Husband: John Spencer "Buke" Dotson
Census name: Spencer Dotson
Born: Dec- 7-1845 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 1,2,3
Died: Apr- 7-1941 at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 1,4
Buried: in Toll Gate Baptist Church Cemetery, Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV 1
Resided: in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 5
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 1
Military: Jul-13-1864 - Jun-10-1865 Pvt, Co D, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 6,1,7 (see note 1)
Father: Hiram Sears Dotson (1823 - 1899)
Mother: Susan J. Markwell (1827 - 1863)
Other spouse 1
Other spouse 2
Wife: Nancy Jane Fleming 8 Also known as: Jane Fleming 9 Married: Jun- 5-1934 in Doddridge Co, WV 10
Born: Apr- 7-1869 11,12,13 Died: May-13-1941 13 Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 11,14 (see note 2) Resided: at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Resided: 1916, 1918 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 15,16 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Lewis Simpson Fleming (1843 - 1918) Mother: Susan Jane Rollins (1846 - 1916) Other spouse 1
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) 1900 Census, Wirt County, WV. (3) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (4) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (5) Obituary of sister. (6) U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration. (7) Obituary of wife. (8) Death record of husband. (9) Joy Gregoire Gilchrist Stalnaker, Squires Genealogy, Hackers Creek Pioneers Descendants, Jane Lew, WV (www.hackerscreek.com) (10) 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. (11) Obituary. (12) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (13) Headstone (year only) (14) Findagrave.com. (15) Obituary of brother. (16) Obituary of father. Event Notes Note (1) He was the last surviving Civil War veteran residing in Doddridge County (per wife's obituary). Note (2) Buried with first husband, Arthur Thomas Brown.