Edward Franklin Dawn and his 2nd wife, Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Hope Dawn, the parents of Samuel M. Dawn, migrated to Knox Co., TN from Virginia between 1847 and 1850 determined by the fact that their son, Samuel M. Dawn, was their last child born in VA, about 1846, and their first child born in TN was Joannah Dawn in Aug 1850, four months prior to the December 1850 US Census.
The 06 Dec 1850 US Census of Subdivision 15, Knox Co., TN enumerated the household of 44 Y/O Edward J. Dunn, an enumeration error. His correct name was Edward Franklin Dawn, a farmer born in VA. Edward had married his deceased first wife, Alias (Alice) Connally, on 05 Dec 1831 at Campbell Co., VA and she died there before 1840. Also living in Edward's 1850 household was his 38 Y/O 2nd wife, Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Hope Dawn, born in VA. Her deceased first husband was Willis B. Hope whom she had married on 28 Jul 1828 at Lynchburg, VA. Their children were: James Willis Hope, born about 1829 in Virginia and John Hope, born about 1832 in Virginia. Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Hope secondly married Edward Franklin Dawn on 21 May 1840 in Lynchburg, Virginia; witness to the marriage was Joseph Venable Hardwick, father of Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Hope. Also living in their 1850 Knox Co., Tennessee household was a mixture of children from Edward's two marriages: 17 Y/O Mary J. Dawn, born in VA; 13 Y/O Martha A. Dawn, born in VA; 11 Y/O Ann E. Dawn, born in VA; 9 Y/O Edward Franklin Dawn, Jr., born in VA; 7 Y/O William H. Dawn, born in VA; 5 Y/O Ferdinand Finney Dawn, born in VA; 4 Y/O Emma C. Dawn, born in VA; 3 Y/O Samuel M. Dawn, born in VA, and 4 months old Johanna Dawn, born in TN.
An aside, the 1850 US Census of Richmond (Independent City) Virginia enumerated the household of 67 Y/O Joseph Venable Hardwicke, a retired tailor born in VA, and his 60 Y/O wife, Nancy Ann (Johnson) Hardwicke, born in VA. Also living in the household were their 22 Y/O son, George Willis Hardwick, a printer, and their 21 Y/O grandson, James Willis Hope, a tailor born in VA, who had apprenticed with his grandfather. James Willis Hope was the oldest son of Willis B. Hope and his wife, Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Hope, the 2nd wife of Edward Franklin Dawn. The 1850 US Census of Nashville, Davidson Co., TN enumerated the unmarried 19 Y/O John Hope, born in VA. He was the youngest son of Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Hope Dawn by her deceased first husband, Willis B. Hope and was the brother of James Willis Hope, the tailor, mentioned above.
The 1860 US Census of District 9, Bradley Co., TN enumerated the household of 28 Y/O John Hope, mis-enumerated as "John Hopper", a farmer born in VA, and his 22 Y/O wife, Mary Hope. Also living in the household were their two daughters: 4 Y/O Martha E. Hope and 1 Y/O Margaret Hope, indicating John and Mary Hope were probably married about 1855 in TN. Other residents of the household were John Hope's remarried widowed mother, 48 Y/O Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Hope Dawn, and her second husband, 56 Y/O Edward Franklin Dawn, Sr. (The Dawn name in the census was also mis-enumerated as "Dows"). The Dawn children living in John Hope's household were still a mixture from Edward Franklin Dawn's two marriages: 23 Y/O Martha A. Dawn (Note: Martha A. Dawn was probably a daughter from Edward Franklin Dawn's first wife, Alis Connally Dawn); 20 Y/O Ann E. Dawn; 17 Y/O William H. Dawn; 16 Y/O Ferdinand Finney Dawn; 13 Y/O Emma C. Dawn; 12 Y/O Samuel M. Dawn; 9 Y/O Joannah Dawn (her first name in the 1860 US Census is illegible but her birth date is in progression with the 1850 and 1870 US Censuses.); 7 Y/O George V. Dawn; 6 Y/O Charles H. Dawn; 4 Y/O Rosalind Virginia S. Dawn and 2 Y/O Lariston Blackburn Dawn.
The 1870 US Census of Militia District 631, Whitfield Co., GA enumerated the household of 66 Y/O Edward Franklin Dawn, a farmer born in VA, and his 58 Y/O wife, Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Hope Dawn, also born in VA. Also living in the household were their children: 22 Y/O Samuel M. Dawn; 20 Y/O Johanna Dawn; 16 Y/O Charles H. Dawn; 14 Y/O Rosalind Virginia Dawn and 12 Y/O Lariston Blackburn Dawn, born in TN.
