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Robert Emerson Dodson 1790–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1790

Birth Location: Pitttsylvania County, Virginia

Death Date: 10 June 1854

Death Location: Judio, Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: George Dodson

Mother: Elizabeth Reid

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Dodson

Children(s): Jasper Dodson, Joseph Dodson, Lucinda Dodson, Lucinda Dodson, Andrew Dodson, Mary Dodson, Margaret Dodson, Elizabeth Dodson, William Dodson, Stockton Dodson, Isaiah Dodson, Mary Wells

In 1790, Robert Emerson Dodson entered the world in Pitttsylvania County, Virginia, born to George Dodson And Elizabeth Margaret Reid. Robert Emerson Dodson married Elizabeth Dodson, and had children including Andrew Jackson Dodson, Elizabeth Lucy B Dodson, Isaiah Dodson, Jasper Newton Dodson, Joseph Hiram Dodson, Lucinda Dodson, Margaret A Dodson, Mary Polly Dodson, Mary Wells, Stockton V Dodson, William Riley Dodson. Robert Emerson Dodson passed away in 1854 in Judio, Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1790, Robert Emerson Dodson entered the world in Pitttsylvania County, Virginia, born to George Dodson And Elizabeth Margaret Reid.
  • Robert Emerson Dodson married Elizabeth Dodson, and had children including Andrew Jackson Dodson, Elizabeth Lucy B Dodson, Isaiah Dodson, Jasper Newton Dodson, Joseph Hiram Dodson, Lucinda Dodson, Margaret A Dodson, Mary Polly Dodson, Mary Wells, Stockton V Dodson, William Riley Dodson.
  • Robert Emerson Dodson passed away in 1854 in Judio, Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Dodson's Ancestors

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Robert Dodson
1790–1854
Birth Place: Pitttsylvania County, Virginia
Parents
George Dodson
1737–1825
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Margaret) Reid
1741–1825
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
George Dodson
1702–1770
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Margaret Dagord
1708–1770
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
John Reid
1724–1776
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Mary Peterson
1711–1792
Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dodson
1681–1740
Mary Durham
1686–1745
Henry Dagord
1649–1726
Judith Hunt
1680–
William Reid
1705–1766
Elizabeth Watt
1708–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Dodson
1649–1705
Anne Elmore
1654–1715
Thomas Durham
1661–1715
DOROTHY SMOOT
1663–1714
Thomas Dagord
1604–1653
Alice Asplunne
1615–

Robert Dodson's Descendants

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Robert (Emerson) Dodson (1790–10 June 1854) m. Elizabeth Dodson (1801–30 August 1876)
  1. 1. Jasper (Newton) Dodson 1838–1896 m. Nancy (Helen) Graves 1842–1913
    1. 1. Jerome (Newton) Dodson 1876–1938 m. Maud (Ann) Dodson 1881–1917
      1. 1. Frank Dodson 1899–1958 m. Lula (Mae) Ingram 1899–1995
        1. 1. Dorothy (M) Dodson 1924–2013 m. Fredrick (Charles) Kuittau 1926–1991
        2. 2. Ruth (Marie) Dodson 1926–1999
        3. 3. Kenneth Dodson 1929–1972
        4. 4. Harry (Maynard) Dodson 1932–1993
        5. 5. William (Charles Dodson) Sr 1934–1994
      2. 2. Frank Dodson 1899–1930
      3. 3. Linnie Dodson 1905–
      4. 4. Gertrude (Evangeline) Dodson 1906–1992
      5. 5. Flossie Dodson 1908–
  2. 2. Joseph (Hiram) Dodson 1816–1880
  3. 3. Lucinda Dodson 1821–1884
  4. 4. Lucinda Dodson 1823–1855
  5. 5. Andrew (Jackson) Dodson 1829–1899
  6. 6. Mary (Polly) Dodson 1828–1907
  7. 7. Margaret (A) Dodson 1834–1896
  8. 8. Elizabeth (Lucy B) Dodson 1835–1889
  9. 9. William (Riley) Dodson 1843–1920
  10. 10. Stockton (V) Dodson 1824–1912
  11. 11. Isaiah Dodson 1833–1910
  12. 12. Mary Wells 1828–1907

Robert Dodson's Timeline

3 Records

1785
1785
Birth of Robert Emerson Dodson in Pitttsylvania County, Virginia
Pitttsylvania County, Virginia
1790
1790
Birth of Robert Emerson Dodson in Pitttsylvania County, Virginia
Pitttsylvania County, Virginia
1854
10 June 1854
Age 64
Death of Robert Emerson Dodson in Illwill Creek, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA
Illwill Creek, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Pitttsylvania County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Pitttsylvania County, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 June 1854
    Event Place: Illwill Creek, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Judio, Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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