Individual Notes

Note for: Ida Olive Sprott, 3 FEB 1878 - 25 MAY 1961 Index

Individual Note: Burial:
Maple Grove Cemetery
Dodge City
Ford County
Kansas, USA
Plot: Lot 2,block 67 Div 8

     1880 Nolan Co., TX Census
Sprott, James A. Head 32 M NC NC NC
        America Wife 28 F TX NC TX
        Riley Son 6 M TX NC TX
        Elum A. Son 4 M TX NC TX
        Ollie Daughter 2 F TX NC TX
        Katherine D. Daughter 6/12 F TX NC TX

1910 Odee, Meade Co., KS Census
Tolson, George D. Head M 38 PA
            Ida O Wife F 32 TX
            Carl G Son M 9 NM
            Blanche E Daughter F 6 KS

1920 Meade, Meade Co., KS Census
Tolson, George Head Male 45 PA Real-estate Salesman
            Ollie Wife F 40 TX
            Carl Son M 19 NM
            Blanche Daughter F 16 KS
            George Son M 13 NM
            Chester Son M 10 KS
            George D Son M 4 NM
            Chester M Son M 8/12 KS

1930 Dodge, Ford Co., KS Census
Tolson, George D. Head M 57 PA Real-estate Salesman
            Ollie I. Wife F 52 TX
            George D. Son M 24 NM
            Chester Son M 20 KS
            Norma Daughter-in-law F 20 KS
            Bernadine Granddaughter F 2/12 KS

Individual Notes

Note for: Katherine Delores Sprott, 6 DEC 1879 - 19 OCT 1939 Index

Individual Note:
     1880 Nolan Co., TX Census
Sprott, James A. Head 32 M NC NC NC
        America Wife 28 F TX NC TX
        Riley Son 6 M TX NC TX
        Elum A. Son 4 M TX NC TX
        Ollie Daughter 2 F TX NC TX
        Katherine D. Daughter 6/12 F TX NC TX

Individual Notes

Note for: Maude May Sprott, 21 JUL 1882 - 1969 Index

Individual Note: Burial:
Cedar Cemetery
Montrose
Montrose County
Colorado, USA
Plot: Sec D, Blk 8, Lot 2, NE 1/2

The following is an excerpt from a letter written by Iola Cope to her mother Maude (Sprott) Cope, about a visit to the Sprott Ranch in Texas in October of 1943. Iola is James Arno Sprott's granddaughter and E. M. and Ann's great-granddaughter.
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"Dear Mom and Dad,

Well last Thursday Louise called me and said she and Jimmy were going down home over the weekend and asked me if I wouldn't like to go along. I was just thrilled to pieces. So I met Great Uncle Joe, Grampa Jim's half-brother, the youngest of the family and the only child by great-granddad E. M. Sprott's second wife. Uncle Joe has the family record and it sure is interesting. I'm going to relate it to you and I hope you get it straight. My great-great-great-grandfather, Hughey Sprott came to America in 1772 from Ireland with two other brothers. Hughey Sprott married an Irish woman and their son, James Sprott married a full-blooded German woman, and their son, Elam Mac Sprott, married Ann Cathcart, your grandmother (Oh yes, They settled in North Carolina). E. M. Sprott and Ann Cathcart had three children: Grandpa Jim, Charles Mac Sprott, and Aunt Mary before they left North Carolina and come to Texas. They were on the road three months among Indians until they finally ran into someone and he told them about a homestead with a newly built log cabin and took him to the owner of it. So Great-grandpa E. M. Sprott swapped his horses and buckboard for the house and the land. That was down there in the valley pretty close to where Uncle Joe lives now. Well, E. M. Sprott and his family moved three times before they filed on the place where Uncle Joe lives now. Uncle Joe said that grandpa Jim helped build all of the fences and rock and log buildings that are there today. I saw a real old rock fence still as good as new and Uncle Joe said that Great-grandpa E. M. and Grandpa Jim built it and the barn too. It's part rock and part log, but they built it. Uncle Joe has built a new house and everything as modern as any house in town now. They have a beautiful place. Mom you would sure get a thrill I know. It sure did thrill me. They have a big low rambling house with large rooms and a bathroom. I just fell in love with the house and everyone in it. They were all so sweet to me.

