Martin H. and Mary (Baker) Dawson
 

Martin H. and Mary (Baker) Dawson

Martin H. Dawson, earliest proven ancestor of our Dawson family, first appears in the records in Blackjack (now named Cumby), Hopkins County, Texas. We know nothing of his parents or siblings. He married Mary Baker, about whose ancestry we know little. There are several Dawsons and Bakers buried in the Cave Spring Cemetery near Sarcoxie, Missouri. There are indications that a Baker family owned land in that area. We have no documented ancestors of Martin, yet we have dared to include a copy of the traditional British crest or coat of arms of the Dawson families. We hope one day that some family members can document the connection, as well as the more immediate ancestry of Martin H. Dawson.
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01-Cave Spring Cemetery
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02-Cave Spring School
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03-Plaque in Cave Spring School
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04-1870 Census, Jasper Co., Mo.
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05-Entries for the Martin Dawson family
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06-Cumby Post Office
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07-Pottery Shop in Cumby
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08-Dawson Plot Looking Northwest
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09-Martin Dawson's Inscription
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10-Martin and Mary's Stone
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11-Mary Dawson's Inscription
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12-Martin and Mary's Stone
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13-Dawson Burial Plot
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14-Great-granddaughter at Dawson Graves
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15-Great-grandchildren at the Dawson Graves
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16-Dawson Plot Looking Northwest
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17-Dawson Plot Looking Northwest
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18-Dawson Plot Looking Southeast
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19-Dawson coat of arms
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