James Merrifield Dodson (1827 - 1910)

Born 6 Feb 1827 in Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Emeline (Baker) Dodson — married 1849 in Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 21 Mar 1910 at age 83 in Wright County, Missouri, United States

Biography

1849 - Kentucky - marriage to Emeline Baker

1850 Ballard, Kentucky ^[1]

• M Dodson M 23 Kentucky; E Dodson F 18 Kentucky
  • W M Dodson M 5 mths Kentucky
• T A Baker M 24 Kentucky
• M Baker F 16 Kentucky

1860 Dent Township, Iron, Missouri ^[2] Wrongly recorded as Dotson

• Merrifield Dotson M 32 Kentucky; wife Emeline Dotson F 30 Kentucky
  • Wilson Dotson M 10 Kentucky
  • Ewing Dotson M 8 Kentucky
  • Mary B Dotson F 6 Kentucky
  • Mildred A Dotson F 2 Missouri

1880 Gasconade, Wright, Missouri, USA ^[3]

• James M. Dodson M 53 Married Head Farming Kentucky
• Emeline Dodson F 48 Married Wife Keeping House Kentucky
  • Mildred Dodson F 21 Single Daughter Missouri
  • Francis Dodson M 12 Single Son Missouri
  • Dora A. Dodson F 8 Single Daughter Missouri

1900 Gasconade Township, Wright, Missouri ^[4]

• James M Dodson M 73 Married Head Kentucky
• Emerine Dodson F 70 Married Wife Kentucky^[5]
  • Dora Gibson F 28 Married Daughter Missouri (m 8 years, 5 children, 3 living); George E Gibson M 29 Married Son-in-law Kansas
    • • Minnie B Gibson F 5 Single Grandchild Missouri
    • Willard M Gibson M 2 Single Grandchild Missouri
    • Fred Gibson M 2 mths Single Grandchild Missouri

James M Dodson, widower, died in Gasconade, Wright, 21 Mar 1910 age 83; born 6 Feb 1827 in Kentucky, father = Isaac Dodson; mother = Bishop ^[6]

Sources

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M46N-6Q7 : 12 April 2016), James Dodson in household of Rebecca Dumphy, Missouri, United States; citing p. 67, family 462, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,287.

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65R-9LC
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZQ-9Q4
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6NV-Y1F : 16 August 2017), Emeline Dodson in household of James M Dodson, Gasconade, Wright, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 142, sheet 532D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0741; FHL microfilm 1,254,741
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3DL-P6K : accessed 6 August 2018), Emerine Dodson in household of James M Dodson, Gasconade Township, Wright, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 147, sheet 1A, family 4, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,908.
5. ↑ (m 51 years, 10 children, 6 living)
6. ↑ Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, Wright 1910

• WikiTree profile Dodson-2567 created through the import of Gibson.ged on Nov 13, 2012 by Gene Davies. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Gene and others.