Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Wade Dotson    
                Born: Aug- 6-1870          in Ritchie Co, WV  1,2,3
                Died: Dec-22-1941           1
              Buried:                      in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV  4
             Resided: 1904                 in Folsom, Wetzel Co, WV  3
             Resided: 1893                 in Doddridge Co, WV  2
              Census: 1880                 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Father: Lemon Dotson   (1837 - 1901) 
              Mother: Dorcas Ellen Ferrebee   (1837 - 1871) 
Other spouse 1
                Wife: Anna Leota Cain   5  
       Also known as: Leota Cain 5
             Married: Feb-28-1904          in Folsom, Wetzel Co, WV  6
                Born: ca 1874              in Marion Co, WV  3
             Resided: 1904                 in Folsom, Wetzel Co, WV  3
              Father:
              Mother:
           M Child 1: Sanford Wade Dotson      
                Born: Apr- 4-1906          in Tyler Co, WV  7,8
                Died: Feb-  -1971           8
             Resided:                      in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  9
             Resided: 1934                 in Smithfield, Wetzel Co, WV  7
                Wife: Edna Florence Ashenhart  b. Jun-24-1914  d. Jan- 2-2008  
         Census name: Ethel F. Ashenhart 10
             Married: Dec-16-1934          in Folsom, Wetzel Co, WV  11

Sources:
(1) Headstone. 
(2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(3) Wetzel County Marriage Records, New Martinsville, WV. 
(4) Findagrave.com. 
(5) Marriage record of son. 
(6) Wetzel County Marriage Records, New Martinsville, WV, Identified as Wade Dotson, widowed, 33, b. Ritchie Co, res. 
Folsom; and Anna L. Cain, divorced, 29, b. Marion Co, res. Folsom.  Married Feb 28 1904 at residence of S. E. Cain, 
Folsom. MR p. 438 : 
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11600447&Type=Marriage. 
(7) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. 
(8) Social Security Death Index. 
(9) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. 
(10) 1920 Census, Tyler County, WV. 
(11) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Sanford Wade Dotson, 28, b. Apr 4 1906 in Tyler Co, res. 
Smithfield (Wetzel Co), son of Wade Dotson & Leota Cain; and Edna Florence Ashenhart, 22, b. Jun 20 1912 in Tyler Co, 
res. Clarksburg (Harrison Co), dau of Joshua D. Ashenhart & Amma Husk.  Married Dec 16 1934 by Taylor Ruble, a minister 
of the Church of Christ, at his residence in Folsom (Wetzel Co), WV.  Note:  Bride's age and birthdate are at variance 
with the ages 5 and 15 given in the 1920 and 1930 Censuses.  Although the ceremony was held in the Wetzel County, the 
marriage is recorded in Harrison County, residence of the bride. MR p. 467. 







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