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Francis Marion DOTSON

Francis Marion DOTSON

Male 1835 - 1912  (77 years)

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  • Name Francis Marion DOTSON 
    Born 1835  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Military 6th W.Va. Infantry, Civil War  [4] 
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900, 1910  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [5, 6, 7] 
    Died 1912  Silver Run (Cairo), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8] 
    Buried Ellefritz (Old Cantwell) Cemetery, Co Rd 18 (Goose Creek), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I21228  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 2 Aug 2022 

    Father Richard DOTSON, Jr.,   b. CA 1794 
    Mother Margaret WHITE,   b. CA 1795 
    Family ID F11796  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Isabelle Florence HUFFORD,   b. 1 Jan 1841, Washington Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1915, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 5 Jun 1856  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    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. [10, 11, 12]
    Children 
    +1. Frances Marian DOTSON,   b. 17 Jul 1858, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1928, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     2. Helen Mary DOTSON,   b. 3 Apr 1861, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1947, Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     3. Luther DeWitt DOTSON,   b. 9 May 1864, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1944, Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    +4. Margaret Caroline DOTSON,   b. 17 Dec 1866, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1938, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     5. Lenora DOTSON,   b. 1 Sep 1869, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1901, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years)
     6. Henry Clinton DOTSON,   b. 3 Aug 1872, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1939, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
    +7. Richard Michael "Mike" DOTSON,   b. Apr 1875,   d. 5 Mar 1937, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 61 years)
    +8. Daisy Jane DOTSON,   b. 15 Dec 1879, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1959, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    +9. Stella DOTSON,   b. 15 Aug 1882, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1958, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F7836  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Ellefritz (Old Cantwell) Cemetery, Co Rd 18 (Goose Creek), Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S638] Headstone (year only).

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

    3. [S941] 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    4. [S123] Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995).

    5. [S493] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton Twp).

    6. [S2204] 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District).

    7. [S2094] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    8. [S692] Obituary of wife.

    9. [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.

    10. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    11. [S1570] Obituary of son.

    12. [S1590] Death record of daughter.