The name of the book you referred to is: THE DODSON (DOTSON) FAMILY OF NORTH FARNHAM PARISH, RICHMOND COUNTY, VIRGINIA: A History and Genealogy of Their Descendants The books were compiled and edited by Mrs. Sherman Williams and published by the Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr. This book is published by the "SOUTHERN HISTORICAL PRESS. INC." Easley, South Carolina. Sorry, I don't have the entire address, but the books are available from the publisher. S. Dodson

Mike Garner wrote: > > Would you be so kind as to give me the name and author of the two volume set > you referred to in this message. My mother's maiden name was Dodson and I am > really just starting to research this line. > > Mike Garner > Jonesboro, AR > > -----Original Message----- > From: BevAlso@aol.com <BevAlso@aol.com> > To: DODSON-L@rootsweb.com <DODSON-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Monday, July 27, 1998 11:36 PM > Subject: Re: Name Spelling Change > > >There was a gentleman in Denton, Texas that I used to visit with regularly > (he > >has since passed away) who insisted (and had documentation) that the Dodson > >surname was originally French and was pronounced Dodsonnay. This was about > 20 > >years ago and I am sorry that I don't recall his correct spelling. I > believe > >that his research was donated to the LDS Church upon his death. > > > >I have not posted before, but I am researching William G. Dodson, born Oct. > 9, > >1797 who died in Hardeman County, TN Sept. 6, 1849. He was married to > >Margaret. I am not clear of his connection to the Dodsons in the two > volume > >book discussed often in this group (forgive me, I can't think of the name > of > >the book right now!). He is listed in the index as "other Dodsons", so I > >assume his parentage is unknown. Any help would be appreciated. William > G. > >had several sons, one of which was Pitser Miller Dodson (my 3rd great > >grandfather) who was born in 1833 most likely in Hardeman Co., TN and died > in > >1909 in Holliday, Texas. Pitser married Catherine Amanda Hows of Davidson > >Co., TN. I have a lot of information on William's many children, but > nothing > >before Wiliam. > > > >Beverly Goodman > >Fort Worth, Texas > > > > > >==== DODSON Mailing List ==== > >Please do NOT send attachments to the list. > > > > > > ==== DODSON Mailing List ==== > Please do NOT send attachments to the list.Hi Mike: The book is Dodson/Dotson Family of North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co., VA by Rev. Silas Lucas and published by Southern Genealogical Press, Easley, SC. Rev. Lucas owns Southern Genealogical Press. Jacque Bentsen Hall halljb@surfus.net

I dont recognize the name "Farley", but it would sure be nice if you could scan it and attach it to an email. Maybe I could match it to a photo in my album. It sounds like a really neat picture anyway. ~Carri

Having seen quite a few examples of ancestrial handwriting, one possibility might be the way one Dodson ancestor might have penned his or her name. I have even seen it in some modern chicken-scratch where one person made their small "d" in such a way as to eventually make the circle part almost invisible and 'crossing' the upright on the way to meet the "s" therefore making the DODSON look more like DOTSON. Does this theory fly with any of you guys? Tinker Mary Dotson wrote: > This sounds really interesting! I noticed it was quite a distinct change > when I notice that some folk started to sign their own names with a "t" > instead of a "d." It caused my husband no amount of grief to learn that > once apon a time, the name was Dodson. I geuss he's suffered through years > of correcting the spelling. