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Sam Dotson 1885–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 1885

Birth Location: Kentucky, USA

Death Date: OCT 1920

Death Location: Stopover, KY

Father: Dr. Dotson

Mother: Keziah Smith

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Children(s):

Sam Dotson was born in 1885 in Kentucky, USA, the child of Dr William Riley Dotson And Keziah V Smith. Sam Dotson passed away in 1920 in Stopover, KY.

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Biography

  • Sam Dotson was born in 1885 in Kentucky, USA, the child of Dr William Riley Dotson And Keziah V Smith.
  • Sam Dotson passed away in 1920 in Stopover, KY.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dr. Dotson
1848–1914
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Keziah Smith
1850–1940
Birth Location: Pike County, Kentucky
KS

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sam Dotson's Ancestors

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Sam Dotson
1885–1920
Birth Place: Kentucky, USA
Parents
Dr. William Riley Dotson
1848–1914
Kentucky, USA
Keziah (V.) Smith
1850–1940
Pike County, Kentucky
Grandparents
George Smith
1826–1853
Pike County, KY
Elizabeth (Daugherty -) DNA
1827–1910
Washington County, VA
Great-Grandparents
Martin Smith
1797–1895
Elizabeth Taylor
1801–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Heinrich II
1760–1830
Mary Smith
1768–1826

Sam Dotson's Timeline

2 Records

1885
Nov 1885
Birth of Sam Dotson in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1920
OCT 1920
Age 35
Death of Sam Dotson in Stopover, KY
Stopover, KY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 1885
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: OCT 1920
    Event Place: Stopover, KY
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