Pat, I find J.W. Dawson in a Newspaper article from my Yell Co. Abstracts, on July 18, 1881 at a BIG GALA affair in Fourche Valley of the Zion church near Jennings Falls, where six hundred people gathered and music classes were held (Most likely much like the old singing schools), this was a big social event, and of the three managers of committee for the affair are: J.W. Dawson, T.J. Howell and H.A. Brice. Bet they had dinner on the ground too...this thing lasted all day........ This might be a clue for burial...did the Zion Church near Jennings Falls have a cemetery?????? ...............Faye ----- Original Message ----- From: Pat Dawson <LEF3D@aol.com> To: <ARYELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 11:50 PM Subject: [ARYELL-L] J. W. Dawson/1880-1887 > Posted on: Yell Co. Ar Queries > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ar/Yell/454 > > Surname: DAWSON, BARRY, PHILLIPS, CULLINS > ------------------------- > > I am seeking additional information for J. W. DAWSON who was in Yell County > in the 1880s. The 1880 Yell Co. Census has a James DAWSON, age 34, farmer, > he and both parents born in South Carolina. Members of his family are wife > Eliza age 37, sons John H. age 13 and William age 8 and daughter,Ida age > 6. The 1880 Soundex lists him as Jerome and his son John as John K. I found > Elizabeth J. DAWSON buried in the Carter Cemetery, Plainview. Her dates > are listed as 13 Dec. 1841-11 Jan 1885. Is this the wife Eliza, who was > listed as 37 on the Census? J. W. DAWSON married Laura BARRY in March 1886. > He died in July 1887, where is he buried? Their son, Samuel James Wister > DAWSON, was born in Sept. 1887. Laura married J. W. PHILLIPS in November > 1888, she died in 1892, buried in the Salem Cemetery. Wister was reared > by his uncle, Andrew BARRY, and aunt, Chrissy SUMMERS. J. K. DAWSON, 21, > married Delilah A. CULLINS, 17, February 1888. Who reared William and Ida? > Any information you have would be greatly appreciated. I need to prove > or disprove that this is the same family. > > > ==== ARYELL Mailing List ==== > Visit the Yell county Genealogical Homepage > http://bethg.shutdown,com/yell/ >