Brief Life History of Lewis Reeves
When Dr. Lewis Reeves Dawson was born on 23 June 1857, in Warren, Ohio, United States, his father, Isaac Newton Dawson, was 35 and his mother, Nancy Laurel Reeves, was 29. He married Mamie Olive Coffman on 29 August 1888, in King, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He immigrated to Vermont, United States in 1939 and lived in Kent Election Precinct 1, King, Washington, United States in 1900 and Seattle Election Precinct, King, Washington, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1899. He died on 16 August 1943, in Seattle, King, Washington, United States, at the age of 86.
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- Lewis Dawson in household of J N Pawson, "United States Census, 1860"
- Lewis R Dawson, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
- Lewis R Dawson, "Hawaii, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1864 · St. Albans Raid
St. Albans Raid took place on October 19, 1864. It was a Confederate raid from Canada into Union territory. Confederate soldiers that were in Canada raided the town of St. Albans killed one person and robbed three banks.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
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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