man William (Poker Bill) Wyatt DAWSON‏‎, son of Richardson Hensley Dawson and Eve Ann (Rogers) MILLER‏.
Born ‎ 8, Jul, 1868 at Clay Co., WV, died ‎ 14, Feb, 1945 at Clay Co., WV‎, 76 years
Picture: located at: http://vanillaheart2.homestead.com/PicturesOfThePast11.html
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Dawson, W.W.
Grave Stone was added in 1998 by Grandson Dallas Dawson.
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1880 United States Federal Census Record

Name: William W. Dawson
Age: 11
Estimated birth year: abt 1869
Birthplace: West Virginia
Occupation: Works On Farm
Relationship to head-of-household: Son
Home in 1880: Henry, Clay, West Virginia
Marital status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Father's name: R. H. Dawson
Father's birthplace: VA
Mother's name: Eve Ann Dawson
Mother's birthplace: VA _______________________________________________________________________
1900 United States Federal Census > West Virginia > Clay > Henry > District 7
William W. Dawson age 29 Head M W Saw Filer Woods
Florence age 23 Wife F W
Arnold age 9/12 Son M W
Sarah C. Cart age 48 Mo in law F W 1851 (?) Age last birth date 48
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United States Federal 1910 Census > West Virginia > Nicholas > Beaver > District 106 334 McCarty Road
Name: William W Dawson
Age in 1910: 40
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Birthplace: West Virginia
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: West Virginia
Mother's Birth Place: West Virginia
Spouse's Name: Florence M
Home in 1910: Beaver, Nicholas, West Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Occupation: Saw Filer Woods

Household Members: Name Age
William W Dawson 40
Florence M Dawson 30
William A Dawson 11
Patrick Dawson 6
Hazel Dawson 2 9/12
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William and Florence left Clay County in 1917, they moved ot Nicholas Co., WV Their Daughter Wanda was born in Nicholas CO.

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U.S. Census > 1920 United States Federal Census > West Virginia >
Address: Maple Street
Nicholas > Richwood > District 100 (McCarty Road)

William W. Head M 49 Laborer Lumber Mill
Florence F 40 House Keeping
William A. M 20 Laborer Lumber Mill
Patrick A. M 15
Hazel F 12
Wanda F 2- 7/12
Sarah C. Carte F 65 1855 ?? Mother-in-law (earlier Census says she was born in 1846)
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U.S. Census > 1930 United States Federal Census > West Virginia > Fayette > Fayetteville > District 12
Address: Lower Loop Creek Road

Wyatt WM. Head 52 Rent Coal Loader Coal Mine
Margaret Wife 55
Patrick Son 25 (listed a second time in Indianapolis, IN)
Wanda Daug. 13
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Note:
My Father, William was called "Wild Bill" when he was young. He always wore a black Stetson hat. He was a hansome man very outgoing and everyone liked him. When he contracted a job I always went with him, I was so proud of him. When my Grandmother Sarah became so mean to me he took me to Texas where we stayed a while then went to New Jersey.We stayed there until my Granmother passed on then went back to WVA.

Once while they were making "MOON Shine" they looked out the window and saw a man in uniform coming up the mountain toward the house, they hide everything and when the man came to the door it was my brother Pat in his uniform, he was in the Army and came home on leave. (They thought he was a "Revenuer.") Daddy got out the "shine" and they all had a drink to celebrate. That was about 1930 before he got married.

(Hazel had a good laugh over that one.)

William was buried near a stream at Dog's Run, Clay County, WVA. Ramsey County Cemetery. A marker was place on the grave by family members in 1998.

He was tall, blond and had blue eyes.