Great-grandpa E. M. Sprott fought in the civil war but came back. Grandpa Jim was 15 and just barely missed having to go. Great-grandma Ann Cathcart Sprott died in 1866 in the year after the civil war was over. In 1867 E. M. married again. I have forgotten her name and then uncle Joe was born. Grandpa Jim was born in 1849 - March 9th to be exact. Uncle Joe and I figured had he lived he would be 94 today. He married in 1876 (I believe) to America J. Dawson. There aren't any Dawsons left down there now, Uncle Joe said, so I can't find out anything about them. Uncle Joe doesn't remember seeing Grandpa Jim except once when grandpa was about 20 or 21. He came down from where he was living at Buffalo Gap in a buckboard driven by great big oxen. He had come after a load of wheat. Aunt Mary said that was the last time she saw him. He said they heard that Grandpa Jim lived in Alamogordo, New Mexico, but didn't know he had gone to Kansas until they heard some way that he had died in Kansas. Uncle Joe said he heard his father say that Grandpa Jim had gone up the trail once, the Chisholm Trail, and he said he bet that was why he finally went to Kansas, because he had seen the country around Dodge City and liked it

Grandpa must have been the roamer of the family because all the others stayed right around the old home place. I don't know if any of the others are living besides Aunt Mary (Cousin Annie's mother) and Uncle Joe. Aunt Mary doesn't hear very well and when Uncle Joe introduced me she thought he said daughter instead of granddaughter and said, "Oh, your poor daddy" and even started crying and grabbed me in her arms. It sure got me. I didn't even think of that because it had been so long. It didn't last long though, and she stood and just looked at me for a long time. I guess she was trying to see some resemblance but I don't think she did. She soon figured I was his granddaughter and said she didn't know what to ask me first. She said that when Grandpa Jim died someone of his family wrote her and asked if she had a picture of him. She had the only one that anyone has ever seen and seemed to be the only picture. She sent it to them though, and I suppose it was Aunt Ollie (Olive Sprott Tolson) that wrote her and said the youngest boy looked just like him. She (Aunt Mary) kind of had the kids mixed-up though. She kept getting you (Maude) and Ollie mixed -up. I don't think she ever got it straight who I belonged to, only that Jim was my grandfather. I think Aunt Ollie must have written her for a while but stopped and Aunt Mary never heard anymore from anyone. Aunt Mary was quite put out that I could only stay a while with her and insisted that the next time I must stay all night with her and we would have a big visit.

She is such a sweet old thing too. Aunt Mary's boy, the oldest boy I believe, has her living with him and Aunt Mary has her place leased out. All her kids have their own places and all Uncle Joe's kids have large places of their own. Uncle Joe's place is about four or five hundred acres and he has sheep, cows, horses, pigs, chickens, turkeys and cotton and acres and acres of pasture. Uncle Joe certainly does all right too. He goes in for houses. My He has some fine ones and he has three thoroughbred stallions. Two are quarter horses and one is a race horse named Happy Jack. I just love that place. In fact I am very much in love with Texas, that part of it anyway. One thing you can say with the exception of me, the Sprotts are on general rule a nice-looking family all the way through. Uncle Joe looks like Abraham Lincoln and his kids are all fairly good-looking. Doc was a very good-looking boy - you can tell because he still is, and Darrel is nice-looking. Cousin Annie said Louise and I favored, too. I don't think so, though. Aunt Mary is real small but of course is stooped awfully now. She doesn't wear glasses and she quilts all the time. She has quilted seven this summer and has all she can do this winter piled-up. She has made a quilt for all her nieces and nephews so far. Maybe she will make one for me. Ha. She will be 91 in February. Her husband lived to be 94. He has been dead for about six years now. I am back home now and very anxious to get this letter to you. Francis wasn't the slightest bit interested in my experiences, in fact, almost told me so - so you suffered. Better have Betty read this to you or someone, as it is pretty mixed-up. Bye, now.
Love, Iola"

Thanks again,
Dan Avery

Individual Notes

Note for: Samuel Riley Dawson, 1782 - 1874 Index

Individual Note: Burial:

     FAMILY NOTES: As stated on the Richard Dawson Web Page at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Cottage/5971/

Samuel Riley Dawson was born in Ireland and his parents moved to America the same year. Samuel enlisted for the war of 1812, at St. Louis, Missouri Territory, on April 1, 1813, as a private in Captain James Calloways Company, Col. Nathan Boone's Missouri Mounted Volunteers. He was honorably discharged April 1, 1814 at Woods Fort. Samuel later received a land grant in Texas, near Granger, for his military service, which was the reason of the migration of some of the family to Texas. He also had a ranch near San Saba Peak in Lampass County, Texas. As shown in the census records in 1840 Samuel and his family moved to Carroll County, Arkansas. By 1850 they are shown in Williamson County, Texas.

