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Willis Goodwin Dodson 1827–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 DEC 1827

Birth Location: Giles, Tennessee

Death Date: 25 FEB 1857

Death Location: Wesley, Madison, Arkansas

Father: Thomas Dodson

Mother: Nancy Sharp

Spouse(s): Martha Sharp

Children(s):

The story of Willis Goodwin Dodson began in 1827 in Giles, Tennessee. Willis Goodwin Dodson married Martha Jane Sharp. Willis Goodwin Dodson passed away in 1857 in Wesley, Madison, Arkansas.

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Biography

  • The story of Willis Goodwin Dodson began in 1827 in Giles, Tennessee.
  • Willis Goodwin Dodson married Martha Jane Sharp.
  • Willis Goodwin Dodson passed away in 1857 in Wesley, Madison, Arkansas.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willis Dodson's Ancestors

Self
Willis Dodson
1827–1857
Birth Place: Giles, Tennessee
Parents
Thomas H. Dodson
1805–1884
North Carolina
Nancy Sharp
1808–1859
Grandparents
Willis Dodson
1782–1830
Richmond, Virginia
Jane (or Leannah Mrs.) Dodson
1780–
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dodson
1743–1809
Sarah Dodson
1758–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Greenham* Dodson
1709–1777
Eleanor* Hightower
1722–
Elisha Dodson
1710–
Sarah Averett
1729–

Willis Dodson's Timeline

2 Records

1827
19 DEC 1827
Birth of Willis Goodwin Dodson in Giles, Tennessee
Giles, Tennessee
1857
25 FEB 1857
Age 30
Death of Willis Goodwin Dodson in Wesley, Madison, Arkansas
Wesley, Madison, Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 DEC 1827
    Event Place: Giles, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 FEB 1857
    Event Place: Wesley, Madison, Arkansas

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