Samuel M. Dawn married Martha Wiggins in 1871 at Whitfield Co., GA. Samuel and Martha were cotton farmers.
The 1880 US Census of Dalton, Whitfield Co., GA enumerated the household of 32 Y/O Samuel M. Dawn, a farmer born in VA, and his 24 Y/O wife, Martha (Wiggins) Dawn. Also living in the household were their children: 9 Y/O William Edward Dawn and 1 Y/O Lula Dawn (b. 18 Feb 1879 GA, d. 09 Dec 1939 Chattanooga, TN, m. David Newton Ervin).
Between the years 1882-1887, Samuel M. Dawn was recorded on two property tax lists in Shuck Pen, Murray Co., GA. (Shuckpen District was an old military district. It was formally known as Georgia Militia District 1039 and was also sometimes known as Vining's district. It lies just north of Spring Place and is centered at the old town of Fashion which is on Georgia highway 225 just north of Georgia highway 286 (Dawnville Road).
The 1900 US Census of Catoosa, Catoosa Co., GA enumerated the household of 53 Y/O Samuel M. Dawn and his 46 Y/O wife, Martha (Wiggins) Dawn. Also living in the household were their children: 12 Y/O Charles Henry Dawn; 10 Y/O Benjamin "Bennie" Dawn and 6 Y/O Emma Grace Dawn.
Martha died on 18 Jun 1909 and is buried in the Dawnville Cemetery at Dawnville, Whitfield Co., GA.
The 1910 US Census of Civil District 1, Bradley Co,. TN enumerated the household of widowed 65 Y/O Samuel M. Dawn, a farmer. Living in his household were his 17 Y/O daughter, Emma C. Dawn, and his 28 Y/O son, Fred Hartman Dawn, a farm laborer. Also living there were his son's 26 Y/O wife, Hettie L. Dawn, and their two children: 6 Y/O Henry F. Dawn and 4 Y/O Clara M. Dawn.
There are no further records of Samuel M. Dawn after 1910.
A 10 Dec 1975 article in the Citizen-News, Dalton, GA newspaper reported that the old settlement of Dawnville, located northeast of Dalton in the northwestern corner of Georgia, was named for the Dawn Family. It was located on the wagon road used for commerce and travel connecting Dalton and the mountains to the north.
The children of Samuel M. and Martha (Wiggins) Dawn were:
They had 10 children; only the following six survived childhood.
1) William Edward Dawn, b. 18 Aug 1871 Dawnville, GA, d. 1941 Raton, Colfax Co., N. M., m. 19 Aug 1894 Mary E. "Bessie" Richardson of Dawnville, GA.
2) Lula Dawn, b. 18 Feb 1879 GA, d. 09 Dec 1939 Chattanooga, Hamilton Go., TN, m. Newton Ervin. [Lulu (Dawn) Ervin's death certificate is extant].
3) Fred Hartman Dawn, b. 20 Aug 1882 at Murray Co., GA, d. Aug 1963 TN, m. 1902 Hettie L. Gibson.
4) Charles Henry Dawn, b. 11 Sep 1887 at Dalton, GA (See WWI Reg. Card), d. 07 Jun 1955 at Whitfield Co., GA, m. (1) 1908 Julia (___), born in Abt. 1889 TN, d, Aft. 1918 (2) m. Alice Hancock on 15 Jan 1927 at Bradley Co., TN.
5) Benjamin B. Dawn, b. 09 Feb 1890 Tilton, Whitfield Co., GA (See WWI Reg. Card), d. 22 Apr 1977 in Cobb Co., GA while living in Douglas Co., GA, m. Lexa Ophelia Brown on 27 Aug 1922 at Clanton, Chilton Co., AL. (She was born 31 Jul 1904 at Birmingham, AL and died on 30 Dec 1971 at Douglas Co., GA)
6) Emma Grace Dawn, b. 28 July 1893 at Dawnville, Whitfield Co., GA, d. 16 Jul 1970 at Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, m. Robert James Jewell, a coal miner, in 1911 at McDowell Co., West Virginia. Robert James Jewell was born on 22 Mar 1890 at Buchanan Co., VA (See WWI Reg, Card) and died on 05 Jul 1960 at Richlands, Tazewell Co, VA.
