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I came to this sight looking for my family and my husband started asking questions about his family the dawes.
First of all what is the dawes roll?
Second who or where does he need to start to get info on the dawes
His grandfather lived in oxford nc granville county his name was daniel dawes his ggrandfather was rufus dawes if anyone can get some info I would greatly appreciate it
There is a Daniel Dawes, age 19, White, b. NC on the 1930 Granville Co NC census for Walnut Grove Twp, living on South Roxboro Road with the Joseph B. (40) & Annie (36) HUNT family. Next door is Elijah Dawes, 17, W, b.NC, living with the Robert L. (32) & Pauline H. (28) DANIEL family.
Does your husband have any HUNT or DANIEL cousins or did any of his grandfather’s sisters marry Hunt or Daniel guys?
The Daniel, above, is probably the Daniel Dawes, b. 15 Jan 1910, d. 21 August 1992 in Raleigh, Wake Co., NC; His death certificate lists him as “Black” but those things happen to us. This Daniel’s Social Security number was 242-58-0540 and for $12 (I think), you can get a copy of his S.S. application which usually lists his parents’s names on it. This may be useful in finding this info because I found none of these people, Rufus included, on the 1900, 1910 or 1920 census. So, these first names may not be their complete names and they are listed under different first names on the census.
Bill
CAN ANYONE TELL ME ABOUT THE DAWES ROLL AND WHERE IT CAME FROM AND WHY IT WAS CALL THE DAWES ROLL,MY GRANDFATHER IS FROM GRANVILLE COUNTY WALNUT GROVE TOWNSHIP HIS NAME WAS DANIEL DAWES HE HAD 2 BROTHERS AND HIS FATHER WAS RUFUS DAWES AND THERE FATHER WAS DANIEL DAWES ALSO CAN SOMEONE HELP
The Dawes roll refers to one of the tribal rolls of the Cherokee. Since your family was in Granville County, very far from Cherokee territory, it’s likely just coincidence that your family has the same name as the Cherokee roll.
Bill has just gotten you started in tracing your family. I’m assuming you believe there is native ancestry in this family. Why do you think so? Family stories? Physical traits?
KDawes,
A-HA !
I ran across a much older Daniel Dawes (much older than Grandfather Daniel Dawes) on the 1910 Granville Co census for Walnut Grove Twp – it’s in ED90, on pg.255A:
DAWES, Daniel; laborer; male, B, 57, marr’d 2x, marr’d 10 yrs.
(ditto), Claricey; wife, female, B, 38, marr’d 1x, marr’d 10 yrs.
(“Claricey” may be a nickname for “Clarissa” or even “Clara”?)
Both were born in North Carolina and both of their sets of parents were listed as b. NC.
Maybe this Daniel is the father of Rufus Dawes? Claricey seems a bit young to be Rufus’s mother but the elder Daniel was married twice so there’s another one to be found.
Bill
thanks bill i just want to find out all i can about my family history,i know there isn’t that many dawes around here my grandfather was a man of peace he harley spoke to people didn’t like to be around family or anyone else,quiet and easy going, i am the same way we will let people get over on us knowing that is wrong we would still not say anything,just want to find out why are we like this thanks again
A lot goes into what each of us are as a person. I don’t think anyone has totally answered the “riddle without an answer that asks the question” 🙂
I looked around NC for Daniel Dawes/Daws Sr but without much success so far.
Bill i no there where alot of Dawes from Edgecombe county i lookup the Dawes cementery and found a Nancy L Dawes born in the 1800’s died Aug 8 1933 at the age of 41 wonder who she was
Couldn’t find her maiden name.
Nancy, b.abt. 1892-1893 NC, was the wife of Frank Daws/Dawes, b.abt.1886-1888 NC. Both sets of parents were also b. NC.
Children, all born NC :
Frank, son, b. 1910-1912 NC
Lizzie/Lisara, dau, b. 1913-1914.
Bettie, dau, b. 1915-1916.
Catherine, dau, b. 1916-1918.
Vance, son, b. 1919.
Thomas, son, b. 1923.
Ritter B., dau, b. 1927.
Gladys, dau, b. 1929.
Per 1930 Edgecomb Co NC census, Twp. # 10, p.3B, all family members were ennumerated as “Neg”, and
1920 Edgecomb Co NC census, Otter Creek Twp # 9, p.20B, all family members ennumerated as “W”
Bill
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