William Dodson (1870 - 1945)

Born 17 Feb 1870 in Rappahannock County, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died 25 Jan 1945 at age 74 in Luray, Page, Virginia, United States

Biography

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Note

Note: #NI1240

Sources

Source Citation Year: 1880; Census Place: Piedmont, Rappahannock, Virginia; Roll: 1386; Family History Film: 1255386; Page: 334B; Enumeration District: 130 Source Information Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Name Age Patrick Dodson 35 Mary J. Dodson 32 Willie Dodson 11 Ella Dodson 9 James Dodson 6

Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. William Dodson Gender: Male Race: White Age at Death: 74 Birth Date: 16 Feb 1870 Death Date: 25 Jan 1945 Death Place: Luray, Page, Virginia, USA Registration Date: 25 Jan 1945 Father: Wesley Dodson Mother: Mary J Woodard Spouse: Annie Dodson

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Notes

Note NI1240Page News & Courier, Thursday 1 Feb 1945

Death of WILLIAM DODSON, SR.

William Dodson, Sr., who would have reached his 75th birthday on the 17th of February, died at the Page Memorial Hospital, Luray, last Thursday morning about 3 o’clock. He had been a patient at that institution only a short time, although he had been ill health for several years.

The Dodson family has been living in Luray for the last 30 or 40 years, having moved here from Rappahannock County.

Mr. Dodson was a hard working, honest citizen, engaging in many lines of work, and for many years was section of Green Hill Cemetery. He was also caretaker of a number of Luray public buildings- banks, churches, etc.

The deceased was the son of the late Wesley Patrick Dodson, of Rappahannock County.

In addition to his wife, Mrs. Mollie Woodward Dodson, he is survived by a son, William Dodson, Jr., and a daughter, Miss Laura Dodson, the latter residing at home and the son near by. He also leaves a brother, James Dodson, of Hagerstown, Md., and three sisters: Mrs. Ella Darnell, of near Luray; Mrs. Bertha Price, of Charles Town, W.Va., and Mrs. Nannie Frazier, of Hagerstown.

Funeral services were held at Beahm’s Chapel on Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock, conducted by Rev. Donald Royer of the Church of the Brethren. Interment took place in the adjacent cemetery.