Samuel M. Dawn was the 4th cousin 1x removed of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (aka Mark Twain) through his mother, Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Dawn (See Find A Grave Memorials Mark Twain and Mark Twain.)
Bio by Gresham Farrar.
The 06 Dec 1850 US Census of Subdivision 15, Knox Co., TN enumerated the household of 44 Y/O Edward J. Dunn, an enumeration error. His correct name was Edward Franklin Dawn, a farmer born in VA. Edward had married his deceased first wife, Alias (Alice) Connally, on 05 Dec 1831 at Campbell Co., VA and she died there before 1840. Also living in Edward's 1850 household was his 38 Y/O 2nd wife, Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Hope Dawn, born in VA. Her deceased first husband was Willis B. Hope whom she had married on 28 Jul 1828 at Lynchburg, VA. Their children were: James Willis Hope, born about 1829 in Virginia and John Hope, born about 1832 in Virginia. Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Hope secondly married Edward Franklin Dawn on 21 May 1840 in Lynchburg, Virginia; witness to the marriage was Joseph Venable Hardwick, father of Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Hope. Also living in their 1850 Knox Co., Tennessee household was a mixture of children from Edward's two marriages: 17 Y/O Mary J. Dawn, born in VA; 13 Y/O Martha A. Dawn, born in VA; 11 Y/O Ann E. Dawn, born in VA; 9 Y/O Edward Franklin Dawn, Jr., born in VA; 7 Y/O William H. Dawn, born in VA; 5 Y/O Ferdinand Finney Dawn, born in VA; 4 Y/O Emma C. Dawn, born in VA; 3 Y/O Samuel M. Dawn, born in VA, and 4 months old Johanna Dawn, born in TN.
An aside, the 1850 US Census of Richmond (Independent City) Virginia enumerated the household of 67 Y/O Joseph Venable Hardwicke, a retired tailor born in VA, and his 60 Y/O wife, Nancy Ann (Johnson) Hardwicke, born in VA. Also living in the household were their 22 Y/O son, George Willis Hardwick, a printer, and their 21 Y/O grandson, James Willis Hope, a tailor born in VA, who had apprenticed with his grandfather. James Willis Hope was the oldest son of Willis B. Hope and his wife, Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Hope, the 2nd wife of Edward Franklin Dawn. The 1850 US Census of Nashville, Davidson Co., TN enumerated the unmarried 19 Y/O John Hope, born in VA. He was the youngest son of Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Hope Dawn by her deceased first husband, Willis B. Hope and was the brother of James Willis Hope, the tailor, mentioned above.
The 1860 US Census of District 9, Bradley Co., TN enumerated the household of 28 Y/O John Hope, mis-enumerated as "John Hopper", a farmer born in VA, and his 22 Y/O wife, Mary Hope. Also living in the household were their two daughters: 4 Y/O Martha E. Hope and 1 Y/O Margaret Hope, indicating John and Mary Hope were probably married about 1855 in TN. Other residents of the household were John Hope's remarried widowed mother, 48 Y/O Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Hope Dawn, and her second husband, 56 Y/O Edward Franklin Dawn, Sr. (The Dawn name in the census was also mis-enumerated as "Dows"). The Dawn children living in John Hope's household were still a mixture from Edward Franklin Dawn's two marriages: 23 Y/O Martha A. Dawn (Note: Martha A. Dawn was probably a daughter from Edward Franklin Dawn's first wife, Alis Connally Dawn); 20 Y/O Ann E. Dawn; 17 Y/O William H. Dawn; 16 Y/O Ferdinand Finney Dawn; 13 Y/O Emma C. Dawn; 12 Y/O Samuel M. Dawn; 9 Y/O Joannah Dawn (her first name in the 1860 US Census is illegible but her birth date is in progression with the 1850 and 1870 US Censuses.); 7 Y/O George V. Dawn; 6 Y/O Charles H. Dawn; 4 Y/O Rosalind Virginia S. Dawn and 2 Y/O Lariston Blackburn Dawn.
The 1870 US Census of Militia District 631, Whitfield Co., GA enumerated the household of 66 Y/O Edward Franklin Dawn, a farmer born in VA, and his 58 Y/O wife, Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Hope Dawn, also born in VA. Also living in the household were their children: 22 Y/O Samuel M. Dawn; 20 Y/O Johanna Dawn; 16 Y/O Charles H. Dawn; 14 Y/O Rosalind Virginia Dawn and 12 Y/O Lariston Blackburn Dawn, born in TN.
