Jul-28-2018
Husband: John Calvin Dotson Census name: J. Calvin Dotson 1
Born: Oct- 5-1842 2 (see note 1) Died: Apr- 3-1913 2 Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 3,4 Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: postmaster, Central Station 3 Military: Co L & M, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 5,3 Mother: Melissa "Milly" ___ (1814 - ) Other spouse 1
Wife: Sara Ella Childers 6 Also known as: Ellen Childers 7,8,9,7 Married: Sep- 1-1875 in Doddridge Co, WV 10
Born: May-26-1858 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 2,10 Died: Dec-14-1928 in Wood Co, WV 4 Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2) Resided: 1875 in Doddridge Co, WV 10 Father: Jonathan Childers (1815 - ) Mother: Lydia Dotson (1822 - )
F Child 1: Lona Victoria Dotson Census name: Lonie V. Born: Jun- -1876 1,11 Died: 1931 11 Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1920 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1910 in Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: James Henry Thomas b. Apr-29-1870 d. Jun-27-1955 Also known as: Henry Thomas 12 Married: ca 1895 1
M Child 2: Calvin Romulus "Bob" Dotson Census name: Romeo Dotson Born: Feb-17-1878 at Toll Gate, Doddridge Co, WV 13 (see note 3) Died: Dec-14-1947 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 13 Buried: in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 13 Cause of death: asphyxiation from house fire 13 (see note 4) Resided: in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 13 Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Maude Alfreda Kirby b. Oct-14-1871 d. Oct-17-1947
F Child 3: Maggie Delena Dotson Born: Jun- 7-1881 in Ritchie Co, WV 2,1,14 Died: Feb-16-1963 in Doddridge Co, WV 15,2 Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Resided: 1947 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1900, 1910 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Hulliben P. Miller b. Jan- 9-1858 d. Dec-18-1919 Also known as: Hull Miller 14,17,18,19 Married: Jan-27-1901 in Doddridge Co, WV 14
F Child 4: Katie Dotson Born: Sep- -1884 1 Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Walter W. Smith b. May- -1890 d. 1959 Married: May-16-1912 in Doddridge Co, WV 20
M Child 5: Harry Otto Dotson Born: Aug- 7-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,1 Died: Nov-13-1952 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 13 Buried: in Evergreen Cemetery (North) (aka Arlington), Rt 2 N of Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 13 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 13,16 Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: merchant 13 Wife: Eva Chunn Shaw b. 1890 Married: Jun-13-1917 in Detroit, Wayne Co, MI 21 Divorced: 1920 in Doddridge Co, WV 22
M Child 6: Asa Harold Dotson 23 Also known as: Harold Doc Dotson 24 Born: Jan-29-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 23,24,1 Died: Mar-18-1947 in Wood Co, WV 25 Resided: 1942 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 24 Census: 1940 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Census: 1930 in Moundsville, Marshall Co, WV (see note 5) Census: 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1917 in Rochester, Beaver Co, PA 23 Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1930 blacksmith for road building 26 Occupation: 1920 carpenter 8 Occupation: 1917 yard railroad brakeman 23 Wife: Nellie Gay Hart b. Mar-10-1899 d. Sep- 6-1979 Married: Nov-26-1915 in Oakland, Garrett Co, MD 27,26
M Child 7: Clarence Leo Dotson Born: May-18-1893 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 28,23,1 Died: Apr- 7-1957 29 Buried: in Evergreen Cemetery (North) (aka Arlington), Rt 2 N of Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 30,4 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 16 Resided: 1917 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 23 Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1917 brakeman on B & O Railroad 23
M Child 8: Reymon Dotson Born: Jan- -1896 Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 9: Eva Dotson Born: Jan- -1898 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Resided: 1947 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 16 Resided: 1914 in Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: George Earnest Brown b. Oct-28-1892 Census name: Earnest Brown Married: May-31-1914 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 14
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (2) Headstone. (3) Obituary. (4) Findagrave.com. (5) U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (6) Death record of daughter. (7) Death record of son. (8) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). (9) Newspaper wedding announcement of son. (10) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (11) Headstone (year only) (12) Obituary of wife's father. (13) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (15) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (16) Obituary of brother. (17) Birth record of daughter. (18) Obituary of son. (19) West Union Record, 10/9/1914. (20) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Walter Smith, 23, of Doddridge Co; and Katie Dotson, 26, of Doddridge Co. Married May 16 1912. (21) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (22) West Union Herald. (23) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (24) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online database) (25) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (26) 1930 Census, Marshall County, WV. (27) 1930 Census, Ohio County, WV. (28) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (29) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (30) U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Oct 1843. But date on headstone is Oct 5 1842, which agrees with age given in obituary. Note (2) In household of son Asa Dotson. Note (3) Death record states birth date as Feb 17 1877, with age at death as 707 9m 27d. But his obituary states his age as 69, which conforms to the Feb 1878 birth date given in the 1900 Census. Note (4) His obituary states that he died "from burns received when his home in Grafton was destroyed by fire." But his death record states cause of death as "asphyxiation due to smoke from burning building," with no mention of burns. Note (5) Identified as Asa H. Dotson, 40, b. W.Va, married, age 26 at time of first marriage, blacksmith for road building; listed as an inmate at the West Virginia Penitentiary.Name Index