Source: Mary Hazel Dawson Denney, Nov 1997

His Photo: http://vanillaheart.com/FamilyPictures3.html

Married ‎ 3, JunE, 1898 at Clay Co., WV (37 years married) to:

woman Florence Margaret CART‏‎, daughter of Benjamin LeMasters BOGGS and Sarah Catherine Cart‏.
Born ‎ Apr 1877 at Widen, Clay Co.,WV, died ‎ Oct, 1935 at Wristen, Clay County, WV‎, 58 years
Picture located at: http://vanillaheart2.homestead.com/PicturesOfThePast11.html
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Father:

Name: Benjamin LeMasters BOGGS

Surname: Boggs
Sex: M
Birth: 20 Sep 1854 in Braxton Co., VA
Death: 03 Feb 1910 in Clay Co., WVA
MARR:
Note: Burial: Walker Cemetery, Clay, WV

source: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1753502
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Clay Co., WV Vital Marriage Records:

DAWSON, W. W. CART, Florence June 3, 1898
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Mosely Cemetery, near Wristen, Clay Co., WV

Unable to locate cemetery where Florence was buried, very remote area.
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Note:

My Mother had a pretty face, nice figure and beautiful black hair she
kept in a french knot. She wore long dresses with just her toes showing
and a clean starched apron which reached around her. She always dressed
nice and clean. She was a great cook and taught virtious ideals to us.
Her brothers worked on a river boat and she would sometime go with
them when she was young.

Mother was buried at the foot of a big tree in Mosely Cemetery in a
community called Wristen above Ingram WVA. 4 miles below Oak Hills,
WVA (ALL That is left in the cemetery now are a few Stumps.)

Source: Mary Hazel Dawson Denney ~ Nov 1997

Her Photo: http://vanillaheart.com/FamilyPictures3.html

Children:

1.
man Patrick Albert "Pat" DAWSON‏
Born ‎ May 04, 1904 at Buffalo, Clay Co., WV, died ‎ 16, Mar at Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN‎, 37 years
Pictures located at:
http://vanillaheart2.homestead.com/PicturesOfThePast11.html
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U.S. Census > 1930 United States Federal Census > Indiana > Marion > Lawrence > District 241 Apr 21 1930 Enum: Myrle Worthington
Fort Benjamin Harrison, Lawrence TWP

4 Pat A. Dawson W M S age 24 Occupation: Soldier WV WV WV
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Medical Discharge in 1933 Fort Harrison, Lawrence TWP, Marion Co., IN
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Patrick is listed twice in the 1930 Census. Once at Fort Harrison in Indianapolis, IN and again with his parents in Fayetteville, Fayette Co., WV. on Apr 23, 1930
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Marion Co., Indiana Marriage License Record
Marriage Record Number 23654

Groom PATRICK DAWSON
Bride HELEN DOAN
Marriage Date 11/05/1931
Page Number 307
Ref. Book Number 137
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Cause of Death: silicosis / anthracosis of the lungs (Black Lung)

Anthracosis is often asymptomatic,disease may progress into black lung disease (sometimes referred to as coal worker’s pneumoconiosis)

Service: Beanblossum Funeral Home. Ray And Division St.
Indianapolis, IN

Burial: 19 Mar 1942
Place: Floral Park Cemetery on Cossell Road, Indianapolis, IN

His Photo: http://vanillaheart.com/FamilyPictures3.html
2.
man William Arnold DAWSON‏
Born ‎ Aug 07, 1899 at Henry, Clay Co., WV, died ‎ Aug 10, at Richwood, Nicholas Co., WV‎, 69 years
My Dad, William worked in coal mines since 1922.  He was a Mine Foreman
in the Carlyle mine from 1930 to 1940. He passed away in the Holbrook Nursing Home, Buckhammon, Lewis, West Va.  He was a lifelong residence of Nicholas Co. W.V.