Samuel M. Dawn married Martha Wiggins in 1871 at Whitfield Co., GA. Samuel and Martha were cotton farmers.
The 1880 US Census of Dalton, Whitfield Co., GA enumerated the household of 32 Y/O Samuel M. Dawn, a farmer born in VA, and his 24 Y/O wife, Martha (Wiggins) Dawn. Also living in the household were their children: 9 Y/O William Edward Dawn and 1 Y/O Lula Dawn (b. 18 Feb 1879 GA, d. 09 Dec 1939 Chattanooga, TN, m. David Newton Ervin).
Between the years 1882-1887, Samuel M. Dawn was recorded on two property tax lists in Shuck Pen, Murray Co., GA. (Shuckpen District was an old military district. It was formally known as Georgia Militia District 1039 and was also sometimes known as Vining's district. It lies just north of Spring Place and is centered at the old town of Fashion which is on Georgia highway 225 just north of Georgia highway 286 (Dawnville Road).
The 1900 US Census of Catoosa, Catoosa Co., GA enumerated the household of 53 Y/O Samuel M. Dawn and his 46 Y/O wife, Martha (Wiggins) Dawn. Also living in the household were their children: 12 Y/O Charles Henry Dawn; 10 Y/O Benjamin "Bennie" Dawn and 6 Y/O Emma Grace Dawn.
Martha died on 18 Jun 1909 and is buried in the Dawnville Cemetery at Dawnville, Whitfield Co., GA.
The 1910 US Census of Civil District 1, Bradley Co,. TN enumerated the household of widowed 65 Y/O Samuel M. Dawn, a farmer. Living in his household were his 17 Y/O daughter, Emma C. Dawn, and his 28 Y/O son, Fred Hartman Dawn, a farm laborer. Also living there were his son's 26 Y/O wife, Hettie L. Dawn, and their two children: 6 Y/O Henry F. Dawn and 4 Y/O Clara M. Dawn.
There are no further records of Samuel M. Dawn after 1910.
A 10 Dec 1975 article in the Citizen-News, Dalton, GA newspaper reported that the old settlement of Dawnville, located northeast of Dalton in the northwestern corner of Georgia, was named for the Dawn Family. It was located on the wagon road used for commerce and travel connecting Dalton and the mountains to the north.
The children of Samuel M. and Martha (Wiggins) Dawn were:
They had 10 children; only the following six survived childhood.
1) William Edward Dawn, b. 18 Aug 1871 Dawnville, GA, d. 1941 Raton, Colfax Co., N. M., m. 19 Aug 1894 Mary E. "Bessie" Richardson of Dawnville, GA.
2) Lula Dawn, b. 18 Feb 1879 GA, d. 09 Dec 1939 Chattanooga, Hamilton Go., TN, m. Newton Ervin. [Lulu (Dawn) Ervin's death certificate is extant].
3) Fred Hartman Dawn, b. 20 Aug 1882 at Murray Co., GA, d. Aug 1963 TN, m. 1902 Hettie L. Gibson.
4) Charles Henry Dawn, b. 11 Sep 1887 at Dalton, GA (See WWI Reg. Card), d. 07 Jun 1955 at Whitfield Co., GA, m. (1) 1908 Julia (___), born in Abt. 1889 TN, d, Aft. 1918 (2) m. Alice Hancock on 15 Jan 1927 at Bradley Co., TN.
5) Benjamin B. Dawn, b. 09 Feb 1890 Tilton, Whitfield Co., GA (See WWI Reg. Card), d. 22 Apr 1977 in Cobb Co., GA while living in Douglas Co., GA, m. Lexa Ophelia Brown on 27 Aug 1922 at Clanton, Chilton Co., AL. (She was born 31 Jul 1904 at Birmingham, AL and died on 30 Dec 1971 at Douglas Co., GA)
6) Emma Grace Dawn, b. 28 July 1893 at Dawnville, Whitfield Co., GA, d. 16 Jul 1970 at Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, m. Robert James Jewell, a coal miner, in 1911 at McDowell Co., West Virginia. Robert James Jewell was born on 22 Mar 1890 at Buchanan Co., VA (See WWI Reg, Card) and died on 05 Jul 1960 at Richlands, Tazewell Co, VA.
Samuel M. Dawn was the 4th cousin 1x removed of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (aka Mark Twain) through his mother, Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Dawn (See Find A Grave Memorials Mark Twain and Mark Twain.)
Bio by Gresham Farrar.
