Doddridge County Roots

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Finley DOTSON

Finley DOTSON

Male 1851 - 1919  (67 years)

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  • Name Finley DOTSON 
    Born 25 Oct 1851  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880, 1910  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [4
    Died 14 Jul 1919  [1, 2
    Buried Arnolds Creek Christian Church Cem, Greenwood (Deep Valley), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I33516  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2018 

    Father Matthias DOTSON,   b. 1823,   d. 1906  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Amy DOAK,   b. 1831,   d. 1897  (Age 66 years) 
    Family ID F10943  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lavina Margaretta ROWH,   b. 16 Apr 1855, Hunters Fork (Salem), Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1934, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 7 Oct 1877  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), Apr 27 1910:
      Finley Dotson, 58, farmer, married 32 yrs; wife Margaretta, 55, married 32 yrs, mother of 6 children (5 still living); son Milliard F, 22, single, house carpenter; dau Tula D, 20, single; cousin Lilly Underwood, 2.
      (NOTE: Lillie Mae Underwood was the daughter of Madison Blaine Underwood and Arizona Dotson. Her mother had died the previous month.)
    Children 
     1. Viola LeVina DOTSON,   b. 5 Jul 1878, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1947, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    +2. John Matthias DOTSON,   b. 9 Sep 1883, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1960, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    +3. Millard F. DOTSON,   b. 29 Mar 1887, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1952  (Age 65 years)
    +4. Tula Day DOTSON,   b. 6 Dec 1889, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 1957, Marietta, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
    +5. Betty Jane DOTSON,   b. 21 Jul 1891, Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1964, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    Family ID F13124  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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    24585_PIGOTT_WilliamHarrison_MinervaDotson_40th-Anniversary_3Sep1916.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

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

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