�Families of Samuel Dawson and Polly Ann Rogers�, by J. D. Blackwell.
*Alcie (Mary Anne) B: ca 1768 D: Texas M: 1. Captain John Rogers M. 2. ? Pruitt.
James's daughter Alcie Vann married Captain John Rogers, a Scottish trader known as �Hell-Fire� Jack for his lifestyle. One of John's
daughters and Alcie's half sister was Tiana Rogers, Cherokee wife of Sam Houston. She is buried in the national cemetery at Fort Gibson.
Alcie Vann's daughter, Polly Ann Rogers married Samuel Dawson. Their daughter Edna Dawson married James Magee and is buried in the Clark's Chapel Cemetery in Caldwell County near Lockhart, Texas.

576. Samuel Riley Jr.8 Dawson (Polly Ann7 Rogers, Alcy "Anne"6 Vann (SINEE), John "Joseph"5, Edward4, John3, William2, John1) was born 04 May 1823 in TN, and died 10 July 1890 in TX. He married Margaret Queen.

1850 Milam & Williamson, Williamson Co., TX Census
Dawson, Samuel Head 66 M SC
        Anna Wife 63 F TN

1860 Lampasas, TX Census
Dawson, S. R. Head 36 M TN
        Margaret Wife 31 F TN
        Elizabeth Daughter 11 F TX TN TN
        America A. Daughter 8 F TX TN TN
        Catherine J. Daughter 6 F TX TN TN
        James G. Son 4 M TX TN TN
        Elias F. Son 2 M TX TN TN
        Tolliver Son 7/12 M TX TN TN
Dawson, Samuel Father 78 M SC

1870 Beat 5, Bell Co., TX Census
Dawson, S. R. Head 46 M TN
            Margaret Wife 41 F AL
            Elizabeth Daughter 20 F TX TN AL
            America Daughter 18 F TX TN AL
            Catherine Daughter 16 F TX TN AL
            James Son 14 M TX TN AL
            Elias Son 12 M TX TN AL
            Tolliver Son 8 M TX TN AL
            Emily Daughter 3 F TX TN AL
            Frances Daughter 1 F TX TN AL

Individual Notes

Note for: Mary Ann Dawson, 3 OCT 1845 - 15 APR 1873 Index

Individual Note:
     1850 Milam & Williamson, Williamson Co., TX Census
Dawson, Samuel R. Head 25 M TN
        Margaret Wife 20 F TN
        Mary A. Daughter 4 F AR TN TN
        Elizabeth P. Daughter 7/12 F TX TN TN

Individual Notes

Note for: Elizabeth Paralee Dawson, 18 OCT 1849 - 31 DEC 1935 Index

Individual Note:
     FAMILY NOTES: Rick Dawson to Paul E. Dale. letter dated 10 May 1999. "The town of Dawson named after her and is now a part of Tulsa, OK."

1850 Milam & Williamson, Williamson Co., TX Census
Dawson, Samuel R. Head 25 M TN
        Margaret Wife 20 F TN
        Mary A. Daughter 4 F AR TN TN
        Elizabeth P. Daughter 7/12 F TX TN TN

1860 Lampasas, TX Census
Dawson, S. R. Head 36 M TN
        Margaret Wife 31 F TN
        Elizabeth Daughter 11 F TX TN TN
        America A. Daughter 8 F TX TN TN
        Catherine J. Daughter 6 F TX TN TN
        James G. Son 4 M TX TN TN
        Elias F. Son 2 M TX TN TN
        Tolliver Son 7/12 M TX TN TN
Dawson, Samuel Father 78 M SC

1870 Beat 5, Bell Co., TX Census
Dawson, S. R. Head 46 M TN
        Margaret Wife 41 F AL
        Elizabeth Daughter 20 F TX TN AL
        America Daughter 18 F TX TN AL
        Catherine Daughter 16 F TX TN AL
        James Son 14 M TX TN AL
        Elias Son 12 M TX TN AL
        Tolliver Son 8 M TX TN AL
        Emily Daughter 3 F TX TN AL
        Frances Daughter 1 F TX TN AL

Individual Notes

Note for: Catherine Jane Dawson, 11 MAR 1854 - 13 JUN 1919 Index

Individual Note: Burial:

