John Randall Dodson (1792 - 1868)

Born 22 Dec 1792 in Patrick County, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Burnett) Dodson — married 25 Aug 1816 in Wayne, Kentucky, USA

Descendants

Died Nov 1868 at age 75 in Putnam County, Missouri, USA

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Biography

Cpl John Dodson served in the KY Militia in the War of 1812
Service started: Aug 23, 1812
Unit(s): Capt M. Fall's Co.
Service ended: Mar 23, 1813

John Randall Dodson, son of Thomas Dodson and Jemima Randalls, was born in 1792 in Patrick County, Virginia.

By 1812 he had moved to Adair County, Kentucky, where John enlisted and served seven months in the militia during the War of 1812.

He married Sarah Burnett on August 25, 1816 in Wayne County, Kentucky; they had eleven sons and one daughter.

They moved from Kentucky to Missouri in 1844 and settled in the Troy Mills neighborhood, south of Kirksville, Missouri.

In 1850 they were counted in District 1, Adair, Missouri ^[1]

John, Sarah, and their five younger boys, Obediah, John, Marcus, Job, and Reuben, all moved to Putnam and Sullivan counties.

In 1860 they lived in Richland Township, Putnam, Missouri.

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

John Dodson M 67 Virginia

Sarah Dodson F 63 Virginia

Job Dodson M 23 Kentucky

Francis Dodson M 21 Kentucky

Socrates R Dodson M 19 Kentucky ^[2]

John Randall Dodson died in 1868 while living in Putnam County, Missouri, and was buried there; his body was later moved to the McFeron-Dodson Cemetery, south of Kirksville, Missouri. ^[3]

Research Notes

• Warning: Check the data.

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• War of 1812-- Pension Application? -- citation needed

Dodson, John - widow Sarah Dodson

Corpl. Capt M. Fall's Co, KY Militia

Enlisted 23 Aug 1812 Discharged: 23 March 1813

Residence of Soldier 1851 1855 Adair co., MO

Residence of Widow: 1879, 1880 Sullivan County, MO ; PO Pennville

Maiden name of wife: Sarah Burnet

Marriage of Soldier and wife: 25 Aug 1816, Wayne County, KY

Death of Soldier: Nov 1868 Putnam Co., MO

Death of Wife: 31 Jan 1885

• Page 1268 Wms and Lucas --?-- full citation needed
• Page 380 EGE --?-- full citation needed

Sources

1. ↑ United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch, John Dodson, Adair county, Adair, Missouri, United States; citing family 113, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZM-KJX : 26 July 2017), John Dodson, 1860; Affiliate Film Number: 641, GS Film Number: 803641, Digital Folder Number: 005170222: Image Number: 00423.
3. ↑ John Randall Dodson (1792-1868) McFeron-Dodson Cemetery, Adair Co., Missouri; Find A Grave: Memorial #87211346

Acknowledgments

• Dodson-1124 was created through the import of Dodsons Only.GED on Nov 22, 2011 by Betty Dotson.
• Thank you to Sherry Clendenon for creating WikiTree profile Dodson-2778 through the import of Moore - Johnson-tree-Aug2013-2.ged on Aug 17, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Sherry and others.