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WikiTree profile Dodson-906 created through the import of Dodsons Only.GED on Nov 22, 2011 by Betty Dotson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Betty and others.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDP-9N3 : 9 November 2014), James Dotson in household of Jesse Dotson, McMinn county, McMinn, Tennessee, United States; citing family 592, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TP-T6L : 30 December 2015), James Dodson in entry for his father Jesse Dodson in household 414, listed on the following page.
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDN-YDG : 17 October 2014), James Dodson in household of Jessee Dodson, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 28, family 204, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,048.
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