Edward Franklin Dawn and his 2nd wife, Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Hope Dawn, the parents of Samuel M. Dawn, migrated to Knox Co., TN from Virginia between 1847 and 1850 determined by the fact that their son, Samuel M. Dawn, was their last child born in VA, about 1846, and their first child born in TN was Joannah Dawn in Aug 1850, four months prior to the December 1850 US Census.
The 06 Dec 1850 US Census of Subdivision 15, Knox Co., TN enumerated the household of 44 Y/O Edward J. Dunn, an enumeration error. His correct name was Edward Franklin Dawn, a farmer born in VA. Edward had married his deceased first wife, Alias (Alice) Connally, on 05 Dec 1831 at Campbell Co., VA and she died there before 1840. Also living in Edward's 1850 household was his 38 Y/O 2nd wife, Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Hope Dawn, born in VA. Her deceased first husband was Willis B. Hope whom she had married on 28 Jul 1828 at Lynchburg, VA. Their children were: James Willis Hope, born about 1829 in Virginia and John Hope, born about 1832 in Virginia. Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Hope secondly married Edward Franklin Dawn on 21 May 1840 in Lynchburg, Virginia; witness to the marriage was Joseph Venable Hardwick, father of Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Hope. Also living in their 1850 Knox Co., Tennessee household was a mixture of children from Edward's two marriages: 17 Y/O Mary J. Dawn, born in VA; 13 Y/O Martha A. Dawn, born in VA; 11 Y/O Ann E. Dawn, born in VA; 9 Y/O Edward Franklin Dawn, Jr., born in VA; 7 Y/O William H. Dawn, born in VA; 5 Y/O Ferdinand Finney Dawn, born in VA; 4 Y/O Emma C. Dawn, born in VA; 3 Y/O Samuel M. Dawn, born in VA, and 4 months old Johanna Dawn, born in TN.
An aside, the 1850 US Census of Richmond (Independent City) Virginia enumerated the household of 67 Y/O Joseph Venable Hardwicke, a retired tailor born in VA, and his 60 Y/O wife, Nancy Ann (Johnson) Hardwicke, born in VA. Also living in the household were their 22 Y/O son, George Willis Hardwick, a printer, and their 21 Y/O grandson, James Willis Hope, a tailor born in VA, who had apprenticed with his grandfather. James Willis Hope was the oldest son of Willis B. Hope and his wife, Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Hope, the 2nd wife of Edward Franklin Dawn. The 1850 US Census of Nashville, Davidson Co., TN enumerated the unmarried 19 Y/O John Hope, born in VA. He was the youngest son of Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Hope Dawn by her deceased first husband, Willis B. Hope and was the brother of James Willis Hope, the tailor, mentioned above.
The 1860 US Census of District 9, Bradley Co., TN enumerated the household of 28 Y/O John Hope, mis-enumerated as "John Hopper", a farmer born in VA, and his 22 Y/O wife, Mary Hope. Also living in the household were their two daughters: 4 Y/O Martha E. Hope and 1 Y/O Margaret Hope, indicating John and Mary Hope were probably married about 1855 in TN. Other residents of the household were John Hope's remarried widowed mother, 48 Y/O Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Hope Dawn, and her second husband, 56 Y/O Edward Franklin Dawn, Sr. (The Dawn name in the census was also mis-enumerated as "Dows"). The Dawn children living in John Hope's household were still a mixture from Edward Franklin Dawn's two marriages: 23 Y/O Martha A. Dawn (Note: Martha A. Dawn was probably a daughter from Edward Franklin Dawn's first wife, Alis Connally Dawn); 20 Y/O Ann E. Dawn; 17 Y/O William H. Dawn; 16 Y/O Ferdinand Finney Dawn; 13 Y/O Emma C. Dawn; 12 Y/O Samuel M. Dawn; 9 Y/O Joannah Dawn (her first name in the 1860 US Census is illegible but her birth date is in progression with the 1850 and 1870 US Censuses.); 7 Y/O George V. Dawn; 6 Y/O Charles H. Dawn; 4 Y/O Rosalind Virginia S. Dawn and 2 Y/O Lariston Blackburn Dawn.
The 1870 US Census of Militia District 631, Whitfield Co., GA enumerated the household of 66 Y/O Edward Franklin Dawn, a farmer born in VA, and his 58 Y/O wife, Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Hope Dawn, also born in VA. Also living in the household were their children: 22 Y/O Samuel M. Dawn; 20 Y/O Johanna Dawn; 16 Y/O Charles H. Dawn; 14 Y/O Rosalind Virginia Dawn and 12 Y/O Lariston Blackburn Dawn, born in TN.
