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William Elsy Dodd 1847 – 1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Oct 1847

Birth Location: West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 09 Oct 1938

Death Location: Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, USA

Father: Alpheus Dodd

Mother: Mary Griffith

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In 1847, William Elsy Dodd entered the world in West Virginia, USA, born to Alpheus (Alfred) Dodd and Mary Nancy (Polly) Griffith. William Elsy Dodd passed away in 1938 in Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1847, William Elsy Dodd entered the world in West Virginia, USA, born to Alpheus (Alfred) Dodd and Mary Nancy (Polly) Griffith.
  • William Elsy Dodd passed away in 1938 in Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, USA.

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William Dodd's Ancestors

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William Dodd
1847 – 1938
Birth Place: West Virginia, USA
Parents
Alpheus (Alfred) Dodd
1819 – 1901
Marion County, West Virginia, USA
Mary (Nancy (Polly)) Griffith
1814 – 1855
Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Elzy Dodd
1792 – 1880
Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Agnes (A. Johnson) Dodd
1795 – 1839
Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Dodd
1750 – 1815
Elizabeth Lnu
1759 – 1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathanial Dodd
1714 – 1784
Sarah Allen
1721 – 1802

William Dodd's Timeline

2 Records

1847
09 Oct 1847
Birth of William Elsy Dodd in West Virginia, USA
West Virginia, USA
1938
09 Oct 1938
Age 91
Death of William Elsy Dodd in Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, USA
Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Oct 1847
    Event Place: West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Oct 1938
    Event Place: Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, USA

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