John Quincy Dawson (1862 - 1926)

Born Aug 1862 in Coshocton, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Dollie (Ricketts) Dawson — married 29 Oct 1885 in Coshocton, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 25 Dec 1926 at age 64 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States

Biography

J.Q. DAWSON IS TAKEN BY DEATH IN CAL.

Funeral services for John Quincy Dawson, 61, of 231 South Eighth St., will be held in the Seventh St. Christian Church at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon in charge of Rev. Frank Peters of Defiance Ohio. Burial will be made in South Lawn Cemetery. The pall bearers will be members of the church of which Mr. Dawson has long been an official. News of the death of Quincy Dawson, which occurred at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lester Woldit, Sacramento Calif, Christmas day, came as a shock to his unusually large circle of friends and acquaintances throughout Coshocton county. Since the death of his wife, Mary K Dawson last January 1st, Mr. Dawson had been with his daughter, Mrs. Walter J Boyd, Galeton, Colorado, until late November when he went to Los Angeles to visit with his sister, Mrs. George Nosker. While in Los Angeles, he was stuck with a recurrent bout of anemia, but in spite of the illness, he made the trip to Sacramento to see his youngest daughter,Adna, whom he had not seen for almost 20 years. The journey proved more than his weakened condition could endure and he was forced to take to his bed upon arrival there last Wednesday. The end came Saturday evening at 6 o'clock. Realizing that death was near, he made arrangements for the funeral to take place on New Years Day with a lifelong friend and college chum Rev. Frank Peters of Defiance Ohio in charge. Mr. Dawson was one of the most widely know residents of Coshocton county in private life. He gained national prominence as the dean of Coshocton poultry breeders, devoting time exclusively to the Buff Leghorn breed and was considered an expert on the subject. It was due largely to his efforts that the breed was perfected and... Quincy Dawson was the oldest of four sons and four daughters born to William and Augusta Adams Dawson, pioneer residents of Jackson twp. this county. His birthplace was the old log house located on a farm near Willow Brook, owned by David Davis, Conesville. His boyhood was spent on farms in Jackson twp. owned by his parents. When a young man, he was united in marriage with Miss Dollie Ricketts, Jackson twp, whose death in August 1896 left her husband with six daughters. The eldest of these, Zella, died while in young womanhood several years later after the family had moved to Coshocton where Mr. Dawson had accepted employment with the Gleason Lumber Co. The other five survive. They are, Mrs. John E Kissner, Memphis Tennessee, Mrs. Ward Davis, Coshocton Route 5, Mrs. Walter J Boyd, Galeton, Colorado, Mrs. Floyd Norman, Coshocton Route 5, and Mrs. Lester Woldit Sacramento Calif. All will be here for the funeral Saturday. He leaves four sisters, Mrs. Abbie Stone, Locust St., Mrs. Charles Bantum, Warsaw, Mrs. C.W. Teal, Walnut St. and Mrs. George Nosker, Los Angeles Calif. Three brothers, Merrill, William and Clyde, preceded him in death. Sixteen grandchildren also survive. Throughout his life Quincy Dawson was a devout member of the Christian Church, assisting in the establishment of the charge of the local denomination, and transferring his membership from the Christian Chapel near Willow Brook to the new congregation here. His life was devoted to the principles of his religion and to the service and love of family and fellowman. the splendid precepts of his honest and just parents were followed rigidly by the son and passed on to another generation that admired him and returned his love. Twenty three years ago Mr. Dawson was united in marriage with Miss Mary Karr, Bethlehem Twp., who was his faithful companion and coworker in the church until her death Jan. 1, 1926, when her death occurred at the home on South Eight St. his bereavement prompted his trip to the west, and it was his intention to return here in March and devote his remaining years to the work at which he excelled, the Buff Leghorn breed. When it became evident to him that his plans were to be frustrated, he resigned himself to the inevitable and died as he had lived, in confidence and gratitude. The body is expected to arrive in Coshocton Friday, accompanied by his daughters, Mrs. Woldit and Mrs. Boyd Published: Coshocton Tribune (Coshocton, Ohio) Monday, Dec. 27, 1926

Sources

• "Land Clearing Made Easy by Local Man," Coshocton Tribune, 6 August 1967: https://access.newspaperarchive.com/us/ohio/coshocton/coshocton-tribune/1967/08-06/page-23/dickey?psi=73&pci=7&pl=kissner&psb=relevance&pc=6316
• "California Death Index, 1905-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK91-X7Y4 : 8 November 2017), John Q Dawson, 25 Dec 1926; citing 59334, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento; FHL microfilm 1,686,044.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDB4-M12 : accessed 29 October 2020), John Q Dawson, Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio, United States; citing ED 40, sheet 5B, line 91, family 140, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1357; FHL microfilm 1,821,357.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLXP-DP5 : accessed 29 October 2020), John ? Dawson, Coshocton Ward 2, Coshocton, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 22, sheet 4A, family 80, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1162; FHL microfilm 1,375,175.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMCP-GXM : accessed 29 October 2020), John Dawson, Jackson Township, Coshocton, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7, sheet 4A, family 65, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,250.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ1P-P6C : 15 September 2017), John Q Dawson in household of William Dawson, Jackson, Coshocton, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 46, sheet 81A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,003.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 July 2020), memorial page for John Quincy Dawson (1862–25 Dec 1926), Find a Grave Memorial no. 103256301, citing South Lawn Cemetery, Coshocton, Coshocton County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Debe Clark (contributor 47339012) .

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