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Delia Ann DOTSON

Delia Ann DOTSON

Female 1826 - 1906  (~ 80 years)

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  • Name Delia Ann DOTSON 
    Born Apr 1826  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Age 21 at time of Oct 1851 marriage would put her birth in about 1830, while age 72 in her 1906 death record puts it in about 1834. But age 44 in the 1870 Census puts it in about 1826, and the 1900 Census specifies April 1826, age 74.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1870  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 17 Apr 1906  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton Twp), enumerated on Aug 15 1870:
      Benj. C. Southworth, 42, tailor; Delia A. Southworth, 44, cannot read/write; Wm. Simms, 13; Columbus Simms, 11; Felander Simms, 9; Indiana Simms, 7; Abner Simms, 6.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Jun 11 1880:
      Benj. C. Southworth, 51, farmer; wife Delia A. Southworth, 52, cannot read/write; stepson William Sims, 24, farm laborer; stepson Columbus Sims, 22, farm laborer, cannot write; stepson Filander Sims, 20, farm laborer; stepson Abner P. Sims, 15, farm laborer, cannot write.

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 26 1900:
      Benj. C. Southworth, 72, b. Jan 1828, tailor, married 35 yrs; wife Delia A. Southworth, 74, b. Apr 1826, married 35 yrs; adopted daughter Maud Simms, 18, b. Jan 1882, single; grandson James Simms, 19, b. Feb 1881, single, farm laborer.
      NOTE: Maud D. Sims, a daughter of Philander Sims, was actually a granddaughter.
    Person ID I41055  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2023 

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

    Family 1 Payton Abner SIMS,   b. CA 1829, Rappahannock Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1865, Portsmouth, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 36 years)  [5, 6] 
    Married 21 Aug 1851  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
    +1. Nancy E. SIMS,   b. CA 1852,   d. Bef Jan 1920  (Age ~ 67 years)
    +2. William SIMS,   b. CA 1856, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Christopher Columbus SIMS,   b. 10 Mar 1858, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1944, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    +4. Philander SIMS,   b. Oct 1861
    +5. Indiana "Inda" SIMS,   b. CA 1863, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +6. Abner Payton SIMS,   b. 15 Feb 1864, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1949, Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F16447  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Benjamin C. SOUTHWORTH,   b. Jan 1828, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 1904, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Married 14 Oct 1866  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F38177  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2093] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

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

    3. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    4. [S1670] Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    5. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    6. [S1604] Death record of son.

    7. [S2567] West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).