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Friday, January 18, 2019

Unusual Names - The Dawson Family

Ephraim Dawson  - 2nd great grandfather
Arphaxad (Arphaxton) Dawson - 3rd great grandfather

When Ephraim A Dawson was born on December 10, 1840, in Franklin, Illinois, his father, Arphaxton, was 35 and his mother, Mary, was 35. He married Lucinda Parsons on July 8, 1868, in Cooke, Texas. They had six children in 13 years. He died on January 28, 1926, in Collinsville, Texas, at the age of 85, and was buried in Cooke, Texas.

When Arphaxton R Dawson was born in 1805 in Oglethorpe, Georgia, his father, William, was 25 and his mother, Judith, was 23. He married Mary Horn and they had 13 children together. He then married Jane Caroline Stalcup and they had three children together. He died on October 19, 1862, in "The Great Hanging of Gainesville".  He has a fascinating story that will show up as a post of its own. At this point, I have not found out where his body was taken after the hanging. Some times his name is spelled Arphaxad, and I have no idea what the R is in the middle name.

Ephraim had two sisters that also could make the list - Minerva and Canzada Dawson.

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