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Samuel Byers Dodson 1878–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Feb 1878

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 22 Nov 1916

Death Location: Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA

Father: Wesley Dodson

Mother: Elizabeth Watson

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In 1878, Samuel Byers Dodson entered the world in Texas, born to Wesley Clark Dodson And Elizabeth Bessie E Watson. Samuel Byers Dodson passed away in 1916 in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1878, Samuel Byers Dodson entered the world in Texas, born to Wesley Clark Dodson And Elizabeth Bessie E Watson.
  • Samuel Byers Dodson passed away in 1916 in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA.

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Samuel Dodson's Ancestors

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Samuel Dodson
1878–1916
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
Wesley Clark Dodson
1829–1914
Morgan County, Alabama, USA
Elizabeth ((Bessie) E) Watson
1839–1922
Greene, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
James (Alexander Watson) Sr
1817–1860
South Carolina
Elizabeth (Caufield "Eliza") Ellis
1818–1869
Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Watson
1784–1876
Mary Hayes
1781–1853
William Ellis
1790–1830
Letitia Caufield
1796–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Watson
1749–1823
Mary BRANNON
1743–1827

Samuel Dodson's Timeline

2 Records

1878
16 Feb 1878
Birth of Samuel Byers Dodson in Texas
Texas
1916
22 Nov 1916
Age 38
Death of Samuel Byers Dodson in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1878
    Event Place: Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1916
    Event Place: Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA

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