Husband: Clifton Dotson
Also known as: Clifford Dotson 1,2
Born: Nov- 8-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,4
Died: 1968 3,4,5
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5,6
Resided: 1939 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7
Father: Frederick Rymer Dotson (1859 - 1933)
Mother: Ruth Henrietta Weekley (1860 - 1921)
Wife: Stella May McClain
Married: Nov-13-1910 in Doddridge Co, WV 3
Born: 1887 3,4
Died: Feb- 4-1946 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,8,4
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Census: 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Daniel Sherwood McClain (1862 - 1920)
Mother: Mary Anna Pernell (1868 - 1921)
M Child 1: Edward Benjamin Dotson Born: Mar-25-1912 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,10,11 Died: Feb-22-1980 in Harrison Co, WV 3,11 Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Resided: at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1940 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: Apr- 4-1944 - Dec- 5-1945 Pfc, US Army, medic, ambulance driver, WW II (Battle of the Bulge) 12,13,14 Wife: Rachel Virginia Fleming b. Aug- 5-1914 d. Sep-20-2004 Married: Jun- 7-1932 in Doddridge Co, WV 15,3 Wife: Mildred Louise Demastus b. Nov-27-1923 d. Jan- -1986 Married: Jan- 9-1960 in Ritchie Co, WV 10
M Child 2: Walter Clifton Dotson Born: Jan-23-1914 3,11 Died: Mar- 7-1988 11 Resided: in Sarasota, Sarasota Co, FL 16
M Child 3: Raymond Kenneth Dotson Born: Jul-12-1916 17 Died: Dec- 3-1916 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 18,17 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Cause of death: "unknown" 18
M Child 4: Fredric McClain Dotson
Born: Sep- 9-1921 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,16
Died: Feb-24-2001 16
Resided: in Canada
Resided: formerly in Cape Coral, Lee Co, FL 19
Military: Cpl, US Army, WW II, Burma-India Theater (wounded in action) 20
F Child 5: Mary Ruth Dotson Born: Mar-28-1925 21 Died: Apr- 4-1925 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 21 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 21 Cause of death: premature birth 21
M Child 6: Robert Lee Dotson Born: Jan-25-1930 5,3,11 Died: Mar-29-1987 5,11,3 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5,3 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Notes
Sources: (1) Death record of daughter. (2) Doddridge County Republican, 12/7/1916. (3) Walter A. Dotson (1950-2011), Louisville, OH. (4) Headstone (year only) (5) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (6) Headstone. (7) Obituary of brother. (8) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (9) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (10) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1945-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Dec 2003) (11) Social Security Death Index. (12) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (13) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (14) Military Grave Marker. (15) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (16) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (17) Obituary. (18) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (19) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 2, Ancestry.com. (20) West Union Herald, 7/13/1944. (21) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx)