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 3
Wife: Elizabeth Stephens Married: Nov- 9-1895 in Ritchie Co, WV 8
Born: Aug- 9-1843 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 9,10 Died: Dec- 2-1925 in Wood Co, WV 11 Buried: in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 9 Resided: 1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 10 Father: Thomas Jackson Stephens (1809 - 1895) Mother: Mahala Amos (1816 - 1905) 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) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Spencer B. Dotson, widowed, age 49, of Ritchie Co; and Elizabeth Cross, widowed, age 51, b. in Virginia, res. Ritchie Co. Married Nov 9 1895. (9) Findagrave.com. (10) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (11) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) He was the last surviving Civil War veteran residing in Doddridge County (per wife's obituary).