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William Goodwin (Willis) Dodson 1813–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1813

Birth Location: Bedford or Maury County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 17 Jan 1883

Death Location: Crocker, Pulaski County, Missouri, USA

Father: Willis Dodson

Mother: Jane Hill

Spouse(s): Mary Carter

Children(s): Eliza Dodson, John Dodson, Levi Dodson, Mary (Wilson), Thomas Dodson, Ameziah Dodson, Elisabeth Dodson, Henry Dodson, William Dodson

William Goodwin (Willis) Dodson was born in 1813 in Bedford or Maury County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Willis Dodson And Jane Hill. William Goodwin (Willis) Dodson married Mary Polly Jane Carter, and had children including Ameziah H Dodson, Elisabeth Betsy Dodson, Eliza Louisa Dodson, Henry Dodson, John Scott Dodson, Levi Dodson, Mary Jane Dodson Wilson, Thomas Dodson, William Dodson. William Goodwin (Willis) Dodson passed away in 1883 in Crocker, Pulaski County, Missouri, USA.

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  • William Goodwin (Willis) Dodson was born in 1813 in Bedford or Maury County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Willis Dodson And Jane Hill.
  • William Goodwin (Willis) Dodson married Mary Polly Jane Carter, and had children including Ameziah H Dodson, Elisabeth Betsy Dodson, Eliza Louisa Dodson, Henry Dodson, John Scott Dodson, Levi Dodson, Mary Jane Dodson Wilson, Thomas Dodson, William Dodson.
  • William Goodwin (Willis) Dodson passed away in 1883 in Crocker, Pulaski County, Missouri, USA.

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William Dodson's Ancestors

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William Dodson
1813–1883
Birth Place: Bedford or Maury County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Willis Dodson
1784–1876
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Jane Hill
1788–1865
North Carolina, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Dodson's Descendants

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William (Goodwin (Willis)) Dodson (1813–17 Jan 1883) m. Mary (Polly Jane) Carter (1815–)
  1. 1. Eliza (Louisa) Dodson 1849–1920 m. William (Robert) Garland 1849–1928
    1. 1. Robert Garland 1873–1943 m. Noia ("Nat" Lelola "Lizzie") Garland 1887–1974
      1. 1. Floyd (Edward Garland) Sr 1920–1972 m. Verna (Mae) Seaton 1922–1967
        1. 1. Delbert (Otto) Garland 1942–2008
        2. 2. Larry (Dean) Garland 1944–2013 m. Helen (Marie) Brown 1945–1995
        3. 3. Floyd (Edward Garland) Jr 1940–1977
    2. 2. Lottie (Celestia) Garland 1879–1948
    3. 3. Polly (A.) Garland 1872–
    4. 4. Willis (Benjamin) Garland 1883–
    5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth Early) Bryan 1887–1931
    6. 6. Amanda (Viola) Garland 1890–1916
  2. 2. John (Scott) Dodson 1853–1937
  3. 3. Levi Dodson 1844–1913
  4. 4. Mary (Jane Dodson) (Wilson) 1845–1870
  5. 5. Thomas Dodson 1843–
  6. 6. Ameziah (H) Dodson 1841–1872
  7. 7. Elisabeth ("Betsy") Dodson 1839–
  8. 8. Henry Dodson 1851–1884
  9. 9. William Dodson 1835–1919

William Dodson's Timeline

2 Records

1813
1813
Birth of William Goodwin (Willis) Dodson in Bedford or Maury County, Tennessee, USA
Bedford or Maury County, Tennessee, USA
1883
17 Jan 1883
Age 70
Death of William Goodwin (Willis) Dodson in Crocker, Pulaski County, Missouri, USA
Crocker, Pulaski County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1813
    Event Place: Bedford or Maury County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1883
    Event Place: Crocker, Pulaski County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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