Lydia Anna (Simpson) Dodson (abt. 1877 - 1948)

Born about 27 Feb 1877 in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Allen Dodson — married 19 Jul 1896 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 17 Dec 1948 at about age 71 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Annie, daughter of Ananias Theodore Simpson and Amanda "Eva" Baker,^[1] was born 27 February 1877 (or 1878) in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.^[1] By 1880, her parents Ananias (age 26, carpenter) and Amanda (25) had moved to Bunker Hill, Westmoreland County, with their children Luella C. (4) and Lydia Ann (2).^[2]

On 19 July 1896 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, she married Samuel "Allen" Dodson,^[3] son of Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Dodson and Susannina C. Yingling.^[4] Officiating was Rev. G. W. Sherrick.^[3] Allen and Annie had four children:

• Chester Allen Dodson (b. 6 February 1897;^[5][6][7] m. Edith J. Reese;^[8] d. 28 November 1968).^[6][9] No issue. Talented cartoonist and veteran of the First World War.^[10]

• Elsie Irene (Dodson) Edge (b. 5 April 1899;^[11][12] m. Edwin "Howard" Edge;^[13] d. 4 March 1986).^[11][12][14] Three children:

1. Edwin Eugene Edge (1925–1988).^[15][16][17]
2. Living Edge.
3. Donald Kaye Edge (1931–2013).^[18][19][20]

• Orlando "Collins" Dodson (b. 29 November 1901;^[21] m. Ethel Florence Crawford;^[22] d. December 1983).^[21][23]

1. Living widowed daughter.

• Ruth Naomi Dodson (b. 11 July 1903;^[24] m. and divorced Bob Starkey;^[25] d. 19 August 1997).^[24][26] No issue.

• Infant Son Dodson (b. and d. 26 February 1907).^[27][28]

Anne L. Dodson (22. mother of two, both living) and Allen S. (age 27) had purchased a home on the alley between Broadway Street and Fairview Avenue in Pitcairn, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, before the census was taken on 8 June 1900.^[29] Allen piled lumber for the Pennsylvania Railroad to support his wife and their children Chester Allen (3) and Elsie Irene (1).^[29]

Having paid off the mortgage on their property, Allen S. (age 37, teamster for Tilbrook Farms Grocery in Pitcairn), Annie L. (32, mother of six, four living), and their children Chester A. (13), Elsie I. (11), Collins Orlando (8) and Ruth Naomi (6) remained in the same home in 1910.^[30]

The family composition was stable in 1920 and they remained in Pitcairn: Allen (age 48, machinist for the Pennsylvania Railroad), Anna (42), Chester A. (23, railroad laborer), Elsie I. (21, stenographer for the railroad), Collins O. (18) and Ruth N. Dodson (16).^[31]

Most of the children having established their own households, only Allen S. (age 57, railroad car inspector), Anna L. (52) and their son Chester A. (33, laborer, airbrake manufacturing) remained in the family home at 621 Third Street, Pitcairn, in 1930.^[32] Chester is shown to be a veteran of World War I.^[32] The record also indicates that the Dodsons owned their home (valued at $4,800) and a radio.^[32]

Chester married in 1937^[8] and Ruth divorced and moved back into her mother's home before 1940, when the household at 621 Third Street consisted of the retired Allen S. (age 67), Anna L. (60) and Ruth A. Dodson (36).^[33] The record shows that Allen and Anna had both completed eight years of formal education, while Ruth had graduated from high school.^[33]