     1860 Lampasas, TX Census
Dawson, S. R. Head 36 M TN
        Margaret Wife 31 F TN
        Elizabeth Daughter 11 F TX TN TN
        America A. Daughter 8 F TX TN TN
        Catherine J. Daughter 6 F TX TN TN
        James G. Son 4 M TX TN TN
        Elias F. Son 2 M TX TN TN
        Tolliver Son 7/12 M TX TN TN
Dawson, Samuel Father 78 M SC

1870 Beat 5, Bell Co., TX Census
Dawson, S. R. Head 46 M TN
        Margaret Wife 41 F AL
        Elizabeth Daughter 20 F TX TN AL
        America Daughter 18 F TX TN AL
        Catherine Daughter 16 F TX TN AL
        James Son 14 M TX TN AL
        Elias Son 12 M TX TN AL
        Tolliver Son 8 M TX TN AL
        Emily Daughter 3 F TX TN AL
        Frances Daughter 1 F TX TN AL

1900 Justice, Ector Co., TX Census
Trent, Robert P. Head M 49 TX
           Catherine J. Wife F 46 TX
            Pearl Daughter F 18 TX
            Henry Son M 12 TX
            Oscar Son M 16 TX
Bolton, K. Border M 14 TX

1910 Justice, Ector Co., TX Census
Trent, Robert P. Head M 59 TX
            Catherine Wife F 54 TX
            Pearl Daughter F 29 TX
            Oscar Son M 26 TX

Individual Notes

Note for: James Scruggs Brown, ABT 1827 - 1868 Index

Individual Note:
FAMILY NOTES: John Roark Brown/Isabelle Glass family group sheet, 22 April 1998 by Betty Hawkins.
**The extended family provided by Mary L. Madsen 12 Sept 2005.

Individual Notes

Note for: James Gilbert Dawson, 29 JAN 1856 - 1911 Index

Individual Note:
     FAMILY NOTES: Rick Dawson E-mail letter dated 10 May 1999 of the James Arno Sprott/America Jacqueline L. Dawson Family Group.

1860 Lampasas, TX Census
Dawson, S. R. Head 36 M TN
        Margaret Wife 31 F TN
        Elizabeth Daughter 11 F TX TN TN
        America A. Daughter 8 F TX TN TN
        Catherine J. Daughter 6 F TX TN TN
        James G. Son 4 M TX TN TN
        Elias F. Son 2 M TX TN TN
        Tolliver Son 7/12 M TX TN TN
Dawson, Samuel Father 78 M SC

1870 Beat 5, Bell Co., TX Census
Dawson, S. R. Head 46 M TN
        Margaret Wife 41 F AL
        Elizabeth Daughter 20 F TX TN AL
        America Daughter 18 F TX TN AL
        Catherine Daughter 16 F TX TN AL
        James Son 14 M TX TN AL
        Elias Son 12 M TX TN AL
        Tolliver Son 8 M TX TN AL
        Emily Daughter 3 F TX TN AL
        Frances Daughter 1 F TX TN AL

Individual Notes

Note for: Elias F. Dawson, 19 MAR 1859 - MAY 1916 Index

Individual Notes

Note for: Samuel Tolliver Dawson, 2 MAY 1860 - 15 SEP 1923 Index

Individual Notes

Note for: Emma Dawson, 31 JAN 1867 - 1942 Index

Individual Note:
     1870 Beat 5, Bell Co., TX Census
Dawson, S. R. Head 46 M TN
        Margaret Wife 41 F AL
        Elizabeth Daughter 20 F TX TN AL
        America Daughter 18 F TX TN AL
        Catherine Daughter 16 F TX TN AL
        James Son 14 M TX TN AL
        Elias Son 12 M TX TN AL
        Tolliver Son 8 M TX TN AL
        Emily Daughter 3 F TX TN AL
        Frances Daughter 1 F TX TN AL

Individual Notes

Note for: John Riley Dawson, 10 FEB 1876 - 14 MAR 1962 Index

Individual Note: Burial:
FAMILY NOTES: Rick Dawson E-mail letter dated 10 May 1999 of the James Arno Sprott/America Jacqueline L. Dawson Family Group.

Individual Notes

Note for: Grover Cleveland Dawson, 30 OCT 1884 - Index

Individual Note:
FAMILY NOTES: Rick Dawson E-mail letter dated 10 May 1999 of the James Arno Sprott/America Jacqueline L. Dawson Family Group.

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Date this page was last edited 02/20/2012