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Edward Benjamin DOTSON

Edward Benjamin DOTSON

Male 1912 - 1980  (67 years)

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  • Name Edward Benjamin DOTSON 
    Born 25 Mar 1912  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1940  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military From 4 Apr 1944 to 5 Dec 1945  [4, 5, 6] 
    Pfc, US Army, medic, ambulance driver, WW II (Battle of the Bulge) 
    Residence Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Died 22 Feb 1980  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7] 
    Buried Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I27162  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 8 Sep 2014 

    Father Clifton DOTSON,   b. 8 Nov 1889, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1968  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Stella May MCCLAIN,   b. Jan 1887,   d. 4 Feb 1946, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 59 years) 
    Family ID F10360  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Rachel Virginia FLEMING,   b. 5 Aug 1914, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 2004  (Age 90 years)  [8, 9] 
    Married 7 Jun 1932  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 10] 
    Divorced Y  [11] 
    Children 
     1. Agnes May DOTSON,   b. CA 1934, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Mary Ruth DOTSON,   b. 2 Jan 1935, Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Sep 2004, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     3. Oliver Ray DOTSON,   b. CA 1936
     4. Samuel Clifton DOTSON,   b. 1 Jul 1937, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 2017, Wellsville, Columbiana Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F10271  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mildred Louise DEMASTUS,   b. 27 Nov 1923, Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1986, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 9 Jan 1960  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
    Family ID F10273  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1982] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1945-1970, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Dec 2003)).

    3. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    4. [S2512] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    5. [S2580] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    6. [S2624] Military Grave Marker.

    7. [S1775] Walter A. Dotson (1950-2011), Louisville, OH.

    8. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.

    9. [S692] Obituary of wife.

    10. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    11. [S1966] Record of husband's remarriage.