Doddridge County Roots


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Ann DOTSON

Ann DOTSON

Female 1821 -


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  • Name Ann DOTSON
    Birth CA 1821  [1] 
    Gender Female
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I30418  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 9 Jul 2023

    Father Richard DOTSON, Jr.,   b. CA 1794
    Mother Margaret WHITE,   b. CA 1795
    Family ID F11796  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James GOODWIN,   b. CA 1812  [2, 3]
    Marriage 8 Feb 1848  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • James Goodine in the 1840 United States Federal Census
      Name James Goodine [James Goodwin]
      Home in 1840 (City, County, State) Harrison, Virginia
      Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29 1
      Free White Persons - Females - Under 5 3
      Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29 1
      Persons Employed in Agriculture 1
      No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write 1
      Free White Persons - Under 20 3
      Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 2
      Total Free White Persons 5
      Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves 5
      Note (1) The adult female was possibly James' Goodwin's first wife, rather than Ann Dotson, who he married in 1848. However, one of the daughters in this census would be Angeline (b. Nov 1839), who identified her parents in her marriage record as James & Ann Goodwin. Her sister Rulana, one year younger, also identified her parents as James & Ann Goodwin in her marriage record.
      Note (2) Based on other households included in this enumeration, the location was clearly in present-day Doddridge County.

      1850 Census, Doddridge County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on July 17, 1850:
      James Goodin [sic], 38, laborer; Ann, 29, cannot read/write; Angaline, 12; Rulany, 10; Richard, 8; Margaret V, 5; Edward M, 4; Elizabeth M, 3; Mary E, 3; James W, 8 months. All born in Virginia.

      1860 Census, Doddridge County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on July 24, 1860:
      Ann Goodwin, 40, was living alone. No one appearing to be a relative of hers is found in any nearby household.
      James Goodwin was not found in this or any subsequent census. This was also the last record found pertaining to Ann.
    Children 
    +1. Angeline GOODWIN,   b. Nov 1839, Taylor Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1903, Meadowbrook, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 63 years)
    >2. Rulana GOODWIN,   b. CA 1840, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Richard J. GOODWIN,   b. CA 1842, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. CA 1906 (Age ~ 64 years)
    +4. Margaret V. GOODWIN,   b. CA 1845   d. 6 Aug 1867 (Age ~ 22 years)
     5. Edward M. GOODWIN,   b. CA 1846
     6. Mary E. GOODWIN,   b. CA 1847
    +7. Elizabeth Virginia GOODWIN,   b. 15 Mar 1848   d. 7 Apr 1928, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     8. James W. GOODWIN,   b. CA 1849
    +9. William GOODWIN,   b. CA 1852, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F11704  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S941] 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    2. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    3. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    4. [S2567] West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).