Elizabeth Irene Dawson

1884 - 1939  (54 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Irene Dawson
  Birth	27 Apr 1884	Persifer Township, Knox County, Illinois, United States   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	15 Jun 1900	Persifer Township, Knox County, Illinois, United States
  	1900 census.
  Residence	From Aft 15 Jun 1900 to 1918	Unity, Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States   [1]
  	On 1900 census in Knox County, Illinois.
  Residence	1 Jun 1905	Brighton, Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States
  	Wisconsin state census 1905.
  Residence	1910
  	Not found in 1910 census (as of 25 Mar 2025); searched IL and WI under Smith and Dawson.
  Residence	16 Jan 1920	Persifer Township, Knox County, Illinois, United States
  	1920 census.
  Residence	8 May 1930	Persifer Township, Knox County, Illinois, United States
  	1930 census.
  Death	22 Apr 1939	Knoxville, Knox County, Illinois, United States
  Burial	25 Apr 1939	Westfall Cemetery, Copley Township, Knox County, Illinois, United States   [2]
  Person ID	I153	Cook-Delmotte Family | Cook
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	George Washington Dawson,   b. 9 Mar 1858, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States d. 23 Nov 1939, Cimarron, Colfax County, New Mexico, United States (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Ida Belle Reece,   b. 14 Jan 1867, Dahinda, Persifer Township, Knox County, Illinois, United States d. 15 Dec 1944, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	9 Mar 1881	Persifer Township, Knox County, Illinois, United States   [3]
  Documents		Marriage Record of George W. Dawson and Ida Belle Reece (1881) Knox County, Illinois. Marriage Certificates. No. 5855, marriage of George W. Dawson and Ida Belle Reece (FSL DGS 5203468, images 648-652 of 1672).
  Family ID	F81	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Henry Rigg,   b. 12 Apr 1870, Missouri, United States d. 29 Nov 1931, Knox Township, Knox County, Illinois, United States (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	15 Aug 1918	Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States   [4]
  Notes	Elizabeth Irene married first on 16 Sep 1903 at Brighton, Wisconsin, Willmar Schmidt and had issue.
  Children	+ 1. Percy LaVerne Rigg,   b. 22 Aug 1919, Persifer Township, Knox County, Illinois, United States d. 2 Apr 2006, Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois, United States (Age 86 years)
  Documents		Marriage Record of John Henry Rigg and Elizabeth Irene Dawson Smith (1918) Errors: John Rigg's place of birth entered as "Amoble" Missouri; Irene's maiden surname and father's surname entered as "Nelson" (sounds like Dawson?). Knox County, Illinois. Marriage Certificates, no. 21853 (FSL DGS 4031873, images 1219-1220 of 1733).
  Family ID	F78	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2025

  
  

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  Documents » Slide Show		Census 1900 - United States--Illinois--Knox County--Persifer Township - Dawson
  		Marriage Record of Willmar Schmidt and Elizabeth Irene Dawson (1903) Marathon County, v. 3, p. 284. (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		Wisconsin State Census 1905 - Marathon County--Brighton - Smith Elizabeth Irene Dawson in the household of husband Wilmer Schmidt/Smith. Wisconsin. Department of State. Wisconsin State Census, 1905. Marathon County, Brighton, sheet 4, family 68, household of Wilner [sic] Smith (FSL film 1020455, image 47 of 585).
  		Marriage Record of John Henry Rigg and Elizabeth Irene Dawson Smith (1918) Errors: John Rigg's place of birth entered as "Amoble" Missouri; Irene's maiden surname and father's surname entered as "Nelson" (sounds like Dawson?). Knox County, Illinois. Marriage Certificates, no. 21853 (FSL DGS 4031873, images 1219-1220 of 1733).
  		Birth Certificate of Percy Laverne Rigg (1919) Error: Name spelled "Percy Lavere Riggs" (should be Percy Laverne Rigg). (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		Census 1920 - United States--Illinois--Knox County--Persifer Township - Rigg
  		Census 1930 - United States--Illinois--Knox County--Persifer Township - Rigg
  		Death Certificate of John Henry Rigg (1931) Age was typed as 61 years but corrected by pen to 60 years per correction filed 6 Feb 1932.
  		Social Security Administration SS-5 Form of Percy LaVerne Rigg (1937)
  		Death Certificate of Elizabeth Irene Dawson (1939)
  		Marriage License of Percy Rigg and Eleanor Powell (1947) Errors: Surname Rigg spelled "Riggs" throughout; Percy's place of birth entered as "Knoxville"; Percy's father entered as "Pete Riggs" (should be John Rigg); Percy's mother's maiden surname entered as "Carlson" (should be Dawson).
  		Death Certificate of Percy Laverne Rigg (2006) (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		NUMIDENT Information of Elizabeth Irene Dawson

  
  

• Sources

  [S144] Funeral Held for Mrs. J. H. Rigg [obituary], (Daily Register-Mail (Galesburg, Ill.), 26 Apr 1939, p. 11). [S1] Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107788082/elizabeth-irene-rigg. [S41] Knox County (Illinois). Clerk of the County Court, Knox County, Illinois Marriage Certificates, 1830-1922, no. 5728-6060 (1880-1881), no. 5855, https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/342317. FSL DGS 5203468, images 648-652 of 1672. [S41] Knox County (Illinois). Clerk of the County Court, Knox County, Illinois Marriage Certificates, 1830-1922, no. 21246-22110 (1917-1919), no. 21853, https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/342317. FSL DGS 4031873, images 1219-1220 of 1733.