Evan Ambron DOTSON

1861 - 1941  (79 years)

• Name	Evan Ambron DOTSON  [1]
  Census	1870 80, 1900 10 20	Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
  Born	1 Apr 1861	Doddridge Co, (W)VA   [2, 3, 4]
  	Birth date on headstone is 1860. But death record indicates Apr 1 1861, which conforms to age 9 in the 1870 Census.
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	farmer  [2, 3, 5]
  Died	24 Jan 1941	Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV   [2]
  Buried	Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I84359	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	William M. DOTSON,   b. 1830, Harrison Co, (W)VA ,   d. 30 Mar 1885, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Mary RICHARDS,   b. 26 Aug 1837, Harrison Co, (W)VA ,   d. 6 Nov 1916, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F35792	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Grace WALDO,   b. 27 Dec 1877, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 19 Oct 1957, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  (Age 79 years)
  Married	19 Jan 1896	Doddridge Co, WV   [6]
  Divorced	Y  [7]
  Notes	1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Jun 18 1900: Evan Dotson, 39, b. Apr 1861, farmer, married 4 yrs; wife Grace, 22, b. Dec 1877, married 4 yrs, mother of 3 children (2 still living); son Orland, 1, b. Jun 1898; dau Dulcia, 1, b. Apr 1899. 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on May 7 1910: Evan A. Dotson, 49, farmer, married 13 yrs; wife Emma G, 32, married 13 yrs, mother of 5 children (4 still living); son Orland K, 11; dau Duldie W, 10; dau Chrystal D, 7; son Paul A, 5. 1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Jan 19 1920: Evan Dotson, 55, farmer, divorced; son Orland, 21, single, farm worker; dau Dulcie, 19, single; dau Crystal, 17; son Paul A, 14; son Randall, 8. 1940 Census, Wood Co, WV (City of Parkersburg), enumerated in April 1940 at 113 W. 12th Street: Chester Gilpin, 42, b. Indiana, switcher at viscose factory; wife E. Grace, 62, b. WVa; stepson Randal Dotson, 28, b. WVa, married, no occupation; stepdau-in-law Mildred Dotson, 28, b. Indiana, married, saleslady in department store. The household consisted of ten additional people of various ages, birthplaces and occupations, all labeled as "lodgers." Two of them, however, were Chester Gilpin's stepdaughter Crystal and her husband Alfred J. MacDaniels. The others appeared to be true lodgers, of no relation to anyone else in the household. [8]
  Children	1. Orland Kenneth "Pete" DOTSON,   b. Jun 1898,   d. 7 Feb 1963, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV  (Age ~ 64 years)   2. Dulcia Winifred DOTSON,   b. Apr 1899, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 25 Mar 1967, Christian Co, KY  (Age ~ 67 years)   3. Crystal Dean DOTSON,   b. 12 Sep 1902, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 25 Dec 1987, Easton, Talbot Co, MD  (Age 85 years)   4. Paul Arden DOTSON,   b. 5 Apr 1905, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 23 Feb 1983  (Age 77 years)   5. Randall Lind DOTSON,   b. 2 Jan 1912, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 16 Feb 1959, Louisville, Jefferson Co, KY  (Age 47 years)
  Family ID	F36083	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S934] Findagrave.com. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com). [S2024] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). [S2193] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central Twp). [S2081] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. [S1620] Death record of husband. [S1567] Marriage record of son.