Source:  Dallas Dawson 1996
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World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record

Name: Arnold Dawson
City: Clay
County: Clay
State: West Virginia
Birth Date: 7 Aug 1900
Race: White
Roll: 1992383
DraftBoard: 0
Age: 19
Occupation: Miner Elliott Splint Coal Co. Clay Co., WV
Nearest Relative: Father, William Dawson Clay Co., WV
Height Med /Build: Slender
Color of Eyes: Grey /Hair: Black
Notify: William Dawson, Father, Clay Clay Co., WV
Signature: Arnold Dawson
Date: Sept 12, 1918
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NOTE:
The death certificate states that William died in the Sacred Heart Hospital Richwood, Nicholas Co. WVA.
Cause of Death: Cancer
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William DAWSON
Birth Date: 7 Aug 1899
Death Date: Aug 1968
Social Security Number: 235-07-0000
State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: West Virginia

Death Residence Localities
ZIP Code: 26261
Localities: Richwood, Nicholas, West Virginia
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His Photo:http://vanillaheart.com/FamilyPictures3.html
3.
woman Wanda Dawson‏
Born ‎ Jul 14, 1917 at Richwood, Nicholas Co., WV, died ‎ Apr 13, 1994 at Blontsville, Blount Co., Al‎, 76 years
Social Security Index:

Wanda DENNEY
Birth Date: 14 Jul 1917
Death Date: Apr 1994
Social Security Number: 424-32-0000
State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Alabama

Death Residence Localities
ZIP Code: 35031
Localities: Blountsville, Blount, Alabama
4.
woman Hazel Mary DAWSON‏
Born ‎ Jul 10, 1907 at Whetstone, Clay Co., WV, died ‎ 01 at Oneonta, Blount Co., AL ‎
Alabama Marriage Collection, 1800-1969
Name: Myrtis Denney
Name: Hazel Dawson
Marriage Date: Dec 5 1938
County: Blount
State: Alabama
Source information: Alabama Center for Health Statistics
Page 00914 38 48 23990 (Hazel)
Page 00957 38 52 25834 (Myrtis)

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Note:
Aunt Hazel took in 417 foster children throughout her lifetime and was commended by the Governor of Alabama for her work. She was 87 when she took the last or her "children" in. She received mail from all over the country from these children and was proud of each of them.
She was an amazing women.

Aunt Hazel passed away in 2001, her favorite pastime was talking about the "Red Haired" neighbor next door. She had a charming little house in Oneonta, Blount, Al., with frilly curtains, and beautiful white cotton bedspreads. She sat on her screen porch and watched the people in the park across the street. She was slender, alert, very active and loved to tell stories about her past.

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Hazle DENNEY
Birth Date: 10 Jul 1907
Death Date: 18 Apr 2001
Social Security Number: 424-38-0000
State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Alabama

Death Residence Localities
ZIP Code: 35121
Localities: Highland Lake, Blount, Alabama
Hoods Crossroads, Blount, Alabama
Oneonta, Blount, Alabama
Rosa, Blount, Alabama
Straight Mountain, Blount, Alabama

Source:
U.S. Social Security Death Index

Her Story: http://vanillaheart2.homestead.com/MHDenny.html
Her Photo: http://vanillaheart.com/FamilyPictures3.html


2nd marriage
man William (Poker Bill) Wyatt DAWSON‏‎, son of Richardson Hensley Dawson and Eve Ann (Rogers) MILLER‏.

Married ‎ Apr 26, 1890 at Clay Co., WV (3 years married) to:

woman Lura Jean KING‏‎, daughter of Henry Asher KING and Sara Francina Coulter‏.
Born ‎ Oct , at Grant, Preston Co., WV, died ‎ 14 , Apr at Clay Co., WV‎, 18 years
Marriage Certificate
Applied for 21 Apr 1890
W.W.Dawson
Laura J.King
A.J.Stepheson
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Marriage Record Detail

Date: 26 Apr 1890
Place: Clay Co., WV

Bride Groom
Name: Laura J. King William W. Dawson
Birth Date: Grant, Preston Co., WV
Birth Place: Clay Co., WV
Age at Marriage: Bride: 15y Groom: 21y
Prior to Marriage: Single

Mother: Sara Francina COULTER
Father: Henry Asher KING
Maternal Grandmother: Arthur COULTER
Maternal Grandfather: Sarah Jane FRAME
Paternal Grandmother: Sarah "Sally" PIERSON
Paternal Grandfather: William Howes KING

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Cause of Death: Suicide Information found at Clay Co. Court House by
N. Adams, Oct. 2003.

