Person:James Dawson (19)

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Capt. James Lowes Dawson, "The Lost Captain of Fort Gibson"
b.3 Sep 1799 Baltimore (independent city), Maryland, United States
d.13 Jan 1879 Westminster, Carroll, Maryland, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 22 May 1794
  1. Jane Lowes DawsonAbt 1797 - Bef 1820
  2. Capt. James Lowes Dawson, "The Lost Captain of Fort Gibson"1799 - 1879
  3. Mary Ann DawsonAbt 1800 -
  4. Martha DawsonAbt 1802 -
  5. William Le Compte DawsonAbt 1805 -
  6. Charles Le Compte DawsonAbt 1808 -
  7. Emily DawsonAbt 1810 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Capt. James Lowes Dawson, "The Lost Captain of Fort Gibson"1799 - 1879
  • W.  Sophie Elizabeth BaylorAbt 1806 - 1904
m. 17 Mar 1829
  1. James Lowes Dawson, Jr.1829 - Aft 1872
  2. Maj. Eugene Wythe Dawson, C.S.A.1833 -
  3. Maj. Lucien Le Compte Dawson1836 - Aft 1872
  4. Sophie Mary Dawson1838 - 1931
  5. John Baylor Dawson1840 - 1867
  6. Frances Courtenay Baylor1848 - 1920
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Facts and Events
Name Capt. James Lowes Dawson, "The Lost Captain of Fort Gibson"
Gender Male
Birth[1] 3 Sep 1799 Baltimore (independent city), Maryland, United States
Christening[1] 7 Apr 1800 Baltimore (independent city), Maryland, United StatesSt. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church of Baltimore (p 385)
Marriage 17 Mar 1829 Fort Gibson, Cherokee, Oklahoma, United Statesto Sophie Elizabeth Baylor
Other[1] 8 Jul 1844 Arkansas, United StatesDawson and his brother in law John Baylor are arrested by the Creek Indians for the murder of Indian trader Seaborn Hill. They escape to Texas.
Residence[1] Aft 1844 Matagorda, Texas, United Stateson the run
Residence[1] Aft 1844 La Grange, Fayette, Texas, United Stateson the run
Residence[1] Aft 1844 Independence, Washington, Texas, United Stateson the run
Residence[1] Nov 1852 Lavaca, Texas, United StatesDawson is arrested, carried through Houston, and taken to Arkansas.
Divorce Abt 1853 Following her husband's arrest, Sophie obtained a decree of divorce and resumed her maiden name of Baylor, as did her children Eugene, Sophie and Frances.
from Sophie Elizabeth Baylor
Death[1][2][3] 13 Jan 1879 Westminster, Carroll, Maryland, United Statesage 80 -
Burial[1][3] 14 Jan 1879 Westminster, Carroll, Maryland, United Statespos Episcopal Church or "Westminster Cemetery" (might be the same)
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 The Lost Captain - J.L Dawson of Old Fort Gibson, in Oklahoma State University Digital Library.
  2. ↑ Dawson, Charles C. (Charles Carroll). A collection of family records: with biographical sketches and other memoranda of various families and individuals bearing the name Dawson or allied to families of that name. (Albany, New York: Joel Munsell, 1874)
    p 299.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Death Notice, in Democratic Advocate (Westminster, Maryland).

    18 Jan 1879 -
    [article about Captain's death, stating that he was buried on January 14, in the Westminster Cemetery and that he "was well informed in all branches of science and learning and that his rare conversational powers and his genial manner would long be remembered by his friends in Westminster." It refers to his having died at the Montour House after a brief illness with lung congestion and that his life had been "one of unusual interest and vicissitude with his having spent many years there in a quiet and secluded life." The last sentence of the article states: "His son, Major L.L. Dawson of the U.S. Marine Corps, was present at the funeral."]
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