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David Dotson 1822–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1822

Birth Location: Gilmer, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 1885

Death Location: Ellijay, Gilmer County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: william Dotson

Mother: Laura Sission

Spouse(s): Mary Thompson

Children(s): Martha Dotson, Elizabeth Dotson, Richard Dotson, Samuel Dotson, Thomas Dotson, Levi Dotson, George Dotson, David DOTSON, John Dotson, James Dotson, Margaret Dotson, william dotson, Jackson Dotson, Sis Dotson, Nathaniel Dotson

David Dotson was born in 1822 in Gilmer, Georgia, United States, the child of William Henry Dotson And Laura Sission. In 1850, David Dotson resided in Subdivision 33, Gilmer, Georgia, USA. David Dotson married Mary Ann Thompson, and had children including David Newton Dave Dotson, Elizabeth Dotson, George W Dotson, Jackson Dotson, James Jim H Dotson, John W Dotson, Levi D Dotson, Margaret E Dotson, Martha Ann Dotson, Nathaniel Dotson, Richard L Dotson, Samuel K Dotson, Sis Dotson, Thomas Andrew Dotson, William Levi Dotson. David Dotson passed away in 1885 in Ellijay, Gilmer County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • David Dotson was born in 1822 in Gilmer, Georgia, United States, the child of William Henry Dotson And Laura Sission.
  • In 1850, David Dotson resided in Subdivision 33, Gilmer, Georgia, USA.
  • David Dotson married Mary Ann Thompson, and had children including David Newton Dave Dotson, Elizabeth Dotson, George W Dotson, Jackson Dotson, James Jim H Dotson, John W Dotson, Levi D Dotson, Margaret E Dotson, Martha Ann Dotson, Nathaniel Dotson, Richard L Dotson, Samuel K Dotson, Sis Dotson, Thomas Andrew Dotson, William Levi Dotson.
  • David Dotson passed away in 1885 in Ellijay, Gilmer County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David Dotson's Ancestors

Self
David Dotson
1822–1885
Birth Place: Gilmer, Georgia, United States
Parents
william henry Dotson
1799–1838
Franklin, North Carolina, United States
Laura Sission
1793–1835
Franklin, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William (Henry) Dotson
1712–1822
Franklin County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Mary Farrington
1692–1719
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Dotson's Descendants

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David Dotson (Abt 1822–1885) m. Mary (Ann) Thompson (14 Jun 1829–16 Jul 1904)
  1. 1. Martha (Ann) Dotson 1860–1938 m. Manoah (Wesley) Davis 1847–1901
    1. 1. James (Jehu) Davis 1888–1972 m. Bertha (Mae) Thompson 1897– m. Vernie (Gertrude) Wells 1908–1992
      1. 1. Charles Davis 1935–2014 m. Marlene (Hanna) Davis 1936–2008
      2. 2. Minnie (M) Davis 1914–1946
        1. 1. Maxine McElreath 1936–2010
      3. 3. Myrtle (Vera) Davis 1917–2007 m. Leslie (Asberry) Wright 1913–2005
      4. 4. Horace (James) Davis 1919–1983
      5. 5. Grady (Lee Davis) Sr. 1921–2004
      6. 6. Floyd (Forrest) Davis 1924–1979
      7. 7. Clyde Davis 1928–1928
      8. 8. Glenn (Hugh) Davis 1944–1996
      9. 9. Howard (William) Davis 1929–1974
    2. 2. Mary (E) Jarvis 1883–1936
    3. 3. Richard (Cleveland) Davis 1892–1979 m. Hattie Davis 1891–
      1. 1. Effie Davis 1919–
      2. 2. Albert (C) Davis 1922–
      3. 3. Burley Davis 1923–
      4. 4. Alvin (J) Davis 1921–
    4. 4. Nancy (A) Davis 1895–1926
    5. 5. Robert (L) Davis 1898–1906
    6. 6. Henry (Lewis) Davis 1870–1941
    7. 7. Benjamin (Wilson) Davis 1875–1962
    8. 8. William (Thomas) Davis 1866–1917
    9. 9. Taylor (Washington) Davis 1898–1990
    10. 10. Sammie (Z.) Davis 1893–1910
    11. 11. Mary (Arminda) Witherow 1880–1925
    12. 12. John (Wesley) Davis 1868–1936
    13. 13. Mary (Arminda) Davis 1881–1925
    14. 14. Margaret (Canzady) Davis 1873–1936
    15. 15. Marion (J.) Davis 1878–
    16. 16. Samuel (Bryson) Davis 1873–1943
    17. 17. Martha Davis
    18. 18. Benjamin (Wilson(Wilse)) Davis 1875–1962
  2. 2. Elizabeth Dotson 1852–
  3. 3. Richard (L.) Dotson 1857–1923
  4. 4. Samuel (K.) Dotson 1855–1923
  5. 5. Thomas (Andrew) Dotson 1863–1941
  6. 6. Levi (D.) Dotson 1865–1898
  7. 7. George (W.) Dotson 1868–1933
  8. 8. David (Newton "Dave") DOTSON 1856–1914
  9. 9. John (W) Dotson 1848–1864
  10. 10. James ("Jim" H.) Dotson 1850–1880
  11. 11. Margaret (E) Dotson 1852–1880
  12. 12. william (levi) dotson 1865–1898
  13. 13. Jackson Dotson 1867–1880
  14. 14. Sis Dotson 1868–
  15. 15. Nathaniel Dotson 1869–

David Dotson's Timeline

5 Records

1822
Abt 1822
Birth of David Dotson in Gilmer, Georgia, United States
Gilmer, Georgia, United States
1847
21 Mar 1847
Age 25
David Dotson was married in Gilmer, Georgia
Gilmer, Georgia
1850
1850
Age 28
David Dotson resided here in Subdivision 33, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
Subdivision 33, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
1880
1880
Age 58
David Dotson resided here in Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
1885
1885
Age 63
Death of David Dotson in Gilmer, GA, Georgia, USA
Gilmer, GA, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1822
    Event Place: Gilmer, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1847
    Event Place: Gilmer, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Subdivision 33, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Gilmer, GA, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ellijay, Gilmer County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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