Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Franklin B. Dotson    
       Also known as: Frank Dotson 1
                Born: Mar- 4-1892           2
                Died: Sep-21-1927          in Doddridge Co, WV  2,3
              Buried:                      in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  4
              Father: Frederick Rymer Dotson   (1859 - 1933) 
              Mother: Ruth Henrietta Weekley   (1860 - 1921) 
                Wife: Ava Lipscomb     
             Married: Feb- 7-1917           2
                Born: Feb-  -1902           4,2 (see note 1)
                Died: Mar- 4-1934          in Mt. Vernon, Westchester Co, NY  5
              Buried:                      in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  2,4
              Census: 1910                 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Father: Benjamin Franklin Lipscomb   (1868 - 1940) 
              Mother: Victoria Reed   (1878 - 1930) 
Other spouse 2
Notes 4 
           F Child 1: Lavada Mae Dotson      
                Born: Oct-12-1917          in Doddridge Co, WV  2,6
                Died: Jan- 7-2004          in Merrillville, Lake Co, IN  7,6
             Resided:                      in Merrillville, Lake Co, IN  6,4 (see note 2)
          Occupation:                      US Steel Gary Sheet & Tin Mill, and Montgomery Ward  4
             Husband: Matthew Schuller  b. Jan-25-1912  d. Jun-  -1971  
           M Child 2: Franklin B. Dotson, Jr.      
       Also known as: Frank Dotson 6,8
                Born: Apr-19-1920          in Doddridge Co, WV  2,6
                Died: Jul-  -1981           6
             Resided:                      in Oregon, Lucas Co, OH  6 (see note 3)
              Census: 1940                 in Toledo, Lucas Co, OH   (see note 4)
             Resided: 1935                 in Akron, Summit Co, OH  8
             Resided: 1934                 in Mt. Vernon, Westchester Co, NY  9
          Occupation: 1940                 landscaper at park project  8

Sources:
(1) Obituary of wife. 
(2) Walter A. Dotson (1950-2011), Louisville, OH. 
(3) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. 
(4) Obituary. 
(5) Obituary - Hospital. 
(6) Social Security Death Index. 
(7) Obituary - At home. 
(8) 1940 Census. 
(9) Obituary of mother. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Age at death given in obituary, 32 years 14 days, would put birth at Feb 18
1902, but researcher Walter A. Dotson reports her birthdate as Feb 9 1902.
Note (2) Social Security card issued in Indiana before 1951.
Note (3) Social Security card issued in Ohio before 1951.  Name listed in SSDI as
Frank Dotson.
Note (4) Listed as nephew Frank Dotson, 20, b. WVa, single, occupation landscaper at
park project, in household of Benjamin & Fay (Lipscomb) Bond.







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