Info on Talmage E Dawson (1894-1974) and Family
PFC Talmage Edward Dawson, b. Oct 9, 1894 in Topeka, Kansas- d. May 8 1974,
Northbrook, IL. Married many times. Married to Margaret Jane Swartz on Dec 11 1952 in Cook
County, Illinois. This may have been their 2nd marriage. One Daughter: Marie Ellen Dawson (1945-2012). One Daughter from unknown mother: (*) Dawson. Talmage was a native of Kansas. Worked as a Typographer for the Pittsburg Kansan, a Kansas newspaper. Registered for the Draft for WW1 in Crawford County, Kansas, on June 5 1917. Served in the U.S.Army in WW1 on the West Front in France. Enlisted in the U.S.Army in May 28 1918 and was Honorably discharged on Jun 8 1919. Served in HQ's Co, 351st Inf Reg, 88th Infantry Division. Saw action in Haute Alsace Sector. Entitled to wear a gold war service decoration. Talmage’ name appears on a unit roster of the American 88th Division in WWI. Margaret J Dawson said he suffered from ’shell-shock.’
Talmage reputedly fought in Russia in 1919-1920 but this is only a family story passed down by his former wife Margaret Jane Swartz (1914-1997).
What I am looking for is info about the first wives (and families) of Talmage E Dawson- he appears to have been married multiple times based on the US census. I am also looking for info on Wanda Dawson, perhaps his 1st daughter who was reputedly born in the USA (Kansas or Illinois presumably)in circa 1932. Little is known about her except that she met her half-sister Mary Ellen Dawson (1945-2012) as a little girl in the 1950’s in Evanston, Illinois or nearby.
Other questions: Who is Talmage E Dawson’s Father? I have David Bennett Dawson but am unsure.
There was also rumored to have been a (*) Dawson (b. abt 1955 or so in the USA) who was either a half brother or half cousin to Marie Ellen Dawson (b. 1945 in Chicago, d. 2012 in Cook County, IL). (*) was a direct descendant of Talmage Dawson. There was a grade school picture of (*) (black and white) from the circa 1960's, presumably in America. Any info on him (*) would be great.
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