Son of Nathaniel Henry Rhodes Dawson and Elodie Breck (Jane) Todd Dawson (Half sister of Mary Ann Todd Lincoln); husband of Alice Kellogg. Sheriff of Dallas County, Alabama who was shot and killed in the line of duty while trying to settle a land dispute. The graves for Lawrence and Alice are to the left behind the large Dawson marker Lawrence is on the left and Alice is on the right. NHR Dawson is at the head of Lawrence and Mary A Dawson is at the head of Alice.
Thank you to John D. Coon, Jr. for the information on the death of my cousin and for the pictures.∼Sheriff Lawrence Percy Dawson
Dallas County Sheriff's Office
Alabama
End of Watch: Wednesday, August 26, 1925
Biographical Info
Age: 56
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Wednesday, August 26, 1925
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available
Sheriff Dawson was shot and killed while attempting to settle a land dispute.
Thank you to John D. Coon, Jr. for the information on the death of my cousin and for the pictures.∼Sheriff Lawrence Percy Dawson
Dallas County Sheriff's Office
Alabama
End of Watch: Wednesday, August 26, 1925
Biographical Info
Age: 56
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Wednesday, August 26, 1925
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available
Sheriff Dawson was shot and killed while attempting to settle a land dispute.
Son of Nathaniel Henry Rhodes Dawson and Elodie Breck (Jane) Todd Dawson (Half sister of Mary Ann Todd Lincoln); husband of Alice Kellogg. Sheriff of Dallas County, Alabama who was shot and killed in the line of duty while trying to settle a land dispute. The graves for Lawrence and Alice are to the left behind the large Dawson marker Lawrence is on the left and Alice is on the right. NHR Dawson is at the head of Lawrence and Mary A Dawson is at the head of Alice.
Thank you to John D. Coon, Jr. for the information on the death of my cousin and for the pictures.∼Sheriff Lawrence Percy Dawson
Dallas County Sheriff's Office
Alabama
End of Watch: Wednesday, August 26, 1925
Biographical Info
Age: 56
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Wednesday, August 26, 1925
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available
Sheriff Dawson was shot and killed while attempting to settle a land dispute.
Thank you to John D. Coon, Jr. for the information on the death of my cousin and for the pictures.∼Sheriff Lawrence Percy Dawson
Dallas County Sheriff's Office
Alabama
End of Watch: Wednesday, August 26, 1925
Biographical Info
Age: 56
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Wednesday, August 26, 1925
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available
Sheriff Dawson was shot and killed while attempting to settle a land dispute.
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