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Marshall Allan DODSON 1812–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1812

Birth Location: Halifax, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1865

Death Location: Perry County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Elias Dodson

Mother: Maria Marshall

Spouse(s): Emily Brown

Children(s): Matilda Shelton

The story of Marshall Allan DODSON began in 1812 in Halifax, Virginia, USA. Marshall Allan DODSON married Emily Wren Brown, and had children including Matilda Jane Shelton. Marshall Allan DODSON passed away in 1865 in Perry County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Marshall Allan DODSON began in 1812 in Halifax, Virginia, USA.
  • Marshall Allan DODSON married Emily Wren Brown, and had children including Matilda Jane Shelton.
  • Marshall Allan DODSON passed away in 1865 in Perry County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elias Dodson
1786–1847
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Halifax, Virginia, United States
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Maria Marshall
1790–1846
Birth Location: Halifax County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Emily Brown
1806–1883
Birth Location: Williamson, Williamson, Tennessee, United States
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Children(s)

Matilda Shelton
1842–1874
Birth Location: Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
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Marshall DODSON's Ancestors

Self
Marshall DODSON
1812–1865
Birth Place: Halifax, Virginia, USA
Parents
Elias Dodson
1786–1847
Pittsylvania, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Maria ('Mary') Marshall
1790–1846
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Nancy (Ann Chilton) (Shelton)
1758–1818
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Marshall Marshall
1767–1852
Virginia, USA
Unity Shields
1767–1852
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Shields
1741–1831
Lydia Bays
1755–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeanne Armstrong
1720–1770

Marshall DODSON's Descendants

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Marshall (Allan) DODSON (1812–1865) m. Emily (Wren) Brown (25 MAR 1806–08 Jul 1883)
  1. 1. Matilda (Jane) Shelton 1842–1874 m. Olynthus (Gregory "Tean") Shelton 1830–1903
    1. 1. James (Monroe) Shelton 1858–1929 m. Ida (Ellen) Blosser 1873–1955
      1. 1. James (M.) Shelton 1903–1986 m. Frances Hairgrove 1913–1991
        1. 1. Nancy Hawthorn 1931–1964 m. William (Edgar) Hawthorn 1928–2017
        2. 2. Charles (Timothy) Shelton 1945–2020
      2. 2. Gladys Shelton 1912–
      3. 3. James (Oliver) Shelton 1894–1966
      4. 4. Roy (Lee) Shelton 1897–1950
      5. 5. George (Henry Shelton) Sr. 1913–2001
      6. 6. Thomas (T.) Shelton 1906–1995
      7. 7. Mattie (Ida) Shelton 1909–2001
      8. 8. Ethel (Mavis) Shelton 1907–1983
      9. 9. Hazel (Irene) Shelton 1902–1994
      10. 10. Hazel Shelton 1903–
      11. 11. Junes Shelton 1905–
      12. 12. Madaline Shelton 1910–
    2. 2. Emily (Jane) Childress 1862–1900
    3. 3. Sarah (Frances) Whitaker 1868–1945
    4. 4. Rowena (S.) Bastin 1872–1938
    5. 5. Sarah (Frances) Shelton 1870–1945
    6. 6. Marshal (Rowena) Shelton 1872–1938
    7. 7. Martha (Ann) Shelton 1860–1860
    8. 8. Emily (Jane) Shelton 1862–1900
    9. 9. Nancy (Allie) Clayton 1867–1944
    10. 10. William (Alexander) Shelton 1864–1920
    11. 11. Matilda (Elizabeth) Hufstedler 1874–1964
    12. 12. James (Milton) Shelton 1859–1928
    13. 13. Nancy (Allie) Clayton 1867–1944

Marshall DODSON's Timeline

2 Records

1812
1812
Birth of Marshall Allan DODSON in Halifax, Virginia, USA
Halifax, Virginia, USA
1865
1865
Age 53
Death of Marshall Allan DODSON in Perry County, Tennessee, USA
Perry County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1812
    Event Place: Halifax, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Perry County, Tennessee, USA
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