Husband: Finley Dotson
Born: Oct-25-1851 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1,2,3
Died: Jul-14-1919 1,2
Buried: in Arnolds Creek Christian Church Cem, Greenwood (Deep Valley), Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1880, 1910 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: farmer 4
Father: Matthias Dotson (1823 - 1906)
Mother: Amy Doak (1831 - 1897)
Wife: Lavina Margaretta Rowh Also known as: Margretta Rowe 5 Married: Oct- 7-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 3
Born: Apr-16-1855 at Hunters Fork (Salem), Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV 6,2,3 Died: Feb- 4-1934 in Wood Co, WV 6 Buried: in Arnolds Creek Christian Church Cem, Greenwood (Deep Valley), Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1880, 1910, 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Father: John A. Rowh (1814 - 1901) Mother: Lavina Meek (1820 - ) Notes
F Child 1: Viola LeVina Dotson Born: Jul- 5-1878 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,7,2 Died: Nov-18-1947 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 6,2 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 6 Census: 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1919 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Alvin Emerson Griffin b. 1876 d. Jan-26-1965 Married: Apr-20-1904 in Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 2: John Matthias Dotson Also known as: Matthias Dotson 5 Born: Sep- 9-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 8 Died: Jan-21-1960 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Buried: in Spring Hill Cemetery, Riggs Chapel, Josephs Mills, Tyler Co, WV 8,6 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1920 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: mail carrier (city route) 8 Occupation: 1920 U.S. Mail carrier 10 Occupation: 1910 laborer at odd jobs 4 Wife: Clara Lavina Cottrill b. Mar- 8-1892 d. May-24-1967 Census name: Clarice L. Married: Aug-23-1908 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Wife: Olive B. Mayhall b. 1894 d. 1978 Married: Dec-25-1925 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV
M Child 3: Millard F. Dotson Born: Mar-29-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,4 Died: Apr-25-1952 6 Buried: in Evergreen Cemetery (South), South Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 6 Census: 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1919 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1910 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 12 Occupation: 1910 carpenter 4 Wife: Hettie Montgomery b. Feb-20-1894 d. Jan-11-1936
F Child 4: Tula Day Dotson Census name: Tulie Born: Dec- 6-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,4,14 Died: Dec- 3-1957 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH 15 Resided: 1938 near Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 16 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Horace Victor Andrews b. Jan-12-1884 d. Apr- 5-1938 Also known as: Horace Anderson 14 Married: Oct- 9-1910 in Doddridge Co, WV 17
F Child 5: Betty Jane Dotson Also known as: Bettie Dotson 3,9 Born: Jul-21-1891 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Died: Jun- 1-1964 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 18 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 19 Resided: at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1920, 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1919 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Husband: Emerson Ethridge Cottrill b. Jun- 6-1887 d. Nov-18-1974 Married: Mar-27-1910 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,20
Sources: (1) Obituary. (2) Headstone (year only) (3) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (4) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (5) Death record of son. (6) Findagrave.com. (7) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (8) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (9) Obituary of father. (10) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (11) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (12) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). (13) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11794930&Type=Marriage. (15) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (16) Death record of husband. (17) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Horace Anderson, 25, b. in Portland Oregon, res. Doddridge Co; and Tula Dotson, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Oct 9 1910 "at the Bride's Home," officiated by Thomas J. Smith, a Minister of the Gospel. Informants for marriage license: Horace Anderson & Finley Dotson. NOTE: Identification of husband as Horace Anderson rather than Horace Andrews is an apparent clerical error. He is identified by the Andrews surname in all other records and on his headstone. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11794930&Type=Marriage. (18) Obituary - At home. (19) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (20) Obituary of wife.