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Bessie A Dodson 1876–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1876

Birth Location: Robertson County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 30 Jun 1937

Death Location: Whitehaven, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Wesley Dodson

Mother: Elizabeth Watson

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In 1876, Bessie A Dodson entered the world in Robertson County, Texas, USA, born to Wesley Clark Dodson And Elizabeth Bessie E Watson. Bessie A Dodson passed away in 1937 in Whitehaven, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1876, Bessie A Dodson entered the world in Robertson County, Texas, USA, born to Wesley Clark Dodson And Elizabeth Bessie E Watson.
  • Bessie A Dodson passed away in 1937 in Whitehaven, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA.

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Bessie Dodson's Ancestors

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Bessie Dodson
1876–1937
Birth Place: Robertson County, Texas, USA
Parents
Wesley Clark Dodson
1829–1914
Morgan County, Alabama, USA
Elizabeth ((Bessie) E) Watson
1839–1922
Greene, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
James (Alexander Watson) Sr
1817–1860
South Carolina
Elizabeth (Caufield "Eliza") Ellis
1818–1869
Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Watson
1784–1876
Mary Hayes
1781–1853
William Ellis
1790–1830
Letitia Caufield
1796–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Watson
1749–1823
Mary BRANNON
1743–1827

Bessie Dodson's Timeline

2 Records

1876
2 Feb 1876
Birth of Bessie A Dodson in Robertson County, Texas, USA
Robertson County, Texas, USA
1937
30 Jun 1937
Age 61
Death of Bessie A Dodson in Whitehaven, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Whitehaven, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1876
    Event Place: Robertson County, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1937
    Event Place: Whitehaven, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

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