The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-07-22
A sketch OF Rev. Thomaa psxro.n.

A Sketch OF Rev. Thomas Dawson.
Died, at Pendleton, 8. c., on tuesday,
June 10Th, 1880, at o'clock q. M, Rev,
Thomas Dawson, aged 90 yoars. months
and 25 pays.
Thomas Dawson, son of Joseph and
Eliza Dawson, was born on the 4th oil
March a. D. 1880, at Lyme Regis, Dorset
County, England. AT the age of years
he was sent to school at Wellington, where
he stayed three years, and then went to Mr.
Paul, in; ,CI.stie Cary. After leaving this
school he was apprenticed TO his grand.
father and uncle, who were linen drapers
in Maidstone Kent. His grandfather and
father weref Rreedmen'-a distinction en-.
titling them TO. vote at elections-and his
object sin beihgsapprenticed vas to etsain
that pFivilesesfdr himself, but. his grand
father dying before the expiration of the
i apprenticeship, he did not acquire tho right
He them eEi tlepsge OF eighteen, went 10
: London, and served as clerl, in large
dry goods store for three years; then wen,
into business ON his acccant es u dry goods
merchant, but was nnsuccessful. So, fail.
ing ing this, he4 entered the British Army,
4th regiment OF foot, and was o Lieutenant
at the time Of the battle, OF Waterloo, but
was not at the battle, having been detailed
as g recruiting officer ia England. After
this battle the British Army was reduced,
and Lieut.. Dawson was placed on the re-
tired list OF half pay, which pay he con.
tinued to receive for considerable time
after he came to America. II
On leaving the Army he RETURNED to Lon.
don in order to learn the Lancasterinn sys.
tenn of teaching /; after acquiring which he
went to Boston, in England, and taught
school. whilst there he made application
to ~ liam Lodge A.F.. m, to be rnadea
Mason, but having decided to come to
America, and the vessel on which he had
engaged his passage being ready to sail. his
application was never acted upon.
He sailed from Liverpool early In the
year 1918, and arrived in New York,
whence he went to Philadelphia, and thence
to Georgetown, District sof Columbia, al
which place there was being held e trien.
nial convention of Baptisls, and he was,
with the Rey. Humphrey Posey, ~pointed
by that Convention to teach the l..aians in
Western North Carolina. which appoint.
ment was with the sanction OF james Mon.
roe, the President of the United States.
Mr.. Dawson arrived in Hiwassee river in
February, 1919. and was engaged in teach.
Ing the Cherokee and Creek Indiana fol-
three or four years. Here he married Misn
Mary Lewis, from New jersey. who 1zai
also teacher, and whom ne had previously
met in Philadelphia. 49, u 81
In 1923 he left Hiwassee. moved to Pen.
dleton District, in South Carolina, and Get.
tied on Fuller's Greek, near Perkins Greek
Baptist Church. He Yves then (lB24) or.
dainei as Minister and preached not only
to this Church, BIZ. all through the noun.
famous part of Pendleton District.
He afterwards bought plantation on
Mnrtin'si Creek, now known as tbs Harper
lanyard place. Whilst residing here, he
attached himself to Shiloh Church and
then to the Pendleton baptist Church, at
which latter place his membership re.
manned to his death.
FROM Martins Creek he removed tc
Barnwell District, and preached mos. q
the time as Missionary in Barnwell, Col
Teton, Sumter and the upper portion Of
Charleston District. Whilst. residing al
Barnwell he made application to Egeria
Lodge, No. III, a. F. ~, at Ridgeyille, and
the degrees of Masonry were conferred
upon him by TINT Lodge He was made q
Il. a. NJ. by Union Chapter No. 2, in
Charleston, and had the Council degree.
conferred upon him by a. G. Maokey. In
prangobuFg. ss
Mr.. DawsoI; was srlbsequentiS employed
by the Charleston Association 10 preach te
the negroes on Edisto Island, where he re,
manned until the Confederate War broke
ont. when he was compelled TO leave, re
moving to Georges Station on the 6. q
q. r., where he remained one year, ant
thence vent 70 Orangebufg.
AZ the close of the War he removed t.
Pendleton Village. and affiliated with Pen.
dieton Lodge No. 81, a. y. M, April 18th
1867.
His funeral soryiees were conducted In
the Pendleton Baptist Church by. the Rev
Mr, Hutto. of the NJ. e. Church, on .the
Soth Of June, 1880. Aftet the services h
the Church he was buried by PendletSn
Isos.ss No. 81, a: +. 81. uni other brethren
with tho rsrsl Masonic honors.
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