Willard Joseph (Unknown) Dawson (1869 - 1946)

Born 1869 in St. Davids, Niagara, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada

Husband of Margaret (Leupold) Dawson — married 10 Oct 1891 in Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 20 Nov 1946 at about age 77 in Batavia, Genesee, New York, United States

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Biography

Birth

Willard was born in 1869. He was the son of Amanda Reece and an unknown father.

Marriage

Willard was married to Margaret Leupold on October 10, 1891, in Niagara Falls, New York.

Children

1. William Wallace, married Clotilda Ann Foster
2. May Margaret, married unknown Porter

Death

Willard died on November 20, 1946, in Batavia, Genesee, New York.

Burial

Unknown.

Sources

Willard Joseph Dawson, on FamilySearch

Census Records

1871 Census, Thorold, Welland, Ontario, and the subsequent page

• Reece, Steven, 50, born Ontario
• Reece, Sarah, 49, born USA
• Reece, Emeline, 12
• Reece, Emily, 8
• Reece, William, 2

1900 Census, Buffalo, Erie, New York

• Dawson, Willard, born Dec 1869, married 9 years, born Canada Eng.
• Dawson, Margaret, born July 1867, mother of 2
• Dawson, Wallace, son, born Aug 1892, born New York
• Dawson, Bessie, daughter, born Aug 1895, born New York

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DTLC-PY?cc=1325221&wc=9BQG-JW5%3A1030551901%2C1033310401%2C1034148901 : 5 August 2014), New York > Erie > ED 218 Election District 3 Buffalo city Ward 25 > image 6 of 33; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

"New York State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV1Y-MZ4 : 31 December 2020), Willard J Dawson, Buffalo, Ward 25, E.D. 03, Erie, New York; citing p. 47, line 38, various county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 825,701.

"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RXT-LQ7?cc=1488411&wc=QZJR-PWF%3A1036473601%2C1038639601%2C1037883901%2C1589332270 : 12 September 2019), New York > Erie > Alden > ED 2 > image 11 of 20; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRC5-QHC?cc=1810731&wc=QZF7-P89%3A649437801%2C650131801%2C649632901%2C1589286847 : 10 December 2015), New York > Erie > Alden > ED 354 > image 11 of 14; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89MY-GF9K?cc=2000219&wc=QZXR-79X%3A790105101%2C801047501%2C797934001%2C953112401 : accessed 26 January 2021), New York > Erie > Alden Town > 15-2 Alden Town N of a line beginning where Westwood Rd Crosses western town line, then Easterly along center of Westwood Rd to West Alden-Milgrove Rd at Alden Center, then Northerly along center of West Alden-Milgrove Rd to North Rd, and then Easterly along center of North Rd to eastern town line; Alden Center (part), Crittenden, Mill Grove > image 11 of 30; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.

"New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSGD-739D-D?cc=2803479 : 6 April 2021), > image 1 of 1.

Research Notes

Willard's mother Amanda

Katherine Amanda Reece, on FamilySearch

1871 Census, Clinton, Lincoln, Ontario

• Amanda with Henry & Mary Jane Konkle

Katherine Amanda Dawson, of 157 Young Street, Welland, died on May 6, 1936 at the Welland Hospital. She was born in Ontario on December 16, 1848, the daughter of Stephen Reece, born in Ontario, and Sarah Gaihney, born in the United States. Her husband, William Dawson, predeceased her. The informant on her death record was her sister, Mrs. Emma Eastman, of 7 Leila Street, St. Thomas, Ontario. She died from myocardial degeneration and a fractured neck of femur. She was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, on May 9, 1936.

• "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-Y3SY-K9X?cc=1307826&wc=3LVG-C68%3A1584243504%2C1584299701%2C1584303601 : 29 April 2019), Deaths > 1936 > no 35470-36500 > image 777 of 1808; citing Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto.