Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Oliver M. Dotson    
                Born: Jul-25-1831          in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  1,2,3 (see note 1)
                Died: Feb-15-1900          in Powell Co, Mont.  4 (see note 2)
              Buried:                      in Rose Hill Cemetery, Spearfish, Lawrence Co, SD  1
      Cause of death:                      murdered  4
              Census: 1880                 in Lawrence Co, SD  
              Census: 1870                 in Washington Co, NE  
              Father: John Buskirk Dotson   (1800 - 1880) 
              Mother: Susan Sayre 
                Wife: Sarah Fleming     
             Married: May-30-1850          in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  5
                Born: Jun-10-1834          at Central Station, Doddridge Co, (W)VA  1,2,3
                Died: Mar-12-1899          in Spearfish, Lawrence Co, SD  1,2
              Buried:                      in Rose Hill Cemetery, Spearfish, Lawrence Co, SD  1
              Census: 1880                 in Lawrence Co, SD  
              Census: 1870                 in Washington Co, NE  
              Census: 1850                 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  
              Father: John F. Fleming   (1781 - 1853) 
              Mother: Clarissa "Clary" Roe   (1782 -     ) 
           M Child 1: Joseph Clinton Dotson      
       Also known as: Clinton Dotson 4
                Born: Oct-  -1860          in Colorado  6,7
                Died: Apr- 4-1902          in Deer Lodge, Powell Co, MT  4
      Cause of death:                      hanged (executed)  4
              Census: 1900                 in Deer Lodge, Powell Co, MT   (see note 3)
              Census: 1870                 in Washington Co, NE  
                Wife: Mary Blake  b. Jul-  -1862  
             Married: Apr- 6-1884           4

Sources:
(1) Findagrave.com. 
(2) Headstone. 
(3) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. 
(4) Jennie L. (Dotson) Brown, Frontier Justice with a Vengeance - The Execution of Clinton Dotson, ISBN 9781460934470. 
(5) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 15 : 
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791148&Type=Marriage. 
(6) 1900 Census. 
(7) 1870 Census. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Birth date of Jul 25 1830 has also been reported.
Note (2) Death date on headstone is Feb 15 1901.
Note (3) Listed as an inmate in the Montana State Penitentiary, married 16 yrs,
occupation brick mason.







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