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Drusilla (Dodson) Coleman (1837 - 1919)

Drusilla Coleman formerly Dodson aka Ferguson, Dotsen, Dobson, Dotson
Born in Kentucky, United Statesmap
Daughter of and
Sister of , and
Wife of — married 24 Nov 1861 in Marshall, Kentucky, United Statesmap
Wife of — married 15 Apr 1876 in Marshall, Kentucky, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , and
Died at age 81 in Martin, Weakley, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Biography

Drusilla was born 27 March 1837 in Kentucky.[1]

By 1850 her 52-year-old mother Sophiah (born Georgia) headed the household in Marshall County, Kentucky, that included Drusilla (age 14, b. Kentucky), and her siblings Ann Marie (16, b. Tennessee) and John (15, laborer, b. Tennessee).[2]

She is probably the "D. Dotson" recorded in the 1860 census,[3] in the household of her married brother Jerome in Marshall, KY:

JB Dotson 30, farmer, TN (unable to read or write)
H Dotson, 27, KY (unable to read or write)
DB Dotson, m, 10, KY (attended school)
ME Dotson, f, 5, KY
AM Dotson, m, 2, KY
D Dotson, f, 22, KY (unable to read or write)

On 24 November 1861 in Marshall County, she married David M. Ferguson[4][5] with whom she had four children[6].

On 15 April 1876 in Marshall County, she remarried to Michael Coleman.[7]

She is recorded in the 1880 census, as "Priscilla" Coleman in the household of Michael Coleman in Jacksonville, Obion, Tennessee.[8] Michael is 60, working on the railroad. Priscilla is 42, Susan Furguson is 17, William Furguson is 15, Isaac L. Furguson is 11 (both William and Isaac working on the farm, and these three children listed as his wife's children), Nancy Coleman is 8 and John Coleman is 3.

1900 Census[9] Lucela Colman(61) & son, Willie Colman(35), daughter Susan Petit and family are next door.

1910 Census[10] Drucilla Coleman(71) and son, Will Ferguson(48), daughter Susan Petit and family are next door.

She passed away from pneumonia[1] at the age of 81 in 1919.[11]

Research Notes

  • Maiden Name: While Dotson/Dobson and variations are often shown on documents as her maiden name, her son John Dodson Coleman, signed his middle name as Dodson, which makes this the most likely spelling. Father's name on death certificate is also spelled Dodson.
  • Parents: An undocumented biography on Find-a-Grave indicates her parents are Limech [sic, Lamech] and Sophia (Williams) Dodson. Sophia is supported by the 1850 census, but nothing further has been located.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-D1H9-CPF?cc=1417505&wc=34DN-4WL%3A1580569201 : 15 October 2018), 004183656 > image 338 of 2390; Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
  2. ↑ United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch (20 December 2020), Drucilla Dotsen in household of Sophiah Dotsen, Marshall, Marshall, Kentucky, United States; citing NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ1S-MNJ : 18 February 2021), D Dotson in entry for J B Dotson, 1860.
  4. ↑ Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979, database, FamilySearch (23 February 2021), Drusilla Dotson in entry for David M. Furgason, 1861.
  5. ↑ Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979, database, FamilySearch (23 February 2021), Drusilla Dotsen in entry for David M. Furgason, 1861.
  6. ↑ United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch (12 June 2019), Drewislah Furguson in entry for David M Furguson, 1870. Kentucky > Marshall > Birmingham District > image 29 of 46; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Son born 1865: Name on 1870 Census is indexed "Joel M" but M could easily be read as W on the original document.
  7. ↑ Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979, database, FamilySearch (23 February 2021), Mike Coleman, 1876.
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDWS-SM8 : 5 January 2022), Priscilla Coleman in household of Michael Coleman, Jacksonville, Obion, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-63JS-B7X?cc=1325221&wc=9BQ1-N36%3A1030551301%2C1033130801%2C1033182601 : 5 August 2014), Tennessee > Weakley > ED 129 Civil District 17 > image 6 of 24; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  10. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB3-939S?cc=1727033&wc=QZZC-9CR%3A133640301%2C141575401%2C134140201%2C1589089591 : 24 June 2017), Tennessee > Weakley > Civil District 17 > ED 155 > image 9 of 28; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 05 January 2022), memorial page for Drucilla Dodson Coleman (27 Mar 1837–3 Jan 1919), Find A Grave: Memorial #182141774, citing Camp Ground Cemetery, Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Michael J. Rea (contributor 47214779).




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