Charlotte Isabella (Dobson) Addison (abt. 1882 - abt. 1974)

Born about 27 Jul 1882 in Cleon, Manistee Co., Michigan, USA

Ancestors

Wife of William J. Aubrey — married 17 Nov 1903 (to after 1920) in Copemish, Manistee Co., Michigan, USA

Wife of Benjamin Edward Addison — married 21 Oct 1938 (to 3 Jan 1952) in Calhoun, Michigan, United States

Died about 26 Aug 1974 at about age 92 in Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

She is the daughter of Charles Dobson and Elizabeth Chubb.

1895, her mother dies.

1896, her father dies.

She and her sister Nellie are taken in by their grandparents Alonzo and Elizabeth Chubb. Brother Charles goes to Uncle Alonzo, Jr. in Lacrosse, Wisconsin.

Her sister Nellie Dobson was a witness to her marriage as was a man named George Aubrey.

2nd wife of Benjamin Addison. Step-mother of Hughena Catherine Addison Gauss and Willard Gauss. ^[1]

Sources

• Sister Nellie's obituary.

Birth

"Michigan, Births, 1867-1902," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQVP-PLR : accessed 28 Sep 2013), Charlotte Dobson, 27 Jul 1882.

"Michigan, Births and Christenings, 1775-1995," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4G5-GM9 : accessed 28 Sep 2013), Charlotte Dobson, 27 Jul 1882.

Census

Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan, USA, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K42J-55D : accessed 7 October 2016), Lottie Addison in household of Benjamin Addison, Battle Creek Township, Calhoun, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 13-46, sheet 3B, family 67, 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 1736.

Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan, USA, "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZSX-YYR : accessed 29 Sep 2013), Lottie Aubrey in entry for W J Aubrey, 1920.

Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan, USA, "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MLPK-5XK : accessed 22 Feb 2014), Lottie Aubrey in household of William J Aubrey, Battle Creek Ward 1, Calhoun, Michigan, United States; citing sheet , family 76, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1374653.

ED 29 Cleon township Copemish village, Manistee Co., Michigan, USA, United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MS94-HM6 : accessed 19 Jun 2013), Lottie Dobson in entry for Alonzo Chubb, 1900.

Colfax, Benzie Co., Michigan, USA, "Michigan, State Census, 1894," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHK3-15W : accessed 20 Oct 2013), Scottie Dobson in entry for Charles Dobson, 1894.

Marriage

Copemish, Manistee Co., Michigan, USA, "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3D8-3KM : accessed 28 Sep 2013), William Aubrey and Lotta Dobson, 17 Nov 1903.

"Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2SL-XBF5 : 25 April 2016), Ben E Addison and Lotta Dobson, 1938.

Bridal Shower

Mrs. Clayton Riley and Mrs. Charles Averill entertained at a miscellaneous shower for Mrs. Lotta Aubrey, last evening at the Riley home, 118 North Division. Mrs. Aubrey will become the bride of Benjamin Addison Saturday . Cards were played and a floral bridal contest held. Prize winners were Mrs. Aubrey, Mrs. Charles Caldwell and Mrs. Riley. Refreshments were served at the close of the evening. Out-of-town guests were Mrs. George Sinclair, Mrs. Charles Caldwell and Mrs Leo Snyder of Climax. ^[2]

Death

United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2BG-RZJ : 20 May 2014), Lotta Addison, Apr 1974; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

Burial: Prairie Home Cemetery, Climax, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, USA, Plot: Lot 264L #2 ^[3]

Obituary

Mrs. Benjamin Addison

CLIMAX -- Graveside services for Mrs. Lotta Dobson Addison, 91, of Jackson, formerly of Climax will be held here at the Prairie Home Cemetery at 1 p.m. Tuesday.

She died Friday in a fraternal order home in Jackson. She was the widow of Benjamin Addison.

Mrs. Addison was born in Manistee and had lived in Jackson since 1962.

Mrs. Addison was a member of the Maple Leaf Chapter 291, Order of Eastern Star, and a member of the Rebekah Lodge of Battle Creek.

She is survived by a brother, Charles Roe Dobson of Long Beach, Calif.

Schmitt's Funeral Home, Climax, is in charge of the arrangements. ^[4]

Footnotes

1. ↑ "Battle Creek Enquirer", Battle Creek, Michigan, May 3, 1955, page 11, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6928054/battle_creek_enquirer/
2. ↑ "Battle Creek Inquirer", Battle Creek, Michigan, 28-Oct-1938, page 7, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10154050/battle_creek_enquirer/
3. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=7938012
4. ↑ "Battle Creek Inquirer", Battle Creek, Michigan, April 28, 1974, page 4, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10142220/battle_creek_enquirer/

Acknowledgments

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