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Emma Onile MYERS

Emma Onile MYERS

Female 1828 -

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  • Name Emma Onile MYERS 
    Born Feb 1828  Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1870, 1880  Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900, 1910  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I88410  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 24 Jan 2015 

    Family John Thomas DAWSON,   b. 12 Mar 1824, Allegany Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1882, Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Tyler Co, WV (Centerville District), enumerated on Jul 22 1870:
      John Dawson, 46, b. Md, farmer; Emma, 41, b. Md; Alonzo, 19, b. Va; Simeon, 17; William, 12; Rosena, 8; Lakin, 3.

      1880 Census, Tyler Co, WV (Centerville District), enumerated on Jun 22 1880:
      Thomas Dawson, 56, b. Md (both parents b. Md), farmer; wife Emma O, 52, b. Md (both parents b. Md); dau Elizabeth, 31, b. Md, single; son William R, 23, b. WVa, occupation "at home," medical conditon "consumpted," married; dau-in-law Nancy I, 20; dau Rosena B, 20; son Lakin E, 14; dau Charlotte, 10.
      (Note: All surnames given as Dawson, including daughter Elizabeth, who was married to Thomas J. Pratt and who was enumerated in this census with her husband and children in McElroy District of Tyler County.)

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 14 1900:
      Emma O. Dawson, 72, b. Feb 1828 in Md, widowed, mother of 7 children (2 still living); son-in-law Merideth G. Pratt, 31, b. Mar 1869, farm laborer, married 7 yrs; dau Charlotte T. Pratt, 29, b. Dec 1870, married 7 yrs, mother of 2 children (1 still living); grandson Harry D. Pratt, 1, b. Dec 1898.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on May 3 1910:
      Meredith G. Pratt, 41, farmer, married 16 yrs; wife Charlotte T, 39, mother of 3 children (2 still living); son Harry D, 11; dau Lois O, 6; mother-in-law Emma O. Dawson, 82, b. Md, widowed, mother of 7 children (2 still living). [2, 3]
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth N. DAWSON,   b. 19 Mar 1849, Allegany Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1931, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     2. Alonzo DAWSON,   b. 24 Jan 1851, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1877  (Age 26 years)
     3. Simeon DAWSON,   b. 7 Jun 1852,   d. 7 Mar 1886  (Age 33 years)
     4. William R. DAWSON,   b. 31 Dec 1856, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Sep 1880  (Age 23 years)
     5. Rosena B. DAWSON,   b. CA 1860
     6. Lakin E. DAWSON,   b. 20 Aug 1866, Centerville, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1892, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
     7. Charlotte T. "Lottie" DAWSON,   b. Dec 1870, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F37989  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2032] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    2. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    3. [S1590] Death record of daughter.