Notes for: John Ruhl Dotson

John R. Dotson served as mayor of West Union, was a city policeman, and owned & operated a grocery store in West Union for a number of years. His last employment was with the U.S. Government in Washington DC for a period of 14 years, retiring in about 1951. (Obit)

1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jan 3 1920 at 104 River Street:
John Dotson, 36, clerk at B & O Railroad station; wife Alice, 37, well cleaner at gas company.

1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on Apr 7 1930 at Wood Street:
John R. Dotson, 46, b. WVa, railroad agent; wife Alice M. Dotson, 47, b. WVa; dau Doris H. Dotson, 6, b. Ohio; sister-in-law Laura B. Madison, 42, b. WVa, widowed.

1940 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on May 3 1940 at 301 Columbia Street:
John R. Dotson, 54, b. WVa, occupation (blank); wife Laura, 50, b. WVa; dau Doris, 16, b. Ohio; lodger Minnie McKendrick, 50, b. Pa.