Husband: John Calvin Dotson
Also known as: Calvin Dotson 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
Born: ca 1824 4
Died: bef Jun 1900 8
Census: 1870, 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: 1880 farmer
Occupation: 1860 grocer 5
Occupation: 1859 butcher 1
Father: Richard Dotson (1794 - )
Mother: Margaret White (1795 - )
Wife: Mary Nancy Gatrell 3,9
Also known as: Nancy Gatrell 3,6,7
Born: Aug-30-1831 10,8
Died: Feb- 4-1903 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11
Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
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F Child 1: Victoria Dotson Born: Jun- -1848 8,12,13 Died: Sep- 4-1942 in Doddridge Co, WV 14,15 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Resided: at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1880, 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: John A. Smith b. Dec- 2-1842 d. Apr-23-1913 Also known as: Johnson A. Smith 17 Married: Jun-14-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 12
M Child 2: Ducket L. Dotson Census name: Duckit Dotson Born: ca 1853 5 (see note 1) Died: May-29-1936 in Wood Co, WV 11 Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1891 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 18 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: 1900 farmer 8 Occupation: 1880 blacksmith 7 Occupation: 1871 railroading 19 Wife: Harriet Ann Russell b. ca 1856 d. May-21-1926 Also known as: Hariett Bond 9 Married: May-18-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV 20
M Child 3: Draper Camden Dotson Born: Sep- -1854 8,21,12 Died: Aug-16-1934 in Doddridge Co, WV 15 Resided: 1915 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 22 Census: 1870, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: carpenter (in shop) 23 Wife: Columbia A. Metz b. ca 1855 d. Jul-13-1876 Married: Nov-24-1874 in Ritchie Co, WV 21 Wife: Mary Frances "Mollie" Davis b. Sep- 4-1857 d. Jun-16-1933 Census name: Mary F. Weekly Married: Jan- 4-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,19
M Child 4: John Calvin Dotson Census name: Calvin Dotson Born: Dec-12-1856 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 10 Died: Dec-22-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 24 Cause of death: accident 24 Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Never married: 24
M Child 5: Frederick Rymer Dotson Census name: Fred Dotson Born: Oct-25-1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 25 Died: Jun-19-1933 in Doddridge Co, WV 15,25 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14,25 Resided: in Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1870, 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Ruth Henrietta Weekley b. Mar-20-1860 d. May- 7-1921 Married: Dec-19-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 26
M Child 6: Franklin B. Dotson Census name: Frank Dotson Born: Oct-16-1866 10 Died: Aug- 5-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 24 Census: 1870, 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Cause of death: accident 24
M Child 7: Lloyd George Dotson Born: Oct-29-1871 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 27,7 Died: Apr-18-1938 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 27 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 27,17 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 27 Census: 1920 in Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1915 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1910, 1915, 1920 barber 23,28,29,30,17 Occupation: 1900 furniture salesman 8 Occupation: paper hanger, painter 17 Wife: Ella May Hustead b. 1867 d. Oct-14-1915 Also known as: Ellen May Hustead 24 Married: Jan- 1-1896 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 19 Wife: Josephine Vashti Graham b. Jan-17-1898 d. Dec-19-1974 Married: May- 3-1916 in Oakland, Garrett Co, MD 31,32
M Child 8: Richard Howard Dotson Born: Jan-21-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 33,34,35 Died: Aug- -1966 34 Resided: in Omaha, Douglas Co, NE 36 Resided: 1918 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 33 Census: 1880, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: carpenter 33,23 Wife: Josephine "Fena" Reddehase b. Dec-16-1876 Birth name: Sophenia Reddehause 37 Married: Dec- 5-1897 in Doddridge Co, WV 35 Divorced: bef 1920 38
Sources: (1) Birth record of son. (2) Death record of son. (3) Marriage record of son. (4) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (5) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (6) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp). (7) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (8) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (9) Death record of daughter. (10) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (11) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (12) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (13) Headstone (year only) (14) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (15) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (16) Obituary of son. (17) Obituary. (18) Marriage record of daughter. (19) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (20) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Ducket L. Dotson, single, age 20y 7m, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, son of Calvin & Nancy Dotson, occupation railroading; and Harriet Ann Russell, single, 17y 1m, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, dau of Joseph Smith & Eliza Bond. Married May 18 1871 in Doddridge County. MR p. 178, Line 15: www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791276&Type=Marriage. (21) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (22) Obituary of daughter. (23) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (24) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (25) Walter A. Dotson (1950-2011), Louisville, OH. (26) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Frederick R. Dotson, 21, of Doddridge Co, son of Calvin & Nancy; and Ruth R. Weekley, 20, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Israel & Elizabeth. Married Dec 19 1880. (27) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (28) West Union Herald. (29) West Union Record. (30) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (31) Newspaper wedding announcement, DOTSON - GRAHAM L. G. Dotson, well-known barber of this town, and Miss Josephine Graham, daughter of J. B. Graham of Doe Run, were united in marriage Wednesday, May 3, at Oakland, Md. They will live in Mrs. Ash's house, near V. F. Powell's. Here's best wishes for their happiness. (32) Newspaper wedding announcement, Doddridge County Republican, May 11 1916. (33) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (34) Social Security Death Index. (35) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (36) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (37) Taylor County Birth Records, Grafton, WV, BR p. 124 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1922473&Type=Birth. (38) 1920 Census, Taylor County, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Age 20y 7m in May 1871 marriage record would put birthin in about Oct 1850. But age 7 in 1860 Census puts it in about 1853, while age 29 in the 1880 Census puts it in about 1851. The 1900 Census states Nov 1851, age 48.