1854
W. B. Dawson, Cleveland, Tenn.
Minister - Ocoee Presbytery - East Tennessee Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1854, page 91]

1869
W. B. Dawson, Starville, Texas
Minister - Texas Presbytery - Texas Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1869, page 89]

1870
W. B. Dawson, Starville, Texas
Minister - Texas Presbytery - Texas Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1870, page 84]

1871
W. B. Dawson, Starrville, Texas
Minister - Texas Presbytery - Texas Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1871, page 84]

1872
Not listed in Ministerial Directory of the General Assembly minutes.

1873
Dawson, W. B., Corsicana, Texas
Minister - Tehuacana Presbytery - Brazos Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1873, page 98]

1874
Dawson, W. B., Corsicana, Texas
Minister - Tehuacana Presbytery - Brazos Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1874, page 97]

1875
Not listed in Ministerial Directory.

1876
Not listed in Ministerial Directory.

1877
Not listed in Ministerial Directory.

1878
Not listed in Ministerial Directory.

1879
Bacon Presbytery used 1878 directory.

1880
Dawson, W. B., Will's Point, Tex.
Minister - Bacon Presbytery - Texas Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1880, page 110]

1881
Dawson, W. B., Will's Point, Tex.
Minister - Bacon Presbytery - Texas Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1881, page 81]

1882
Dawson, W. B., Will's Point, Tex.
Minister - Bacon Presbytery - Texas Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1882, page 111]

1883
Dawson, W. B., Greenville, Tex.
Minister - Bacon Presbytery - Texas Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1883, page 120]

1884
Dawson, W. B., Kaufman, Texas
Minister - Bacon Presbytery - Texas Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1884, page 109]

1885
Dawson, W. B., Kaufman, Texas
Minister - Bacon Presbytery - Texas Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1885, page 143]

1886
Not listed in Ministerial Directory in General Assembly minutes.

1887
Not listed in Ministerial Directory in General Assembly minutes.

1888
Dawson, W. B., Kaufman, Texas
Minister - Bacon Presbytery - Texas Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1889, page 162]

1889
Dawson, W. B., Decatur, Texas
Minister - Bacon Presbytery - Texas Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1889, page 171]

1890
Dawson, W. B., Decatur, Texas
Minister - Bacon Presbytery - Texas Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1890, page 117]

1891
Dawson, W. B., Decatur, Texas
Minister - Guthrie Presbytery - Texas Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1891, page 135]

1892
Dawson, W. B., Decatur, Texas
Minister - Guthrie Presbytery Texas Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1892, page 142]

1893
Dawson, W. B., Decatur, Texas
Minister - Guthrie Presbytery Texas Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1893, page 144]

1894
Dawson, W. B., Decatur, Texas
Minister - Guthrie Presbytery Texas Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1894, page 159]

1895
MORTUARY LIST
Name: W. B. Dawson
Presbytery: Guthrie
Date: not given
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1895, page 19]

--Rev. J. M. Martin, of Fort Worth, Texas, sends the following sad news: Rev. W. B. Dawson, of Decatur, Texas, passed peacefully away at his home on the morning of February 9. He was eighty-four years of age; had been in the ministry sixty-six years. In his early ministry he preached to every congregation in the denomination. His funeral was preached at Decatur by the writer February 10 in the presence of a very large congregation. The pastors of all the churches suspended their own services and attended the funeral." Mr. Dawson was one of the ablest defenders of Cumberland Presbyterian doctrines, universally esteemed for his piety and great ability. Numberless homes will be saddened by the announcement that this grand old man is dead.
Source: The Cumberland Presbyterian, February 21, 1895, page 504]

Oaklawn Cemetery is located northeast of Decatur. Turn north off the Highway 380 bypass on the first exit west of FM 51. Follow the signs on Cemetery Road for a little over a mile and you will come to the brick entry gate on the right side of the road.