Jul-28-2018
Husband: Michael Dotson
Born: ca 1814 1,2 (see note 1) Died: Nov-30-1851 2 Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: 1850 laborer 1 Father: Richard Dotson (1752 - 1847) Mother: Naomi Eleanor Villers (1774 - 1826)
Wife: Elizabeth "Eliza" Davis 3,2 Census name: Eliza
Born: ca 1817 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 4 Resided: 1858 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 4 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Benjamin L. Davis (1785 - 1850) Mother: Elizabeth Lippencott Other spouse 2 Other spouse 3
M Child 1: Sylvanus Dotson Born: Jul- 8-1838 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 5,1,6 Died: Aug-17-1898 5 Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1874 in Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Cary Ann McCloy b. ca 1846 Census name: Carry McCloy Married: Jul-19-1864 in Doddridge Co, WV 8 Wife: Mahala Meserve b. ca 1851 Married: Sep- 8-1874 in Doddridge Co, WV 6
F Child 2: Emily Jane Dotson Born: ca 1841 9 Census: 1880 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Census: 1870 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA (see note 2) Husband: William R. Thomas b. ca 1841 d. bef Jun 1880 Married: Feb-28-1861 in West Union, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 8
M Child 3: Arious E. Dotson Also known as: A. E. Dotson 5,10 Born: Oct- 7-1842 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 11,12 Died: Mar- 5-1939 at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 11,7 Resided: at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 13,14 Census: 1930 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 80, 1900 10 20 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 11,9 Military: 1861 - Jun- -1865 Pvt, Co E, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 14,15 Wife: Hannah Williams b. Sep-26-1848 d. Aug-28-1926
M Child 4: Francis Jereline Dotson 16 Also known as: F. J. Dotson 4 Born: Sep-12-1847 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 17 Died: Apr-21-1936 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 11,18 Resided: in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Resided: 1890 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: merchant 11 Occupation: 1880 farmer 10 Military: Jul-28-1863 - Mar- 8-1864 Pvt, Co H, 4th W.Va. Cavalry, Civil War 18,14 Wife: Arzanna Davis b. ca 1848 d. Mar- 8-1884 Also known as: Arzona Davis 16 Married: May-26-1864 in Doddridge Co, WV 19 Wife: Marinda J. Huet b. ca 1862 Married: Nov- 9-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 20 Wife: Ella Gertrude Norman b. 1876 d. Feb-21-1937 Married: Aug-17-1913 in Harrison Co, WV 8
Sources: (1) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (2) James M. Dotson & Barr Wilson, Richard Dotson (1752-1847) and his Descendants (Self-published, 1992), p. 333. (3) Death record of son. (4) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (5) Headstone. (6) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (7) Findagrave.com. (8) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (9) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central Twp) (10) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (11) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (12) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (13) West Union Herald, 10/14/1937. (14) 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (15) U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (16) Death record of daughter. (17) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Death record states birthplace as Doddridge County, but marriage record shows it as Ritchie County. (18) U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration. (19) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as F. J. Dotson, 18, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Eliza; and Arzanna Davis, 16, of Doddridge Co, dau of Ehud & Catharine. Married May 26 1864. (20) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Francis J. Dotson, 37, of Doddridge Co; and Marinda J. Huet, 22, b. Gilmer Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Nov 9 1884. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date on headstone is 1812. Age 35 in the 1850 Census would put it in about 1815. Note (2) In 1860, listed as E. J. Dotson, 18, in household of Josiah H. & Mary J. (Davis) Bee.Name Index