Hi: CarriLynne: I too, have lots of Dodson photos, newspaper clippings that were accumulated by my great Aunt in North Carolina. Some I do not know & some had names written on the backs (something I promise to do with my photos some day) Most of the pics are from the middle 1800's and early 1900's. Would be glad to share them. Jacque Bentsen Hall McAllen, Texas ---------- > From: CarriLynne@aol.com > To: DODSON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: William Dodson married Elizabeth Dale > Date: Sunday, September 06, 1998 4:32 PM > > I am ready and waiting. Is there a web page for Dodson photos? I will be glad > to create one if anyone is interested. I have a scanner and would be happy to > add any you want to contribute. I dont have a whole lot of them except from > my grandfather. > > I am a sucker for photos to go with some of the names that I have been linked > to. I t just seems to give life to family members. > > ~Carri > > > ==== DODSON Mailing List ==== > Please do NOT send attachments to the list.

I have a Short in my family tree (Uncle) who lived in Illinois east of St Louis. Jim was his nome and he married my aunt Sis in the early 1900s. Joe Dopson JosephD96@aol.com

I do think the 2 lines are connected, but it may go back a ways. mine goes back to John Dods...(on) (I know that connection is shaky). NC... and White county TN are familiar spots too. I am researching my "Short" side, and they also go back through White county TN and North Carolina. It is a small small world, and the more I research the more I believe that we are all cousins. :) ~ Carri

My thinking on how to make sure my genealogy materials have a good home is to try to get my letters, correspondence, photocopied files from books, etc. organized (I have these in file folders alphabetized by surname, etc.). Then I plan to have the correspondence and everything microfilmed. There are a couple of microfilming agencies now that could do this for me, or many offices also have microfilming machines. Once it is microfilmed I would give the microfilm copy to the Family History Center genealogy library in Salt Lake City with permission for them to duplicate the roll of microfilm and distribute it just like they do their other films. If the surname is for a certain locality (such as Hunterdon Co., NJ; or TN, etc.) then I would also want to send a copy of the microfilm to the local historical society or to the State Historical Society. If the item was on microfilm, I believe they would accept it without any reservations. Also, today, many people have scanners, so an alternative to this would be to scan the correspondence, etc. on to disks, etc. & then donate to the Family History Center genealogy library and/or elsewhere. I'm not sure how many disks or CD-ROMS this kind of information might take up. It could be a lot. This would entail some extra work in getting things organized and microfilmed or scanned, but it would have a good outcome in the end and be worth the extra effort. I would recommend just putting info. from one family line on a microfilm or disk, but that might not be too practical. Thus if you are researching several lines, you'd have to have several microfilm reels made up. 've seen microfilms of correspondence on the Dodson Family and the Sewell Family. I believe both are located in the Tennessee State Historical Society Library and can be ordered through interlibrary loan. Sincerely, Glenn Gohr ggohr01@mail.orion.org

Carri--I also have scanner but I don't think I can find a link to your line. My Dodsons are from White Co, TN, prior NC. I have a 1938 photo (sorry photocopy of photo) of the DODSON reunion taken at Chautauqua Park, in Illinois. I have two Dodson lines that joined 1861 in Jefferson Co., IL with one moving to Mason Co., IL. Barb Martin ---------- > From: CarriLynne@aol.com > To: DODSON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: William Dodson married Elizabeth Dale > Date: Sunday, September 06, 1998 4:32 PM > > I am ready and waiting. Is there a web page for Dodson photos? I will be glad > to create one if anyone is interested. I have a scanner and would be happy to > add any you want to contribute. I dont have a whole lot of them except from > my grandfather. > > I am a sucker for photos to go with some of the names that I have been linked > to. I t just seems to give life to family members. > > ~Carri > > > ==== DODSON Mailing List ==== > Please do NOT send attachments to the list.

My grandmother was Dodson, I have some pictures of the family. I have a scanner. II will be watching to see if you get a page. BSims

I am ready and waiting. Is there a web page for Dodson photos? I will be glad to create one if anyone is interested. I have a scanner and would be happy to add any you want to contribute. I dont have a whole lot of them except from my grandfather. I am a sucker for photos to go with some of the names that I have been linked to. I t just seems to give life to family members. ~Carri

