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William Henry Dawdy

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William Henry Dawdy

Birth
Knox County, Illinois, USA
Death
1 May 1894 (aged 48)
Knox County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Abingdon, Knox County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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From the - Warren County Portrait And Biographical Album-copied by Joyce Worthington Brewer -----------
William H Dawdy, owning 260 acres of land in Berwick Township, 80 acres of which is under an advanced state of cultivation, and residing upon section 11, of the township named, was born in Knox Co,. this State, Oct 2, 1845, and is a son of John Dawdy, a native of Kentucky, where he was born in 1798. The father was one of the pioneer settlers of Illinois, coming to this State in 1828, and locating in Knox County; he died in 1874. his marriage occurred in 1834, in this State, at which time Miss Tobitha Boystun became his wife. She was born in 1809, in Kentucky, and is still a resident of Knox County, this State. Of her union with Mr. Dawdy, ten children were born, named Benjamin M, Eliza, Emily, Malinda, William H., Jacob W., Alexander C. and Sarah.
The gentleman whose name stands at the head of this notice was married to Miss Amanda J. Howard, Jan 3, 1871. She was born Oct. 28, 1852 and is the daughter of Nathan Howard, who was born in 1926, in Kentucky, and came to this State in 1855, locating in Warren County . Her father married Miss Martha Hood, and they had nine children, viz:Lucinda E., Isaac S.,Amanda J., Mary C., Sarah A.,Joseph,Cora A.,Rosa B.,and John E.,twins.
Mr. and Mrs. Dawdy, of this sketch, are the parents of six children; Della M., born in 1873; Jessie V.,1874; Daisy D., 1875; George W., in 1877; Perley(Pearl) E;in 1881, and Bertha R.,in 1883 Mr Dawdy is pleasantly located and has a good residence. He is turning his attention to the raising of cattle, his specialty being the Short-horns. He is also dealing in Poland -China hogs, and is meeting with success in both his farming and breeding interests. socially, he is a member of the A. F. & A. M. to which order he has belonged for the last 12 years. In politics, he is a Democrat.
From the - Warren County Portrait And Biographical Album-copied by Joyce Worthington Brewer -----------
William H Dawdy, owning 260 acres of land in Berwick Township, 80 acres of which is under an advanced state of cultivation, and residing upon section 11, of the township named, was born in Knox Co,. this State, Oct 2, 1845, and is a son of John Dawdy, a native of Kentucky, where he was born in 1798. The father was one of the pioneer settlers of Illinois, coming to this State in 1828, and locating in Knox County; he died in 1874. his marriage occurred in 1834, in this State, at which time Miss Tobitha Boystun became his wife. She was born in 1809, in Kentucky, and is still a resident of Knox County, this State. Of her union with Mr. Dawdy, ten children were born, named Benjamin M, Eliza, Emily, Malinda, William H., Jacob W., Alexander C. and Sarah.
The gentleman whose name stands at the head of this notice was married to Miss Amanda J. Howard, Jan 3, 1871. She was born Oct. 28, 1852 and is the daughter of Nathan Howard, who was born in 1926, in Kentucky, and came to this State in 1855, locating in Warren County . Her father married Miss Martha Hood, and they had nine children, viz:Lucinda E., Isaac S.,Amanda J., Mary C., Sarah A.,Joseph,Cora A.,Rosa B.,and John E.,twins.
Mr. and Mrs. Dawdy, of this sketch, are the parents of six children; Della M., born in 1873; Jessie V.,1874; Daisy D., 1875; George W., in 1877; Perley(Pearl) E;in 1881, and Bertha R.,in 1883 Mr Dawdy is pleasantly located and has a good residence. He is turning his attention to the raising of cattle, his specialty being the Short-horns. He is also dealing in Poland -China hogs, and is meeting with success in both his farming and breeding interests. socially, he is a member of the A. F. & A. M. to which order he has belonged for the last 12 years. In politics, he is a Democrat.

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