Name: patconwell -- Dawson Downey Preston Turner Moody Maxwell

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1. Title:   "Personal conversation with Downey Dawson" by the author. Notranscript made.
2. Title:   "Personal conversation with Euzell Dawson," 21 March 1992, by theauthor. No transcript made.
3. Title:   1880 U. S. Census, Weld Co., CO
Page:   p 12. 5th Precinct, ED110. The information on the census gaveClinton's birthplace as Colorado.
4. Title:   Death Certificate of Mendos Dawson, 26 March 1923, Fil No. 23-010966,California Department of Health Services. Certified copy inpossession of author.
5. Title:   Death Certificate for Clinton Buto Dawson, 21 June 1951, File No.51-051218, California Depatment of Health Services. Certified copy inpossession of author.
6. Title:   1880 U. S. Census, Weld Co., CO
Page:   p. 12. 5th Precinct, ED110, William A., 31, lives with Mary Ann, 27,Lonora B. 8, Clinton B. 5, and Hattie E. 2. Lonora was born inKansas, Clinton and Hattie in Colorado. Also living in the home werethe following boarders: Patrick Lynch, 49 and single (he and hisparents were from Ireland), Geo. S. Minen, 27 single (born in PA), Wm.Fisher, 24, single (born in IL), and Oliver Mathew 27, (bornin CO).All were "labourers on the Rail Road".
7. Title:   1910 U. S. Census, Logan Co., KY
Page:   ED 59 Sheet 2B. "Bud", 34, lives with Ethyl, 18, and Mendos 5/12 [5months olds]. They were living on Bowling Green and Proctor HillRoad.
8. Title:   1920 U. S. Census, Tulare Co., CA
Page:   National Archives at Laguna Nigel, Tape 625, 153

Notes
a. Note:   Vernon Barrows, hi sister Hattie's son, and this vineyard roved to beunproductive and led to Clinton's financial collapse. They lived in aplace they called the Gap. It was Clinton's intention to operate astore in the building, but instead they lived in it. It had a bedroomwhere Ethel and Clinton slept, then it had a large room where all thechildren w=slept. All six. Downey slept with Edith, his sister 11years older than he.
Note:   Clinton bought property in Orange Cove. He bought a vineyard from
b. Note:   certificate as Colorado. Clinton was born in Colorado because hisfather worked for Union Pacific, and he was located in Colorado at thetime of Clinton's birth.
Note:   Clinton listed his place of birth on his son, Mendos', death
c. Note:   had had for 6 months, according to his death certificate. EuzellDawson said in November 1991 that when his father died, his mothercalled him, and he washed his father's feet. Apparently Clinton hadbeen walking around barefoot, and Ethel didn't want the doctor to seethem. Euzell said this was hard, but he felt it was his duty. Uponhearing this story, Mel Dawson, Clinton's youngest son, said it didn'thappen. Mel was at home at the time of his father's death. Informanton the death certificate: Euzell Dawson. Ethel Downey Dawson leftthe following note in her family bible:
  "Bud went to church sunday June the 10, 1951 Wednesday June the13 had exray picture maid [sic] thursday June the 21 past away FuneralJune the 25"
Note:   Clinton died of "disecting aneurism of aorta thoracis" which he
d. Note:   contractor for ditch work. He lived with his wife, Ethel, 27, andchildren: Mendos, 10, Edith, 8, Euzell, 7, Nadine, 5, and Joyce, 8months. Both Clinton and Ethel could read and write.
Note:   Clinton, 44, owned his home and could read and write. He was a

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