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Joseph Brown Dotson 1864–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1864

Birth Location: Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 1891

Death Location: Rabun County, Georgia, USA

Father: Henry Jr.

Mother: Rebecca Speed

Spouse(s): Roxanna Queen

Children(s): Charlie Dotson

In 1864, Joseph Brown Dotson entered the world in Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, United States, born to Henry Berry Dotson Jr And Rebecca Speed. Joseph Brown Dotson married Roxanna Queen, and had children including Charlie Brown Dotson. Joseph Brown Dotson passed away in 1891 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1864, Joseph Brown Dotson entered the world in Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, United States, born to Henry Berry Dotson Jr And Rebecca Speed.
  • Joseph Brown Dotson married Roxanna Queen, and had children including Charlie Brown Dotson.
  • Joseph Brown Dotson passed away in 1891 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Jr.
1851–1920
Birth Location: Rabun County, Georgia, USA
HJ
Rebecca Speed
1852–1918
Birth Location: Rabun County, Georgia, USA
RS

Spouses(s)

Roxanna Queen
1865–1929
Birth Location: Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, United States
RQ

Children(s)

Charlie Dotson
1886–1946
Birth Location: Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, United States
CD

Joseph Dotson's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Dotson
1864–1891
Birth Place: Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, United States
Parents
Henry Berry Dotson Jr.
1851–1920
Rabun County, Georgia, USA
Rebecca Speed
1852–1918
Rabun County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Henry (B. Dodson) Sr.
1851–1920
North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Anne) Fox
1820–1886
Georgia, USA
Terrell Speed
1811–1877
South Carolina
Jerusha Pelfrey
1812–1880
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dodson
1770–
Elizabeth Dodson
1828–1908
Richard Fox
1760–1828
Wilmouth Wright
1789–1864
Robert Speed
1763–1826
Elizabeth Martin
1763–1830
Joseph Pelfrey
1769–1827
Elizabeth (Qualls)
1770–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Speed
1716–1786
Mary Speed
1714–1768
John Martin
1718–1761
Amanda Shipley
1723–1768

Joseph Dotson's Descendants

1.
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Joseph (Brown) Dotson (1864–1891) m. Roxanna Queen (16 Aug 1865–Bef. 1929)
  1. 1. Charlie (Brown) Dotson 1886–1946 m. Ora (Minnie) Dotson 1910–1993
    1. 1. Calvin (Brown) Dotson 1935–1963
    2. 2. Allen (N) Dotson 1946–2002
    3. 3. Vaughn (T) Dotson 1941–2005
    4. 4. Prudence Dotson 1932–2012
    5. 5. Shirlee Williams 1942–1994
    6. 6. Lorene Rogers 1922–2017
    7. 7. Andrew (E.) Dotson 1928–1998 m. Dorothy (Bryson) Dotson 1932–2015
    8. 8. Claud Dotson 1918–
    9. 9. Edna Dotson 1925–

Joseph Dotson's Timeline

2 Records

1864
1864
Birth of Joseph Brown Dotson in Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, United States
Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, United States
1891
1891
Age 27
Death of Joseph Brown Dotson in Rabun County, Georgia, USA
Rabun County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1864
    Event Place: Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Rabun County, Georgia, USA
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