THE DODSON FAMILY


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The DODSON'S came to America in the mid 1600's from England and settled in Charles Co., Maryland. Later they migrated south to Virginia and then down to Miller and Decatur Co., Georgia.
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John Dodson Sr. was the son of Daniel Dodson born about 1635 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England.

FIRST GENERATION

1. John Sr. DODSON was born abt 1630 in England and married unknown.

Children:
+2 i. John 2nd DODSON b. abt 1680

ii. Katherine DODSON.

SECOND GENERATION

2. John 2nd DODSON was born about 1680 and died about 1735 in Charles Co., Maryland. He married Leticia Unknown.

Children:
+3 i. Walter d. abt 1773

ii. John 3rd d. abt 1737 Calvert Co., Md.

iii. Frances b. abt 1710; d. abt 1740

THIRD GENERATION

3. Walter DODSON died 31 Mar 1773 in Charles Co., Maryland. He married before 1762 Henrietta unknown.

Children:

+4 i. Thomas Ignatious b. 1762

FOURTH GENERATION

4. Ignatious DODSON b. 1762 in Maryland. He married 1790 Chloe Ann BATES. Thomas died 1819 in Wilkes Co., Ga.

Children:

+5 i. Charles b.1792

FIFTH GENERATION

5. Charles DODSON b. 1792 in Maryland. He married Ann KNOX, b. 1812. Charles died 1850 in Wilkes Co., Ga.

Children:

+6 i. William Ignatious b. 1825

SIXTH GENERATION

6. William Ignatious DODSON b. 27 Aug 1825. He married 4 July 1850 Thamar Dorothy PIERCE b. 4 June 1830, Ga. She is the daughter of Elijah PIERCE. William died 1990's in Mitchell Co., Ga.

Children:

+7 i. Walter Lafayette b. 1851

ii. Ellen Ann b.15 May 1852

iii. Mary Susan b.26 Sept 1854

iv. Eliza Jane b. 5 July 1856

v. Charlie Parks
b. 7 Dec 1857; d. Mitchell Co., Ga. 1952
m. 1897 to Ellen Francis Jones.

vi. Elizabeth b. 19 Aug 1859

vii. Dolly b. 5 Mar 1861

viii. William b. 9 Feb 1865

ix. John Thomas b. 5 Mar 1867

SEVENTH GENERATION

7. Walter Lafayette DODSON b. 15 Apr 1851, Mitchell Co., Ga. He married (1)Mollie Renford; married (2) Fannie Elizabeth SPIVEY b, 1856 (daughter of Richard SPIVEY and Mary Ann CAULEY) d. 18 Sept 1904 in Decatur Co., Ga. Walter died 8 Sept 1930 in Decatur Co., Ga.
This was also Fannie's 2nd marriage. Her first husband is unknown.

Children:

i. James T. b. 24 Oct 1876

+8 ii. Dolly Mae b.20 June 1877

iii. Hattie L. b. 18 May 1878

iv. Charlie C. b.27 Jan 1882
d. 3 July 1886

v. Infant Babe b. 11 Mar 1884
d. 20 Mar 1884

vi. Luther C. b. 20 Dec 1885
d. 16 Feb 1951

vii. Walter Cary b.20 Mar 1887
d. 16 Oct 1918
killed in France
buried in Decatur Co., Ga.

viii. Richard J. b. 23 May 1890
d. 13 Sept 1890

ix. Carlton R. b. 28 May 1892

x.�Byron G. b. 28 May 1894
d. 4 June 1895

xi.�Emma M. b. 7 June 1896

xii.�Minnie R. b. 5 July 1898
d. 4 Feb 1910

xiii.�John Theron b. 7 May 1901
d. 4 Feb 1910.

EIGHTH GENERATION

8. Dolly Mae DODSON b. 20 June 1877. She married John William "Will" DONALSON b. 1878, (son of John Carter DONALSON and Martha "Mattie" Lou GRIMES) d. 13 Feb 1944 in Decatur Co., Ga. Dolly Mae died 2 Aug 1916 in Decatur Co., Ga.

Children:

i. Walter Carter DONALSON
b. 1905 Decatur Co., Ga.
d. 1912, Decatur Co., Ga.

+9 ii. Leona "Ruth" DONALSON b.29 Aug 1907
d.29 Oct 1988 Miller Co., Ga.
NOTE: See PHILLIPS1 database.

iii. Julius Calvin "Buddy" DONALSON
b. 1909, d. abt 1980 Tampa, Fla.
m. Ruby PARKER, b. 1909

NINTH GENERATION

9. Leona Ruth DONALSON was b. 29 Aug 1907 in Decatur Co., Ga. married 3 July 1926 to Maston O'Neal Sr. PHILLIPS b. 14 Nov 1902 (son of John Wilson PHILLIPS and Nancy Jane PHILLIPS). O'Neal died 24 Feb 1981 in Miller Co., Ga. "Ruth died 29 Oct 1988 in Miller Co. Ga. Both are buried at Pilgram's Rest (White's Bridge) Baptist Church in Miller Co., Ga.

Children:
i. Cappie Ruth PHILLIPS
b. 1927, Miller Co., Ga.
died 1933, Miller Co., Ga.

ii. John Wilson PHILLIPS, living

iii. Dollie Estelle PHILLIPS, living

iv. Kattie Azziline PHILLIPS, living

v. Maston O'Neal Jr. PHILLIPS, living

vi. Nancy "Lois" PHILLIPS, living

vii. Harry Anderson PHILLIPS
b. 1938 Miller Co., Ga
d. 1980, Miller Co., Ga.

viii. William Smiley "Bill" PHILLIPS
b. 1940, Miller Co., Ga.
d. 1999.

ix. Donald Dennis PHILLIPS
b. 1942, Miller Co., Ga.
d. 1944, Miller Co., Ga.

x. Etha Yvonne PHILLIPS, living

xi. Larry Calvin PHILLIPS
b. 1946, Miller Co., Ga
d. 1946, Miller Co., Ga.

xii. Myra Jeanette PHILLIPS, living

xiii. Ruby Louise PHILLIPS
b.1949, Miller Co., Ga.
d. 1949, Miller Co., Ga.

xiv. Walter Robert "Bobby" PHILLIPS, living

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