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Marshall L. DOTSON

Marshall L. DOTSON

Male 1844 - 1888  (44 years)


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  • Name Marshall L. DOTSON  [1]
    Birth 1844  [2] 
    Gender Male
    Military Co A, 46th Virginia Cav, Civil War (CSA) 
    • The 26th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry, CSA, was formed in December 1864 by consolidating the 46th and 47th Battalions Virginia Cavalry. The unit served in W. L. Jackson's Brigade and was active in various conflicts in the Shenandoah Valley. It was disbanded during the spring of 1865. Lieutenant Colonel Joseph K. Kesler and Major Henry D. Ruffner were in command.
    Census 1850  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 1888  [2] 
    Burial Buck Run (aka Dotson) Cemetery, near Pennsboro (Co Rd 74/9), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I42359  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2017

    Father Thomas J. DOTSON,   b. 1802   d. 28 Dec 1847 (Age 45 years)
    Mother Ruth GREGG,   b. 1807, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Apr 1879 (Age 72 years)
    Family ID F17063  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Elizabeth DOTSON,   b. 1849   d. 1934 (Age 85 years)  [4]
    Marriage 2 May 1867  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
    +1. Alice G. DOTSON,   b. Oct 1871, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Charles W. DOTSON,   b. 10 Apr 1874, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Apr 1966, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
    +3. George Albert DOTSON,   b. 13 Nov 1878, Buck Run, near Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1942, Buck Run, near Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    +4. Elias Robert DOTSON,   b. 28 Jan 1880, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1974 (Age 94 years)
    +5. Ernest Jefferson DOTSON,   b. 4 Jan 1883   d. Dec 1969 (Age 86 years)
    +6. Harvey Howard DOTSON,   b. 23 Jul 1884, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1941, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
    +7. Flora May DOTSON,   b. May 1888, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1982 (Age ~ 93 years)
    Family ID F17061  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S123] Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995).

    4. [S1604] Death record of son.

    5. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).
      Identified as Marshel Dotson, 23, of Ritchie Co, son of Thomas & Ruth; and Mary E. Dotson, 17, of Ritchie Co, dau of Robert & Catherine. Married May 2 1867.