William Dawson

1923 - 2000  (77 years)

• Name	William Dawson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	7 Aug 1923	Lynn, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States   [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Military Draft Registration	30 Jun 1942	Armona, Kings, California, United States
  FSID	LXSM-T7F
  Death	19 Nov 2000	Fresno, Fresno, California, United States   [1, 6]
  Person ID	I52147	footsteps
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family	Dorothy Carol Rosemary Johnson,   b. 2 Mar 1926, Fresno, Fresno, California, United States d. 25 Sep 2014, Fresno, Fresno, California, United States (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F31058	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Full Name William was born at home and it was left up to his father, William Taylor Dawson, to register the birth. Taylor was usually in a hurry and typically only provided the first name of his children. William's full name is William Sloan Dawson Name William was born at home and his father, William Taylor Dawson, did a delayed birth certificate and failed to add William's middle name "Sloan"

  
  

• Sources

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