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Opal Irene Dotson 1936–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 September 1936

Birth Location: Land Mines, West Virginia

Death Date: 09 February 2006

Death Location: Findlay, Hancock, Ohio

Father: Arthur Dotson

Mother: Mary Hignite

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Opal Irene Dotson was born in 1936 in Land Mines, West Virginia, the child of Arthur Dotson And Mary Louise Hignite. Opal Irene Dotson passed away in 2006 in Findlay, Hancock, Ohio.

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Biography

  • Opal Irene Dotson was born in 1936 in Land Mines, West Virginia, the child of Arthur Dotson And Mary Louise Hignite.
  • Opal Irene Dotson passed away in 2006 in Findlay, Hancock, Ohio.

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Opal Dotson's Ancestors

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Opal Dotson
1936–2006
Birth Place: Land Mines, West Virginia
Parents
Arthur Dotson
1911–1961
Wharncliffe, Mingo County, West Virginia, USA
Mary (Louise) Hignite
1916–1972
Carter County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Jonah Dotson
1887–1947
Mingo, West Virginia, USA
Rosie (May) Ellis
1890–1962
West Virginia, USA
William (David) Hignite
1881–1963
Floyd, Kentucky
Nancy (S) Callaway
1895–
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
William Dotson
1854–1917
Louisa Hatfield
1845–
Charles Ellis
1871–1945
Virginia Gibson
1873–
William Hignite
1856–1930
Margaret Banks
1853–
Cornelius Callaway
1867–1952
#1 Elliott
1868–1909
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Simon Dotson
1832–1863
Sarah Alley
1834–1917
Jacob Hatfield
1819–1867
Catharine Hatfield
1823–1880

Opal Dotson's Timeline

2 Records

1936
11 September 1936
Birth of Opal Irene Dotson in Land Mines, West Virginia
Land Mines, West Virginia
2006
09 February 2006
Age 70
Death of Opal Irene Dotson in Findlay, Hancock, Ohio
Findlay, Hancock, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 September 1936
    Event Place: Land Mines, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 February 2006
    Event Place: Findlay, Hancock, Ohio

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