Samuel M. Dawn married Martha Wiggins in 1871 at Whitfield Co., GA. Samuel and Martha were cotton farmers.
The 1880 US Census of Dalton, Whitfield Co., GA enumerated the household of 32 Y/O Samuel M. Dawn, a farmer born in VA, and his 24 Y/O wife, Martha (Wiggins) Dawn. Also living in the household were their children: 9 Y/O William Edward Dawn and 1 Y/O Lula Dawn (b. 18 Feb 1879 GA, d. 09 Dec 1939 Chattanooga, TN, m. David Newton Ervin).
Between the years 1882-1887, Samuel M. Dawn was recorded on two property tax lists in Shuck Pen, Murray Co., GA. (Shuckpen District was an old military district. It was formally known as Georgia Militia District 1039 and was also sometimes known as Vining's district. It lies just north of Spring Place and is centered at the old town of Fashion which is on Georgia highway 225 just north of Georgia highway 286 (Dawnville Road).
The 1900 US Census of Catoosa, Catoosa Co., GA enumerated the household of 53 Y/O Samuel M. Dawn and his 46 Y/O wife, Martha (Wiggins) Dawn. Also living in the household were their children: 12 Y/O Charles Henry Dawn; 10 Y/O Benjamin "Bennie" Dawn and 6 Y/O Emma Grace Dawn.
Martha died on 18 Jun 1909 and is buried in the Dawnville Cemetery at Dawnville, Whitfield Co., GA.
The 1910 US Census of Civil District 1, Bradley Co,. TN enumerated the household of widowed 65 Y/O Samuel M. Dawn, a farmer. Living in his household were his 17 Y/O daughter, Emma C. Dawn, and his 28 Y/O son, Fred Hartman Dawn, a farm laborer. Also living there were his son's 26 Y/O wife, Hettie L. Dawn, and their two children: 6 Y/O Henry F. Dawn and 4 Y/O Clara M. Dawn.
There are no further records of Samuel M. Dawn after 1910.
A 10 Dec 1975 article in the Citizen-News, Dalton, GA newspaper reported that the old settlement of Dawnville, located northeast of Dalton in the northwestern corner of Georgia, was named for the Dawn Family. It was located on the wagon road used for commerce and travel connecting Dalton and the mountains to the north.
The children of Samuel M. and Martha (Wiggins) Dawn were:
They had 10 children; only the following six survived childhood.
1) William Edward Dawn, b. 18 Aug 1871 Dawnville, GA, d. 1941 Raton, Colfax Co., N. M., m. 19 Aug 1894 Mary E. "Bessie" Richardson of Dawnville, GA.
2) Lula Dawn, b. 18 Feb 1879 GA, d. 09 Dec 1939 Chattanooga, Hamilton Go., TN, m. Newton Ervin. [Lulu (Dawn) Ervin's death certificate is extant].
3) Fred Hartman Dawn, b. 20 Aug 1882 at Murray Co., GA, d. Aug 1963 TN, m. 1902 Hettie L. Gibson.
4) Charles Henry Dawn, b. 11 Sep 1887 at Dalton, GA (See WWI Reg. Card), d. 07 Jun 1955 at Whitfield Co., GA, m. (1) 1908 Julia (___), born in Abt. 1889 TN, d, Aft. 1918 (2) m. Alice Hancock on 15 Jan 1927 at Bradley Co., TN.
5) Benjamin B. Dawn, b. 09 Feb 1890 Tilton, Whitfield Co., GA (See WWI Reg. Card), d. 22 Apr 1977 in Cobb Co., GA while living in Douglas Co., GA, m. Lexa Ophelia Brown on 27 Aug 1922 at Clanton, Chilton Co., AL. (She was born 31 Jul 1904 at Birmingham, AL and died on 30 Dec 1971 at Douglas Co., GA)
6) Emma Grace Dawn, b. 28 July 1893 at Dawnville, Whitfield Co., GA, d. 16 Jul 1970 at Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, m. Robert James Jewell, a coal miner, in 1911 at McDowell Co., West Virginia. Robert James Jewell was born on 22 Mar 1890 at Buchanan Co., VA (See WWI Reg, Card) and died on 05 Jul 1960 at Richlands, Tazewell Co, VA.
