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Willis Goodwin Dodson 1814–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1814

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 1883

Death Location: Dixon, Pulaski, Missouri

Father: Willis Dodson

Mother: Jane Dodson

Spouse(s): Mary Carter

Children(s): William Dodson, Elizabeth Dodson, Emeziah Dodson, Thomas Dodson, Mary Dodson, Levi Dodson, Louisa Dodson, John Dodson, Henry Dodson

In 1814, Willis Goodwin Dodson entered the world in Tennessee, born to Willis Dodson And Jane Or Leannah Mrs Dodson. Willis Goodwin Dodson married Mary Carter, and had children including Elizabeth Dodson, Emeziah Dodson, Henry Dodson, John Scott Dodson, Levi Dodson, Louisa Elisa Dodson, Mary Jane Dodson, Thomas Willis Dodson, William Dodson. Willis Goodwin Dodson passed away in 1883 in Dixon, Pulaski, Missouri.

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Biography

  • In 1814, Willis Goodwin Dodson entered the world in Tennessee, born to Willis Dodson And Jane Or Leannah Mrs Dodson.
  • Willis Goodwin Dodson married Mary Carter, and had children including Elizabeth Dodson, Emeziah Dodson, Henry Dodson, John Scott Dodson, Levi Dodson, Louisa Elisa Dodson, Mary Jane Dodson, Thomas Willis Dodson, William Dodson.
  • Willis Goodwin Dodson passed away in 1883 in Dixon, Pulaski, Missouri.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willis Dodson
1782–1830
Birth Location: Richmond, Virginia
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Jane Dodson
1780–
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Mary Carter
1816–1883
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

William Dodson
1835–1919
Birth Location: Fayette, Illinois
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Elizabeth Dodson
1839–
Birth Location: Fayette, Illinois
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Emeziah Dodson
1841–
Birth Location: Fayette, Illinois
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Thomas Dodson
1843–
Birth Location: Fayette, Illinois
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Mary Dodson
1845–1870
Birth Location: Fayette, Illinois
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Levi Dodson
1847–1891
Birth Location: Fayette, Illinois
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Louisa Dodson
1849–1920
Birth Location: Fayette, Illinois
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John Dodson
1853–1937
Birth Location: Bingham, Fayette, Illinois
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Henry Dodson
1854–1884
Birth Location: Fayette, Illinois
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Willis Dodson's Ancestors

Self
Willis Dodson
1814–1883
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Willis Dodson
1782–1830
Richmond, Virginia
Jane (or Leannah Mrs.) Dodson
1780–
North Carolina
Grandparents
Thomas (Greenham) Dodson
1743–1809
Richmond, Virginia
Sarah Dodson
1758–1835
North Farnham, Richmond, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Greenham* Dodson
1709–1777
Eleanor* Hightower
1722–
Elisha Dodson
1710–
Sarah Averett
1729–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas* Dodson
1681–1740
Dorothy Durham
1686–1714
John Hightower
1690–1764
Mary Bryan
1697–1780
Thomas* Dodson
1681–1740
Dorothy Durham
1686–1714

Willis Dodson's Descendants

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Willis (Goodwin) Dodson (1814–1883) m. Mary Carter (1816–1883)
  1. 1. William Dodson 1835–1919
  2. 2. Elizabeth Dodson 1839–
  3. 3. Emeziah Dodson 1841–
  4. 4. Thomas (Willis) Dodson 1843–
  5. 5. Mary (Jane) Dodson 1845–1870
  6. 6. Levi Dodson 1847–1891
  7. 7. Louisa (Elisa) Dodson 1849–1920
  8. 8. John (Scott) Dodson 1853–1937
  9. 9. Henry Dodson 1854–1884

Willis Dodson's Timeline

2 Records

1814
1814
Birth of Willis Goodwin Dodson in Tennessee
Tennessee
1883
1883
Age 69
Death of Willis Goodwin Dodson in Dixon, Pulaski, Missouri
Dixon, Pulaski, Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1814
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1883
    Event Place: Dixon, Pulaski, Missouri
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