Benjamin Harrison Dotson (1890 - 1932)

Born 10 Apr 1890 in McDowell County, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Mamie (Dotson) Williams — married 2 Jul 1916 in McDowell Co. NC

Descendants

Died 29 Jun 1932 at age 42 in Burke County, North Carolina

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Biography

Benjamin Harrison Dotson was born to James Nelson Dotson and his first wife Minnie Hughie Dotson . James and Minnie were first cousins. James was the son of Nelson Dotson and Minnie was the daughter of Martin Dotson. Ben was the first child of this marriage. He was born on Apr 11 1890 in McDowell County now Buncombe County. He married Mamie Dotson his first cousin. She was the daughter of Joseph S Dotson and Mary Jackson. Ben and Mamie had two sons together Jess Lee Dotson and James Edward Dotson. Ben was a barber in Asheville until he became ill and was taken to Morganton to the State Hospital there. He succumbed to his illness on Jun 29 1932. The word was sent to his father James when he died. The Sheriff brought the news to James that Ben had died and he could go get the body and have it buried at home or they could bury him in the hospital cemetery. Grandpa James had no way of going after the body and did not have the money to have it shipped by train home. He decided to let them bury Ben in the hospital cemetery in Morganton. That is where he remains today. It is a very well kept cemetery. I located the cemetery and his plot in the cemetery and then took my mother to visit his grave. She was the only sibling that ever was able to go to his burial site. Mother was pleased with the final resting site of her oldest brother and mentioned how nice the cemetery was kept.

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• BIRTH 1890

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CENSUS 1900

Source: United States Census, 1900 North Carolina McDowell ED 115 Broad River Township Enumeration District: 115, Sheet #: A 75 Enumeration date: 9/11/1900 , Enumarator: Zeb V Hudgins, Film # 004117832, Line #: 1

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CENSUS 1910

Source: United States Census, 1910 North Carolina McDowell Broad River ,Enumeration Date: 4/20/1910, Enumeration District: 96, Enumerator: C.J. Owenby, Sheet #: 2B Line: 76

Name: Benjamin H Dotson Event Type: Census Event Date: 1910 Event Place: Broad River, McDowell, North Carolina, United States Gender: Male Age: 19 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household: Son Relationship to Head of Household: Son Birth Year (Estimated): 1891 Birthplace: North Carolina Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Sheet Letter: B Sheet Number: 2 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace James N Dotson Head Male 49 North Carolina Dula L Dotson Wife Female 23 North Carolina Benjamin H Dotson Son Male 19 North Carolina Frank L Dotson Son Male 17 North Carolina Clarence J Dotson Son Male 14 North Carolina Mable C Dotson Daughter Female 8 North Carolina Fred W Dotson Son Male 3 North Carolina

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• MILITARY

Source: United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Affiliate Publication Number M1509 Affiliate Publication Title World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards GS Film Number 1765621 Digital Folder Number 005152096 Image Number 02487

Name Benjamin Harrison Dotson Event Type Draft Registration Event Date 1917-1918 Event Place Buncombe County no 1, North Carolina, United States Gender Male Nationality United States Birth Date 11 Apr 1890 Birthplace Dome, North Carolina, United States Citing this Record "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ8R-7DW : 12 December 2014), Benjamin Harrison Dotson, 1917-1918; citing Buncombe County no 1, North Carolina, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,765,621.

Marriage Mamie Dotson 1916

Source: North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 GS Film Number 001758665 Digital Folder Number 007608720

Name B.H. Dotson Event Type Marriage Event Date 02 Jul 1916 Event Place Broad River, Mcdowell, North Carolina, United States Gender Male Age 24 Marital Status Married Race White Birth Year (Estimated) 1892 Father's Name J.N. Dotson Mother's Name Minnie Dotson Spouse's Name Mamie Dotson Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 19 Spouse's Race White Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1897 Spouse's Father's Name Joseph Dotson Spouse's Mother's Name Mary Dotson Citing this Record "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8WL-7C7 : 22 December 2016), Mary Dotson in entry for B.H. Dotson and Mamie Dotson, 02 Jul 1916; citing Broad River, Mcdowell, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 1,758,665.

• CENSUS 1930

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Death 1932

Source: North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994 Reference ID fn 1572 cn 283 GS Film number 1943056 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPDC-XGZ

Name Ben Harrison Dotson Event Type Death Event Date 29 Jun 1932 Event Place Morganton, Burke, North Carolina Birth Year 1890 Burial Date 30 Jun 1932 Cemetery State Hosp Cem Gender Male Age 42 Marital Status Married Race (Original) w Occupation Barber Birth Date 10 Apr 1890 Birthplace Mcdonell Co, Nc Father's Name James Dotson Father's Birthplace Tenn Mother's Name Minnie Dotson Mother's Birthplace Henderson Co, Nc Additional Relatives X Citing this Record "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPDC-XGZ : 29 June 2015), Ben Harrison Dotson, 29 Jun 1932; citing Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, fn 1572 cn 283, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,943,056.

• Burial

Place: Broughton Hospital Cemetery 229 East College Street Morganton Burke County North Carolina, USA Plot: row 34 grave 11

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