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James Nevel Dodson 1812–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1812

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 21 May 1890

Death Location: Carters Creek, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Abner Dodson

Mother: Elizabeth Wolverton

Spouse(s): Mary Wilkes

Children(s): Frances Dodson, Mary Dodson, John Dodson, Archibald Dodson, James Dodson, Eliza Dodson, DeWitt Dodson, William Dodson

The story of James Nevel Dodson began in 1812 in Tennessee, USA. James Nevel Dodson married Mary Ann Eliza Wilkes, and had children including Archibald B Archie Dodson, Dewitt Clinton Dodson, Eliza Ellen Dodson, Frances Josephine Fannie Dodson, James Ethelbert Dodson, John Wilkes Dodson, Mary Elizabeth Dodson, William Thomas Dodson. James Nevel Dodson passed away in 1890 in Carters Creek, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Nevel Dodson began in 1812 in Tennessee, USA.
  • James Nevel Dodson married Mary Ann Eliza Wilkes, and had children including Archibald B Archie Dodson, Dewitt Clinton Dodson, Eliza Ellen Dodson, Frances Josephine Fannie Dodson, James Ethelbert Dodson, John Wilkes Dodson, Mary Elizabeth Dodson, William Thomas Dodson.
  • James Nevel Dodson passed away in 1890 in Carters Creek, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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James Dodson's Ancestors

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James Dodson
1812–1890
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
Abner Dodson
1775–1825
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Wolverton
1786–1886
VA
Grandparents
David Dodson
1749–1820
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth# Dodson
1732–1820
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Andrew (Joel Jackson) WOOLVERTON
1750–1812
Hunterdon Co, NJ
Sarah (Ann) STONE
1760–1808
Hunterdon, Colonial New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
JOEL SR.
1715–1795
Elizabeth Robins
1720–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Sr
1660–1746
Mary Chadwick
1674–1751
Jonathan Robbins
1696–1775
Eleanor Robbins
1690–1790

James Dodson's Descendants

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James (Nevel) Dodson (19 May 1812–21 May 1890) m. Mary (Ann Eliza) Wilkes (17 Feb 1819–18 Jul 1899)
  1. 1. Frances (Josephine "Fannie") Dodson 1844–1935
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Dodson 1852–1923
  3. 3. John (Wilkes) Dodson 1841–1902
  4. 4. Archibald (B "Archie") Dodson 1847–1918
  5. 5. James (Ethelbert) Dodson 1849–1927
  6. 6. Eliza (Ellen) Dodson 1855–1920
  7. 7. DeWitt (Clinton) Dodson 1859–1938
  8. 8. William (Thomas) Dodson 1839–1907 m. Mary (Jane) Fitzgerald 1840–1889
    1. 1. Arch (G) Dodson 1869–1948 m. Margaret (Jane) Dodson 1868–1944
      1. 1. Alonzo (Ross) Dodson 1895–1963
      2. 2. Madison (Campbell) Dodson 1891–1963 m. Mattie (Pearl) Wright 1896–1959
        1. 1. Elva (Louise) Dodson 1915–1991
        2. 2. Nathan (Jones) Dodson 1922–1994
        3. 3. Wallace (Franklin) Dodson 1925–1995
      3. 3. Thomas (Lawrence) Dodson 1892–1968
      4. 4. Archie (Paul) Dodson 1901–1982
      5. 5. John (Boyd) Dodson 1896–1971
      6. 6. Beatrice Dodson 1904–
      7. 7. Fitzdire Dodson 1908–
      8. 8. Lawrence Dodson 1894–
    2. 2. Sarah (E) Dodson 1859–1942
    3. 3. Willie (Jane) Dodson 1861–1930 m. Rufus (Vance) Sellers 1857–1946
      1. 1. Melvin Sellers 1882–1904
      2. 2. Iva (Mai "Ivie") Sellers 1884–1970
      3. 3. Elonzo (B) Sellers 1894–1995
      4. 4. William (Hubert) Sellers 1897–1983
      5. 5. Vergie (Mai) Sellers 1903–1993
      6. 6. Hollie (Elvira) Sellers 1887–1990 m. Odie (Houston) Thurman 1882–1956
        1. 1. Virgil (Eugene) Thurman 1910–2000
      7. 7. Anderson Sellers 1892–1892
    4. 4. Ross (Elonzo) Dodson 1865–1941

James Dodson's Timeline

2 Records

1812
19 May 1812
Birth of James Nevel Dodson in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1890
21 May 1890
Age 78
Death of James Nevel Dodson in Maury, Tennessee, United States
Maury, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1812
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1890
    Event Place: Maury, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carters Creek, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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