Doddridge County Roots

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William Walter DOTSON

William Walter DOTSON

Male 1877 - 1914  (36 years)

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  • Name William Walter DOTSON 
    Born 13 Mar 1877  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  Chehalis County (now Grays Harbor Co), WA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 11 Jan 1914  [2
    Person ID I65475  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 3 Jun 2013 

    Family Nevada "Vada" BOND,   b. 9 Apr 1884, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1974, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 22 Apr 1900  Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Chehalis Co (now Grays Harbor Co), Washington (at a logging camp in Fairview Precinct), enumerated in Apr 1910:
      Walter W. Dotson, 33, b. W.Va, occupation logger, married 10 yrs; wife Vada, 26, b. W.Va, mother of 4 children (3 still living); son Eddie T, 6, b. W.Va; son Forest C, 3, b. W.Va; son Pirl J, 1, b. Washington.

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District, town of West Union), enumerated on Jan 16 1920 at 516 East Main Street:
      Vada Dotson, 35, b. WVa, widowed, occup "works out for neighbors"; son Forest, 13, b. WVa; son Pearl, 11, b. Washington; son Harry 8, b. Washington; son Walter, 6, b. Washington; son Herman, 3, b. WVa.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), town of West Union), enumerated on Apr 14 1930 at 317 (or 319?) East Main Street:
      Vada Dotson, 46, widowed, no occupation; son Pearl G, 21, b. Washington, single, occup laborer at odd jobs; son Harry, 17, b. Washington; son Walter, 16, b. Washington; son Herman Ross, 12, b. WVa.
    Children 
     1. Eddie T. DOTSON,   b. CA 1904, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Forrest G. DOTSON,   b. 10 May 1906, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1999  (Age 92 years)
    +3. Pearl J. DOTSON,   b. 7 Jul 1908, Washington State Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1987  (Age 79 years)
    +4. Harry Fred DOTSON,   b. 12 Oct 1911, Chehalis County (now Grays Harbor Co), WA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1973, Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     5. Walter W. DOTSON,   b. 22 Sep 1913, Olympia, Thurston Co, WA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1987  (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F27394  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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    65475_WilliamWalterDotson_NevadaBond_MarriageRecord_22Apr1900.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    2. [S83] Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 186.

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 181.
      Identified as William Walter Dotson, 23, b. Ritchie Co, res. (blank); and Nevada Bond, 16, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Apr 22 1900 at Greenwood.