Robert Doyne Dawson (1790 - 1843)

Born 28 Jun 1790 in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Melinda (Walker) Dawson — married about 1818 in Missouri Territory, United States [uncertain]

Died 6 Apr 1843 at age 52 in New Madrid, New Madrid, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Dr. Robert Doyne Dawson was born in 1790. ^[1]

He migrated to the New Madrid area at an early date and engaged in the practice of medicine. For a number of years he represented New Madrid County in the general assembly of the Territory and was a member of the Constitutional Convention of Missouri.^[2][1]

Dr. Robert Dawson married Melinda Walker in Missouri. ^[3] Prominent Citizens One of the earlier settlers and most prominent men in Pemiscot county was John Hardeman Walker. He came to the county about 1810 and made his home on Little Prairie. He was one of the few men who did not leave the section after the New Madrid earthquake. Colonel Walker remained and carried on his farming enterprises during all this period until the time of his death. He was sheriff of New Madrid county in 1821 and 1822 and was afterward a judge of the county court. One of his sisters married Dr. Robert D. Dawson of New Madrid, and another, John Martin of Point Pleasant. ^[4] Dr. Robert Doyne and Melinda (Walker) Dawson had six children born in New Madrid, Missouri. ^[5]

Robert D. Dawson is listed in the United States Census, 1830 Missouri New Madrid New Madrid [2]

R. D. Dawson is listed in the United States Census, 1840 Missouri New Madrid [3]

Robert Doyne Dawson died in Missouri at the age of 52. ^[6]

He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, New Madrid, New Madrid County, Missouri [4]

Sources

1. ↑ Charles C. Dawson, A Collection of Family Records with Biographical Sketches; Dawson, or Allied Families of That Name (82 State Street, Albany, New York: Joel Munsell, 1874), Page 236.
2. ↑ History of southeast Missouri: a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests; Volume 1; Robert Sidney Douglas, The Lewis Publishing Company (1912). Page 105
3. ↑ Charles C. Dawson, A Collection of Family Records with Biographical Sketches; Dawson, or Allied Families of That Name (82 State Street, Albany, New York: Joel Munsell, 1874), Page 244.
4. ↑ Robert Sidney Douglass A. B., LL B. History of Southeast Missouri: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Historical Interests, Volume I, Illustrated. Chicago & New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1912.
5. ↑ Charles C. Dawson, A Collection of Family Records with Biographical Sketches; Dawson, or Allied Families of That Name (82 State Street, Albany, New York: Joel Munsell, 1874), Page 244.
6. ↑ Charles C. Dawson, A Collection of Family Records with Biographical Sketches; Dawson, or Allied Families of That Name (82 State Street, Albany, New York: Joel Munsell, 1874), Page 244.