Lura Jean King Dawson took her own life. Eve Ann Dawson, her mother-in-law, found her hung from the front porch. She had two small children to care for and probably suffered post partem depression. Her 2 children were raised by their Maternal Grandparents, Henry King and Francina Coulter King.
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Death Record Detail.
Name: L. J./Dawson (Laura Jean)
Sex: Female
Death Date: 14 Apr 1894
Death Place: Clay County, West Virginia
Age at Death: 19 y

Funeral Home:
Birth Date: 1875
Birth Place: Clay County, West Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: W. W./Dawson
Occupation: House keeping


Mother: Francis King
Mother's Birth Place:
Father: Henry King
Father's Birth Place:
Informant: Eve Dawson,
Mother in law

Children:

1.
woman Alice May DAWSON‏
Born ‎ Oct 15, 1892 at Clay Co., WV, died ‎ Aug 1979 at Lizemores, Clay Co., WV‎
Alice MCMILLION
Birth Date: 15 Oct 1892
Death Date: Aug 1979
Social Security Number: 233-96-****
State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: West Virginia

Death Residence Localities
ZIP Code: 25125
Localities: Lizemores, Clay, West Virginia
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2.
man Robert (Bob) Lee DAWSON‏
Born ‎ Nov 03, 1890 at Clay Co., WV, died ‎ 1972 at Clay Co., WV‎
1900 United States Federal Census Record

Name: Robert Dawson
Home in 1900: Pleasant, Clay, West Virginia
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892
BirthPlace: West Virginia
Relationship to head-of-house: Grandson
Race: White

Household Members: Name Age
Henry King 67
Francina S King 56
Lolia King 5
Robert Dawson 8
May Dawson 6
Henry Dawson 4
Westie Dawson 16
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1910 United States Federal Census Record

Name: Robert A Dawson (Error in transcribing should read Robert L. Dawson)
Age in 1910: 19
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1891
BirthPlace: West Virginia
Relation to Head of House: Grandson
Father's Birth Place: West Virginia
Mother's Birth Place: West Virginia
Home in 1910: Pleasant, Clay, West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
Henry A King 76
Fransina King 66
Henry F King 14
Robert A Dawson 19 (Error in transcribing should read Robert L. Dawson)
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1910 United States Federal Census Record
Name: Robert Dawson
Age in 1910: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890
BirthPlace: West Virginia
Relation to Head of House: Boarder
Father's Birth Place: West Virginia
Mother's Birth Place: West Virginia
Home in 1910: Jefferson, Nicholas, West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Occupation: Laborer Lumber Company
Household Members: Name Age
John Hutson 42
Martha Hutson 40
Robert Dawson 20 Boarder

Note: Robert was listed twice on the 1910 Census
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World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record

Name: Robert Lee Dawson
City: Vaughon
County: Nicholas
State: West Virginia
Birth Place: Clay County
Birth Date: 3 Nov 1890
Race: Caucasian
Next of Kin: none listed
Roll: 1992865
Draft Board: 0
Age: 27
Single
Occupation: Working in Woods
Employer: West Virginia Lumber Co.
Location: Vaughon, Nicholas Co., WV
Nearest Relative: None listed
Height: Tall /Build:Med
Color of Eyes: Blue /Hair:Light Brown
Signature: R. L. Dawson

Registrar: C. D. Backey
June 5 1915
Precinct
Nicholas Co., WV

I have not been able to locate "Vaughon" or "Vaughn" in Nicholas Co., WV