Brief Life History of Bertha S.
When Bertha S. Dawson was born on 16 August 1907, her father, Reuben Edgar Dawson, was 35 and her mother, Mary " Mollie" Isabell Johnson, was 34. She had at least 2 sons and 2 daughters with Homer Farrell Scates. She lived in Harrison Township, White, Arkansas, United States for about 20 years and Hagar Township, Berrien, Michigan, United States in 1940. She died on 22 March 1989, in St. Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, United States, at the age of 81.
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- Bertha Scates in household of Homer Scates, "United States Census, 1940"
- Bertha Dawson, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
- Bertha Scates in entry for Donnie W Scates, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
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World Events (8)
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
1910 · Upper Twin Falls Bridge
The Upper Twin Falls Bridge which connected Breitung Township, Michigan, to Florence County, Wisconsin. The through-truss bridge spanned the Menominee River and was completed in 1910. The bridge was closed to through traffic in 1971 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic meaning ‘son of Dawe’, from the Middle English personal name Daw(e) (see Daw 1 and 2), which is sometimes a pet form of David (see 2 below) but more generally of Rauf or Raw (i.e. Ralph ), of which Daw(e) is a rhyming form. Alternatively, the patronymic could mean ‘son of Daud(e)’, another Middle English pet form of Ralph evidently used interchangeably with Dawe. Dawson is one of the most numerous patronymics.
Scottish: patronymic, ‘son of Dawe’. In Scotland Dawe is a diminutive of David (compare 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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