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James William Dodson 1872–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1872

Birth Location: Wheelock, Robertson, Texas, USA

Death Date: 19 Jul 1946

Death Location: Waco, McLennan County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Wesley Dodson

Mother: Elizabeth Watson

Spouse(s): Florence Dodson, Mary Gallaway

Children(s): Elizabeth Dodson, Lallie Gibson, Mary Hamilton

In 1872, James William Dodson entered the world in Wheelock, Robertson, Texas, USA, born to Wesley Clark Dodson And Elizabeth Bessie E Watson. James William Dodson married Florence Valeria Jefferson Dodson, Mary Selman Gallaway, and had children including Elizabeth Farris Dodson, Lallie Jefferson Dodson Gibson, Mary Ward Dodson Hamilton. James William Dodson passed away in 1946 in Waco, McLennan County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1872, James William Dodson entered the world in Wheelock, Robertson, Texas, USA, born to Wesley Clark Dodson And Elizabeth Bessie E Watson.
  • James William Dodson married Florence Valeria Jefferson Dodson, Mary Selman Gallaway, and had children including Elizabeth Farris Dodson, Lallie Jefferson Dodson Gibson, Mary Ward Dodson Hamilton.
  • James William Dodson passed away in 1946 in Waco, McLennan County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wesley Dodson
1829–1914
Birth Location: Morgan County, Alabama, USA
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Elizabeth Watson
1839–1922
Birth Location: Greene, Alabama, USA
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Spouses(s)

Florence Dodson
1877–1918
Birth Location: Texas
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Mary Gallaway
1878–1968
Birth Location: Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA
MG

Children(s)

Elizabeth Dodson
1907–1961
Birth Location: Waco, Texas, USA
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Lallie Gibson
1902–1977
Birth Location: Waco, Texas
LG
Mary Hamilton
1908–1971
Birth Location: Texas
MH

James Dodson's Ancestors

Self
James Dodson
1872–1946
Birth Place: Wheelock, Robertson, Texas, USA
Parents
Wesley Clark Dodson
1829–1914
Morgan County, Alabama, USA
Elizabeth ((Bessie) E) Watson
1839–1922
Greene, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
James (Alexander Watson) Sr
1817–1860
South Carolina
Elizabeth (Caufield "Eliza") Ellis
1818–1869
Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Watson
1784–1876
Mary Hayes
1781–1853
William Ellis
1790–1830
Letitia Caufield
1796–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Watson
1749–1823
Mary BRANNON
1743–1827

James Dodson's Descendants

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James (William) Dodson (19 Oct 1872–19 Jul 1946) m. Florence (Valeria Jefferson) Dodson (18 May 1877–25 Mar 1918) m. Mary (Selman) Gallaway (14 February 1878–2 July 1968)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Farris) Dodson 1907–1961 m. Robert (Heath "Jack") Rawles 1903–1976
    1. 1. James (Heath) Rawles 1931–2017
  2. 2. Lallie (Jefferson Dodson) Gibson 1902–1977
  3. 3. Mary (Ward Dodson) Hamilton 1908–1971

James Dodson's Timeline

2 Records

1872
19 Oct 1872
Birth of James William Dodson in Wheelock, Robertson, Texas, USA
Wheelock, Robertson, Texas, USA
1946
19 Jul 1946
Age 74
Death of James William Dodson in Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States
Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1872
    Event Place: Wheelock, Robertson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1946
    Event Place: Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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