Doddridge County Roots


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David Andrew DOTSON

David Andrew DOTSON

Male 1865 - 1946  (80 years)


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  • Name David Andrew DOTSON
    Birth 25 May 1865  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1880  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1893  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death 23 Mar 1946  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Burial Cedar Grove Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I48277  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025

    Father Lemon DOTSON,   b. 16 Nov 1837, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1901 (Age 63 years)
    Mother Dorcas Ellen FERREBEE,   b. 20 Oct 1837, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 May 1871 (Age 33 years)
    Family ID F36717  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Belzorah "Belle" COSTILOW,   b. 29 Jan 1866   d. 28 Sep 1901 (Age 35 years)  [5]
    Marriage 9 Feb 1893  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jun 12 1900:
      David A. Dotson, 35, b. May 1865, farmer, married 7 yrs; wife Belle, 34, b. Jan 1866, mother of 4 children, 3 still living; dau Esta M., 5, b. Dec 1894; son Hartley C., 1, b. Dec 1898; son Sherman B., b. May 1900; brother-in-law Perry N. Costilow, 16, b. Jul 1883; sister-in-law Ada Costilow, 14, b. Sep 1885.
    Children 
    +1. Esta Mae DOTSON,   b. 18 Dec 1894, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Nov 1965, Adelphi, Prince Georges Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     2. Madeline DOTSON,   b. 10 Nov 1896   d. 11 Jul 1899 (Age 2 years)
     3. Hartley C. DOTSON,   b. Dec 1898
    +4. Sherman Bruce DOTSON,   b. 5 May 1900, Eagle Mills, near Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 1955, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
    Family ID F19829  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    4. [S2336] Gary Patterson, Tyler County West Virginia Cemeteries (website), (http://myplace.frontier.com/~garyepatterson/cemidx.htm).

    5. [S1599] Birth record of son.

    6. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as David A. Dotson, 27, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Belle Costilow, 27, of Doddridge Co. Married Feb 9 1893.