Raleigh Dodson (abt. 1812 - 1874)

Born about 1812 in Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 1874 at about age 62 in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Raleigh Dodson was born in 1812 in Virginia. The names of Raleigh's parents are currently unknown.

Raleigh married Nancy Cooper sometime before 1837, based on the year of birth of their oldest child. No marriage record has been located. Nancy's surname of Cooper is found on the Missouri death certificate of her daughter Mary J. Dodson Harrison.^[1]

Raleigh was living in Yalobusha County, Mississippi by 1845, when he appears in the 1845 Mississippi State Census. The census only list the number of males and number of females in the household and Raleigh is listed with 2 males and 3 females in his household.^[2]

Raleigh appears in the 1850 Federal census in Yalobusha County, Mississippi.^[3] Raleigh's household appears as follows:

Rawly Dodson Male 38 Virginia

Nancy Dodson Female 35 Tennessee

Martha Dodson Female 12 Mississippi

William Dodson Male 10 Texas

Mary Dodson Female 7 Mississippi

Richard Dodson Male 5 Mississippi

Sarah Dodson Female 3 Mississippi

James Dodson Male 1 Mississippi

Raleigh received a land patent on the 10th of May, 1853 for 40.81 acres of land in Yalobusha County, Mississippi. The legal description of the land is given as: S 1/2 W 1/2 SW 14 of Section 23, Township 24N Range 5E.^[4]

Raleigh received a second land patent on the 15th of October, 1855 for 40.82 acres of land in Yalobusha County, Mississippi. The legal description of the land is given as: SE 1/4 SW 1/4 Section 23 Township 24N Range 5E.^[5]

Raleigh appears in the 1860 Federal census in Yalobusha County, Mississippi.^[6] Raleigh's household appears as follows:

R Dodson Male 47 Virginia

Nancy Dodson Female 45 Tennessee

Martha Dodson Female 22 Mississippi

Wm Dodson Male 20 Mississippi

Mary J Dodson Female 17 Mississippi

James Dodson Male 11 Mississippi

Elizabeth Dodson Female 9 Mississippi

Francis Dodson Female 7 Mississippi

Robert Dodson Male 4 Mississippi

Sallie Dodson Female 2 Mississippi

Raleigh appears in the 1870 Federal census in Yalobusha County, Mississippi.^[7] Raleigh's household appears as follows: Rollie Dodson Male 58 Virginia Nancy Dodson Female 55 Tennessee Margaret Dodson Female 32 Mississippi James Dodson Male 21 Mississippi Fannie Dodson Female 17 Mississippi Robert Dodson Male 13 Mississippi Sarah Dodson Female 11 Mississippi

Raleigh died sometime after the 10th of July, 1874 and before the 15th of August, 1874 in Yalobusha County, Mississippi. The location of Raleigh's grave is not known.

Raleigh's widow and son made the following statement regarding Raleigh's last will and testament in a deed selling property after Raleigh's death: ". . . "This Indenture executed this the 23rd day of June 1876 between Nancy B. Dodson and James T. Dodson Executors of the last will and testament of Rawley Dodson, deceased, parties of the first part, and John B. Covington, Eliza E. Covington, . . . and such others as may hereafter from time to time become members of the Missionary Baptist church at Coffeeville Mississippi, parties of the Second part, Witnesseth: that whereas on the 10th day of July 1874 the said Rawley Dodson executed his last will and testament nominating and appointing the parties of the first part executors thereof and providing therein among other things that said executors might, at any time after his death, sell any part, or all of the estate devised and bequeathed, should they deem it advisable and advantageous to do so; and whereas the said Rawley Dodson having departed this life, his said last will and testament was, by a decree of the Chancery Court of the first Chancery Court District of Yalobusha County rendered by the clerk thereof in vacation, on the 15th day of August 1874 duly admitted to probate, and letters testamentary thereon granted to the parties of the first part; ^[8]

Research Notes

Raleigh Dodson is incorrectly shown in a number of on-line genealogies as having Find A Grave site Memorial #65825183; and having died the 22nd of July, 1871, and being buried in Grenada County, Mississippi.

Sources

1. ↑ Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1962 [database on-line]Ancestry.com. Original data: Missouri Death Certificates. Missouri Secretary of State. http://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/deathcertificates/: accessed 24 August 2014.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Mississippi, U.S., State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Mississippi State and Territorial Censuses, 1792-1866. Microfilm V229. 3 rolls. Heritage Quest.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LV-LXD : 22 December 2020), Rawly Dodson, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ U.S. Department of The Interior, Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records, Document 9105; https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=MS1820__.418&docClass=STA&sid=ul20qt4o.ms1
5. ↑ U.S. Department of The Interior, Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records, Document 9377;https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=MS1830__.170&docClass=STA&sid=ul20qt4o.ms1
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6G6-6S7 : 19 October 2021), R Dobson, 1860.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF39-JXM : 29 May 2021), Rollie Dodson, 1870.
8. ↑ Yalobusha County, Mississippi Deed Book 33, pages 320 & 321; Deed from Nancy B. Dodson and James T. Dodson to members of the Missionary Baptist church at Coffeeville Mississippi; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QY-JSZB-H