Samuel M. Dawn was the 4th cousin 1x removed of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (aka Mark Twain) through his mother, Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Dawn (See Find A Grave Memorials Mark Twain and Mark Twain.)
Bio by Gresham Farrar.
The 06 Dec 1850 US Census of Subdivision 15, Knox Co., TN enumerated the household of 44 Y/O Edward J. Dunn, an enumeration error. His correct name was Edward Franklin Dawn, a farmer born in VA. Edward had married his deceased first wife, Alias (Alice) Connally, on 05 Dec 1831 at Campbell Co., VA and she died there before 1840. Also living in Edward's 1850 household was his 38 Y/O 2nd wife, Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Hope Dawn, born in VA. Her deceased first husband was Willis B. Hope whom she had married on 28 Jul 1828 at Lynchburg, VA. Their children were: James Willis Hope, born about 1829 in Virginia and John Hope, born about 1832 in Virginia. Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Hope secondly married Edward Franklin Dawn on 21 May 1840 in Lynchburg, Virginia; witness to the marriage was Joseph Venable Hardwick, father of Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Hope. Also living in their 1850 Knox Co., Tennessee household was a mixture of children from Edward's two marriages: 17 Y/O Mary J. Dawn, born in VA; 13 Y/O Martha A. Dawn, born in VA; 11 Y/O Ann E. Dawn, born in VA; 9 Y/O Edward Franklin Dawn, Jr., born in VA; 7 Y/O William H. Dawn, born in VA; 5 Y/O Ferdinand Finney Dawn, born in VA; 4 Y/O Emma C. Dawn, born in VA; 3 Y/O Samuel M. Dawn, born in VA, and 4 months old Johanna Dawn, born in TN.
An aside, the 1850 US Census of Richmond (Independent City) Virginia enumerated the household of 67 Y/O Joseph Venable Hardwicke, a retired tailor born in VA, and his 60 Y/O wife, Nancy Ann (Johnson) Hardwicke, born in VA. Also living in the household were their 22 Y/O son, George Willis Hardwick, a printer, and their 21 Y/O grandson, James Willis Hope, a tailor born in VA, who had apprenticed with his grandfather. James Willis Hope was the oldest son of Willis B. Hope and his wife, Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Hope, the 2nd wife of Edward Franklin Dawn. The 1850 US Census of Nashville, Davidson Co., TN enumerated the unmarried 19 Y/O John Hope, born in VA. He was the youngest son of Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Hope Dawn by her deceased first husband, Willis B. Hope and was the brother of James Willis Hope, the tailor, mentioned above.
The 1860 US Census of District 9, Bradley Co., TN enumerated the household of 28 Y/O John Hope, mis-enumerated as "John Hopper", a farmer born in VA, and his 22 Y/O wife, Mary Hope. Also living in the household were their two daughters: 4 Y/O Martha E. Hope and 1 Y/O Margaret Hope, indicating John and Mary Hope were probably married about 1855 in TN. Other residents of the household were John Hope's remarried widowed mother, 48 Y/O Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Hope Dawn, and her second husband, 56 Y/O Edward Franklin Dawn, Sr. (The Dawn name in the census was also mis-enumerated as "Dows"). The Dawn children living in John Hope's household were still a mixture from Edward Franklin Dawn's two marriages: 23 Y/O Martha A. Dawn (Note: Martha A. Dawn was probably a daughter from Edward Franklin Dawn's first wife, Alis Connally Dawn); 20 Y/O Ann E. Dawn; 17 Y/O William H. Dawn; 16 Y/O Ferdinand Finney Dawn; 13 Y/O Emma C. Dawn; 12 Y/O Samuel M. Dawn; 9 Y/O Joannah Dawn (her first name in the 1860 US Census is illegible but her birth date is in progression with the 1850 and 1870 US Censuses.); 7 Y/O George V. Dawn; 6 Y/O Charles H. Dawn; 4 Y/O Rosalind Virginia S. Dawn and 2 Y/O Lariston Blackburn Dawn.
The 1870 US Census of Militia District 631, Whitfield Co., GA enumerated the household of 66 Y/O Edward Franklin Dawn, a farmer born in VA, and his 58 Y/O wife, Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Hope Dawn, also born in VA. Also living in the household were their children: 22 Y/O Samuel M. Dawn; 20 Y/O Johanna Dawn; 16 Y/O Charles H. Dawn; 14 Y/O Rosalind Virginia Dawn and 12 Y/O Lariston Blackburn Dawn, born in TN.