Annie died 17 December 1948 at the Women's Hospital in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, from heart disease and diabetes at age 70.^[1] She was buried 20 December 1948 at Grandview Cemetery in North Versailles, Allegheny County.^[34]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Pennsylvania Certificate of Death for Mrs. Anna Dodson, died 17 December 1948 at the Women's Hospital in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, at age 70 years, 9 months, 20 days. Usual residence: 621 Third Street, Pitcairn, Pennsylvania. Cause of death: myocardial infarction or dissecting aortic aneurysm due to arteriosclerotic heart disease, complicated by diabetes mellitus. Born 27 February 1878 in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, to A, T. Simpson and Eva A. Baker. Usual occupation: Housewife. Informant: O. C. [Collins] Dodson (son). Buried at Grandview Cemetery, McKeesport, Pennsylvania, on 20 December 1948. Certificate #113234. Oddly, the record lists her as a widow, but Allen lived more than a decade longer than she did. I knew him; she was dead before my birth. Note also that the death record provides a birth date in 1878, rather than 1877, which is on her gravestone.
2. ↑ United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch (15 July 2017), Lydia Ann Simpson in household of Annanias Simpson, Bunker Hill, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 101, sheet 243D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,203.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (12 November 2019), Allen S. Dodson and Annie L. Simpson, 19 Jul 1896; citing Marriage, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.
4. ↑ Pennsylvania Certificate of Death for Allen S. Dodson, died 11 December 1959 in John J. Kane Hospital, Scott Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, after 21 day hospitalization at age 86 years, 11 months, 12 days. Usual residence: 621 Third Street, Pitcairn, Pennsylvania. Cause of death: Coronary occlusion due to arteriosclerotic heart disease. Born 25 December 1872 in Claysburg, Pennsylvania, to Benjamin F. Dodson and Susannina Yingling. Usual occupation: Pennsylvania Railroad. Informant: Ruth Dodson (daughter). Buried at Grandview Cemetery, McKeesport, Pennsylvania, on 15 December 1959. Certificate #109688.
5. ↑ United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, database with images, FamilySearch (25 August 2019), Chester Allen Dodson, 1917-1918.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (19 May 2014), Chester Dodson, Nov 1968; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
7. ↑ United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, database with images, FamilySearch (9 March 2018), Chester Allen Dodson, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (12 November 2019), Chester A. Dodson and Edith J. Reese, 04 Jul 1937; citing Marriage, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.
9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #24702430 for Chester A Dodson.
10. ↑ United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, database, FamilySearch (22 October 2019), Chester Allen Dodson, 23 May 1919citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (19 May 2014), Elsie Edge, Mar 1986; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} California Death Index, 1940-1997, database, FamilySearch (26 November 2014), Elsie Irene Edge, 4 Mar 1986; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento. Note that both the California death index and Social Security Death Index give a birth date of 6 April, rather than 5 April 1899. Her children celebrated her birthday on the fifth.
13. ↑ United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 28 May 2020), Elsie Edge in entry for Donald K Edge, California, United States, 01 Sep 2013; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (2014); citing Lompoc Record, The, born-digital text. No marriage record has been located; however, her son's obituary and marriage records for other children confirms their relationship.
14. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #84731554 for Elsie Irene Dodson Edge. Note that she is not buried with her husband, who died in Arizona, but with her son in Lompoc. This was not a statement about their relationship, but rather a matter of convenience as no member of the family had lived in Arizona for decades.
15. ↑ United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (20 May 2014), Edwin E Edge, 16 Nov 1988; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
16. ↑ Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (7 January 2020), Edwin E Edge and Emma M Arnold, 15 Jun 1944; citing Marriage, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.
17. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #58790801 for Edwin E. Edge.
18. ↑ United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (20 May 2014), Donald K Edge, 26 Aug 2013; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
19. ↑ United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 26 May 2020), Donald K Edge, 1 Sep 2013; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (2014); citing Lompoc Record, The, born-digital text.
20. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #172632711 for Donald Kaye Edge.
21. ↑ ^{21.0 21.1} United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (20 May 2014), Orlando Dodson, Dec 1983; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
22. ↑ West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970, database, FamilySearch (11 February 2018), O Collins Dodson and Florence Ethel Crawford, 1928; citing Ohio, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 860,879.
23. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #149506625 for O. Collins Dodson.
24. ↑ ^{24.0 24.1} United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (20 May 2014), Ruth N Dodson, 18 Aug 1997; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
25. ↑ United States Census, 1940, database with images, FamilySearch (15 December 2019), Ruth A Dodson in household of Allen S Dodson, Ward 2, Pitcairn, Pitcairn Borough, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 2-444, sheet 14B, line 64, family 327, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3415. The record shows that Ruth is now divorced. Her niece provided her husband's name and said that Ruth and Bob remained on friendly terms.
26. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #17528162 for Ruth Naomi Dodson. Note that the date of death is one day different than on the Social Security Death Index.
27. ↑ Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968. Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 013881-017440. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5164 #602227339 (accessed 22 November 2021). Stillborn son of Allen S Dodson.
28. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 22 November 2021), memorial page for Infant Son Dodson (26 Feb 1907–26 Feb 1907), Find A Grave: Memorial #234244983, citing Grandview Cemetery, North Versailles, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by KIR (contributor 48665978).
29. ↑ ^{29.0 29.1} United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 29 May 2020), Anne L Dodson in household of Allen S Dodson, Precinct 2 Pitcairn borough, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 473, sheet 8B, family 163, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,370.
30. ↑ United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 29 May 2020), Annie L Dodson in household of Alan S Dodson, Pitcairn, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 197, sheet 20B, family 422, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1296; FHL microfilm 1,375,309.
31. ↑ United States Census, 1920, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 29 May 2020), Anna Dodson in household of Allan Dodson, Pitcairn, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 315, sheet 2B, line 88, family 42, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1516; FHL microfilm 1,821,516.
32. ↑ ^{32.0 32.1 32.2} United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 29 May 2020), Anna L Dodson in household of Allen S Dodson, Pitcairn, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 762, sheet 9B, line 62, family 224, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1969; FHL microfilm 2,341,703.
33. ↑ ^{33.0 33.1} United States Census, 1940, database with images, FamilySearch (15 December 2019), Anna L Dodson in household of Allen S Dodson, Ward 2, Pitcairn, Pitcairn Borough, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 2-444, sheet 14B, line 63, family 327, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3415.
34. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #98847528 for Anna Lydia Simpson Dodson.