Caroline (Dodson) Willis (1839 - 1938)

Born 19 Sep 1839 in White County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Milton Dodson — married 18 Aug 1859 in White County, Tennessee, United States

Died 24 Mar 1938 at age 98 in Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

Caroline Dodson was born the 19th of September, 1839, in White county, Tennessee. Caroline is the daughter of Isaac Dodson and Susannah Molder.

Caroline, age 10, appears in the 1850 Federal census in White county, Tennessee in the household of her father, Isaac Dodson.^[1]

Caroline married John Milton Dodson on the 18th of August, 1859 in White county, Tennessee.^[2]

Caroline appears in the 1860 Federal census in White county, Tennessee in the household of her husband, John Dodson.^[3] John's household appeared as follows:

John M Dodson Male 23 Tennessee

Caroline Dodson Female 20 Tennessee

Caroline appears in the 1870 Federal census in Jefferson county, Illinois, in the household of her husband.^[4] John Dodson's household appeared as follows:

John M Dodson Male 33 Tennessee

Caroline Dodson Female 30 Tennessee

William N Powel Male 3 Illinois

James W Powel Male 2 Illinois

Caroline's husband, John Milton Dodson died the 28th of January, 1874 in Jefferson county, Illinois.^[5]

Caroline, age 36, appears in the 1880 Federal census in Jefferson county, Illinois, enumerated in August, 1880, in the household of her brother-in-law, John A. Robinson. Caroline is listed as a widow and occupation is listed as seamstress.^[6]

Caroline married the widower Benjamin Franklin Willis on the 25th of September, 1880 in Jefferson county, Illinois.^[7]

Caroline appears in the 1900 Federal census in Cooke County, Texas in the household of her step-son Albert Willis.^[8] Albert's household appeared as follows:

Albert F Willis Head Male 31 Illinois

Benjamin F Willis Father Male 58 Tennessee

Carrie Willis Stepmother Female 60 Tennessee

Caroline appears in the 1910 Federal census in Torrance county, New Mexico in the household of her husband.^[9] Benjamin Willis' household appeared as follows:

Benjamin F Willis Head Male 67 Tennessee

Carrie Willis Wife Female 69 Tennessee

Caroline died the 24th of March, 1938 in Jefferson county, Oklahoma. Caroline is buried in the Ryan Cemetery, Jefferson county, Oklahoma.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC63-GXY : 23 December 2020), Caroline Dodson in household of Isaac Dodson, White, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN4N-88L : 4 December 2014), John M Dodson and Caroline Dodson, 18 Aug 1859; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 61, White, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TY-GBZ : 18 February 2021), Caroline Dodson in entry for John M Dodson, 1860.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6WQ-FHP : 28 May 2021), Caroline Dodson in entry for John M Dodson, 1870.
5. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVL4-2C1F : 12 June 2020), John Dodson, 1874; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXJB-4C8 : 13 January 2022), Carrie Dodson in household of John A. Robinson, Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
7. ↑ "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSQX-316Z : 14 February 2020), Caroline Dodson in entry for Benjamin F. Willis, 1880.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3L4-TY4 : 2 December 2021), Carrie Willis in entry for Albert F Willis, 1900.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGSL-VDR : accessed 7 June 2022), Carrie Willis in household of Benjamin F Willis, Willard, Torrance, New Mexico, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 273, sheet 5B, family 152, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 919; FHL microfilm 1,374,932.
10. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVG-MFRG : 27 July 2019), Carrie Willis, 1938; Burial, Ryan, Jefferson, Oklahoma, United States of America, Ryan Cemetery; citing record ID 22993129, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.