Elizabeth Harriet Dawson Tuton
Elizabeth Harriet Dawson Tuton

Harriet Dawson was born in Itawamba County, Mississippi in 1841 to John Dawson and Polly Webb Dawson.  She grew up in Mississippi but moved to Texas with her family.  She married at the age of 33 to George Tuton in Bell County, Texas.  I do not know much more about her, but since some descendants have been found, maybe more can be learned in the near future.  Below are notes from other sources on Harriet.

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TLD Commentary:

Very good indication that she (Harriet) married in Bell County, Texas, to G.W. Tuton.  The marriage records of Bell County, Vol. E, Pg. 215, show a license issued to G.W. Tuton and Fanny Dawson on Dec. 23, 1873.  Also the 1880 census of Bell County shows George Tuton and wife Harriet, with children named Eliza Em 6, Rosa Ellen 4, Fanny C. 2. Also Jane Lowery 30, sister; Savannah Lowery, nieces; and Sarah J. Lowery 3, niece.

This family is living on the Dawsonville farmstead number 461, which is between Henry Dawson on number 460, and Samuel and John, who are together on number 462.  In an interview with Mrs. Bessie Lillian (Dawson) Palmer, granddaughter of John and Polly Dawson, she said that she had a faint memory of a Dawson girl named Harriet who married a "Tewtahn" who was later called "Tooten."  Note the use of Dawson family names; e.g., Eliza, Rosa Ellen, Fanny, and Savannah.

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Notes from Donna Delano on Harriet and the photo of her on this page:

Standing is Harriet Dawson Tuton, daughter of John & Mary 'Polly' Webb Dawson. She was born abt 1846 in MS. She moved to Bell Co, Tx after 1870 but before 1873. She married George Washington Tuton abt 1873 in Bell Co, TX. According to the 1900 census she had 6 children and 5 were living at the time. Her children are: Eliza Ann Tuton Denton (in the picture w/her) b. 1873,Rose Ellen Tuton Moore b. 1876, Tom Tuton b. 1877, Fanny C. Tuton b. 1878, and Susie Tuton b. 1886. Sometime prior to 1900 George left TX to find work in CA and he was never heard from again. (mystery) Harriet moved around TX with her younger daughter Susie following her daughter Eliza's family. She supported herself as a wash woman. She remarried, uncertain what year, in Hillsboro, Hill Co, Tx to a Mr. Parham.



Children of Elizabeth Harriet Dawson Tuton

Elizabeth "Eliza" Eva Tuton (md. Joseph David Denton)
Eliza had six children, and died at age 32 in Concho County, Texas.

Rosa Ellen Tuton (md. Jefferson Davis Moore)
Rosa Ellen had seven children, and died at age 92 in Dallas County, Texas.

Fanny C. Tuton (unknown what happened to her)

Tom Tuton (md. Birdie ????)
Tom lived in Dallas, Texas and lived to be at least 103 years old!  He had children and his grandchildren still live around Dallas.

Eloise Susie Tuton  (unknown what happened to her)



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Photo of Harriet and her daughter provided by Donna Delano.