Mary Miles Flowers Dawson was born in York County, Pennsylvania April 3, 1840 and died at her home in Brooks, Iowa at 2:20 p.m. Sunday, August 16, 1925, aged 93 years, 4 months, and 13 days. At the age of one year, she with her parents moved to Monroe County, Ohio, where she resided until 1868, when they removed overland to Wheeling, West Virginia, there taking a steamboat and after three weeks on the river they reached Council Bluffs, Iowa, from which point they traveled by ox team and located on a farm about two miles north of Brooks, where she was united in marriage to James W. Dawson, the marriage ceremony having been performed by Rev. Joseph Peregrine, in a little log cabin, which was the second log cabin built in Adams County, Iowa.
Later she removed with her husband to a farm south of Corning, known as the Davis farm, where they resided about two years and then located in Brooks in November 1870, where she has since resided. The husband preceded her in death November 8, 1919. To this union six children were born. They are Cassius of Brooks, Emerson of Omaha, Nebraska, Ira P., of Washington D. C., Miss Ethel who lived at the Brooks home; Carlton, who died in infancy, and Mrs. Daisy Madson of Mt. Clemens, Michigan.
Mrs. Dawson was the oldest resident of Brooks, both in age and length of residence, she having resided there continuously for the past 55 years. She leaves to mourn their loss the five living children mentioned, all of whom were in attendance at the funeral, and one brother, Arch flowers of Clarks, Idaho. She united with the Christian Church in Brooks, 37 years ago and since that time her life has been emblematic of true Christian character and fortitude.
For many years she suffered from ailments incident to approaching old age and for the past 18 years was able to walk only wit the aid of a crutch. Her recent serious illness was of comparatively short duration, she having been stricken dangerously on the day preceding her death, when her heart action began to fail, which finally ended in her passing away on Sunday afternoon.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church in Brooks at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, August 20th, conducted by Rev. W. B. Crowdson, pastor of the Corning Christian Church, assisted by Rev. E. H. Jackson, pastor of the Methodist Church of Brooks. Interment was beside her late husband in Brooks Cemetery.
Adams County Free Press, August 26, 1925, page 3
Later she removed with her husband to a farm south of Corning, known as the Davis farm, where they resided about two years and then located in Brooks in November 1870, where she has since resided. The husband preceded her in death November 8, 1919. To this union six children were born. They are Cassius of Brooks, Emerson of Omaha, Nebraska, Ira P., of Washington D. C., Miss Ethel who lived at the Brooks home; Carlton, who died in infancy, and Mrs. Daisy Madson of Mt. Clemens, Michigan.
Mrs. Dawson was the oldest resident of Brooks, both in age and length of residence, she having resided there continuously for the past 55 years. She leaves to mourn their loss the five living children mentioned, all of whom were in attendance at the funeral, and one brother, Arch flowers of Clarks, Idaho. She united with the Christian Church in Brooks, 37 years ago and since that time her life has been emblematic of true Christian character and fortitude.
For many years she suffered from ailments incident to approaching old age and for the past 18 years was able to walk only wit the aid of a crutch. Her recent serious illness was of comparatively short duration, she having been stricken dangerously on the day preceding her death, when her heart action began to fail, which finally ended in her passing away on Sunday afternoon.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church in Brooks at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, August 20th, conducted by Rev. W. B. Crowdson, pastor of the Corning Christian Church, assisted by Rev. E. H. Jackson, pastor of the Methodist Church of Brooks. Interment was beside her late husband in Brooks Cemetery.
Adams County Free Press, August 26, 1925, page 3
Mary Miles Flowers Dawson was born in York County, Pennsylvania April 3, 1840 and died at her home in Brooks, Iowa at 2:20 p.m. Sunday, August 16, 1925, aged 93 years, 4 months, and 13 days. At the age of one year, she with her parents moved to Monroe County, Ohio, where she resided until 1868, when they removed overland to Wheeling, West Virginia, there taking a steamboat and after three weeks on the river they reached Council Bluffs, Iowa, from which point they traveled by ox team and located on a farm about two miles north of Brooks, where she was united in marriage to James W. Dawson, the marriage ceremony having been performed by Rev. Joseph Peregrine, in a little log cabin, which was the second log cabin built in Adams County, Iowa.
Later she removed with her husband to a farm south of Corning, known as the Davis farm, where they resided about two years and then located in Brooks in November 1870, where she has since resided. The husband preceded her in death November 8, 1919. To this union six children were born. They are Cassius of Brooks, Emerson of Omaha, Nebraska, Ira P., of Washington D. C., Miss Ethel who lived at the Brooks home; Carlton, who died in infancy, and Mrs. Daisy Madson of Mt. Clemens, Michigan.
Mrs. Dawson was the oldest resident of Brooks, both in age and length of residence, she having resided there continuously for the past 55 years. She leaves to mourn their loss the five living children mentioned, all of whom were in attendance at the funeral, and one brother, Arch flowers of Clarks, Idaho. She united with the Christian Church in Brooks, 37 years ago and since that time her life has been emblematic of true Christian character and fortitude.
For many years she suffered from ailments incident to approaching old age and for the past 18 years was able to walk only wit the aid of a crutch. Her recent serious illness was of comparatively short duration, she having been stricken dangerously on the day preceding her death, when her heart action began to fail, which finally ended in her passing away on Sunday afternoon.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church in Brooks at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, August 20th, conducted by Rev. W. B. Crowdson, pastor of the Corning Christian Church, assisted by Rev. E. H. Jackson, pastor of the Methodist Church of Brooks. Interment was beside her late husband in Brooks Cemetery.
Adams County Free Press, August 26, 1925, page 3
Later she removed with her husband to a farm south of Corning, known as the Davis farm, where they resided about two years and then located in Brooks in November 1870, where she has since resided. The husband preceded her in death November 8, 1919. To this union six children were born. They are Cassius of Brooks, Emerson of Omaha, Nebraska, Ira P., of Washington D. C., Miss Ethel who lived at the Brooks home; Carlton, who died in infancy, and Mrs. Daisy Madson of Mt. Clemens, Michigan.
Mrs. Dawson was the oldest resident of Brooks, both in age and length of residence, she having resided there continuously for the past 55 years. She leaves to mourn their loss the five living children mentioned, all of whom were in attendance at the funeral, and one brother, Arch flowers of Clarks, Idaho. She united with the Christian Church in Brooks, 37 years ago and since that time her life has been emblematic of true Christian character and fortitude.
For many years she suffered from ailments incident to approaching old age and for the past 18 years was able to walk only wit the aid of a crutch. Her recent serious illness was of comparatively short duration, she having been stricken dangerously on the day preceding her death, when her heart action began to fail, which finally ended in her passing away on Sunday afternoon.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church in Brooks at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, August 20th, conducted by Rev. W. B. Crowdson, pastor of the Corning Christian Church, assisted by Rev. E. H. Jackson, pastor of the Methodist Church of Brooks. Interment was beside her late husband in Brooks Cemetery.
Adams County Free Press, August 26, 1925, page 3
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