Brief Life History of Helen B
When Helen B Dawson was born on 7 September 1896, in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States, her father, James W Dawson, was 28 and her mother, Lucy Bertha Evans, was 26. She married Donald Draper Sperry on 14 September 1922, in Cook, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States for about 5 years and River Forest, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1940. She died in May 1979, in Orange, Florida, United States, at the age of 82.
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- Helen B Dawson in household of James W Dawson, "United States Census, 1900"
- Legacy NFS Source: Helen Bertha Dunson - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Helen Bertha Dunson
- Helen B Dawson, "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968"
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World Events (8)
1897 · The Union Loop Elevated
The Loop was born in political scandal that combined the three elevated railways around Chicago and combined them into one. The scandal was to raise the fares for commuters so state legislators could receive more money while in office.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
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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