Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: John Thomas Dawson    
         Census name: Thomas Dawson 
                Born: Mar-12-1824          in Allegany Co, MD  1,2
                Died: Jun-16-1882          in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV  1,2
              Buried:                      in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  3
      Cause of death:                      consumption  1
              Census: 1870, 1880           in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      farmer  4
              Father: Noah Hillary Dawson   (1795 - 1829) 
              Mother: Charlotte Potter   (1797 - 1880) 
                Wife: Emma Onile Myers   5,6  
       Also known as: Emma O. Myer 
                Born: Feb-  -1828          in Maryland  7
              Census: 1900, 1910           in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1870, 1880           in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV  
              Father:
              Mother:
Notes 
           F Child 1: Elizabeth N. Dawson      
       Also known as: E. N. Pratt 2
                Born: Mar-19-1849          in Allegany Co, MD  8,9,10
                Died: May- 6-1931          at West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  8
              Buried:                      in Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV  8,11
              Census: 1900, 1910           in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV   (see note 1)
              Census: 1870, 1880           in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV   (see note 2)
             Resided: 1868                 in Tyler Co, WV  10
             Husband: Thomas J. Pratt  b. Jul- 2-1847  d. May-11-1892  
             Married: Dec-17-1868          in Tyler Co, WV  12
           M Child 2: Alonzo Dawson      
                Born: Jan-24-1851          in Virginia (now West Virginia)  2,13
                Died: Mar-20-1877           2
              Buried:                      in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  3
              Census: 1870                 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV  
           M Child 3: Simeon Dawson      
                Born: Jun- 7-1852           14
                Died: Mar- 7-1886           2
              Buried:                      in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  3
           M Child 4: William R. Dawson      
                Born: Dec-31-1856          in Tyler Co, (W)VA  2
                Died: Sep-27-1880           2
              Buried:                      in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  3
      Cause of death:                      consumption  4
              Census: 1880                 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV  
                Wife: Nancy Isabelle Weekley  b. Feb-21-1858  d. Aug-30-1940  
             Married: May-29-1878          in Tyler Co, WV  10
           F Child 5: Rosena B. Dawson      
                Born: ca 1860               4
              Census: 1880                 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV  
           M Child 6: Lakin E. Dawson      
                Born: Aug-20-1866          in Centerville, Tyler Co, WV  15
                Died: Feb- 1-1892          in Doddridge Co, WV  16
              Buried:                      in Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV  11
      Cause of death:                      consumption  16
           F Child 7: Charlotte T. "Lottie" Dawson      
       Also known as: Lottie T. Dawson 17
                Born: Dec-  -1870          in Tyler Co, WV  9,17
              Census: 1900, 1910           in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1893                 in Doddridge Co, WV  17
              Census: 1880                 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV  
             Husband: Meredith G. Pratt  b. Mar-  -1869  
             Married: Sep-10-1893          in Deep Valley, Doddridge Co, WV  17

Sources:
(1) Tyler County Death Records, Middlebourne, WV. 
(2) Headstone. 
(3) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) 
(4) 1880 Census, Tyler County, WV. 
(5) Marriage record of daughter. 
(6) Death record of daughter. 
(7) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). 
(8) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(9) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) 
(10) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. 
(11) Gary Patterson, Tyler County West Virginia Cemeteries (website), 
http://myplace.frontier.com/~garyepatterson/cemidx.htm. 
(12) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, Identified as Thomas J. Pratt, single, 21, b. & res. in Tyler Co, son 
of William & Martha Pratt; and Elizabeth N. Dawson, single, 19, b. Allegany Co Maryland, res. Tyler Co, dau of John T. & 
Emma Dawson.  Married Dec 17 1868 in Tyler County. MR p. 22 : 
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12039060&Type=Marriage. 
(13) 1870 Census, Tyler County, WV. 
(14) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. 
(15) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(16) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. 
(17) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 

Event Notes
Note (1) In 1910, in household of son Emory M. Pratt, listed as Elizabeth N. Pratt,
60, b. Md, widowed, mother of 8 children (6 still living).
Note (2) In 1880, also enumerated with her parents and siblings in Centerville
District.







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