Cook Delmotte Family History
George Washington Dawson
1858 - 1939 (81 years)-
Name George Washington Dawson Birth 9 Mar 1858 Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States 
[1] Gender Male Residence 11 Jun 1860 Persifer Township, Knox County, Illinois, United States 1860 census. Residence 21 Jun 1870 Persifer Township, Knox County, Illinois, United States 1870 census. Residence 7 Jun 1880 Persifer Township, Knox County, Illinois, United States 1880 census. Occupation 7 Jun 1880 Persifer Township, Knox County, Illinois, United States Farmer; 1880 census. Residence 15 Jun 1900 Persifer Township, Knox County, Illinois, United States 1900 census. Occupation 15 Jun 1900 Persifer Township, Knox County, Illinois, United States Farmer. 1900 census. Residence 1 Jun 1905 Brighton, Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States Wisconsin state census 1905. Occupation 1 Jun 1905 Brighton, Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States Carpenter. Wisconsin state census 1905. Residence 1910 Not found in 1910 census (as of 25 Mar 2025); searched IL, NM, and WI. Residence 1920 Not found in 1920 census (as of 25 Mar 2025); searched IL and NM. Residence 17 Apr 1930 Guy, Union County, New Mexico, United States Listed as "widowed" but wife Ida Belle Reece was still living in Illinois (no evidence of divorce found as of 26 Mar 2025). 1930 census. Occupation Blacksmith, carpenter, farmer. Occupation 17 Apr 1930 Guy, Union County, New Mexico, United States Farmer. 1930 census. Death 23 Nov 1939 Cimarron, Colfax County, New Mexico, United States Burial 25 Nov 1939 Fairview Presbyterian Cemetery, Raton, Colfax County, New Mexico, United States [2] Person ID I158 Cook-Delmotte Family | Cook Last Modified 8 Jan 2026
Father Noah Clark Dawson, b. Cal 13 Sep 1827, Vinton County, Ohio, United States d. 4 Jun 1904, Appleton, Persifer Township, Knox County, Illinois, United States (Age 76 years) Mother Minerva Wyman, b. 17 Sep 1831, Vinton County, Ohio, United States d. 13 Mar 1907, Appleton, Persifer Township, Knox County, Illinois, United States (Age 75 years) Marriage 18 Apr 1850 Vinton County, Ohio, United States [3, 4, 5, 6] Documents 
Marriage Record of Noah Clark Dawson and Minerva Wyman (1850)
Ohio. Probate Court (Vinton County). Marriage Records, 1850-1951. Vol. 1 (1850-1859), p. 1, no. 2 (FSL DGS 4016277, image 21 of 665).Family ID F82 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 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 [7] Children + 1. Elizabeth Irene Dawson, b. 27 Apr 1884, Persifer Township, Knox County, Illinois, United States d. 22 Apr 1939, Knoxville, Knox County, Illinois, United States (Age 54 years)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 Last Modified 10 Apr 2025
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Photos George Washington Dawson
Documents Census 1860 - United States--Illinois--Knox County--Persifer Township - Dawson Census 1870 - United States--Illinois--Knox County--Persifer Township - Dawson (Noah) Census 1880 - United States--Illinois--Knox County--Persifer Township - Dawson 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).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.)
Obituary of Noah Clark Dawson (1904)
"[Obituary of Noah Clark Dawson]." [Illinois, 1904]. From Find a Grave.
Not found in: Galesburg Evening Mail; Daily Republican Register; Williamsfield Times. May have been published in a Knoxville or other Knox County newspaper.
Wisconsin State Census 1905 - Marathon County--Brighton - Dawson 
Obituary of Minerva Wyman (1907)
"[Obituary of Minerva Wyman]." [Galesburg, Illinois?, 1907]. From Find a Grave.
Not found in: Galesburg Evening Mail; Daily Republican Register; Williamsfield Times. May have been published in a Knoxville or other Knox County newspaper.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).
Census 1930 - United States--New Mexico--Union County--Guy - Dawson Death Certificate of Elizabeth Irene Dawson (1939) 
Elizabeth Irene Dawson - Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT) - Application File
National Archives and Records Administration. Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Application (SS-5) Files, 1936-2007 (Last Names O through R), https://aad.archives.gov/aad/series-description.jsp?s=5057
Death Certificate of George Washington Dawson (1939) City Directory of Galesburg, Illinois, Showing Ida Belle Dawson (née Reece) (1943) 
Death Certificate of Ida Belle Reece (1944) 
George Washington Dawson Family History Anecdote
Uploaded to FamilySearch by user MqBair on 9 Nov 2014.
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Sources - [S101] Dawson, Everett T., and Buna Robertson Dawson, Genealogical History of the Thomas Dawson Family and Its Descendants in America, (Austin, Texas: Aus-Tex Printers, 1974), p. 133.
"George Washington, b. 1858 Knox Co., Ill." - [S1] Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107645767/george-washington-dawson.
- [S60] [Obituary of Noah Clark Dawson], ([Illinois, 1904]).
- [S59] [Obituary of Minerva Wyman], ([Illinois, 1907]).
- [S189] Perry, Albert J., History of Knox County, Illinois: Its Cities, Towns, and People, (Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1912), v. 2, p. 972, https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/catalog/277851.
- [S101] Dawson, Everett T., and Buna Robertson Dawson, Genealogical History of the Thomas Dawson Family and Its Descendants in America, (Austin, Texas: Aus-Tex Printers, 1974), p. 133.
- [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.
- [S101] Dawson, Everett T., and Buna Robertson Dawson, Genealogical History of the Thomas Dawson Family and Its Descendants in America, (Austin, Texas: Aus-Tex Printers, 1974), p. 133.