Jul-28-2018
Husband: Hiram Sears Dotson Also known as: Hiram Sayre Dotson
Born: Sep-21-1823 in Wood Co, (W)VA 1,2,3 Died: Sep-25-1899 in Ritchie Co, WV 2 Buried: in Toll Gate Baptist Church Cemetery, Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Occupation: farmer 5 Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Military: Civil War 6 Father: Emanuel Dotson (1798 - 1880) Mother: Hannah Sayre (1803 - 1862) Other spouse 2 Notes
Wife: Susan J. Markwell 7,8 Married: Nov- 2-1843 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 1
Born: Oct- 3-1827 9,5 Died: Jul-12-1863 at Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV 9 Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Father: Mother: Notes
M Child 1: Mansfield S. Dotson Born: ca 1845 5 Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
M Child 2: John Spencer "Buke" Dotson Census name: Spencer Dotson Born: Dec- 7-1845 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 10,11,1 Died: Apr- 7-1941 at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 10,12 Buried: in Toll Gate Baptist Church Cemetery, Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV 10 Resided: in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1900 in Reedy District, Wirt Co, WV Census: 1870 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 10 Military: Jul-13-1864 - Jun-10-1865 Pvt, Co D, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 14,10,15 (see note 1) Wife: Emma Jane Divers b. ca 1846 d. bef Nov 1895 Census name: Emsy Married: Oct-18-1868 in Doddridge Co, WV 16 Wife: Elizabeth Stephens b. Aug- 9-1843 d. Dec- 2-1925 Married: Nov- 9-1895 in Ritchie Co, WV 17 Wife: Nancy Jane Fleming b. Apr- 7-1869 d. May-13-1941 Also known as: Jane Fleming 18 Married: Jun- 5-1934 in Doddridge Co, WV 19
M Child 3: Perry E. Dotson Born: Jun-15-1847 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 20,21,22 Died: May-27-1925 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 20,21 Buried: in IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 4,20 Census: 1870 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Military: Co B, 6th W.Va. Cav, Civil War 4 Wife: Cynthia Jane Ellifritt b. Sep-27-1846 d. Dec- 8-1874 Also known as: Syntha Jane Ellifritt Married: Sep- 6-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 22 Wife: Hellen E. Ellifritt b. 1843 d. 1922 Also known as: Helen Ellifritt 23 Married: Oct-12-1875 in Doddridge Co, WV 22
M Child 4: Amos Asbury Dotson Born: Nov-19-1849 at Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV 24,1 Died: Jan- 4-1929 in Wirt Co, WV 25 Buried: in Hill Grove Cemetery, near Creston, Wirt Co, WV 20 Resided: since 1876 in Wirt Co, WV 24 Resided: 1876 in Ritchie Co, WV 26 Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Wife: Eveline Peck b. Oct-17-1843 d. Oct-14-1899 Also known as: Evaline Harper 26 Married: Nov-16-1876 in Ritchie Co, WV 27
M Child 5: William Flavius Dotson Also known as: Flave Dotson 13 Born: May- 8-1851 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 28,29,21,1 Died: Apr-26-1936 in Ritchie Co, WV 29,21 Buried: in Wilson Cemetery, Beason (Pennsboro), Ritchie Co, WV 4 (see note 2) Resided: 1934 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 13 Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Wife: Jennie Warner b. 1859 d. 1941 Married: Mar- 4-1877 in Ritchie Co, WV 1
M Child 6: Alfred R. Dotson Also known as: Alpheus R. Dotson 6 Born: May-27-1853 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 10,1 Died: Apr-17-1917 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 10 Buried: in Bluemont Cemetery, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 10 Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Occupation: carpenter, house building 10 Wife: Jane Wells b. ca 1852 Married: Mar-24-1875 in Ritchie Co, WV 1
F Child 7: Mary Ellen Dotson 12 Born: Oct- 4-1856 in Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV 24,10 (see note 3) Died: Aug-31-1935 at Hughes River, Doddridge Co, WV 10,30,12,21 (see note 4) Buried: in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 24,10,3 Resided: in Hughes River, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: William Lewis Stinespring b. Oct-11-1849 d. Aug-15-1911 Married: Sep-18-1873 in Ritchie Co, WV 31
F Child 8: Alice Jane Dotson Born: Nov- -1857 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 32,33 Died: 1920 33 Census: 1910 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: William Playford Ash b. Mar-17-1851 d. May- 8-1919 Also known as: Playford Ash 34 Married: ca 1877 32
M Child 9: Charles G. Dotson Born: 1860 5 Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
F Child 10: Sarah G. Dotson Born: Nov-11-1861 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 20,35,1,21 Died: Nov-10-1947 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 20,21 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Resided: 1934 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 13 Resided: 1915 in Porto Rico (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 36 Husband: John W. Kiger b. Oct- -1851 d. 1939 Married: Dec-20-1876 in Ritchie Co, WV 1
F Child 11: Susan Jane "Susie" Dotson Born: Jul- 3-1863 in Ritchie Co, WV 24,10 (see note 5) Died: May-12-1945 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 30,10 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 10,20,24 Resided: at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 24,13 Census: 1900, 1910 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: William Franklin Smith b. May- -1862 d. Sep-22-1938 Census name: Franklin Smith Married: ca 1883 37
Sources: (1) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (2) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV. (3) Headstone. (4) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (5) 1860 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. (6) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 468. (7) Obituary of daughter. (8) Death record of daughter. (9) W. Guy Tetrick files. (10) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (11) 1900 Census, Wirt County, WV. (12) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (13) Obituary of sister. (14) U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration. (15) Obituary of wife. (16) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Spencer B. Dotson, 22, of Ritchie Co, son of Hiram S. & Susan; and Emma Jane Divers, 22, b. Barbour Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Andrew J. & Nancy. Married Oct 18 1868. (17) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Spencer B. Dotson, widowed, age 49, of Ritchie Co; and Elizabeth Cross, widowed, age 51, b. in Virginia, res. Ritchie Co. Married Nov 9 1895. (18) Joy Gregoire Gilchrist Stalnaker, Squires Genealogy, Hackers Creek Pioneers Descendants, Jane Lew, WV (www.hackerscreek.com) (19) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as John S. Dotson, 88, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Mrs. Nancy J. Brown, 65, b. Wood Co, res. Doddridge Co. (Note: Her birth & resididence locations believed reversed). Married Jun 5 1934. (20) Findagrave.com. (21) Headstone (year only) (22) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (23) Obituary of brother. (24) Obituary. (25) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (26) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (27) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Amos A. Dotson, 27, of Ritchie Co, son of Hiram S. & Susan; and Evaline Harper, widowed, 22, b. Wirt Co, res. Ritchie Co. Married Nov 16 1876. Her parents not identified, and it is not clear if Harper is her maiden name or previous married name. (28) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (29) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998) (30) Obituary - At home. (31) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as William L. Stinespring, 23, of Doddridge Co, son of John W. & Mary Ann; and Mary E. Dotson, 18, of Ritchie Co, dau of Hiram S. & Susan J. Married Sep 18 1873. (32) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (33) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (34) Obituary of son. (35) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (36) West Union Herald, 11/4/1915. (37) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). Event Notes Note (1) He was the last surviving Civil War veteran residing in Doddridge County (per wife's obituary). Note (2) Name on headstone: W. Flave Dotson. Note (3) Death record states birth date as Oct 4 1856, but age 78y 8m 27d given in death record would put birth at Dec- 4-1856. Date on headstone is only the year 1855. Note (4) from undated obituary clipping Note (5) Birth date given in 1900 Census as July 1864.Name Index