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John Wesley DOTSON

John Wesley DOTSON

Male 1829 - 1923  (~ 94 years)

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  • Name John Wesley DOTSON 
    Born Mar 1829  Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850, 1860  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military From 18 Aug 1861 to 10 Sep 1864  [1, 2] 
    Pvt, Co E, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 
    Census 1870  Jasper Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  North Star Twp, Brown Co, MN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 19 Oct 1880  [3] 
    appointed postmaster of Sanborn in Redwood Co, Minn. 
    Medical Condition 1890  [1] 
    Military disability claimed: Paralysis in left limb & testicle 
    Residence 1890  Sanborn, Redwood Co, MN Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1892  Santa Cruz Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1900  Soquel, Santa Cruz Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910, 1920  Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [5, 6] 
    Died 25 May 1923  Santa Cruz Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Buried Oakwood Memorial Park, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I113251  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2021 

    Father Emanuel DOTSON,   b. 1 Mar 1798, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1880, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Hannah SAYRE,   b. 23 Aug 1803, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1862, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Family ID F11628  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Amy Bull POOLE,   b. Sep 1831, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1916, Santa Cruz Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Married 14 Sep 1848  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Children 
     1. Enos Poole DOTSON,   b. 1850, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1932, Park Rapids, Hubbard Co, MN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F47930  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2222] 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    2. [S2587] U.S. Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 [database online], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration (NARA)).

    3. [S2693] Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    4. [S72] California Voter Registrations, 1866-1898, (Ancestry.com).

    5. [S1972] 1870 Census.

    6. [S1710] 1880 Census.

    7. [S1834] California Death Index, 1940-1997 (online), (Ancestry.com and California Dept of Health Svcs, Center for Health Statistics).

    8. [S934] Findagrave.com, Division B, Block 1, #52. Unmarked.

    9. [S1662] 1900 Census.