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Reuben F. Dotson 1850–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Aug 1850

Birth Location: Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 15 Aug 1906

Death Location: Pike County, Kentucky

Father: George Dotson

Mother: Catharine Bumgardner

Spouse(s): Sydney Prater

Children(s): Rhoda Dotson, William Dotson, Roxie Dotson, Sarah Dotson, George Dotson, Matilda Dotson, Stonewall Dotson, C Dotson

Reuben F. Dotson was born in 1850 in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States, the child of George Wheeler Dotson And Catharine Bumgardner. Reuben F. Dotson married Sydney Cidney J Prater, and had children including C W Dotson, George Dotson, Matilda Dotson, Rhoda Roda Dotson, Roxie Lena Dotson, Sarah Jane Dotson, Stonewall Jackson Dotson, William Greene Willie Dotson. Reuben F. Dotson passed away in 1906 in Pike County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Reuben F. Dotson was born in 1850 in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States, the child of George Wheeler Dotson And Catharine Bumgardner.
  • Reuben F. Dotson married Sydney Cidney J Prater, and had children including C W Dotson, George Dotson, Matilda Dotson, Rhoda Roda Dotson, Roxie Lena Dotson, Sarah Jane Dotson, Stonewall Jackson Dotson, William Greene Willie Dotson.
  • Reuben F. Dotson passed away in 1906 in Pike County, Kentucky.

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Reuben Dotson's Ancestors

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Reuben Dotson
1850–1906
Birth Place: Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States
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

Reuben Dotson's Descendants

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Reuben (F.) Dotson (21 Aug 1850–15 Aug 1906) m. Sydney ("Cidney" J) Prater (Oct 1854–Aft. 1910)
  1. 1. Rhoda ("Roda") Dotson 1880–1960 m. Jack Stanley 1882–1955
    1. 1. Jacob Stanley 1920–
    2. 2. Daniel (B.) Stanley 1916–1950
    3. 3. William (Green) Stanley 1908–
    4. 4. James Stanley 1910–
    5. 5. Harvey (Scott) Stanley 1912–1925
    6. 6. Wilburn Stanley 1916–1963
    7. 7. Lydia (Jane) Stanley 1924–1925
  2. 2. William (Greene "Willie") Dotson 1894–1963 m. Ocie (May) Slone 1891–1974 m. Rose Dotson 1896–1958
    1. 1. James (McClellan "Clell") Dotson 1919–1970
    2. 2. Everett Dotson 1922–1972
    3. 3. Arthur Dotson 1923–2000
    4. 4. Earney Dotson 1928–1980
    5. 5. Flim Dotson 1915–1979
    6. 6. Opal Dotson 1927–1999
    7. 7. Bill Dotson 1930–2014
    8. 8. Cora (Mae) Dotson 1933–2013
    9. 9. Earl Dotson 1938–2010
  3. 3. Roxie (Lena) Dotson 1891–1958 m. George (Arthur) Dotson 1888–1972
    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
  4. 4. Sarah (Jane) Dotson 1888–1951 m. Flem (Oliver) Varney 1884–1949 m. Jasper (Newton) Garris 1876–1918
    1. 1. Hattie (Marie) Varney 1922–1989 m. Lonzo (Carl) Fields 1911–1999
      1. 1. Thurman Fields 1939–1961
    2. 2. Roxie (Lena) Varney 1917–1983
    3. 3. Robert Varney 1920–1958
    4. 4. Alben Varney 1926–
    5. 5. Cellie Varney 1915–
    6. 6. Stella (Inez) Garris 1908–1969
    7. 7. Manda Garris 1912–1999
  5. 5. George Dotson 1885–1941 m. Matilda (J) Estep 1876–1931
    1. 1. Frank (Burian) Dotson 1916–1967
    2. 2. Lillian Dotson 1912–1967
    3. 3. Elijah Dotson 1914–1942
  6. 6. Matilda Dotson 1896–
  7. 7. Stonewall (Jackson) Dotson 1880–
  8. 8. C (W) Dotson 1886–

Reuben Dotson's Timeline

2 Records

1850
21 Aug 1850
Birth of Reuben F. Dotson in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States
Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States
1906
15 Aug 1906
Age 56
Death of Reuben F. Dotson in Pike County, Kentucky
Pike County, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1850
    Event Place: Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1906
    Event Place: Pike County, Kentucky

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