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Allen Dotson 1817–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1817

Birth Location: ,, Nc

Death Date: 6 DEC 1899

Death Location: Johnson County, TN

Father: Reuben Dotson

Mother: Sarah Estep

Spouse(s): Delila Pierce

Children(s): Albert Dotson, Alfred Dotson, Carolina Dotson, David Dotson, Elizabeth Dotson, John Dotson, Malinda Dotson, Sarah Dotson, William Dotson

The story of Allen Dotson began in 1817 in ,, Nc. In 1850, Allen Dotson resided in Johnson county, Johnson, Tennessee. Allen Dotson married Delila Pierce, and had children including Albert Elisha Dotson, Alfred Alexander Dotson, Carolina Dotson, David S Dotson, Elizabeth Nancy Dotson, John Franklin Dotson, Malinda Dotson, Sarah E Dotson, William G Dotson. Allen Dotson passed away in 1899 in Johnson County, TN.

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  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
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  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of Allen Dotson began in 1817 in ,, Nc.
  • In 1850, Allen Dotson resided in Johnson county, Johnson, Tennessee.
  • Allen Dotson married Delila Pierce, and had children including Albert Elisha Dotson, Alfred Alexander Dotson, Carolina Dotson, David S Dotson, Elizabeth Nancy Dotson, John Franklin Dotson, Malinda Dotson, Sarah E Dotson, William G Dotson.
  • Allen Dotson passed away in 1899 in Johnson County, TN.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Allen Dotson's Ancestors

Self
Allen Dotson
1817–1899
Birth Place: ,, Nc
Parents
Reuben Dotson
1775–1869
Surry Co., North Carolina, USA
Sarah Estep
1775–1805
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Charles Dotson
1745–1789
Virginia, British Colonial America
Elizabeth Elmore
1744–
Surry, North Carolina, United States
Shadrick Estep
1745–1801
St. Margarets Parish, Anne Arundel, MD
Ruth Duggan
1748–1801
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Estep
1710–1772
Mary Lane
1712–1793
John Duggan
1706–
Mary Roberts
1711–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Estep
1668–1766
Rebecca Ramsey
1686–1780
Dutton Lane
1670–1726
Pretitia Tydings
1674–1734
William Roberts
1695–1747
Sarah Horn
1685–1719

Allen Dotson's Descendants

1.
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Allen Dotson (ABT 1817–6 DEC 1899) m. Delila Pierce (15 APR 1822–28 AUG 1886)
  1. 1. Albert (Elisha) Dotson 1856–1955 m. Mollie Chapell 1864–1938
    1. 1. Oscar (Dean) Dotson 1887–1968 m. Elizabeth Grayson 1895–1976
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Dotson 1916–1979 m. J. (Rufus) Gryder 1916–1991
      2. 2. Roger (Albert) Dotson 1922–
      3. 3. Wiliam (Dean) Dotson 1913– m. Ada (Jane) Divine 1916–
    2. 2. Verna (V.) Dotson 1891–1987
  2. 2. Alfred (Alexander) Dotson 1850–1933 m. Nancy (Catherine) Wilcox 1852–1945
    1. 1. George Dotson 1877– m. Hallie Grayson 1878–
      1. 1. Bess Dotson 1899–
    2. 2. Julia (Belle) Dotson 1873– m. William (Stacy) Wilson 1871–
    3. 3. William (Franklin) Dotson 1875– m. Ollie Greer 1887–
  3. 3. Carolina Dotson 1851–1937
  4. 4. David (S.) Dotson 1861–1930
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Nancy) Dotson 1866–1950
  6. 6. John (Franklin) Dotson 1854–1934 m. Loretta Wilson 1880–1963
  7. 7. Malinda Dotson 1867–1915
  8. 8. Sarah (E.) Dotson 1837–1925 m. John (B.) Davis 1869–
  9. 9. William (G.) Dotson 1841–

