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Joseph Dotson 1875–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 JUN 1875

Birth Location: Pike, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 1 APR 1954

Death Location: Jeffersonville, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States

Father: John Dotson

Mother: Rhoda Dotson

Spouse(s): Sarah Coleman

Children(s):

The story of Joseph Dotson began in 1875 in Pike, Kentucky, United States. In 1880, Joseph Dotson resided in Peters Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States. Joseph Dotson married Sarah Elizabeth Coleman. Joseph Dotson passed away in 1954 in Jeffersonville, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Dotson began in 1875 in Pike, Kentucky, United States.
  • In 1880, Joseph Dotson resided in Peters Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States.
  • Joseph Dotson married Sarah Elizabeth Coleman.
  • Joseph Dotson passed away in 1954 in Jeffersonville, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Dotson's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Dotson
1875–1954
Birth Place: Pike, Kentucky, United States
Parents
John Sherman Dotson
1844–1920
Tennessee, United States
Rhoda Dotson
1847–1947
Buchanan Co., Va.
Grandparents
George (Wheeler) Dotson
1824–1909
North Carolina, USA
Catherine Bumgardner
1807–1860
,, North Carolina
William (Riley) Dotson
1824–1918
Watoga County, NC
Louise (Jane) Estep
1831–1910
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Reuben Dotson
1775–1869
Sarah Estep
1775–1805
William Dotson
1801–1875
Rhoda STOUT
1801–2003
Shadrach Estep
1814–1880
Ruth Wilson
1810–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Dotson
1745–1789
Elizabeth Elmore
1744–
Shadrick Estep
1745–1801
Ruth Duggan
1748–1801
Reuben Dotson
1775–1869
Sarah Estep
1775–1805
James Estep
1767–1852
Sarah Frazier
1796–1870
Elijah Wilson
1778–1858
Nancy Paschall
1790–1854

Joseph Dotson's Timeline

5 Records

1875
30 JUN 1875
Birth of Joseph Dotson in Pike, Kentucky, United States
Pike, Kentucky, United States
1880
1880
Age 5
Joseph Dotson resided here in Peters Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States
Peters Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States
1935
1935
Age 60
Joseph Dotson resided here in Same House
Same House
1940
1940
Age 65
Joseph Dotson resided here in Grundy Magisterial District, Buchanan, Virginia, United States
Grundy Magisterial District, Buchanan, Virginia, United States
1954
1 APR 1954
Age 79
Death of Joseph Dotson in Jeffersonville, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
Jeffersonville, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 JUN 1875
    Event Place: Pike, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), Joseph Dotson, 01 Apr 1954; citing Death, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
    [2] Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 2 August 2022), Joseph Dotson, 1925.
    [3] United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 25 December 2021), Joseph Dotson, 1917-1918.
    [4] United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 24 December 2021), Joseph Dotson, 1917-1918.
    [5] FamilySearch FamilyTree
    [6] Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 20 February 2021), Joseph S Dotson and Elizabeth Coleman Thornbury, 23 Jun 1951; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, <i>Ancestry<i> ( : 2012); citing , Clintwood, Virginia, United States, certificate 16290, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
    [7] Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 2 March 2021), Joseph Dotson, 1 Apr 1954; citing Death, Jeffersonville, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 2,251,616.
    [8] United States Census, 1880, "United States Census, 1880," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 14 January 2022), Joseph Dotson in household of John S. Dotson, Precinct 7 Peter's Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: BET 1917 AND 1918
    Event Place: Buchanan County, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Grundy Magisterial District, Buchanan, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dotson Cemetery, Pike, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 APR 1954
    Event Place: Jeffersonville, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), Joseph Dotson, 01 Apr 1954; citing Death, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
    [2] Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 2 March 2021), Joseph Dotson, 1 Apr 1954; citing Death, Jeffersonville, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 2,251,616.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Peters Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same House

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