Hello all, Anyone researching DODSON from Thames Ditton (Surrey), Hampton Wick (Middlesex), Gringley and/or North Wheatley (Nottinghamshire), Gainsborough (Lincolnshire) or Kingston Upon Hull (Yorkshire), all in the United Kingdom? Kindest Regards, Ken Dodson Hornsea East Yorkshire "Lakeland by the Sea" Family Tree Maker Home Page: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/d/o/d/Kevin-P-Dodson Researching: DODSON: Surrey, Middlesex, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire & Yorkshire SEWELL: Yorkshire & Lincolnshire ELVIN: Yorkshire & Ireland MARLOW: Yorkshire MAGSON: Yorkshire BRIER: Yorkshire

I'm still looking for a Dodson family, that a girl married into the Farley family. I have a picture that has writing on it "grandma Dodson, Grandma Farley's mother" one of these days I'm going to send the picture to Carri Lindsay, she said she would send it to others, I just haven't had the time to send it yet, Carri, i you're reading this, I will send it! I will. Anne

When you get picture of Grandmother, will you please send to me? Thanks Betty

Brenda Salyers wrote: > > Thinking on information from Rob and Heather Williams' database: If > this Wm. Dotson, born 1738, died 6 Mar 1832 in Iredell County, North > Carolina, a reverend, married Winifred Johnston 30 June 1762 and > Tabitha Hendrick 19 July 1794, and Simon Dotson was born 1761, perhaps > that is why there are questions as to William truly being Simon's > father. > Does anyone have documentation of Simon's birthdate? Could it have been > one of those "ca" or "subtracted from census records" that would leave a > year or two leeway? > Brenda Dotson Salyers (Pound, VA) > > ==== DODSON Mailing List ==== > Please do NOT send attachments to the list. I have William Dotson as being born Dec 14, 1741 and death as after 1831 in White County Tenn., and Simon b. 1765. I only have his second wife of Tabitha Hendrick. I'm not 100% sure of the dates, because I don't know the source. Randy Dotson

Is William any relation to Jesse Dodson? They were both in Old Rappahannock and would have been contemporaries? Rene Descendant of Jesse

Joe, This query sounds very interesting. According to your records, this William Dodson would have been born ca. 1650. If so, that would make him a contemporary of the original Charles Dodson (b. ca. 1649) who md. Ann ______ that so many of the Dodson relatives descend from. The marriage to a Dale is also interesting. The Dales intermarried with the Dodsons and the Hanks family a number of times in the late 1600s-early 1700s. So this does look like a possible connection. Have you found William Dodson and Elizabeth Dale listed in a will or deed record anywhere? I'd love to see some real documentary evidence on this. We don't know if Charles Dodson (b. ca. 1649) had any brothers or sisters who came to America. But it is possible that he could have. Also Charles (b. ca. 1649) had a son William whom we know almost nothing about (see THE DODSON (DOTSON) FAMILY OF NORTH FARNHAM PARISH. RICHMOND COUNTY, VIRGINIA, pp. 5-6). And there is another William Dodson that was in Henrico Co., VA very early (the same county that Jamestown was in), that is listed in the same Dodson book on pp. 1053-1054, under a chapter on "Dangling Dodsons." In fact, he died in DALE PARISH, Henrico Co., VA. in 1746/7. This William Dodson is also very interesting because it could show a tie-in to Jamestown, if we can prove a relationship between him and Charles (b. ca. 1649). This "dangling" William had descendants who settled in Pittsylvania Co., VA where so many of the rest of the Dodsons lived, that it makes me wonder if indeed they are related. Wish we could find more proof! The only other early William that doesn't seem to be accounted for is the "traditional" William that is reported by Rev. Thompson P. Ege in his DODSON GENEALOGY, 1600-1907 & in Mrs. C. T. Dodson's book, ANCESTORS OF ROBERT DODSON AND HIS DESCENDANTS. According to this "traditional" and "unproven" lineage, there was a John Dodson who settled at Jamestown and had two sons, Jesse and WILLIAM. No information has ever been found on this William or his descendants. Jesse is reported to have been the father of Charles Dodson (b. ca. 1649); however, absolutely no documentary evidence has been found to show that Jesse is the father of Charles. Actually there is no real proof that I've seen that even shows that there ever was a John, a Jesse, or a William that predated our Charles Dodson (b. ca. 1649). See the Dodson Puzzle page that Alley Blackford has on her web page at: http://home.tampabay.rr.com/shenandoah/puzzles.html This probably will stir up some more questions, but every option should be explored. Sincerely, Glenn Gohr ggohr01@mail.orion.org ---------- From: JPayne5744@aol.com To: DODSON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: William Dodson married Elizabeth Dale Date: Friday, September 04, 1998 10:18 AM Does anyone have the parentage of William Dodson who was one of three husbands of Elizabeth Dale b ca 1650 in Old Rappahannock Co., Va. Elizabeth was the supposed granddaughter of Elizabeth died in 1749 in Lancaster Co., Va. Elizabeth was married to Thomas Young, William Dodson and then William Rogers. Children by Thomas Young: 1. Thomas YOUNG-7624 Abt 1705 2. Robert YOUNG-7623 Abt 1708 3. Reuben YOUNG-7622 Abt 1710 By William Dodson: 1. William DODSON-7620 Abt 1710 2. Charles DODSON-7619 Abt 1715 By William Rogers: 1. Ann ROGERS-7617 Abt 1722 Much of this information came from F. Hiner Dale, former District Judge from Guyman, Oklahoma in 1960. Joe Payne Knoxville, TN ==== DODSON Mailing List ==== Please do NOT send attachments to the list.

