Cornella Derrick (Lampton) Dawson (1895 - 1928)

Born 13 Sep 1895 in Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, United States

Died 9 Aug 1928 at age 32 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

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Biography

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Cornella Lampton Dawson was an American pianist and music educator. She was the first woman to earn a bachelor's degree in music at Howard University.^[1]

Cornella Lampton was born in 1895. She was the daughter of Lula Burnes and Bishop Edward Lampton.^[2]

She died in 1928.^[2][3]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia: Cornella Lampton
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Death: "Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947"
   FHL Film Number: 1892224
   Ancestry Record 2542 #1377183
   Cornella Lampton Dawson death 9 Aug 1928 (born 13 Sep 1895), daughter of Lampton & Lula M. Burnes, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
3. ↑ Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
   The New York Age; Publication Date: 25 Aug 1928; Publication Place: New York, New York, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/40649778/?article=d3ed38c4-3072-4deb-9f6f-335caf392a74&focus=0.012668374,0.12084007,0.2563957,0.42307907&xid=3355
   Ancestry Record 61843 #571149152
   Name: Cornella Lahpton [Cornella Lampton]; Gender: Female; Birth Place: Greenville, Miss.; Marriage Place: Kansas City; Residence Place: 4 W South Parkway .; Death Date: 9 Aug 1928; Death Place: Chicago; Obituary Date: 25 Aug 1928; Obituary Place: New York, New York, USA; Newspaper Title: The New York Age; Father: Edward Lampton; Spouse: William L. Dawson; Siblings: Ethel Lampton.

• 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1900; Census Place: Greenville, Washington, Mississippi; Roll: 832; Page: 24; Enumeration District: 0081
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #28506867
  Carnella Lampton (4), single daughter, in household of Edward W Lampton (42) in Greenville, Washington, Mississippi. Born in Mississippi, USA.
• 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1910; Census Place: Greenville, Washington, Mississippi; Roll: T624_763; Page: 16a; Enumeration District: 0116; FHL microfilm: 1374776
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #185814016
  Cornella D Lampton (14), single daughter, in household of Edward W Lampton (52) in Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, USA. Born in Mississippi.