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Lydia S Dodson 1784–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Feb 1784

Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1878

Death Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA

Father: Caleb Dodson

Mother: Elizabeth Petty

Spouse(s): John Vaughan

Children(s): John Vaughan, Lydia Vaughan

Lydia S Dodson was born in 1784 in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA, the child of Caleb Thornton Dodson And Elizabeth Marshall Petty. In 1850, Lydia S Dodson resided in Southern District, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. Lydia S Dodson married John Spencer Vaughan, and had children including John Vaughan, Lydia Vaughan. Lydia S Dodson passed away in 1878 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Lydia S Dodson was born in 1784 in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA, the child of Caleb Thornton Dodson And Elizabeth Marshall Petty.
  • In 1850, Lydia S Dodson resided in Southern District, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
  • Lydia S Dodson married John Spencer Vaughan, and had children including John Vaughan, Lydia Vaughan.
  • Lydia S Dodson passed away in 1878 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Lydia Dodson's Ancestors

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Lydia Dodson
1784–1878
Birth Place: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Parents
Caleb Thornton Dodson
1750–1836
Prince William, Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Marshall) Petty
1750–1844
Fauquier, Virginia, United States
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Dodson's Descendants

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Lydia (S) Dodson (26 Feb 1784–1878) m. John (Spencer) Vaughan (1775–May 1858)
  1. 1. John Vaughan 1795–1855 m. Martha (Patsey) Vaughan 1790–1860
    1. 1. Sally Vaughan 1821– m. John (G) Vaughan 1808–1888
      1. 1. Susan Vaughan 1856– m. Presley (H.) Hancock 1830–
        1. 1. Pattie (Bertha Hancock) Clay 1876–1965 m. Arker (Pierce) Betterton 1871–1931
  2. 2. Lydia Vaughan 1828–

Lydia Dodson's Timeline

3 Records

1784
26 Feb 1784
Birth of Lydia S Dodson in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 66
Lydia S Dodson resided here in Southern District, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Southern District, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
1878
1878
Age 94
Death of Lydia S Dodson in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1784
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Southern District, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Roll: 968; Page: 127a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Southern District, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Southern District, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Roll: 968; Page: 127a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1878
    Event Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA

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