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Elisha Fortunatus Dodson 1818–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1818

Birth Location: McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 23 Nov 1881

Death Location: Grandview, Johnson County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Fortunatus Dotson

Mother: Frances Hanks

Spouse(s): Susan Williams

Children(s): James Dodson, George Dodson, Andrew Dodson, William Dodson, Sarah Dodson, Charles Dodson, Mary Dodson, Mary Caton, Nancy Morris, Alice Godley

The story of Elisha Fortunatus Dodson began in 1818 in McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA. Elisha Fortunatus Dodson married Susan Williams, and had children including Alice Godley, Andrew D Dodson, Charles Elisha Dodson, George R Dodson, James Elias Dodson, Mary Isabella Caton, Mary Jane Dodson, Nancy E Morris, Sarah Sallie Francis Dodson, William Fortunatus Dodson. Elisha Fortunatus Dodson passed away in 1881 in Grandview, Johnson County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Elisha Fortunatus Dodson began in 1818 in McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA.
  • Elisha Fortunatus Dodson married Susan Williams, and had children including Alice Godley, Andrew D Dodson, Charles Elisha Dodson, George R Dodson, James Elias Dodson, Mary Isabella Caton, Mary Jane Dodson, Nancy E Morris, Sarah Sallie Francis Dodson, William Fortunatus Dodson.
  • Elisha Fortunatus Dodson passed away in 1881 in Grandview, Johnson County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Fortunatus Dotson
1771–1864
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
FD
Frances Hanks
1771–1830
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
FH

Spouses(s)

Susan Williams
1820–1887
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
SW

Children(s)

James Dodson
1857–1935
Birth Location: Wayne County, Tennessee, USA
JD
George Dodson
1849–1939
Birth Location: Wayne County, Tennessee, USA
GD
Andrew Dodson
1851–1942
Birth Location: Wayne Co.Tn.
AD
William Dodson
1845–1929
Birth Location: Waynesboro, Wayne, Tennessee, USA
WD
Sarah Dodson
1847–1932
Birth Location: , Wayne, Tennessee, USA
SD
Charles Dodson
1855–1945
Birth Location: –
CD
Mary Dodson
1859–1947
Birth Location: Wayne, Tennessee, United States
MD
Mary Caton
1859–1914
Birth Location: –
MC
Nancy Morris
1853–1891
Birth Location: –
NM
Alice Godley
1864–1907
Birth Location: –
AG

Elisha Dodson's Ancestors

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Elisha Dodson
1818–1881
Birth Place: McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Fortunatus Dotson
1771–1864
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Frances Hanks
1771–1830
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
David Dodson
1749–1820
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth# Dodson
1732–1820
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Moses Hanks
1748–1831
Virginia, United States
Aggatha ("Aggy" Elizabeth) Dodson
1749–1831
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Luke Hanks
1684–1757
Elizabeth Glascock
1690–1757
Thomas Dodson
1728–1783
Ann Neville
1730–1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hanks
1655–1704
Sarah Woodbridge
1651–1708
Thomas x
1640–1701
Anne x
1655–1713
Thomas Dodson
1707–1726
Elizabeth Rose
1706–1766
Joseph Neville
1707–1790
Ann Bohannan
1710–1762

Elisha Dodson's Descendants

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Elisha (Fortunatus) Dodson (25 Mar 1818–23 Nov 1881) m. Susan Williams (25 Mar 1820–17 Apr 1887)
  1. 1. James (Elias) Dodson 1857–1935
  2. 2. George (R) Dodson 1849–1939
  3. 3. Andrew (D) Dodson 1851–1942
  4. 4. William (Fortunatus) Dodson 1845–1929
  5. 5. Sarah ((Sallie) Francis) Dodson 1847–1932
  6. 6. Charles (Elisha) Dodson 1855–1945
  7. 7. Mary (Jane) Dodson 1859–1947
  8. 8. Mary (Isabella) Caton 1859–1914
  9. 9. Nancy (E.) Morris 1853–1891
  10. 10. Alice Godley 1864–1907

Elisha Dodson's Timeline

2 Records

1818
25 Mar 1818
Birth of Elisha Fortunatus Dodson in McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA
McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA
1881
23 Nov 1881
Age 63
Death of Elisha Fortunatus Dodson in Grandview, Johnson, Texas, USA
Grandview, Johnson, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1818
    Event Place: McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1881
    Event Place: Grandview, Johnson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grandview, Johnson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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