Thinking on information from Rob and Heather Williams' database: If this Wm. Dotson, born 1738, died 6 Mar 1832 in Iredell County, North Carolina, a reverend, married Winifred Johnston 30 June 1762 and Tabitha Hendrick 19 July 1794, and Simon Dotson was born 1761, perhaps that is why there are questions as to William truly being Simon's father. Does anyone have documentation of Simon's birthdate? Could it have been one of those "ca" or "subtracted from census records" that would leave a year or two leeway? Brenda Dotson Salyers (Pound, VA)

Edward H. Gaulin (Sr.) wrote this article for the Rochester (New York) Genealogical Society newsletter, "Hear Ye! Hear Ye!," in which it will appear in the December 1998 issue. The author is immediate past president of the Rochester Genealogical Society. NOW WHAT DO I DO WITH ALL OF THIS STUFF? by Edward Henry Gaulin (Sr.) <EHGAULIN@worldnet.att.net> A message on the Internet caught my eye the other day and I can't get it out of my mind. A West Coast genealogist had been exchanging information with a researcher in Virginia for some time. Then it happened. Her last message bounced -- it couldn't be delivered as the address no longer existed. Fortunately she had received a number of family group sheets from her correspondent which listed a telephone number. When she called the number a man answered, so she asked for her Internet friend and, after a slight hesitation was told, "Oh, Mary Ann passed away three weeks ago." Shocked, but ever gracious, she expressed her sympathy and commented how close this long-distance relationship had become and how it will be missed by her. The husband explained that he was sorry that he couldn't be of any help because he really didn't know much about what his wife was doing with her genealogy. Perhaps you too have noticed at genealogical gatherings that the average age of the participants is something in excess of 39 years, at least judging by hair color. Most of us really don't have a lot of time to devote to our hobby until after the kids are grown, out of school and we've retired. Then it is no longer a hobby, it becomes an obsession. At some point in our continuous search for dead people, our ancestors, we recognize our own mortality and start to think about a permanent home for our research. If our children or grandchildren appear to be interested, we have it made, but frequently that's not the case. Then what happens to our "stuff"? Genealogists are usually pretty smart people, until it comes to providing for the distribution of their genealogical assets. The latter, in my case anyway, is a room full of books, journals, magazines, pamphlets, maps, photographs, brochures, newsletters, computer equipment and furniture (desk, chairs, file cabinets, tables, lamps, etc.). The files are loaded with folders bearing family and town names, historic events, and a bunch labeled "MISC." There are miles of computer printouts, hundreds of photocopies, and many "original" vital records. My desk is usually loaded with correspondence awaiting an answer -- either mine or from someone else. What should my wife do with all this stuff when I make the ultimate research trip -- a personal meeting with my ancestors? Some of our brighter colleagues say "My college library is getting all my stuff" or it's going to the local public library or to the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City or even to the Library of Congress. Well, I hate to be the one to tell you this, but unless you are a celebrity or a huge financial donor, these institutions probably won't want your material -- they just don't have room for it. They would be grateful for a copy of your book, but they might not want the manuscript or research notes. The FHL would appreciate a GEDCOM disk of your genealogy database files, but it doesn't want your paper pedigree charts or family group sheets. So what are your spouse and children to do with all of your stuff? They could really do a couple of dumb things with it if you don't provide guidance to them while you still can. It could be placed in the weekly trash collection and don't say "They wouldn't do that" because it unfortunately happens all the time. How about a garage sale? Now that is really scary, but it also happens every day. Remember all those old photos and tintypes you have seen in flea markets? How about all those bargain genealogy books you bought because you got to that garage sale before the dealers did? They all had to come from someplace. What should you do to insure the sane distribution of your genealogical assets? Perhaps the first thing is to make a record of what you have and then try to keep it current. Show the acquisition date and how much you paid for each item on the inventory sheets. This is especially helpful for artifacts, collections, and books. A photographic record of these items, including those of rare books, could also be useful. Microfilm, microfiche and