THE DAWSON FAMILY
 

Isaac Dawson, born 1750 in what was believed to have been Berkley County, Virginia, married Isabelle Reeves in about 1776.  Isaac Dawson died in either December 1811 or March, 1812, in Mason County, Kentucky.  Isabelle Dawson died in January/February, 1824, in Mason County, Kentucky.  They were the parents of the following:

1. Abraham Dawson married Phebe Van Camp in 1804.  He died in 1830.
2.  Rachel Dawson, born 1778, died 1839, married Levi Wheeler on July 24, 1806
     in Mason County, Kentucky.
3.  Mary Dawson, born 1778 or 1780, married Samuel Cracraft in Mason County,
     Kentucky, in 1798.  She died in 1850/51/52.
4.  Isabella Dawson (see below for further information)
5.  Nancy Dawson married Abraham Ira Rue/Rhu in 1810
6.  Sarah Dawson married John Howell in 1816.
7.  Eleanor Dawson married John Murphy on March 16, 1816.
8.  Martha Dawson, born between 1791 and 1798, married John Paul on
     December 31, 1812.
9.  Elizabeth Dawson, born between 1791 and 1798, married Benjamin Asberry
     on August 8, 1815.

Isabella Dawon married Lawrence Wheeler, who was born 1782, died 1832 of cholera, in 1806 in Mason County, Kentucky.  He was the son of John Wheeler..  Lawrence and Isabella Wheeler are buried in the Shannon Cemetery in Mason County, Kentucky.
1.   Elizabeth Wheeler married ___________ Gordon.
2.   Levi Wheeler married Juliann Douglas.
3.   Marcus Wheeler, born 1813 and died 1851.  He is buried in the Shannon
      Cemetery in Mason County, Kentucky.
4.   Mary Wheeler married Hugh McDonald.
5.   Ellen Wheeler married __________ Tibbetts.
6.   George Washington Wheeler (see below).
7.   Martha Wheeler married Thomas B. Cracraft.
8.   Elizabeth Wheeler married __________ Carter.
9.   Nancy Rebecca Wheeler married John McCarty.
10. Isaac Dawson Wheeler married Linny Watson, daughter of Asa Watson, on
      August 8, 1942.
11. John Wheeler, born 1827, died 1891, married Melvina Robb.

George Washington Wheeler married Sarah Ann Strawther in Mason County,
Kentucky, on October 27, 1840.  They were the parents of the following:
1.   Eveline Matilda Wheeler, born September 16, 1841, married Jerome Matillo.
2.   Eliza Ellen Wheeler, born January 26, 1844, married George Dotson.
      They are listed in the 1870 census of Robertson County, Kentucky.
3.   Brittie Ann Wheeler, born April 3, 1846, married  ________ Arnold.
4.   Sarah Jane Wheeler, born April 2, 1848, married Samuel Dotson in
      Robertson County, Kentucky, on October 30, 1871.
5.   Angeline Wheeler, born September 11, 1850.  She was born blind and never
      married.  Vital Statistics for Robertson County, Kentucky give December 11,
      1916 as her date of death.
6.   William Henry Wheeler, born September 12, 1853, died April 3, 1856.
7.   Hiram D. Wheeler, born November 11, 1856, married Louvina Jackson,  who
      was born in September, 1857.  Hiram Wheeler died on December 31, 1930,
      and is buried in the Shannon Cemetery in Mason County, Kentucky.
8.   Mary Martha Wheeler, born August 3, 1859, married Benjamin Moran in
      Robertson County, Kentucky on December 20, 1877.
9 .  Charles Alvin Wheeler (See below)
10. Nannie Bell Wheeler, born June 2, 1864, (June 6, 1863 monument date)
      died May 23, 1933, married Henry Coleman (Cole) Nichols, who lived from
      January 10, 1864 until April 3, 1932..  They are buried in the Hillcrest
      Cemetery in Lexington, Kentucky.

Charles Alvin Wheeler, born November 18, 1862, died July 2, 1937, married Malinda Elizabeth Moore, daughter of Robert and Nancy White Moore, in Robertson County, Kentucky on October 4, 1884.  Malinda Moore Wheeler was born April 10, 1862, and died August 16, 1840. Charles and Malinda Wheeler are buried in the Shannon Cemetery in Mason County, Kentucky.
1.  Millard Alvin Wheeler (See below)
2.  Sarah Nancy Wheeler, born February 28, 1887, married James Henry Cooper,
     who was born July 10, 1878.  James Cooper was the son of German
     immigrants.
3.  Mary Elizabeth Wheeler, born April 23, 1890 in Jessamine County,
     Kentucky, married Lee Morgan on January 11, 1906 in Mason County,
     Kentucky.  Lee Morgan lived from January 30, 1885 until August 23, 1951.
     Mary Morgan died January 1, 1972.  They are buried in the Shannon
     Cemetery in Mason County, Kentucky.
4.  Forrest Webster Wheeler, born August 11, 1895 near Sardis, Kentucky,
     married Vivian May Whalen, daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Thornsbury
     Whalen, on September 5, 1919.  Vivian May Wheeler, who is known as May,
     was born March 3, 1899, in Fleming County, Kentucky, and died June 1,
     1995.  Forrest Wheeler died January 8, 1971.  They are buried in the
     Maysville Cemetery in Maysville, Kentucky.
5.  Minnie Mae Wheeler, born May 12, 1898, married Lige Hartley.  Lige Hartley
     died in 1974.  Minnie Hartley died September 4, 1985.  They are buried in
     the Shannon Cemetery in Mason County, Kentucky.
6.  Jessie Thomas Wheeler, born 1902, died October, 1987, married Orville
     Doyle
7.  Matilda Alice Wheeler, born 1904, married Lacy Doyle, who was born
     February 7, 1904, in March, 1923 in Mason County, Kentucky, by
     Judge Purnell.    Alice Wheeler Doyle died 1960, and is buried in the Shannon
     Cemetery in Mason County, Kentucky.

Millard Alvin Wheeler, born July 31, 1885, married Mary Abigail Coleman, daughter of John Alfred Coleman, Jr., and his first wife, Arrintha E. Strawther, on December 23, 1907.  Mary Wheeler lived from January 30, 1891 until July 17, 1917.  Millard Wheeler died August 3, 1928.  They are both buried in the Shannon Cemetery in Mason County, Kentucky.