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Peter L Dotson 1861–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1861

Birth Location: Pike, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: Aft. 1930

Death Location: Pike County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: George Dotson

Mother: Catharine Bumgardner

Spouse(s): Emily Masters

Children(s): George Dotson

The story of Peter L Dotson began in 1861 in Pike, Kentucky, USA. Peter L Dotson married Emily J Masters, and had children including George Arthur Dotson. Peter L Dotson passed away in 1930 in Pike County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Peter L Dotson began in 1861 in Pike, Kentucky, USA.
  • Peter L Dotson married Emily J Masters, and had children including George Arthur Dotson.
  • Peter L Dotson passed away in 1930 in Pike County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Dotson
1824–1909
Birth Location: Bull Dog, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
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Catharine Bumgardner
1825–1880
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Emily Masters
1865–
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Children(s)

George Dotson
1888–1972
Birth Location: Pound, Wise, Virginia, USA
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Peter Dotson's Ancestors

Self
Peter Dotson
1861–1930
Birth Place: Pike, Kentucky, USA
Parents
George Wheeler Dotson
1824–1909
Bull Dog, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Catharine Bumgardner
1825–1880
North Carolina
Grandparents
Reuben Dotson
1775–1869
NEAR BULLDOG RD, Trade, Johnson, Tennessee
John (Bumgardner) Sr
1786–1872
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Polly) Butcher
1790–1877
Rockbridge County Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Leonard Bumgarner
1755–1818
Catharine Miller
1764–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Bumgarner
1730–1798
John Miller
1723–1780
Christina Miller
1730–1814

Peter Dotson's Descendants

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Peter (L) Dotson (Mar 1861–Aft. 1930) m. Emily (J) Masters (Aug 1865–)
  1. 1. George (Arthur) Dotson 1888–1972 m. Roxie (Lena) Dotson 1891–1958
    1. 1. Reuben (Eli) Dotson 1909–1963
    2. 2. Matilda (J) Dotson 1914–1958
    3. 3. William Dotson 1918–
    4. 4. Floyd Dotson 1921–
    5. 5. Gibbeon Dotson 1922–1991
    6. 6. Sam Dotson 1926–1999
    7. 7. Willie (G) Dotson 1917–1990
    8. 8. Katherine (Dotson) Sipple 1928–2005
    9. 9. Claude Dotson 1920–2016 m. Beulah Stevens 1922–1991
      1. 1. Claude (W) Dotson 1950–1984
    10. 10. Ruby Dotson 1933–1993
    11. 11. Lona Dotson 1911–1974

Peter Dotson's Timeline

3 Records

1861
1 Mar 1861
Birth of Peter L Dotson in Pike County Kentucky, USA
Pike County Kentucky, USA
1861
Mar 1861
Birth of Peter L Dotson in Pike, Kentucky, USA
Pike, Kentucky, USA
1930
Aft. 1930
Age 69
Death of Peter L Dotson in Peters Creek, Pike, Kentucky
Peters Creek, Pike, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1861
    Event Place: Pike County Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1861
    Event Place: Pike, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1930
    Event Place: Peters Creek, Pike, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: Pike County, Kentucky, United States of America
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