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William Shepherd Dodson 1858–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1858

Birth Location: Illinois, USA

Death Date: 14 Apr 1940

Death Location: Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA

Father: Joseph Dodson

Mother: Eliza Cary

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William Shepherd Dodson was born in 1858 in Illinois, USA, the child of Joseph Kinman Dodson And Eliza Jane Cary. William Shepherd Dodson passed away in 1940 in Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA.

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Biography

  • William Shepherd Dodson was born in 1858 in Illinois, USA, the child of Joseph Kinman Dodson And Eliza Jane Cary.
  • William Shepherd Dodson passed away in 1940 in Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA.

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William Dodson's Ancestors

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William Dodson
1858–1940
Birth Place: Illinois, USA
Parents
Joseph Kinman Dodson
1823–1906
Ohio
Eliza (Jane) Cary
1827–1915
Champaign, Ohio, United States
Grandparents
Ezra Cary
1803–1898
Ohio
Jane McPherson
1806–1882
Ohio
Great-Grandparents
Calvin Cary
1755–1823
Jane
1783–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Dodson's Timeline

2 Records

1858
1858
Birth of William Shepherd Dodson in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA
1940
14 Apr 1940
Age 82
Death of William Shepherd Dodson in Yakima County, Washington, USA
Yakima County, Washington, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1858
    Event Place: Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Washington, Select Death Certificates
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Illinois, County Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Yakima County, Washington, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Washington, Select Death Certificates
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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