Margaret (Collins) Dodson (abt. 1783 - bef. 1880)

Born about 1783 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Solomon Dodson — married 15 Feb 1802 in Grainger, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died before 1880 before about age 97 in McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Margaret Collins was born in 1783 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States.

Her parents were David Collins and Thompsey Posting.

She married Solomon Dodson on February 15, 1802

Together they had 4 children:

1. Samuel Dodson
2. Jesse Dodson
3. Isaac Dodson
4. Solomon Dodson

She died before 1880 in McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, United States

I just put the children that had profiles

Research Notes

1. David Collins was the bondsman to the wedding of Peggy Collins and Solomon Dodson, Feb. 15 1802 in Grainger County, Tennessee. #DWNLNOTE
2. DWNLNOTESource: Ted Collins at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=collinsgensearch - or - http://mycollinsgenresearch.tribalpages.com
3. As of 2019, there is no primary source for Margaret's birth date. The most common date on her secondary sources, mostly census records, is 1783 and since that is the record on Find a Grave as well, I am changing her date of birth to about 1783. Korte-201 08:26, 23 June 2019 (UTC)

Sources

• "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD92-82L : 11 February 2018), Solomon Dodson and Peggy Collins, 15 Feb 1802; citing Grainger, Tennessee, reference 2:3ZXMH57; FHL microfilm 968,583.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC63-GNS : 12 April 2016), Margaret Dodson in household of Solomon Dodson, White county, White, Tennessee, United States; citing family 298, 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:M8TY-P8K : 12 December 2017), District 2, White County, Tennessee, Mergaret Dodson in entry for Solomon Dodson, 1860; citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD88-1KD : 15 June 2019), District 2, White County, Tennessee, Margrett Dodson in entry for James Dodson, 1870; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).