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Erma Odessa Dodson 1888–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 1888

Birth Location: Austin, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 28 Aug 1944

Death Location: Ithaca, New York, USA

Father: James Dodson

Mother: Cora Robbins

Spouse(s): Edward Swick, Ralph Shaft

Children(s): Georgia Swick, Walter Swick, Edward Swick, Carl Swick, Cora Swick

In 1888, Erma Odessa Dodson entered the world in Austin, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA, born to James Henry Dodson And Cora Belle Robbins. Erma Odessa Dodson married Edward Hubble Swick, Ralph Nichols Shaft, and had children including Carl Richard Swick, Cora Belle Gladys Swick, Edward Orland Swick, Georgia E Swick, Walter Lee Swick. Erma Odessa Dodson passed away in 1944 in Ithaca, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1888, Erma Odessa Dodson entered the world in Austin, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA, born to James Henry Dodson And Cora Belle Robbins.
  • Erma Odessa Dodson married Edward Hubble Swick, Ralph Nichols Shaft, and had children including Carl Richard Swick, Cora Belle Gladys Swick, Edward Orland Swick, Georgia E Swick, Walter Lee Swick.
  • Erma Odessa Dodson passed away in 1944 in Ithaca, New York, USA.

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Erma Dodson's Ancestors

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Erma Dodson
1888–1944
Birth Place: Austin, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
James Henry Dodson
1862–1951
Richardsville Warsaw Township, Jefferson County Pennsylvania
Cora (Belle) Robbins
1867–1913
Wrights, McKean County, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Andrew (Jackson Dodson) Sr
1821–1901
Saltsburg, Indiana Co, PA
Rebecca Williams
1832–1891
Maryland, USA
Madison Robbins
1834–1895
Deposit, Broome, New York, USA
Justina (Elizabeth) Hall
1849–1905
Port Allegany, McKean, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Dodson
1793–1831
Elizabeth Short
1797–1831
Charles Williams
1790–1889
Elizabeth Colbert
1792–1885
Job Robbins
1815–1887
Mariah Sherman
1814–1877
Paul Hall
1807–1878
Anne Dunbar
1818–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Dodson
1758–1813
Sarah Barron
1760–1800
Peter Short
1769–1855
Catherine McGeehan
1769–1855
John Robbins
1777–1825
Elizabeth Crane
1782–1831
Job Sherman
1789–1860
Jane Sherman
1837–
Ralph Hall
1767–1825
Mary Blake
1774–1826
Israel Dunbar
1789–1865
Mary Drake
1789–1863

Erma Dodson's Descendants

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Erma (Odessa) Dodson (July 1888–28 Aug 1944) m. Edward (Hubble) Swick (11 Jan 1879–26 Feb 1960) m. Ralph (Nichols) Shaft (12 Sep 1898–16 April 1942)
  1. 1. Georgia (E) Swick 1903–1983 m. Alfred (Clyde) Bentley 1894–1945 m. Harold (John) O'Connor 1909–1997
    1. 1. Beatrice (Irene) Bentley 1925–2013 m. Orten (Eugene) Baxter 1919–2002
    2. 2. Lula (Odessa) O'Connor 1932–2006
    3. 3. Barbara (Janet) O'Connor 1937–1996
    4. 4. Marjorie (Ann) O'Conner 1933–1998
    5. 5. Ermajean O'Conner 1936–2013
    6. 6. Allen (James) Bentley 1926–
  2. 2. Walter (Lee) Swick 1904–1948
  3. 3. Edward (Orland) Swick 1908–1983
  4. 4. Carl (Richard) Swick 1911–1997
  5. 5. Cora (Belle Gladys) Swick 1913–2003

Erma Dodson's Timeline

2 Records

1888
July 1888
Birth of Erma Odessa Dodson in Austin, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Austin, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
1944
28 Aug 1944
Age 56
Death of Erma Odessa Dodson in Ithaca, New York, USA
Ithaca, New York, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 1888
    Event Place: Austin, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1944
    Event Place: Ithaca, New York, USA

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