Husband: Victor Emanuel Dotson
Also known as: John E. Dotson 1
Born: Apr- 9-1843 in Wood Co, (W)VA 2,3
Died: Jun-17-1885 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2,3
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4,2
Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: grocer 5
Military: Pvt, Co H, 4th W.Va. Cavalry, Civil War 6,1
Father: William Buskirk Dotson (1814 - 1906)
Mother: Louisa Anne Ankrom (1820 - 1900)
Notes
Wife: Lucy M. Cheuvront
Married: Apr- 1-1875 in Doddridge Co, WV
Born: Jan- 2-1855 2,3
Died: Aug-21-1938 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2,3
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4,2
Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: Joseph Cheuvront (1821 - 1908)
Mother: Barbara Ann Stuart (1823 - 1877)
Notes
M Child 1: Joseph B. Dotson Also known as: Joe Dotson 7 Born: Mar-25-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,9,10 Died: 1918 11 Cause of death: influenza 11 Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: bookkeeper & assistant cashier at Doddridge County Bank 11,9 Wife: Minnie Wilhelma Graham b. Jul- 7-1874 d. Sep-12-1951 Census name: Mary W. Graham
F Child 2: Barbara A. Dotson Born: Sep- -1878 10,3 Died: 1941 3 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4,2 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: M. Bruce Wallace b. 1880 d. 1943 Also known as: Bruce Wallace 12
F Child 3: Catherine Agnes Dotson Census name: Agnes C. Dotson Born: Jan-21-1881 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Died: Sep- 1-1960 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 2 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (Catholic section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14,13,11 (see note 1) Census: 1900, 1920, 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: John Joseph "Jack" Spellacy b. Oct- 2-1874 d. Nov-30-1956 Also known as: Jack Spellacy 15 Married: Nov-24-1910 2
M Child 4: John Ruhl Dotson Born: Dec- 5-1883 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13,3,16 (see note 2) Died: Apr-10-1956 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 13,3,16 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16,4 Cause of death: intestinal cancer 13 Resided: 107 Orchard St in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30, 40 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: special police for U.S. (retired 1951) 13,16 Occupation: mayor of West Union 16 Occupation: 1938 storekeeper 11 Occupation: 1930 railroad agent 17 Occupation: 1918 cashier at B&O railway station 9 Wife: Alice M. Baker b. May-31-1883 d. Jul- 2-1930 Married: Jun-17-1914 in St. Marys, Pleasants Co, WV 18 Wife: Laura Baker b. Apr-20-1887 d. Aug- -1981
Sources: (1) U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (2) Findagrave.com. (3) Headstone (year only) (4) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (5) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (6) 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (7) Obituary of wife. (8) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (9) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (10) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (11) Obituary of mother. (12) Obituary of wife's mother. (13) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (14) Death record of husband. (15) Birth record of son. (16) Obituary. (17) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (18) Pleasants County Marriage Records, St. Marys, WV. Event Notes Note (1) In 1956, at 103 Columbia Street. In 1960, at 110 Court Street. Note (2) Birth date given in death record and obituary as Dec 5 1884, on his grave marker also as 1884, and on his WW 2 draft registration as Dec 5 1887. But his birth record, Social Security records, and WW I draft registration all show it as Dec 5 1883.