complete photocopies of books and some records have value. Back issues of many journals, newsletters, and magazines are also in demand by genealogists and therefore have value. However, if you don't tell them what is valuable, your heirs probably won't know. Now that you have identified your assets, you need to tell someone what you want done with them. Maybe the simplest way is to prepare a letter to your heirs, but remember this lacks the force of law. If they want to, they can toss everything in the trash. A better way to provide for the distribution is in your will, particularly if you also designate sufficient funds to carry out your wishes. Your Last Will and Testament is also where you may make specific bequests: your copy of the 1898 edition of Burke's Peerage to your FGS Conference roommate or your old roll-top desk to your newest granddaughter. Your wishes can now be enforced by the courts, if necessary. If you still want to have any of your assets given to your alma mater or a local library or anywhere else, personally contact that agency and discuss the possibility -- right now. It won't come as a surprise to them and they should be able to advise you immediately of any conditions of acceptance. If you can support those conditions, ask for a written acknowledgment that can be placed with your will. Some other things that you can do right now are to distribute copies of your research among your family, friends, and, perhaps, local or national libraries. This is simple if you have progressed to the book-writing stage, but don't be too concerned if you haven't. Many genealogists assemble their pedigree charts, group sheets, pertinent vital records, selected family photographs, and other important documents in notebook form. They write a brief introduction, provide a table of contents, and sometimes an index before having copies made for distribution. Afterwards, the notebook can be kept current with a new year's letter which might include new charts and photos. Computerized genealogical data can be distributed in the same way on diskette. Sometimes an envelope or jacket is provided in the notebook described above to house data disks. Another way some researchers try to insure the safeguarding of their electronic data is to submit it to the LDS Ancestral File (tm) or one or more of the other commercial collections. If you don't know how to do this, consult your local genealogical society or Family History Center or even the public library for instructions. Another thing you can do right now to benefit your heirs is to clean up your files. Eliminate unnecessary correspondence and duplicate copies of records. Toss out all those old printouts you made in 1984 on your Apple IIe computer. Sell all the "Genealogical Helper" magazines you have saved since 1973, because you will never open one of them again and you know it. If you get 50 cents each for them you can have a pretty good dinner. Give away all that old computer software that is taking up room on your bookshelves -- it's probably not worth anything anyway. Label your photographs, and diskettes too. 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Does anyone have the parentage of William Dodson who was one of three husbands of Elizabeth Dale b ca 1650 in Old Rappahannock Co., Va. Elizabeth was the supposed granddaughter of Elizabeth died in 1749 in Lancaster Co., Va. Elizabeth was married to Thomas Young, William Dodson and then William Rogers. Children by Thomas Young: 1. Thomas YOUNG-7624 Abt 1705 2. Robert YOUNG-7623 Abt 1708 3. Reuben YOUNG-7622 Abt 1710 By William Dodson: 1. William DODSON-7620 Abt 1710 2. Charles DODSON-7619 Abt 1715 By William Rogers: 1. Ann ROGERS-7617 Abt 1722 Much of this information came from F. Hiner Dale, former District Judge from Guyman, Oklahoma in 1960. Joe Payne Knoxville, TN

Robert, I wonder if you would let me look at your file on William Dodson? I promise not to argue. Thanks, Jack Mayhew. jmayhew050@aol.com

I have DODSON in my line, but the only thing I know about the line comes off a picture of a old woman sitting on a rocking chair i a farmyard, on the picture it says"grandma Dodson, grandma Farley's mother" Any one know of the farley line in with the Dodson line???

Anyone have Dodsons in their Database that were in Gibson Co TN before 1840. Thank you Barbie

Hello Joe, Well, I would be glad to send you a GEDCOM but me on line provider is having a problem with AOL and everything I send out comes back. In the e-mail received you asked: #1 who is father of: Tunatus Dodson b: abt 1704 I SHOW and I am sure there are others out there that know more on Dodson than I do. name: Fortunatus Dodson b: abt 1740 d: 9 Sep 1737 Married Alice Goad Children: I show 11 #2 you asked George Dodson b: 1702 (no father) I SHOW son of Thomas Dodson, Sr. b: 15 May 1681 d: 21 Nov 1740 Married Mary Durham #2 William Dodson b: abt 1680 I do not have any info. on him. Hope this helps. Lettie