William S. Dawley (1871 - 1931)

Born 30 Nov 1871 in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lilian Beatrice (Lapham) Dawley — married 15 Oct 1893 in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Descendants

Died 30 Nov 1931 at age 60 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1871. He is the son of Job Dawley and [[Tifft-147|

The 1875 New York State census for Buffalo, Erie, New York lists:

Job S Dawley Father M 39

Julia A Dawley Wife F 39

Harry N Dawley Son M 7

William S Dawley Son M 4

Jennie Gallagher Servant F 24 ^[1]

William S Dawley married Lilian Beatrice Lapham 15 Oct 1893 in Brooklyn NY.^[2]

The 1900 US census lists:

William S Dawley Head Male 29 New York Nov 1871 electrician

Lillian B Dawley Wife Female 29 Jun 1871

His father was born in NY, his mother in MA; her father was born in MA, her mother in ME. ^[3]

The 1910 US census for Brooklyn Ward 26, Kings, New York, lists:

William S Dawley Head M 38 New York

Lillian B Dawley F 37 New York^[4]

The 1920 US census for Brooklyn lists:

William Dawley Head M 47 New York

Lillian B Dawley Wife F 45 New York

Lillian E Dawley Daughter F 8 New York ^[5]

William Segur(sic) Dawley died 30 Nov 1931 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York at the age of 60. He was an electrician. He is shown as married to Lillian B. Dawley and his parents are listed as Job and Julia A. Tift His burial was in Evergreen on 3 Dec 1931.^[6]

Research Notes

William's father is in WT as Job Seger Dawley. There is a FindaGrave entry for a William Segar Dawley dob unknown, family unknown who died 3 Dec 1931 and is buried in The Evergreens Cemetery in Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York.

NB There was another William Dawley, born in New York in 1871, son of William & Eunice Dawley. In 1880 they were living in Steuben County^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "New York State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNV1-PM4 : 11 March 2018), William S Dawley in household of Job S Dawley, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States; citing p. 47, line 35, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 825,689.
2. ↑ "A partial record of the descendants of John Tefft...nearly complete record of the descendants of John Tifft…" Maria E (Maxon) Tifft, Buffalo New York March 1876;pg 52; found at https://archive.org/details/apartialrecordd00tiffgoog/page/n56
3. ↑ New York"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9TD-GHX : accessed 30 April 2019), Lillian B Dawley in household of William S Dawley, Newton city & Auburndale village Ward 4, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 900, sheet 17A, family 364, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,664.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5QK-J7H : accessed 30 April 2019), William S Dawley, Brooklyn Ward 26, Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 777, sheet 5A, family 99, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 977; FHL microfilm 1,374,990.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ58-K8W : accessed 30 April 2019), William Dawley, Brooklyn Assembly District 6, Kings, New York, United States; citing ED 333, sheet 1B, line 62, family 12, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1153; FHL microfilm 1,821,153.
6. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WKQ-B2N : 10 February 2018), William Segur Dawley, 30 Nov 1931; citing Death, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,069,669.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZF1-HFN : 13 September 2017), William Dawley in entry for William Dawley, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 201, sheet 661D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0934; FHL microfilm 1,254,934 THIS IS NOT THE SAME WILLIAM DAWLEY