Person:Lewis Dawson (2)

From what Aunt Hazel said Lewis traveled around "Marrying" young women and then would move on. She said he had about 7 or 8 wives and about 20 children. She said he was somewhat of a "Doctor" and practiced "Hill" medicine and delivered several of his own children. She said his education was about high school and he use the medicine found in the hills. Source: Mary Hazel Dawson Denny, daughter of William Wyatt Dawson, Lewis' brother. (Aunt Hazel was somewhat of a gossip and loved to tell stories about the family.) She made Clay County sound like "Payton Place." ________________________________________________________________________

The following is from Bubby Rowe.

"My Great Grandmother was Martha Virginia Dawson she married Rev. Jimison Rowe. Her father was Lewis Dawson. I don't have much at all on him. He seemed to move around often. Stories have him as a doctor of sort, travelling around the county doctoring people. I found a Lewis Dawson, who married a Mahala Williamson on Aug.11,1881. Her parents are listed as Aldon and Clary Williamson. Her birth place is listed as Wayne Co. and her age is 19.

Dawson, Lewis L. Civil War Veteran Confederate 37th Regiment, Virginia Militia ________________________________________________________________________ Clay Co, WV 1880 Census Index

FRAME, James A., 39/ Martha Ann, 32/ Rhuama, 14/ Lydia Jane, 7/ William Francis, 5/ Mary E., 3/ Elisabeth S., 2/ Dawson, Lewis 30 boarder/ Dawson, Elisabeth 26 boarder/ Dawson, Samatha 9 boarder/ Dawson, Henryetta 6 boarder/ Dawson, Alexander B., 4 boarder/ _______________________________________________________________________ Source Ancestry.com Census 1880 Name: Lewis DAWSON Age: 30 Estimated birth year: <1850> Birthplace: Virginia Occupation: Farmer Relation: Other (boarder) Home in 1880: Henry, Clay, West Virginia Marital status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Head of household: James A. FRAME Father's birthplace: VA Mother's birthplace: VA

1. ↑ 1880 Census.