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Dawson Farm Cemetery
by Elizabeth Hague in 1995


This cemetery was located at Kessler Blvd. East Drive and Keystone Avenue.

The Ambrose Dawson House was on the site of the present IPS school #59 and the cemetery was south of that, but north of the Bacon Cemetery. It was close enough to the Bacon Cemetery that they looked like one cemetery.

The 20 people buried there were moved to Crown Hill Cemetery in June, 1910; and the following listing gives their Crown Hill grave locations.
Nancy Dawson lot 160, sec. 47, no. 1
Died Oct 9, 1863 age 55-7-17
Matthias Dawson lot 160, sec. 47, no. 2
Died July 12, 1878 age 70-0-28
Mary Dawson lot 160, sec. 47, no. 3
Died Dec 30, 1865 age 80-6-21
Elijah Dawson lot 160, sec. 47, no. 4
Died July 21, 1858 age 77-5-20
Cynthia Dawson lot 160, sec. 47, no. 5
Died June 17, 1846 age 39-4-21
Sarah Dawson lot 160, sec. 47, no. 6
Died June 25, 1858 age 37-6-12
Clarinda Dawson lot 160, sec. 47, no. 7
Died Jany, 1841 age 2-11-
Collista Dawson lot 160, sec. 47, no. 8
Died Oct. 26, 1838 age 1-9-26
Ulissus P. Dawson lot 160, sec. 47, no. 9
Died Apl, 1834 age 1-7-
Hiram V. Dawson lot 160, sec. 47, no. 10
Died July 30, 1850 age 7-0-4
Marcellus Dawson lot 160, sec. 47, no. 11
Died Oct., 1846 age 0-8-0
John W. Dawson lot 160, sec. 47, no. 12
Died Jany. 13, 1853 age 22-11
George L. Dawson lot 160, sec. 47., no 13
Died Mar. 28, 1855 age 21-19-19
Mary Ann Dawson lot 160, sec. 47, no. 14
Died July 20, 1836 age 17-10-8
Amanda M. Lancaster lot 160, sec. 47, no. 15
Died Sept. 27, 1867 age 45-8-9
John D. Lancaster lot 160, sec. 47, no. 16
Died Dec. 27, 1866 age 18-5-5
Uriah Dawson lot 160, sec. 47, no.17
Died Sept. 30, 1869 age 30-0-0
Harrie E. Dawson lot 160, sec. 47, no. 18
Died Aug. 4, 1865 age 2-0-28
Unknown lot 160, sec. 47, no. 19
Unknown lot 160, sec. 47, no. 20
[note at bottom of page]:
Clarinda D. Wolfrom, corner of Lot is daughter of nos. 1 & 2 and the nearest relation of all