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Index to ancestors of
1. Damon Lingle Bennett, Sr.

This index will make it slightly easier to navigate my notes (the initial number is the Ahnentafel number.)
  1. Father - Samuel Bennett
  2. Mother - Hattie Riester
  3. Grandfather - William H. Bennett
  4. Grandmother - Elizabeth Hammond
  5. Grandfather - Stephen R. Riester
  6. Grandmother - Mary Frances Dawson
  7. Great-Grandfather - Harrison Bennett
  8. Great-Grandmother - Catherine Grimes
  9. Great-Grandfather - Elijah Hammond
  10. Great-Grandmother - Nancy Crook
  11. Great-Grandfather - Stephen Riester
  12. Great-Grandmother - Caroline Ehlar
  13. Great-Grandfather - Thomas M. Dawson
  14. Great-Grandmother - Sarah (Sally) Bass
  15. Great-Great-Grandfather - William M. Bennett
  16. Great-Great-Grandmother - Rachel Pittman
  17. Great-Great-Grandfather - Samuel Grimes
  18. Great-Great-Grandmother - Elizabeth Spears
  19. Great-Great-Grandfather - Obediah Hammond
  20. Great-Great-Grandmother - Susannah Garland
  21. Great-Great-Grandfather - Hezekiah Crook
  22. Great-Great-Grandmother - Mary Burns
  23. Great-Great-Grandfather - Dominic Riester
  24. Great-Great-Grandmother - Catherine Beckmann
  25. Great-Great-Grandfather - Phillip Dennis Ehlar
  26. Great-Great-Grandmother - Barbara Klumpp
  27. Great-Great-Grandfather - Unknown Dawson
  28. Great-Great-Grandmother - Unknown married to Dawson
  29. Great-Great-Grandfather - Edward Bass
  30. Great-Great-Grandmother - Unknown married to Bass

Thomas M. Dawson

B. ca. 1818, implied by 1850 census info

Thomas Dawson - 1870 census New
Jill Jones Posted: 11 Sep 2000 12:00PM GMT

I'm looking for information about a Thomas Dawson and his wife Sarah. They are found in the 1870 and 1880 censuses of Washington County. Their youngest daughter Mary Frances (Fannie) married Stephen Riester.

I found Thomas and his family in the 1850 Barren County KY census and in the 1860 Metcalf County KY census. Thomas, Sarah, and most of their children were born in Virginia. Does anyone know what might have brought the family to Indiana? Perhaps the war prompted the move. I'd be grateful for any additional information about this family and am willing to share what I have.

http://genforum.com/bass/messages/3522.html

Sarah Bass m. Thomas Dawson, 1837 in VA
Posted by: Jill Jones
Date: December 06, 2001 at 08:31:05

I'm looking for more information about about Sarah (Sally) Bass who married Thomas Dawson in Virginia in 1837. Here's everything I know about this couple.

Thomas Dawson married Sarah Bass 8/21/1837 in Fluvanna County VA.

The 1840 census of Brooke County VA shows an entry for Thomas Dawson: 10001 10011. I think this might be Thomas and Sarah, but have no other evidence.

They appear in the 1850 Barren County KY census with children Julia A., Benjamin F., Mildred S., and James C.

They appear in the 1860 Metcalf County KY census with children Julia Ann, Susan M., James C., Martha J., and Sarah T.

They appear in the 1870 and 1880 censuses of Washington County IN.

Sarah died 10/31/1883 and is buried in the Mount Carmel Cemetery in Washington County IN. I haven't found any burial information for Thomas.

Thomas' profession is always listed as blacksmith. I'd love to correspond with anyone with more information about this family. I'd love to know what motivated the moves they made.

A reference to Thomas M. Dawson and wife Sarah in the records for a Thomas Edwin Pedigo (from http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cgaunt/etc/comp173.txt

iv Thomas Edwin PEDIGO (2).
b. Abt 1828, Barren Co, KY, Ref # 136-33C,
d. 6 Dec 1901, Indianapolis,Marion Co, IN, Location: 1850 Census, Barren Co, KY.
Living with Thomas M. Dawson 32, and Sarah A. 34, on 1850 Census. === NOTE === Death date and place may be wrong.

Also, here http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=melvins1&id=I00415

Title: 1850 Barren Co., Kentucky Census this 6th day of September 1850
Page: Page 463 Roll 191
Text: Thomas E. Pedigo age 22, Laborer.
*Note: Living with Thomas M Dawson, age 32, blacksmith. Sarah A. age 34. Children: Julia A. age 12, Benjamin F. age 8, Mildred S. age 5, James C. age 3, 19 yr old Columbus Beasley, blacksmith living same dwelling.

http://nyvagenealogy.homestead.com/mva1837.html
Virginia Marriage Records 1837
DATEGROOMBRIDELOCATION
Aug 21 1837Thomas M DawsonSally Bass Fluvanna
Not sure if this is relevant, but holding onto it for further research Perhaps merely coincidence, but in Barren County, Kentucky, there was a Permelia Susan Pedigo who named her son Thomas Dawson Jordan, born 1877. A Pedigo lived with the Dawsons in 1850 in Barren County.

http://www.brendasbranches.com/getperson.php?personID=I708&tree=tree1

In Fluvanna County, VA, two Dawson families are listed. Possible relatives?

A Henry Dawson and Fanny Woodson were married in Fluvanna County in 1810. Were they related to Thomas?

http://nyvagenealogy.homestead.com/MVA1810.html 

June 12 1810    Henry Dawson                 Fanny Woodson              Fluvanna


His apparent genealogy,
http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/dawson/pats


D-26-Kit-#107929 Contact: Cecily  wctripp@bellsouth.net
1. Henry Dawson, b. bef. 1733 m. Mary Unknown
2. William Dawson, b. bet. 1750-1760 m. 1) Unknown
3. Henry Dawson, b. abt. 1779, Amherst Co., VA m. Frances Woodson
4. Hartwell Dawson, b. 1819, Nelson Co., VA m. Hanoria K. O'Leary
5. Woodson H. Dawson, b. 1882 Nelson Co., VA m. Katherine Davis
It does not appear so, according to this tree

A Hiram Dawson and Jane Pucket were married in Fluvanna County in 1813. Were they related to Thomas?

http://nyvagenealogy.homestead.com/mva1813.html 

Mar 23 1813      Hiram Dawson                 Jane Pucket                   Fluvanna 


His apparent genealogy
http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/dawson/pats


D-24-Kit-#101503 Contact - Everett J Dawson - ibeck330@cs.com
1. Thomas Dawson, b.c1750 Va, d1800, Fluvanna Va, m. Matida
2. Hiram Alexander Dawson, b1795 Fluvanna Va, d1871 Tazewell Va, m. Virginia Jane Pucket
3. Edmond S Dawson, b1828 Va, d1923 Drexel Mo, m.Martha Elizabeth Wall
4. Stephen Dabney Dawson, b1839 Fluvanna Va, d1928 Long Beach Ca, m. Elizabeth Mary Farmer
5. Robert Edmond Dawson, b1866 Tazewell Va, d1934 Kansas City Mo, m. Rebecca Jane Dawson (1st cousin), b1862 Va, d1929 Drexel Mo


6. Everett L Dawson, b1892 Cass Co Mo, d1962 Pottawattamie Ia, m. Bessie Crose

Descendants http://www.coalexchange.com/smith/mcdowella/pafg793.htm#31818

Some interesting name matches here http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.danson/13/mb.ashx