Husband: William M. Dotson
Born: 1830 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2
Died: Mar-30-1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,1
Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Cause of death: fever 3
Census: 1870, 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1853 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 2
Occupation: farmer 5
Father: Zachariah Dotson (1798 - 1863)
Mother: Eliza Edleblute (1800 - 1899)
Wife: Mary Richards 6,7
Married: Jun- 9-1853 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 8
Born: Aug-26-1837 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 9,2 (see note 1)
Died: Nov- 6-1916 near Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 10,11,1
Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 9,4
Resided: near Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 9
Census: 1870, 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1853 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 2
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: John Webster Richards (1800 - )
Mother: Sarah Sherwood (1817 - )
M Child 1: Franklin Pierce Dotson Also known as: Frank P. Dotson 7,12 Born: Dec-15-1854 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3,13,1,2 Died: Nov-28-1946 at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 3,10,1 Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 3,9,4 Resided: at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1870 1900 20 30 40 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 13,3,12 Wife: Nancy Lieuema Clark b. Jun- 1-1857 d. Feb-25-1949 Census name: Nannie L. Married: Feb- 5-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
F Child 2: Lenora Vivian "Nora" Dotson Census name: Leanora V. Dotson Born: Sep-28-1856 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 9,14 (see note 2) Died: Jun- 1-1952 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14,9,1 Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 9,4 Resided: in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1870, 1900, 1910 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Columbus Bruce Sommerville b. Feb- 6-1854 d. Oct- 1-1926 Census name: Bruce C. Sommerville Married: Dec-15-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 15 Husband: John W. Ellifritt b. May-17-1858 d. 1926 Married: Mar-28-1888 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 2
M Child 3: Walter Dotson Born: Jul- -1858 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 16,17,2 (see note 3) Died: 1934 1 Buried: in Enid Cemetery, Garfield Co, OK 4 Resided: 1916 in Enid, Garfield Co, OK 18 Census: 1900 in North Enid, Garfield Co, OK Resided: 1885 in Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1880 "attending school" 5 Wife: Olive L. M. Wilson b. Mar- -1867 d. Oct-13-1949 Census name: Olive M. Married: Jul-12-1885 near Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 19
M Child 4: Evan Ambron Dotson 4 Born: Apr- 1-1861 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 14,17 (see note 4) Died: Jan-24-1941 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 4,14 Census: 1870, 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 14 Wife: Emma Grace Waldo b. Dec-27-1877 d. Oct-19-1957 Also known as: Grace Waldo 2 Married: Jan-19-1896 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
M Child 5: Minor E. Dotson Born: Oct- 6-1863 1 Died: Oct- 9-1956 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 14,1 Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1880, 1900, 10, 30 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: merchant 13 Occupation: 1910 farm laborer 20 Wife: Louisa S. "Loulie" O'Donnell b. 1860 d. Aug- 8-1953 Also known as: Loulie O'Donnell Married: Mar- 9-1893 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
F Child 6: Ada Dotson Born: Nov-23-1865 4,1 Died: Sep-26-1960 in Doddridge Co, WV 4,1 Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Hiram Henry b. Aug- 7-1864 d. Sep-24-1952 Married: Feb-22-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 7: Claude D. Dotson Census name: Claud Dotson Born: ca 1869 17 Died: bef Nov 1946 21 Census: 1870, 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 8: Sandy Dotson Also known as: Corsandy Dotson 22 Born: Jul-10-1871 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 4,1,5 Died: Feb-26-1946 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 22,1 Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 22,4 Resided: in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 22 Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 22 Never married: 22
F Child 9: Lillian F. Dotson Also known as: Lily Dotson 21 Born: Dec- -1875 1,5 (see note 5) Died: Jul-13-1952 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 22,14,1 Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Resided: in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 22,21 Census: 1880, 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Never married: 22
Sources: (1) Headstone (year only) (2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (3) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (4) Findagrave.com. (5) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (6) Marriage record of son. (7) Death record of son. (8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as William Dotson, 23, farmer, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Zachariah & (blank); and Mary Richards, 16, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Webster & (blank). Married Jun 9 1853 in Doddridge County. MR p. 40 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791087&Type=Marriage. (9) Obituary. (10) Obituary - At home. (11) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Mary Dotson, white female, widowed farmer's wife; died Nov 6 1916 at Greenwood, age 78y 9m 20, cause of death old age. (Note: Age at death calculates to a birth date of Jan 17 1838.), DR p. 35 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5044458&Type=Death. (12) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). (13) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (14) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Columbus B. Summerville, 24, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, son of Alexander & Mary W. Summerville; and Lenora V. Dotson, 23, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, dau of William & Mary Dotson. Married Dec 15 1879 in Doddridge County. MR p. 238 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791908&Type=Marriage. (16) 1900 Census. (17) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central Twp) (18) Obituary of mother. (19) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Walter Dotson, 28, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Olive L. M. Wilson, 18, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Jul 12 1885 "at Joshua Wilsons near Greenwood W.Va.," officiated by M. A. Summers, a Minister of the Baptist Church. Informants for marriage license: Walter Dotson & J. Wilson. MR p. 12 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790415&Type=Marriage. (20) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (21) Obituary of brother. (22) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) Event Notes Note (1) Birth date on headstone is incorrectly given as 1831. Age 12 in 1850 Census puts birth in about 1838, age 16 at time of 1853 marriage puts it in about 1837, and age at death calculates to a birth date of Jan 17 1838. But her obituary states her birth date as Aug 26 1837, age at death 78y 9m 20d. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Sep 1860. Date on headstone is 1857. Note (3) Birth date on headstone is 1860, and age 10 in the 1870 Census also puts it in about 1860. But the 1900 Census shows it as Mar 1858, while age 28 given in his Jul 1885 marriage record puts it in about 1857. Note (4) Birth date on headstone is 1860. But death record indicates Apr 1 1861, which conforms to age 9 in the 1870 Census. Note (5) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Dec 1876. But age 5 in the 1880 Census puts it in about 1875, and her headstone also has the birth date 1875.