Sarah Ann (Dodson) Gholson (1842 - 1923)

Born 2 Feb 1842 in Wayne County, Kentucky, United States

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Died 4 Feb 1923 at age 81 in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Sarah Ann Dodson was born the 2nd of February, 1842 in Wayne county, Kentucky. Sarah is the daughter of Raleigh Clark Dodson and Elizabeth Burnett.

Sarah, age 8, appears in the 1850 Federal census in the household of her father, Raleigh Dodson in Wayne county, Kentucky.^[1]

Sarah, age 18, appears in the 1860 Federal census in the household of her fathr, Raleigh Dodson in Wayne county, Kentucky.^[2]

Sarah married William Carl Gholson on the 22nd of February, 1861, in Wayne county, Kentucky.^[3]

Sarah appears in the 1880 Federal census in Troup County, Georgia in the household of her husband William Gholson.^[4] William's household appeared as follows:

William C. Gholston Self Male 42 Missouri, United States

Sarah A. Gholston Wife Female 39 Kentucky, United States

Laura C. Gholston Daughter Female 19 Kentucky, United States

Ginerva Gholston Daughter Female 15 Kentucky, United States

Charlie Gholston Son Male 12 Kentucky, United States

Georgia Gholston Daughter Female 9 Kentucky, United States

Willie Gholston Daughter Female 7 Kentucky, United States

Marcus C. Gholston Son Male 3 Kentucky, United States

Sarah appears in the 1900 Federal census in Hamilton County, Ohio in the household of her husband William Gholson.^[5] William's household appeared as follows:

William C Gholson Head Male 63 Missouri

Sarah A Gholson Wife Female 58 Kentucky

Georgia L Gholson Daughter Female 30 Georgia

Margu * C Gholson Son Male 23 Georgia

Benjamin H H Gholson Son Male 18 Georgia

George L Gholson Son Male 15 Ohio

Sarah appears in the 1910 Federal census in Hamilton county, Ohio in the household of her widowed daughter Georgia Brener.^[6] Georgia's household appeared as follows:

Georgia L Brener Head Female 39 Georgia

Sarah A Gholson Mother Female 68 Kentucky

George L Gholson Brother Male 25 Ohio

Mary E Gholson Sister-in-law Female 28 Ohio

Sarah died the 4th of February, 1924 in Elmwood Place, Hamilton County, Ohio.^[7] Sarah is buried in the Spring Grove Cemetery, Hamilton County, Ohio.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65P-RX9 : 22 December 2020), Sarah A Dodson in household of Rally C Dodson, Wayne, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZB1-6SZ : 18 February 2021), Sarah A Dodson in entry for Rolly C Dodson, 1860.
3. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ3-MG9X : 9 March 2021), W M C Gholson and Sarah Ann Dodson, 21 Jan 1861; citing Marriage, Wayne, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 591,551.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8PS-JFQ : 13 January 2022), Sarah A. Gholston in household of William C. Gholston, La Grange, Troup, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM84-7D5 : 13 January 2022), Sarah A Gholson in entry for William C Gholson, 1900.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLD9-CRT : accessed 30 May 2022), Sarah A Gholson in household of Georgia L Brener, Millcreek, Hamilton, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 331, sheet 13A, family 304, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1196; FHL microfilm 1,375,209.
7. ↑ Sarah's Death Certificate; "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8TZ-TTS : 8 March 2021), Sarah Ann Gholson, 04 Feb 1923; citing Elmwood Place, Hamilton, Ohio, reference fn 11350; FHL microfilm 1,992,184.
8. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2R-MKH5 : 6 August 2020), Sarah Ann Dodson Gholson, ; Burial, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America, Spring Grove Cemetery; citing record ID 78937896, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Research Notes

William Carroll Gholson received his education in the public schools of Missouri and Kentucky. He followed farming until 1866, then moved from Kentucky to LaGrange, Ga., engaged in general merchandising, dealing in heavy groceries and plantation supplies until 1880, when his warehouse and stock were destroyed by tire, without insurance. He then engaged in the general brokerage business for a livelihood, during which time he conceived the idea of the improvement in fences, which he has since patented, and came to Cincinnati in 1882 to manufacture them. He was married February 22, 1861, to Sarah Ann Dodson, daughter of Raleigh C. and Elizabeth (Burnett) Dodson, natives of Wayne county, Ky., of Virginia parentage. They are the parents of eight children:

1. Laura C, wife of Rev. A. C. Cantrell;
2. Genevra, wife of Rev. F. D. Cantrell, educated in LaGrange Southern Female College, LaGrange, Ga.;
3. Charles, educated in LaGrange high school;
4. Georgia Lee,
5. Willie May,
6. Marquis C., in the schools of Clifton, Avondale and Cincinnati;
7. Benjamin Hill and
8. George Lenard, now pupils of Windsor street school, Walnut Hills.

The family belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Gholson is a Prohibitionist; having been convinced from early childhood that intoxicating drink would destroy the vitality of the American people and government, he grasped the first opportunity to vote for their redemption, and resolved to never cast a vote that did not result in a point in that direction. ^{[citation needed]}

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Dodson-2394 created through the import of Dodsons Only.GED on Nov 22, 2011 by Betty Dotson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Betty and others.