Husband: John Wesley Dotson
Born: Aug-22-1865 in Ritchie Co, WV 1,2,3
Died: Dec- 8-1931 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,2
Buried: in Toll Gate Baptist Church Cemetery, Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV 4,1
Census: 1910, 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1893 in Ritchie Co, WV 3
Occupation: farmer 1,5
Father: Hiram Sears Dotson (1823 - 1899)
Mother: Melvina Pool (1835 - 1913)
Other spouse 1
Wife: Hattie Odell Miller 6
Married: Nov-23-1893 in Ritchie Co, WV 7
Born: Jun-16-1872 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,3
Died: Feb-16-1956 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 1
Buried: in Toll Gate Baptist Church Cemetery, Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV 1,4
Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 1
Census: 1940 in Lubeck, Wood Co, WV (see note 1)
Census: 1880, 1910 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Casper Newton Miller (1843 - 1933)
Mother: Sarah Matilda Squires (1839 - 1904)
M Child 1: Enos Perry Dotson Born: Oct-31-1894 at Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV 8,9,10,3 (see note 2) Died: Nov- 8-1971 in Wood Co, WV 11,10 Buried: in Rockland Cemetery, Belpre, Washington Co, OH 12 Resided: 1960 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Resided: 1942 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 8 Census: 1940 in South Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Census: 1930 in Eureka, Greenwood Co, KS Census: 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1917 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1910 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1942 self-employed contractor 8 Occupation: 1940 carpenter 13,14 Occupation: 1920 farm worker (home farm) Occupation: 1917 oil well driller 9 Military: Sgt, Btry D, 314th Fld Arty, 80th Div, US Army, WW I (France) 10,15 Wife: Myrtle Vallie White b. Jul-14-1911 d. Jan-13-2001 Census name: Myrtle White Married: Nov-12-1960 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 3
M Child 2: Leslie Forest Dotson Born: Aug-29-1896 in Ritchie Co, WV 9,16,2 Died: May-17-1967 in Wood Co, WV 11,16,2 Buried: in Evergreen Cemetery (South), South Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 12 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 17 Census: 1940 in Lubeck, Wood Co, WV Census: 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1918 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1910 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 spinner in rayon mill 14 Occupation: 1920 farm worker Wife: Evelyn E. Shields b. Dec-16-1911 d. Dec- -1976 Married: Jun-14-1935 in Doddridge Co, WV 18
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) Headstone (year only) (3) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (4) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (5) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). (6) Obituary of wife's sister. (7) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as John W. Dotson, 28, b. & res. in Ritchie Co; and Hattie Miller, 21, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Nov 23 1893 "at the residence of H. S. Dotson." (Note: The wedding apparently took place in Ritchie County, residence of the groom's father, Hiram Sears Dotson.), MR p. 353. (8) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online database) (9) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (10) Military Grave Marker. (11) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (12) Findagrave.com. (13) City Directory. (14) 1940 Census, Wood County, WV. (15) West Union Herald, 10/23/1924. (16) Social Security Death Index. (17) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (18) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) In household of son Leslie and his family. Note (2) Birthplace given in marriage record as Cabin Run, Doddridge County, but in WW One draft registration as Ritchie County, and in WW II draft registration as Doddridge County.