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Robert Lincoln Dotson 1887–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1887

Birth Location: Dickenson, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 06 Aug 1965

Death Location: Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, USA

Father: Richard Dotson

Mother: Nancy Stanley

Spouse(s): Julia Matney

Children(s): Richard DOTSON, Alta Dotson

The story of Robert Lincoln Dotson began in 1887 in Dickenson, Virginia, USA. Robert Lincoln Dotson married Julia Matney, and had children including Alta M Dotson, Richard Lincoln Dotson. Robert Lincoln Dotson passed away in 1965 in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Lincoln Dotson began in 1887 in Dickenson, Virginia, USA.
  • Robert Lincoln Dotson married Julia Matney, and had children including Alta M Dotson, Richard Lincoln Dotson.
  • Robert Lincoln Dotson passed away in 1965 in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, USA.

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Robert Dotson's Ancestors

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Robert Dotson
1887–1965
Birth Place: Dickenson, Virginia, USA
Parents
Richard Henderson Dotson
1867–1960
Wise, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Helen) Stanley
1870–1955
Wise, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Larkin) Stanley
1833–1887
Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Margaret (Ann) Rose
1840–1906
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Rev Rose
1796–1890
Nancy Hill
1803–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Levi Rose
1765–1850
Mary Stafford
1767–1753

Robert Dotson's Descendants

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Robert (Lincoln) Dotson (25 Dec 1887–06 Aug 1965) m. Julia Matney (Abt. 1891–29 Dec 1970)
  1. 1. Richard (Lincoln) DOTSON 1919–1994
  2. 2. Alta (M) Dotson 1915–

Robert Dotson's Timeline

2 Records

1887
25 Dec 1887
Birth of Robert Lincoln Dotson in Dickenson, Virginia, USA
Dickenson, Virginia, USA
1965
06 Aug 1965
Age 78
Death of Robert Lincoln Dotson in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, USA
Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1887
    Event Place: Dickenson, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Aug 1965
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, USA

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