DAWSONBURG OR GAYLORD CEMETERY
Pt. SW. 1/4 NW. 1/4, Section 22, Twp. 70 Rng. 42 IA.
Green Township, Fremont County Iowa
Recorded by
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kearnes
May 1975
Jacob Dawson, founder of Dawsonburg post office, was one of the earliest setters in the north central part of Fremont County. It was located on the stage coach road between Sidney and Tabor Iowa. Dawsonburg slipped into oblivion. Mr. Dawson was a lawyer who arrived in Fremont County with his wife, Editha Jane (Ross), and their son, John (under a year old) in the fall of 1849. He established the post office which bore his name on February 14, 1851. The "town" was a log cabin and seemingly did not grown into a real community. A school in District No. 4 in Green township was known as the Dawsonburg School and was open until some time after the first World War.
ROW 1. N-S (start at NW corner)
Gaylord, Wm. Sr. b. 30 Sept 1837 d. 2 Dec. 19 1903
Hanna b. 12 Nov 1838 d 6 Mar 1863 ss Wm.
Bertha J b 28 Jan 1857 d 4 Aug 1857 ss Wm.
Harry A b. 6 Mar 1863 d 20 Sept 1863 ss Wm.
Elijah -son- 15 Aug 1873
Elizabeth w/o E.B. d. 27 Dec 1883 ae 75
yr. 7 mo 23 da
Eliza J. d. 26 Jan 1869 ae 20 yr
Ross, Folia n.d. (illegible stone)
Marshall b. 22 Mar 1832 d 28 Apr 1885
Alice M. dau/o Marshall & Clair d 2
Apr 1877 ae 20 yr
ROW 2 N-S
Green, Hannah A. dau/o N G & S A d 16 Aug
1854 AE 8 mo
Annie A. dau/o N G & S A d 22 Sept 1859
ae 1 yr ss Hannah
Noah G b. 1819 d 12 Nov 1871
Sarah A b. 1828 d 1916 wf/o Noaha & dau/of
E &E B Gaylord
Freddie-son- d 10 June 1878 ae 16 yr
Leslie 1831 d 1931
ROW 3 N-S
Chadwick, Maria S. wf/o Geo S & dau/o E & E B
Gaylord d 16 Jun 1872 ae 33 yr
Dundson, James b. 5 Nov 1838 d 2 Apr 1909
John W b 6 Apr 1877 d 29 Sep 1894 ss
James
Marion b.1852 d 1929 ss James
ROW 4 N-S
Gaylord, Limuel W. d 27 Sep 1866 ae 4 mo
Ruby "Little" d. 10 Nov 1886 ae 1 yr
ss as Limuel
Dock, E s/o Moses W. & Philanda E. d 7
June 1894 ae 24 yr 22 Limuel
Hardy, Leah dau/o I A & A J d 21 Aug 1865
ae 1 yr
William R. s/o I A & A J d 16 Mar 1886
ae 21 yr ss Leah
Ella S dau/o I A & A J d 10 May 1885
ae 13 yr ss Leah
Dundson, Ester dau/o J & M A d 26 Sep 1887
ae 2 yr umg
Virtue A 1880-1966-(addition row 3)
Susan H 1873-1940-(addition row 3)
Thornton, John d 8 Sep 1871 ae 40 yr
Susan d 15 Aug 1886 ae 59 yr
ROW 5 N-S
Fredrickson, Nicholas s/o Porter & Almira
d 18 Feb. 1870 23 yr (Elmira)
Elmira wf/o Porter d. 2 Sep 1885 ae
77 yr 2 mo 9 da
Russel, Lou wf/o J C Penny b 20 Oct 1843
d 18 May 1895
Dyke, Mary Ann wf/o S sr. d 16 July 1879 ae
55 yr
ROW6 N-S
Roberts, James V b 6 Feb 1832 d 28 Aug 1881
Eleanor wf/o James b. 20 Jan 1833 d 9 Oct 1920
Moore, J. D b 3 July 1843 d 4 May 1925
Mary V wf/o J D b 3 Dec 1855 d 27 Nov 1873
Kemp, Mary Ann wf/o Geo d 3 Aug 1878 ae 44 yr
Brand, Edmund G b 26 Feb 1822 in London, Eng d 12 Oct 1890
ROW 7 N-S
Claiborn, Mervin s/o J E & Jessie d Mar 1901
codes for stones
ss - Single stone or same stone
umg-unmarked grave
wf/o Wife of
dau/o Daughter of
s/o Son of
ae age
yr year
mo month
da day
This cemetery is now on private property owned by Max Boyd of Percival Iowa. It lies just south of Tabor Iowa on Hwy 275.