Samuel M. Dawn married Martha Wiggins in 1871 at Whitfield Co., GA. Samuel and Martha were cotton farmers.
The 1880 US Census of Dalton, Whitfield Co., GA enumerated the household of 32 Y/O Samuel M. Dawn, a farmer born in VA, and his 24 Y/O wife, Martha (Wiggins) Dawn. Also living in the household were their children: 9 Y/O William Edward Dawn and 1 Y/O Lula Dawn (b. 18 Feb 1879 GA, d. 09 Dec 1939 Chattanooga, TN, m. David Newton Ervin).
Between the years 1882-1887, Samuel M. Dawn was recorded on two property tax lists in Shuck Pen, Murray Co., GA. (Shuckpen District was an old military district. It was formally known as Georgia Militia District 1039 and was also sometimes known as Vining's district. It lies just north of Spring Place and is centered at the old town of Fashion which is on Georgia highway 225 just north of Georgia highway 286 (Dawnville Road).
The 1900 US Census of Catoosa, Catoosa Co., GA enumerated the household of 53 Y/O Samuel M. Dawn and his 46 Y/O wife, Martha (Wiggins) Dawn. Also living in the household were their children: 12 Y/O Charles Henry Dawn; 10 Y/O Benjamin "Bennie" Dawn and 6 Y/O Emma Grace Dawn.
Martha died on 18 Jun 1909 and is buried in the Dawnville Cemetery at Dawnville, Whitfield Co., GA.
The 1910 US Census of Civil District 1, Bradley Co,. TN enumerated the household of widowed 65 Y/O Samuel M. Dawn, a farmer. Living in his household were his 17 Y/O daughter, Emma C. Dawn, and his 28 Y/O son, Fred Hartman Dawn, a farm laborer. Also living there were his son's 26 Y/O wife, Hettie L. Dawn, and their two children: 6 Y/O Henry F. Dawn and 4 Y/O Clara M. Dawn.
There are no further records of Samuel M. Dawn after 1910.
A 10 Dec 1975 article in the Citizen-News, Dalton, GA newspaper reported that the old settlement of Dawnville, located northeast of Dalton in the northwestern corner of Georgia, was named for the Dawn Family. It was located on the wagon road used for commerce and travel connecting Dalton and the mountains to the north.
The children of Samuel M. and Martha (Wiggins) Dawn were:
They had 10 children; only the following six survived childhood.
1) William Edward Dawn, b. 18 Aug 1871 Dawnville, GA, d. 1941 Raton, Colfax Co., N. M., m. 19 Aug 1894 Mary E. "Bessie" Richardson of Dawnville, GA.
2) Lula Dawn, b. 18 Feb 1879 GA, d. 09 Dec 1939 Chattanooga, Hamilton Go., TN, m. Newton Ervin. [Lulu (Dawn) Ervin's death certificate is extant].
3) Fred Hartman Dawn, b. 20 Aug 1882 at Murray Co., GA, d. Aug 1963 TN, m. 1902 Hettie L. Gibson.
4) Charles Henry Dawn, b. 11 Sep 1887 at Dalton, GA (See WWI Reg. Card), d. 07 Jun 1955 at Whitfield Co., GA, m. (1) 1908 Julia (___), born in Abt. 1889 TN, d, Aft. 1918 (2) m. Alice Hancock on 15 Jan 1927 at Bradley Co., TN.
5) Benjamin B. Dawn, b. 09 Feb 1890 Tilton, Whitfield Co., GA (See WWI Reg. Card), d. 22 Apr 1977 in Cobb Co., GA while living in Douglas Co., GA, m. Lexa Ophelia Brown on 27 Aug 1922 at Clanton, Chilton Co., AL. (She was born 31 Jul 1904 at Birmingham, AL and died on 30 Dec 1971 at Douglas Co., GA)
6) Emma Grace Dawn, b. 28 July 1893 at Dawnville, Whitfield Co., GA, d. 16 Jul 1970 at Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, m. Robert James Jewell, a coal miner, in 1911 at McDowell Co., West Virginia. Robert James Jewell was born on 22 Mar 1890 at Buchanan Co., VA (See WWI Reg, Card) and died on 05 Jul 1960 at Richlands, Tazewell Co, VA.
Samuel M. Dawn was the 4th cousin 1x removed of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (aka Mark Twain) through his mother, Mary Elizabeth (Hardwick) Dawn (See Find A Grave Memorials Mark Twain and Mark Twain.)
Bio by Gresham Farrar.
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