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John William Dawson Jr.

Birth	:	14 Oct 1908 Madison Heights, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Death	:	3 Aug 1930 Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Burial	:	Presbyterian Cemetery, Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, USA
Coordinate	:	37.4020620, -79.1384770
Plot	:	Section F, Lot 16, Grave 7
Description	:	Information from the Duiguid Funeral Home online burial records. Son of John W. Dawson & Erna Ewers From contributor Mike Lee: One night some friends and he camped out fishing on the James River just upstream from present day Red and Dots where the railroad crossed on what was known as the Orange Bridge. Bridge was scrapped for steel in WWII but the abutments are still there. John rose early and walked up to a spring beside the railroad and, while his bucket was filling, he fell asleep on the rail. A passenger train that had just left Union Depot... Read More	Information from the Duiguid Funeral Home online burial records. Son of John W. Dawson & Erna Ewers From contributor Mike Lee: One night some friends and he camped out fishing on the James River just upstream from present day Red and Dots where the railroad crossed on what was known as the Orange Bridge. Bridge was scrapped for steel in WWII but the abutments are still there. John rose early and walked up to a spring beside the railroad and, while his bucket was filling, he fell asleep on the rail. A passenger train that had just left Union Depot struck and killed him there. Newspaper article can be viewed at Jones Memorial Library.

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John William Dawson Jr. death on 3 Aug 1930 in Amherst County, Virginia, USA
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Latitude: 37.4020620
Longitude: -79.1384770

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1. Presbyterian Cemetery
Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, USA
Coordinate: 37.4020620, -79.1384770

2. White Rock Cemetery
Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, USA
Coordinate: 37.3989160, -79.1329390

5. Updike Cemetery
Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, USA
Coordinate: 37.3864270, -79.1306120

6. Humbles Family Cemetery
Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, USA
Coordinate: 37.3864270, -79.1305940

9. Old City Cemetery
Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, USA
Coordinate: 37.4147186, -79.1566696

10. Spring Hill Cemetery
Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, USA
Coordinate: 37.3958015, -79.1635971

13. Gallagher Cemetery
Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, USA
Coordinate: 37.3810510, -79.1544380

14. Rose Lane Cemetery
Madison Heights, Amherst County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4243680, -79.1236560

15. Perkins Family Cemetery
Perkins Park, Lynchburg City, USA
Coordinate: 37.3780500, -79.1505300

16. Williams Cemetery
Madison Heights, Amherst County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4274220, -79.1264240

18. Rucker Cemetery
Madison Heights, Amherst County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4305770, -79.1415440

19. Holy Cross Cemetery
Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, USA
Coordinate: 37.4286003, -79.1567001

20. Warwick Slave Cemetery
Madison Heights, Amherst County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4163780, -79.1021560

22. Falwell Cemetery #2
Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, USA
Coordinate: 37.3722960, -79.1167130

23. Warwick Family Cemetery
Madison Heights, Amherst County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4182310, -79.0997850

24. Megginson Cemetery
Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, USA
Coordinate: 37.3877983, -79.0982971