Amos Asbury Dotson (1849 - 1929)

Born 19 Nov 1849 in Toll Gate, Ritchie, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Evelyn (Peck) Dotson — married 16 Apr 1876 in Ritchie, West Virginia, United States

Died 4 Jan 1929 at age 79 in Wirt, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

From Obituary cited in Find a Grave: "Obituary from newspaper: Amos A Dotson a prominent citizen of near Grace died Jan 4, aged 79 years 1 month and 15 days. He was born Nov. 19, 1849 at Toll Gate Ritchie Co. He was married to Evelyn Harper and moved to Wirt Co in 1876 where he has since lived. He was a member of the ME Church at McCutcheon's chapel for over 40 years. He is survived by two sons, W. D. Dotson where he died, Orville Dotson of Ivan, Wirt Co, three daughters Mrs. Nettie Corbitt of Akron, Mrs. Dorothy Thornberry Oakland Cal. and Mrs.Orma M Paul of Colorado. Mrs. Dotson died 30 years ago. Funeral services were conducted at Hill Grove by Rev B. H. Barnes and burial in the nearby cemetery the remains in charge of undertaker T. W. Dye of Reedy. "

From 1850 US Census, Ritchie Co., VA: "Hiram Dotson M 26 Virginia Susan Dotson F 23 Virginia Mansfield Dotson M 6 Virginia Spencer Dotson M 5 Virginia Perry Dotson M 3 Virginia Amos Dotson M 0 Virginia

From 1860 US Census, Ritchie Co., VA: "Hiram S Dodson M 36 Virginia Susan J Dodson F 33 Virginia Mansfield Dodson M 15 Virginia Spencer B Dodson M 14 Virginia Perry C Dodson M 12 Virginia Amos A Dodson M 10 Virginia Wm F Dodson M 9 Virginia Afeous R Dodson M 6 Virginia Mary E Dodson F 4 Virginia Alice J Dodson F 2 Virginia Chas G Dodson M 0 Virginia Susan Rollins F 14 Virginia"

From 1870 US Census, WV: "Hiram S Dotson M 46 Virginia Melona Dotson F 34 Virginia Amos A Dotson M 20 Virginia Alpheus R Dotson M 17 Virginia Mary E Dotson F 14 Virginia Alice G Dotson F 12 Virginia Charles G Dotson M 10 Virginia Sarah J Dotson F 8 Virginia John W Dotson M 4 West Virginia Daniel Dotson M 3 West Virginia Thomas Dotson M 1 West Virginia"

From 1900 US Census, Spring Creek, Wirt Co., WV: "Amos Dotson Head M 51 West Virginia Orval Dotson Son M 20 West Virginia William D Dotson Son M 17 West Virginia Nettie Dotson Daughter F 22 West Virginia Minnie Dotson Daughter F 19 West Virginia Anna Dotson Daughter F 14 West Virginia"

Sources

• Betty Dotson, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Betty and others.

• Doddridge County Roots, http://www.doddridgecountyroots.com/bk6html/f12725.html

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DL-CDS : 12 April 2016), Perry Dotson in household of Hiram Dotson, Ritchie county, part of, Ritchie, Virginia, United States; citing family 554, 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:MHM3-7V5 : 13 December 2017), Perry C Dodson in entry for Hiram S Dodson, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ41-P4W : 12 April 2016), Hiram S Dotson, West Virginia, United States; citing p. 58, family 424, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,197.

• "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1HP-725 : 11 February 2018), Amser A Dotson and Evaline Harper, 1876; citing Ritchie, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 839,540.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9ZK-YZY : accessed 27 March 2018), Amos Dotson, Spring Creek district, Wirt, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 127, sheet 10A, family 150, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,776

• "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1YP-SBQ : 10 March 2018), A. A. Dotson, 04 Jan 1929; citing Wirt, West Virginia, County Records, cn 2322, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,953,470.

• Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77523179/amos-asbury-dotson