Dawson Biographies and Stories

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There are some family stories that have been told many times, and there are some short accounts of details of the lives of Verna's grandparents, parents, and siblings. Here are some of them, both long and short.

Mary (Baker) Dawson, wife of Martin H. Dawson (An 1860 census report)

Isom Martin Dawson (A biography by daughter Verna; memories of grandchildren)

Allie (Cannady) Dawson (Tributes by Jean Karns Ladd and an unnamed granddaughter)

Charles Wesley Cannady (The story behind his burial in Oklahoma City)

Lillie (Dawson) and Will Warner (A biography and memories of younger family members)

Cliff Dawson (A tribute by daughter Eileen; memories of younger family members)

Nondus Dawson (A tribute by daughter Berniece; memories of younger family members)

Georgia Dawson (Georgia as part of the orphan train story)

Verna (Dawson) Karns (A biography and a tribute by daughter Jean)

Clyde Dawson ("Clyde burned the barn down" and A Lesson on Tithing)

Dorothy (Dawson) and L. N. Close (A biography and a tribute by an unnamed sibling)

Two Dawsons in World War II Questions and answers for Airman Paul Dawson and Worker Berniece Dawson