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James Thomas Dodson 1882–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 DEC 1882

Birth Location: Robertson, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 18 MAY 1956

Death Location: Robertson, Kentucky, USA

Father: Samuel Dotson

Mother: Sarah Wheeler

Spouse(s): Lettie Shepherd

Children(s): Herbert Dotson, Archie Dotson, Jesse Dotson, Raymond Dotson, Nellie Wagner, Mabel Dotson

In 1882, James Thomas Dodson entered the world in Robertson, Kentucky, USA, born to Samuel D Dotson And Sarah Jane Wheeler. In 1900, James Thomas Dodson resided in Mount Olivet, Robertson, Kentucky, USA. In 1920, James Thomas Dodson resided in Mount Olivet, Robertson, Kentucky, USA. James Thomas Dodson married Lettie Shepherd, and had children including Archie G Dotson, Herbert Ray Dotson, Jesse Beecher Dotson, Mabel Dotson, Nellie Dotson Wagner, Raymond Pershing Dotson. James Thomas Dodson passed away in 1956 in Robertson, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1882, James Thomas Dodson entered the world in Robertson, Kentucky, USA, born to Samuel D Dotson And Sarah Jane Wheeler.
  • In 1900, James Thomas Dodson resided in Mount Olivet, Robertson, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1920, James Thomas Dodson resided in Mount Olivet, Robertson, Kentucky, USA.
  • James Thomas Dodson married Lettie Shepherd, and had children including Archie G Dotson, Herbert Ray Dotson, Jesse Beecher Dotson, Mabel Dotson, Nellie Dotson Wagner, Raymond Pershing Dotson.
  • James Thomas Dodson passed away in 1956 in Robertson, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Dodson's Ancestors

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James Dodson
1882–1956
Birth Place: Robertson, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Samuel D. Dotson
1845–1925
Kentucky, USA
Sarah (Jane) Wheeler
1848–1936
Mason, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
George (Washington) Wheeler
1813–1880
Mason, Kentucky, USA
Sarah (Ann) Strawther
1816–1880
Mason, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lawrence Wheeler
1782–1832
Isabelle Dawson
1786–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wheeler
1754–1823
Mary Revel
1756–1823

James Dodson's Descendants

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James (Thomas) Dodson (25 DEC 1882–18 MAY 1956) m. Lettie Shepherd (ABT 1886–)
  1. 1. Herbert (Ray) Dotson 1917–2000
  2. 2. Archie (G) Dotson 1910–1974
  3. 3. Jesse (Beecher) Dotson 1921–1989
  4. 4. Raymond (Pershing) Dotson 1919–1999 m. Iva FThacker 1929–1961 m. Edna (Mae) O'Neal 1933–2008 m. Elmira (Dora) Fryman 1925–1997
    1. 1. James (Allen) Dotson 1947–1968
    2. 2. Raymond Dotson 1949–1950
    3. 3. Elva (Pershing) Dotson 1944–1979
    4. 4. Shirley (Frances) Dotson 1950–1954
  5. 5. Nellie (Dotson) Wagner 1907–
  6. 6. Mabel Dotson 1913–2008

James Dodson's Timeline

8 Records

1882
25 DEC 1882
Birth of James Thomas Dodson in Robertson, Kentucky, USA
Robertson, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 18
James Thomas Dodson resided here in Mount Olivet, Robertson, Kentucky, USA
Mount Olivet, Robertson, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 38
James Thomas Dodson resided here in Mount Olivet, Robertson, Kentucky, USA
Mount Olivet, Robertson, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 48
James Thomas Dodson resided here in Bratton, Robertson, Kentucky, USA
Bratton, Robertson, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 53
James Thomas Dodson resided here in Robertson, Kentucky, USA
Robertson, Kentucky, USA
1940
1940
Age 58
James Thomas Dodson resided here in Burika, Robertson, Kentucky, USA
Burika, Robertson, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 68
James Thomas Dodson resided here in Mount Olivet, Robertson, Kentucky, USA
Mount Olivet, Robertson, Kentucky, USA
1956
18 MAY 1956
Age 74
Death of James Thomas Dodson in Robertson, Kentucky, USA
Robertson, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 DEC 1882
    Event Place: Robertson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1950 USA Federal Census, USA, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the USA, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Mount Olivet, Robert
    [2] Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Mount Olivet, Robertson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1950 USA Federal Census, USA, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the USA, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Mount Olivet, Robert
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shannon, Mason, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 MAY 1956
    Event Place: Robertson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Mount Olivet, Robertson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Mount Olivet, Robertson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bratton, Robertson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Robertson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Burika, Robertson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

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