Thomas was born about 1835, son of Enoch Frank Dodson and Frances Amanda Anders. He was still single and living with his parents in Fayette Co., AL in 1860. He was a country school teacher and a veteran of the Confederate Army. He was captured by the Yankees. His sister, Susie, recalled when he returned home on foot, he was very thin and ill. Susie said that his clothes hung on him in rags.
Thomas married Louisa J. Wilson in 1867 in Fayette Co., Alabama. By 1870, the family was living in Grainger Co., Tennessee.
Thomas died about 1877, possibly in Fayette Co., Tennessee. Although he is listed in Find A Grave, there are no details on his death and burial.
Family Search Record Name Sex Male Age 40 Event Date 1850 Event Place Fayette county, Fayette, Alabama, United States Event Place (Original) Fayette county, Fayette, Alabama Event Type Census Race White House Number 392 Schedule Type 1850 Population Image Number 00251 Birth Year (Estimated) 1810 Birthplace South Carolina Other People on This Record Francis A Dodson F 27 South Carolina Thomas A Dodson M 15 Alabama James H Dodson M 13 Alabama Elizabeth Dodson F 10 Alabama Sarah F Dodson F 8 Alabama Ezekel H Dodson M 5 Alabama Rubin J E F Dodson M 3 Alabama Burel Mise M 22
Family Search Record Name Enoch Dodson Sex Male Age 46 Event Date 1860 Event Place Middle Division, Fayette, Alabama, United States Event Type Census Birth Year (Estimated) 1814 Birthplace S C Race White Page 7 Other People on This Record Francis Dodson F 40 S C T A Dodson M 25 Ala Sarah Dodson F 18 Ala Susannah Dodson F 8 Ala John H Dodson M 5
"United States Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7Q78-SV6Z : 6 September 2019), Thomas A. Dodson, 1861-1865.
Family Search Record Thomas Dodson Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950 Name: Thomas Dodson Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 06 Jan 1867 Event Place: Fayette, Alabama, United States Sex: Male Spouse's Name: Louisa J Wilson Spouse's Sex: Female
Family Search Record T A Dodson United States Census, 1870 Name: T A Dodson Event Type: Census Event Date: 1870 Event Place: District 12, Grainger, Tennessee, United States Event Place (Original): District 12, Fayette, Tennessee, United States Sex: Male Age: 36 Race: White Birth Year (Estimated): 1834 Birthplace: Alabama Page Number: 27 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace T A Dodson Male 36 Alabama Louisa Dodson Female 36 Tennessee John Dodson Male 14 Alabama James Dodson Male 8 Alabama Sarah Dodson Female 11 Alabama Mary Dodson Female 8 Alabama Willie Dodson Male 0 Tennessee Matilda Jackson Male 21 Alabama
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