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Joseph Charles Dawson Sr.

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Birth	:	12 Aug 1854 Washington County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	12 Nov 1947 Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Bluff View Cemetery, Vermillion, Clay County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.7714000, -96.9056000
Description	:	Thank you to Andrea, Find A Grave contributor, for the following article: Source- History of Dakota Territory IV, By George W. Kingsbury, 1915 J.C. DAWSON, SR. J.C. Dawson, Sr., of Vermillion township, Clay county, is a prosperous farmer and stockman, owning several hundred acres of land in Cedar and Dixon counties, Nebraska, and also valuable farming property in Clay county, this state. The greater part of his time is given to the feeding, buying and shipping of stock, as he understands the business thoroughly and finds it very remunerative. Mr. Dawson... Read More	Thank you to Andrea, Find A Grave contributor, for the following article: Source- History of Dakota Territory IV, By George W. Kingsbury, 1915 J.C. DAWSON, SR. J.C. Dawson, Sr., of Vermillion township, Clay county, is a prosperous farmer and stockman, owning several hundred acres of land in Cedar and Dixon counties, Nebraska, and also valuable farming property in Clay county, this state. The greater part of his time is given to the feeding, buying and shipping of stock, as he understands the business thoroughly and finds it very remunerative. Mr. Dawson was born in Washington county, Iowa, in 1854, a son of Joseph and Ann Dawson, pioneers of that locality. The father died in July 1854, and the mother subsequently removed to Nebraska, where she lived to the advanced age of eighty-two years. To their union were born six children, of whom Mr. Dawson of this review and W.N., of Norfolk, Nebraska, are the only survivors. J.C. Dawson, Sr., remained at home with his mother until twenty-two years of age and in 1876 went to Nebraska, purchasing land in Cedar county, that state, for a dollar and a quarter per acre. He began the cultivation of his farm, at the same time engaging in the stock business, and his operations in the latter line steadily increased in importance. His headquarters were at Sioux City, Iowa, where he bought and shipped stock and also acted as a fire insurance agent. In 1905, he removed to Clay county, South Dakota, and bought a farm adjoining the city limits of Vermillion. He has since lived upon that place, which now comprises one hundred and twenty acres of improved land, and is one of the representative citizens of his county. He still owns six hundred and twenty acres in Cedar and Dixon counties, Nebraska, and supervises the management of that property. He there handles a great deal of stock annually and leases a small portion of the farm land. In 1890, Mr. Dawson was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Dickenson, a native of Virginia, who in 1866 accompanied her parents to Elk Point, South Dakota, and a short time later removed with them to St. James, Nebraska, where her father followed carpentering and contracting until his retirement from active life. He passed away at the ripe old age of eighty-seven years. His widow survives and is now seventy-five years of age Mrs. Dawson was educated in Nebraska and for ten years previous to her marriage taught school. She became the mother of two sons: J.C., Jr., a high-school graduate, who was born in 1894; and William Louis, who died when fifteen years of age. The family belong to the Presbyterian church and are active in its work. Mr. Dawson is a democrat and has served upon the township board. He is county commissioner, performing faithfully and well the duties devolving upon him in that capacity. He has well demonstrated his ability as a business man and has acquired more than a competence and in so doing has observed the laws of right and justice and gained the respect and confidence of his fellow men.

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Where is Joseph Charles Dawson Sr.'s memorial?
Joseph Charles Dawson Sr.'s memorial is located at: Bluff View Cemetery, Vermillion, Clay County, USA.
When did Joseph Charles Dawson Sr. death?
Joseph Charles Dawson Sr. death on 12 Nov 1947 in Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 42.7714000
Longitude: -96.9056000

Family Members:

Parent

Ann Nelson Dawson

(1824 - 1905)

Spouse

Cynthia A. Dawson

(1855 - 1885)

Mary Elizabeth “Mollie” Dickinson Dawson

(1863 - 1960)

Children

Roy Dawson

(unknow - 1885)

Joseph Charles Dawson IV

(1894 - 1944)

William L Dawson

(1898 - 1910)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Bluff View Cemetery
Vermillion, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7714000, -96.9056000

2. Saint Agnes Calvary Cemetery
Vermillion, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7715900, -96.9072100

3. Saint Agnes Cemetery
Vermillion, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7872009, -96.8499985

4. Dowlin Cemetery
Burbank, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7789001, -96.8107986

5. Gibb's Cemetery
Newcastle, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6985100, -96.8518400

6. Saint Peter Greenfield Cemetery
Vermillion, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8608017, -96.8644028

7. Clay Creek Cemetery
Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8516998, -96.9788971

8. Ionia Cemetery
Newcastle, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6893997, -96.8300018

9. Maskell Cemetery
Maskell, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6878014, -96.9916992

10. Halverson Cemetery
Maskell, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6908600, -97.0013500

11. Ahlsborg Lutheran Cemetery
Union County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8228000, -96.7612000

12. Saint Mary Cemetery
Union County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8520584, -96.7877502

13. Newcastle Cemetery
Newcastle, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6550500, -96.8708700

14. Saint Peters Calvary Cemetery
Newcastle, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6533800, -96.8744700

15. Spirit Mound Cemetery
Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8885994, -96.9424973

16. Clay Point Cemetery
Prairie Center Township, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8987700, -96.9065600

17. Lime Grove Cemetery
Maskell, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6632400, -96.9990500

18. Lime Creek Cemetery
Maskell, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6569600, -97.0004700

19. Obert Cemetery
Obert, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6702995, -97.0289001

20. Evergreen Cemetery
Meckling, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7896996, -97.0903015

21. Brule Creek Cemetery
Spink Township, Union County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8346510, -96.7324350

22. Taylor Cemetery
Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8372002, -97.0785980

23. Union County Poor Farm Cemetery
Union County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7649210, -96.7077580

24. Saint Paul Cemetery
Elk Point, Union County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7641983, -96.7061005