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John Hampton Dodson 1856–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Sep 1856

Birth Location: Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 3 Aug 1940

Death Location: Bells, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Enoch Dodson

Mother: Frances Andrews

Spouse(s): Ellen Savage, Rachel Foster

Children(s): Lula Dodson, Minnie Dodson, John Dodson, William Dodson, Frances Dodson, Pearl Dodson, Eltha Dodson, Jennie Dodson, Claude Dodson, Zela Dodson, Italy Dodson

John Hampton Dodson was born in 1856 in Alabama, United States of America, the child of Enoch Frank Dodson And Frances Andrews. In 1940, John Hampton Dodson resided in Whitewright, Grayson, Texas, USA. John Hampton Dodson married Ellen Isabell Savage, Rachel Jane Foster, and had children including Claude Clemons Dodson, Eltha Mae Dodson, Frances Gertrude Girtie Dodson, Italy M Dodson, Jennie Lee Dodson, John Dewel Dodson, Lula Alma Dodson, Minnie Edna Dodson, Pearl Isabel Dodson, William Cole Willie Dodson, Zela Dodson. John Hampton Dodson passed away in 1940 in Bells, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Hampton Dodson was born in 1856 in Alabama, United States of America, the child of Enoch Frank Dodson And Frances Andrews.
  • In 1940, John Hampton Dodson resided in Whitewright, Grayson, Texas, USA.
  • John Hampton Dodson married Ellen Isabell Savage, Rachel Jane Foster, and had children including Claude Clemons Dodson, Eltha Mae Dodson, Frances Gertrude Girtie Dodson, Italy M Dodson, Jennie Lee Dodson, John Dewel Dodson, Lula Alma Dodson, Minnie Edna Dodson, Pearl Isabel Dodson, William Cole Willie Dodson, Zela Dodson.
  • John Hampton Dodson passed away in 1940 in Bells, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Dodson's Ancestors

Self
John Dodson
1856–1940
Birth Place: Alabama, United States of America
Parents
Enoch Frank Dodson
1809–1906
Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Frances Andrews
1809–1881
Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Dodson's Descendants

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John (Hampton) Dodson (20 Sep 1856–3 Aug 1940) m. Ellen (Isabell) Savage (5 Apr 1861–17 Jul 1933) m. Rachel (Jane) Foster (4 Jan 1851–11 Aug 1897)
  1. 1. Lula (Alma) Dodson 1885–1938 m. Richard (Jasper) Stone 1874–1959
    1. 1. Richard (Olan) Stone 1911–
    2. 2. Helen (Bell) Stone 1914–2002
    3. 3. Sammie (Marion) Stone 1920–2010 m. Eugene Selby 1910–
    4. 4. Ervin (Enoche) Stone 1904–1965
  2. 2. Minnie (Edna) Dodson 1882–1947 m. George (Alexander) Kenney 1880–1953
    1. 1. Earl (I) Kenney 1907–1947 m. Ollie (Mae) Ryon 1911–
    2. 2. Dorothy (Dell) Kenney 1923–2009 m. Luther (Martin Powell) Jr 1923–1979
    3. 3. Mary (Kathleen) Kenney 1926–2008 m. Walter (M.) Franklin 1915–
    4. 4. Hazel (Mancelle) Kenney 1905–1935 m. John Huffer 1883–
    5. 5. Glendon (Alec Kenney) Sr 1917–2011 m. Lena (Norene) Sutton 1922–1979
      1. 1. Kelly Kenney 1948–2013
  3. 3. John (Dewel) Dodson 1903–1978 m. Cora (Estelle) Dishner 1905–1994
    1. 1. Mary (Sue) Dodson 1927–1991 m. Henry (Ford) McMurray 1926–2004
  4. 4. William (Cole "Willie") Dodson 1892–1966 m. Mary (Ellen) Brannum 1892–1974
    1. 1. George (Dewel) Dodson 1913–2001 m. Ora (Lee) Barron 1915–1999
      1. 1. Barbara (Ann) Dodson 1938–1997
      2. 2. Norma (Jean) Dodson 1934–1937
    2. 2. Willie (Bea Marguerite) Dodson 1925–1987 m. Carl (Adolphus) Willoughby 1919–1992
    3. 3. Pansy (Louise) Dodson 1920–1988 m. Charles (James Fortner) Jr. 1919–1986
      1. 1. Charles (Wayne) Fortner 1950–2001 m. Roxann Mangrum 1951–2016
  5. 5. Frances (Gertrude "Girtie") Dodson 1895–1964
  6. 6. Pearl (Isabel) Dodson 1900–1962
  7. 7. Eltha (Mae) Dodson 1890–1932
  8. 8. Jennie (Lee) Dodson 1887–1962
  9. 9. Claude (Clemons) Dodson 1897–1980
  10. 10. Zela Dodson 1903–1904
  11. 11. Italy (M) Dodson 1889–

John Dodson's Timeline

3 Records

1856
20 Sep 1856
Birth of John Hampton Dodson in Alabama, United States of America
Alabama, United States of America
1940
Abt 1940
Age 84
John Hampton Dodson resided here in Whitewright, Grayson, Texas, USA
Whitewright, Grayson, Texas, USA
1940
3 Aug 1940
Age 84
Death of John Hampton Dodson in Precinct 3, Grayson, Texas, USA
Precinct 3, Grayson, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1856
    Event Place: Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1940
    Event Place: Whitewright, Grayson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1940
    Event Place: Precinct 3, Grayson, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bells, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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