Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Dotson    
       Also known as: Frank Dotson 1
                Born: Mar- 9-1881          in Ritchie Co, WV  2,3
                Died: Jan- 5-1929          in Doddridge Co, WV  2,3
              Buried:                      in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV  
              Census: 1910, 1920           in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1920                 lease work for oil company  4
          Occupation: 1910                 lease hand for oil company  5
              Father: Aaron Jason Dotson   (1844 - 1896) 
              Mother: Viola Victoria Hull   (1851 - 1896) 
                Wife: Nettie Ann Ferrebee     
             Married: ca 1900               5
                Born: Nov- 2-1882          in Wetzel Co, WV  2,3
                Died: Oct-22-1946          in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  6,2,3
              Buried:                      in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV  2
              Census: 1930, 1940           in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  
              Census: 1910, 1920           in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Father: William Isaac Ferrebee   (1860 - 1947) 
              Mother: Martha Virginia Asher   (1857 - 1931) 
           F Child 1: Olive C. Dotson      
                Born: ca 1902               5
              Census: 1910, 1920           in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV  
           M Child 2: Clarence Orville Dotson      
         Census name: Orville Dotson 
                Born: Feb-21-1907          in Canton, Doddridge Co, WV  7,8,3,5 (see note 1)
                Died: May-  -1990           8,3
              Buried:                      in Stonewall Park Cemetery, Stonewood, Harrison Co, WV  2
             Resided:                      in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  9
              Census: 1930, 1940           in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  
              Census: 1910, 1920           in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1940                 box maker  10
                Wife: Freda Elenor McNemar  b. Feb- 9-1915  d. Jan-24-1937  
             Married: Mar- 3-1934          in Harrison Co, WV  11
                Wife: Sylvia May Canfield  b. 1915  d. 1982  
             Married: 1939                 in Taylor Co, WV  11
           M Child 3: Arleigh Gene "A.G." Dotson      
                Born: Sep- 8-1910           12
                Died: Jul-19-1999           12
             Resided:                      in Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV  8,13
              Census: 1930                 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  
              Census: 1920                 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV  
                Wife: Angeline Pitts  b. Mar-25-1913  d. Apr-12-1998  
           M Child 4: Reginald Darrell Dotson      
       Also known as: Darrell Dotson 
                Born: Jun-28-1912          in Canton, Doddridge Co, WV  7,14,12,15
                Died: May-23-1988           14,12
              Buried:                      in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV  2
             Resided:                      in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  8,16,15
              Census: 1930, 1940           in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  
              Census: 1920                 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1957                 store owner  15
          Occupation: 1940                 box maker in glass factory  10
            Military:                      Pfc, US Marine Corp, World War II  14
                Wife: Gretna Pearl Nicholson  b. Mar-20-1916  d. Mar-30-1996  
             Married: Aug-15-1957          in Winchester, VA  15

Sources:
(1) Marriage record of son. 
(2) Findagrave.com. 
(3) Headstone (year only) 
(4) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District). 
(5) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District). 
(6) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(7) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(8) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. 
(9) City Directory. 
(10) 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV. 
(11) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(12) Social Security Death Index. 
(13) Obituary of wife. 
(14) Military Grave Marker. 
(15) Virginia Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Ancestry.com. 
(16) City Directory, 1957. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Age in marriage record would put birth in about 1909, but age 3 in 1910
Census puts it in about 1907.







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