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James Merrifield Dodson 1827–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Feb 1827

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 21 Mar 1910

Death Location: Wright, Missouri, United States

Father: Isaac Dodson

Mother: Sally Bishop

Spouse(s): Alice Baker

Children(s): Ewing Dodson, Wilson Dotson, Mary Dotson, Mildred Dodson, Adora Dodson, Francis Dodson, Rastus Dodson

James Merrifield Dodson was born in 1827 in Kentucky, United States, the child of Isaac Dodson And Sally Bishop. In 1860, James Merrifield Dodson resided in Dent, Harmony, Iron, Missouri, USA. James Merrifield Dodson married Alice Emerine Baker, and had children including Adora Adeline Dodson, Ewing Ewen Dodson, Francis Dodson, Mary B Dotson, Mildred Ann Dodson, Rastus V Dodson, Wilson Dotson. James Merrifield Dodson passed away in 1910 in Wright, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • James Merrifield Dodson was born in 1827 in Kentucky, United States, the child of Isaac Dodson And Sally Bishop.
  • In 1860, James Merrifield Dodson resided in Dent, Harmony, Iron, Missouri, USA.
  • James Merrifield Dodson married Alice Emerine Baker, and had children including Adora Adeline Dodson, Ewing Ewen Dodson, Francis Dodson, Mary B Dotson, Mildred Ann Dodson, Rastus V Dodson, Wilson Dotson.
  • James Merrifield Dodson passed away in 1910 in Wright, Missouri, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Dodson's Ancestors

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James Dodson
1827–1910
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States
Parents
Isaac Dodson
1784–1852
Virginia
Sally Bishop
1785–
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Abraham) Dodson
1759–1840
Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America
Rachel McCarty
1763–1828
Possibly Frederick County, VA
Catherine ("Caty") Iler
1760–1835
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1720–1818
Mary Evans
1724–1815
Isaac McCarty
1741–1814
Hannah McKay
1744–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John EVANS
1689–1760
ELEANOR ELLIS
1693–1768
James McKay
1710–1797
Mary Chester
1724–1797

James Dodson's Descendants

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James (Merrifield) Dodson (06 Feb 1827–21 Mar 1910) m. Alice (Emerine) Baker (April 1830–21 Jun 1914)
  1. 1. Ewing (Ewen) Dodson 1852–1907 m. Lucy Fisher 1853–1903
    1. 1. Daisy Curtiss 1890–1967 m. Elihu (Oliver) Curtis 1889–1970
      1. 1. Juanita (Lucille) Curtis 1911–1933
    2. 2. Charles (Wilson) Dodson 1885–
    3. 3. Julian Dodson 1896–
    4. 4. Bessie Dodson 1888–
    5. 5. Morgan Dodson 1893–
  2. 2. Wilson Dotson 1850–
  3. 3. Mary (B) Dotson 1854–1940
  4. 4. Mildred (Ann) Dodson 1858–1938
  5. 5. Adora (Adeline) Dodson 1872–1962
  6. 6. Francis Dodson 1868–1939
  7. 7. Rastus (V) Dodson 1852–

James Dodson's Timeline

3 Records

1827
06 Feb 1827
Birth of James Merrifield Dodson in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States
1860
1860
Age 33
James Merrifield Dodson resided here in Dent, Harmony, Iron, Missouri, USA
Dent, Harmony, Iron, Missouri, USA
1910
21 Mar 1910
Age 83
Death of James Merrifield Dodson in Wright, Missouri, United States
Wright, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Feb 1827
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Dent, Harmony, Iron, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1910
    Event Place: Wright, Missouri, United States

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