Brief Life History of Frank Leonard
When Frank Leonard Dawson was born on 4 March 1901, in Warrenton, Clatsop, Oregon, United States, his father, Matthew Thorp Dawson, was 35 and his mother, Elizabeth Buxton, was 36. He married Zita Leota Vinson on 14 March 1926, in Jackson, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Deer Creek Election Precinct, Douglas, Oregon, United States in 1910 and Douglas, Oregon, United States in 1920. He died on 28 August 1993, in Fresno, California, United States, at the age of 92.
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- Trank Dawsen in household of Matthew T Dawsen, "United States Census, 1910"
- Dawson in entry for Vivian Alberta Vongehr, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
- Frank Dawson in household of Matthew T Dawson, "United States Census, 1920"
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World Events (8)
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
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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