Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Francis Marion DOTSON / Isabelle Florence HUFFORD (F7836)

m. 5 Jun 1856


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  • Francis Marion DOTSONFather | Male
    Francis Marion DOTSON

    Born  1835  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1912  Silver Run (Cairo), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Ellefritz (Old Cantwell) Cemetery, Co Rd 18 (Goose Creek), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  5 Jun 1856  [1]  Doddridge Co, (W)VA  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Richard DOTSON, Jr. | F11796 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Margaret WHITE | F11796 Group Sheet 

    Isabelle Florence HUFFORDMother | Female
    Isabelle Florence HUFFORD

    Born  1 Jan 1841  Washington Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Mar 1915  Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Peter HUFFORD | F11797 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Ann ___ | F11797 Group Sheet 

    Frances Marian DOTSONChild 1 | Female
    + Frances Marian DOTSON

    Born  17 Jul 1858  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Oct 1928  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Barton ROLLINS | F10995 
    Married  5 Oct 1878  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Helen Mary DOTSONChild 2 | Female
    Helen Mary DOTSON

    Born  3 Apr 1861  Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  31 Oct 1947  Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Barton ROLLINS | F12901 
    Married  10 Feb 1929  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Luther DeWitt DOTSONChild 3 | Male
    Luther DeWitt DOTSON

    Born  9 May 1864  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Jun 1944  Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Shinnston Memorial (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ella May COTTRILL | F47618 
    Married  27 Dec 1888  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Margaret Caroline DOTSONChild 4 | Female
    + Margaret Caroline DOTSON

    Born  17 Dec 1866  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Jun 1938  Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Rodalpha COTTRILL | F16895 
    Married  3 Mar 1887  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  William Hatfield "Hat" HUFFORD | F7838 
    Married  15 Mar 1903  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Lenora DOTSONChild 5 | Female
    Lenora DOTSON

    Born  1 Sep 1869  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Jan 1901  Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Thomas D. SMITH | F10998 
    Married  27 Jul 1888  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Henry Clinton DOTSONChild 6 | Male
    Henry Clinton DOTSON

    Born  3 Aug 1872  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  31 Dec 1939  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Ellefritz (Old Cantwell) Cemetery, Co Rd 18 (Goose Creek), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Maxine Elizabeth "Maxie" CALHOUN | F59394 
    Married  7 Sep 1901  Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Richard Michael "Mike" DOTSONChild 7 | Male
    + Richard Michael "Mike" DOTSON

    Born  Apr 1875   
    Died  5 Mar 1937  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Eunice Maude BATTON | F7840 
    Married     

    Daisy Jane DOTSONChild 8 | Female
    + Daisy Jane DOTSON

    Born  15 Dec 1879  Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Jan 1959  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ephraim H. BEE | F7821 
    Married  29 Dec 1901  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Stella DOTSONChild 9 | Female
    + Stella DOTSON

    Born  15 Aug 1882  Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  31 Jul 1958  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Greenlawn Memorial Park (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  William Edward FANKHAUSER | F7837 
    Married  26 Nov 1916  Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Doddridge County, Virginia (now West Virginia), West Union Post Office, enumerated on June 6, 1860:
      M. Dotson, 26, farmer; R. J. Goodwin, 18, farmer; Isabelle Dotson, 20; Francis M. Dotson, 2.

      1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District), enumerated on April 23, 1910:
      Marion Dotson, 75, farmer, married 53 yrs; wife Isabel, 69, married 53 yrs, mother of 10 children (8 still living); dau Helen M, 49, single; dau Stella, 29, single; grandson Glenn, 6. All born in West Virginia except Isabel, born in Pennsylvania. [2, 3, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as Marion Dotson, 21, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Richrd & Margaret; and Isabel Hufford, 15, b. Washington Co PA, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Peter & Mary Ann. Married Jun 5 1856. And earlier, less detailed entry, dated May 29 1856, identified them as Marion Dotson, 21, son of Richard, and Isabell Hufferd, 16, dau of Peter (deceased). This was probably the record of the marriage bond.

    2. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    3. [S1570] Obituary of son.

    4. [S1590] Death record of daughter.