Allen Dotson's Timeline

14 Records

1800
11 SEP 1800
Birth of Allen Dotson in ,, Nc
,, Nc
1817
ABT 1817
Birth of Allen Dotson
None
1850
1850
Age 33
Allen Dotson resided here in Johnson county, Johnson, Tennessee
Johnson county, Johnson, Tennessee
1850
1850
Age 33
Allen Dotson resided here in Johnson county, Johnson, Tennessee
Johnson county, Johnson, Tennessee
1850
1850
Age 33
Allen Dotson resided here in Johnson county, Johnson, Tennessee
Johnson county, Johnson, Tennessee
1850
1850
Age 33
Allen Dotson resided here in Johnson county, Johnson, Tennessee
Johnson county, Johnson, Tennessee
1870
1870
Age 53
Allen Dotson resided here in Tennessee, United States
Tennessee, United States
1870
1870
Age 53
Allen Dotson resided here in Tennessee, United States
Tennessee, United States
1870
1870
Age 53
Allen Dotson resided here in Tennessee, United States
Tennessee, United States
1870
1870
Age 53
Allen Dotson resided here in Tennessee, United States
Tennessee, United States
1880
1880
Age 63
Allen Dotson resided here in District 9, Johnson, Tennessee, United States
District 9, Johnson, Tennessee, United States
1899
1899
Age 82
Burial of Allen Dotson in Dotson-Bumgardner Cemetery Drakes Creek Road, Trade, Johnson, Tennessee
Dotson-Bumgardner Cemetery Drakes Creek Road, Trade, Johnson, Tennessee
1899
8 DEC 1899
Age 82
Death of Allen Dotson in Johnson County, TN
Johnson County, TN
1899
6 DEC 1899
Age 82
Death of Allen Dotson
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 SEP 1800
    Event Place: ,, Nc
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 February 2019, 19:41), entry for Allen Dotson(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LHZG-G8D
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 October 2018), Allen Dotson in entry for Malinda Leave, 8 Jul 1915; Death, Johnson, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 18 July 2017), Allen Dotson in entry for Caroline Dotson, 08 Mar 1937; citing North Fork, Watavga, North Carolina, fn 1938 cn 386, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,943,132.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 October 2018), Allen Dotson in entry for Sarah E. Davis, 12 Mar 1925; Death, Johnson, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 October 2018), Allen Dotson in entry for John Franklin Dotson, 18 Nov 1934; Death, Shouns, Johnson, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Allen Dotson and Delilah Pearce, 25 Feb 1843; citing Ashe,North Carolina, reference ; FHL microfilm 6,330,295.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1850," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 12 April 2016), Allen Dotson, Johnson county, Johnson, Tennessee, United States; citing family 5, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1870," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 12 April 2016), Allen Dotson, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 12, family 84, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,039.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1880," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 July 2017), Allen Dotson, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 3, sheet 38A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1265; FHL microfilm 1,255,265.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, Runyon Varney and connected Families on Ancestory.com contact Linda Runyon herposted e-mail [email protected]

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 9, Johnson, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 February 2019, 19:41), entry for Allen Dotson(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LHZG-G8D
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Allen Dotson and Delilah Pearce, 25 Feb 1843; citing Ashe,North Carolina, reference ; FHL microfilm 6,330,295.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Runyon Varney and connected Families on Ancestory.com contact Linda Runyon herposted e-mail [email protected]

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1899
    Event Place: Dotson-Bumgardner Cemetery Drakes Creek Road, Trade, Johnson, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 February 2019, 19:41), entry for Allen Dotson(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LHZG-G8D
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Allen Dotson and Delilah Pearce, 25 Feb 1843; citing Ashe,North Carolina, reference ; FHL microfilm 6,330,295.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Runyon Varney and connected Families on Ancestory.com contact Linda Runyon herposted e-mail [email protected]

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 February 2019, 19:41), entry for Allen Dotson(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LHZG-G8D
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Allen Dotson and Delilah Pearce, 25 Feb 1843; citing Ashe,North Carolina, reference ; FHL microfilm 6,330,295.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Runyon Varney and connected Families on Ancestory.com contact Linda Runyon herposted e-mail [email protected]

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 DEC 1899
    Event Place: Johnson County, TN
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 February 2019, 19:41), entry for Allen Dotson(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LHZG-G8D
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Allen Dotson and Delilah Pearce, 25 Feb 1843; citing Ashe,North Carolina, reference ; FHL microfilm 6,330,295.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Runyon Varney and connected Families on Ancestory.com contact Linda Runyon herposted e-mail [email protected]

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1817

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 DEC 1899

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Johnson county, Johnson, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Johnson county, Johnson, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Johnson county, Johnson, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Johnson county, Johnson, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 February 2019, 19:41), entry for Allen Dotson(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LHZG-G8D
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Allen Dotson and Delilah Pearce, 25 Feb 1843; citing Ashe,North Carolina, reference ; FHL microfilm 6,330,295.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Runyon Varney and connected Families on Ancestory.com contact Linda Runyon herposted e-mail [email protected]

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 February 2019, 19:41), entry for Allen Dotson(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LHZG-G8D
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 10 February 2018), Allen Dotson and Delilah Pearce, 25 Feb 1843; citing Ashe,North Carolina, reference ; FHL microfilm 6,330,295.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Runyon Varney and connected Families on Ancestory.com contact Linda Runyon herposted e-mail [email protected]

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