Ralph McMinn Dodson (1900 - bef. 1930)

Born 31 Dec 1900 in Rose Lodge, Lincoln, OR

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Died before 3 Nov 1930 before age 29 in Rose Lodge, Lincoln, OR

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Biography

Ralph M. was born the last day of the year in 1900 to Will & Eva Dodson.^[1] He married Anna Yendriga and lived at Rose Lodge until his untimely death. He and Anna had two children: Aloma and Duane Oliver. Anna had a previously born son: Kenneth Perkins.

Death: accidental gun shot at age 29.^[2] "Oregon Statesman November 7,1930 Ralph Dodson Is Accident Victim Monmouth,Nov 6-Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dodson, of the Luckiamute section,went to Sheridan today to attend the funeral of a nephew, Ralph Dodson,who died Monday as the result of gunshot wounds received Sunday, when he was mistaken by hunters for a bear. Young Dodson had gone to a nearby woods to investigate the barking of strange dogs, and failing to observe any cause for their disturbance, climbed a tree thinking he could see farther in the fog. His upward progress in the tree caused the tragedy, hunters mistaking him for a bear.He is survived by his widow and two minor children, also a young stepson. Burial will be at Willamina."

Sources

1. ↑ Julia (Wells) Dodson's family record hand written by her on lined and numbered sheets of paper found with her diary, passed along in family and now in my possession (Dodson-3592].
2. ↑ newspaper notice from the GenWeb files