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Thomas Franklin Dotson 1845–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 January 1845

Birth Location: Macon County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 7 May 1918

Death Location: Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: James Dotson

Mother: Nancy Bratton

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In 1845, Thomas Franklin Dotson entered the world in Macon County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to James Madison Dotson And Nancy Ann Cynthia Bratton. Thomas Franklin Dotson passed away in 1918 in Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1845, Thomas Franklin Dotson entered the world in Macon County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to James Madison Dotson And Nancy Ann Cynthia Bratton.
  • Thomas Franklin Dotson passed away in 1918 in Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Thomas Dotson's Ancestors

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Thomas Dotson
1845–1918
Birth Place: Macon County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
James Madison Dotson
1816–1901
Nancy (Ann Cynthia) Bratton
1819–1878
Macon, Fayette, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Bratton
1788–1855
South Carolina, USA
Agnes ("Nancy") Galbreath
1794–1865
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles Bratton
1760–1794
Mary Lindsay
1764–1820
William Galbreath
1761–1828
Mary Hamilton
1767–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bratton
1725–1786
Thomas Galbreath
1740–1787
John Hamilton
1738–1826
Cassandra Chamberlayne
1741–1821

Thomas Dotson's Timeline

2 Records

1845
15 January 1845
Birth of Thomas Franklin Dotson in Macon County, Tennessee, United States of America
Macon County, Tennessee, United States of America
1918
7 May 1918
Age 73
Death of Thomas Franklin Dotson in Adolphus, Allen County, Kentucky, United States of America
Adolphus, Allen County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 January 1845
    Event Place: Macon County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1918
    Event Place: Adolphus, Allen County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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