Husband: Francis Jereline Dotson 1
Also known as: F. J. Dotson 2
Born: Sep-12-1847 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 3
Died: Apr-21-1936 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 4,5
Resided: in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Resided: 1890 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 6
Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: merchant 4
Occupation: 1880 farmer 7
Military: Jul-28-1863 - Mar- 8-1864 Pvt, Co H, 4th W.Va. Cavalry, Civil War 5,6
Father: Michael Dotson (1814 - 1851)
Mother: Elizabeth "Eliza" Davis (1817 - )
Other spouse 1
Other spouse 2
Wife: Ella Gertrude Norman 8,9
Married: Aug-17-1913 in Harrison Co, WV 10
Born: 1876 in Conings, Gilmer Co, WV 4 (see note 1)
Died: Feb-21-1937 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Resided: 1928 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 11
Resided: 1916 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 12
Census: 1910 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV
Father: Charles Norman (1852 - 1885)
Mother: Caroline Means (1843 - 1916)
Sources: (1) Death record of daughter. (2) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (3) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Death record states birthplace as Doddridge County, but marriage record shows it as Ritchie County. (4) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (5) U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration. (6) 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (7) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (8) Death record of husband. (9) Death record of wife. (10) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (11) Obituary of brother. (12) Obituary of mother. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in birth record as Jun 29 1876, but in 1900 Census as Sep 1876, and in death record as Oct 29 1876.