fell back into the well. He was gotten out as soon as possible, but life was extinct. A charge of dynamite had been exploded in the well the preceding evening, and it is supposed that the... Read More	From Nevada Representative September 13, 1907 County Correspondence AMES A very sad accident occurred Wednesday forenoon at the college Mr. James R. Dawson descended into a well which was being drilled on the place of Mr. Prail, west of the campus. He called to be drawn up, and the man started to do so, when Mr. Dawson lost his hold and fell back into the well. He was gotten out as soon as possible, but life was extinct. A charge of dynamite had been exploded in the well the preceding evening, and it is supposed that the gas that formed remained in the well and was the cause of his death. Mr. Dawson was about 38 years old and lived with his aged mother in the north part of Ames. On another page of the same issue of the newspaper: James R. Dawson of Ames but formerly living west of Nevada, was asphyxiated Wednesday forenoon in a well west of the college. He was thirty six years of age, unmarried, a son of the late Washington Dawson, and lived with is widowed mother. He was a member of the Woodmen camp of Nevada in good standing. His funeral will be held at one-thirty Sunday at the home of his brother at Ames and the interment will be the same afternoon in the Nevada cemetery.

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Where is James R. Dawson's memorial?
James R. Dawson's memorial is located at: Nevada Municipal Cemetery, Nevada, Story County, USA.
When did James R. Dawson death?
James R. Dawson death on 11 Sep 1907 in Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the James R. Dawson's memorial?
Latitude: 42.0215683
Longitude: -93.4610672

Family Members:

Parent

Washington Dawson

(1834 - 1902)

Martha Jane Durham Dawson

(1842 - 1908)

Siblings

Howard Washington Dawson

(1873 - 1941)

Oliver Dawson

(1877 - 1900)

Charles H. Dawson

(1859 - 1925)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Nevada Municipal Cemetery
Nevada, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0215683, -93.4610672

2. Saint Patricks Cemetery
Nevada, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0233803, -93.4629364

3. Evergreen Memory Gardens
Nevada, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0424995, -93.4682999

4. Knoll Cemetery
Nevada, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0489006, -93.4869003

5. Pleasant Run Cemetery
Nevada, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9864006, -93.4060974

6. Mound Cemetery
Nevada, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9899520, -93.3691480

7. Murphy Cemetery
Richland Township, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0569000, -93.3672028

8. Bloomington Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0466573, -93.5852182

9. Woodland Cemetery
Iowa Center, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9324989, -93.4064026

10. Oak Hill Cemetery
Richland Township, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0891991, -93.3550034

11. Ames Municipal Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0301208, -93.6061249

12. Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1063740, -93.5614370

13. Saint James Cemetery
Colo, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0088997, -93.3099976

14. Colo Cemetery
Colo, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0181808, -93.3083420

15. Story Memorial Gardens
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9933014, -93.6112976

16. McMichael Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0852203, -93.5915833

17. Arrasmith Cemetery
Franklin Township, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0855600, -93.5913900

18. First Christian Church Columbarium
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0270500, -93.6174100

19. Walnut Grove Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9468994, -93.5903015

20. Cambridge Cemetery
Cambridge, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9067600, -93.5424400

21. Maxwell Cemetery
Maxwell, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8950500, -93.3996900

22. Sheffield Cemetery
Howard Township, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1369020, -93.5585790

23. Saint Thomas Aquinas Columbarium
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0224370, -93.6450840

24. Saint Johns Episcopal Church Columbarium
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0224100, -93.6481040