James DAWSON

1868 -

• Name	James DAWSON
  Birth	Jan 1868	New Brunswick, CANADA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	4 Jun 1900	Calais, Washington, ME   [2]
  	1900 census at Calais, Washington, ME shows: James Dawson, b. Jan 1868, age 32, married 4 years, b. CANADA, parents b. CANADA, immigrated 1895, weaver cotton mill; Elizabeth, b, Feb. 1870, age 30, 0 children, b. ME, parents, b. ME/CANADA; Sarah Ryan, sister-in-law, b. Feb 1864, age 36, b. ME, parents b. ME/CANADA, nurse; Emma, sister-in-law, b. Nov 1871, age 28, b. ME, parents b. ME/CANADA, milliner.
  Census	16 Apr 1910	Calais, Washington, ME   [1]
  	1910 census at Calais, Washington, ME shows: James Dawson, 44, married 13 years, b. NB, parents b. ME/ NEW BRUNSWICK, laborer odd jobs; Elizabeth, 40, 2 children born/2 living, b. ME, parents b. ME/ME; children b. ME: Charles, 12; Walter, 9. Note: The 1900 census stated James and Elizabeth had been married 4 years and had 0 children. The 1910 census indicates they've been married 13 years and have a 12 year old son. Something doesn't add up.
  Census	14 Jan 1920	Calais, Washington, ME   [3]
  	1920 census at Calais, Washington, ME shows: James Dawson, 53, widowed, b. CANADA, American citizen, parents b. ME/CANADA, weaver, cotton mill.
  Person ID	I206	MM
  Last Modified	24 Dec 2012

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth C. RYAN,   b. Feb 1870, ME d. Bef Jan 1920 (Age < 49 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1896  [1]
  	Maine Marriages, 1892-1996, lists the marriage of James Dawson of Milltown, NB and Lizzie C. Ryan of Baileyville on 24 Jun 1916. This can't be right!
  Children	1. Charles DAWSON,   b. Abt 1898, ME   2. Walter DAWSON,   b. Abt 1899, ME
  Family ID	F2951	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Jan 1868 - New Brunswick, CANADA Census - 4 Jun 1900 - Calais, Washington, ME Census - 16 Apr 1910 - Calais, Washington, ME Census - 14 Jan 1920 - Calais, Washington, ME  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1910] 1910 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1910), 1910. [S1900] 1900 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1900), 1900. [S1920] 1920 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1920), 1920.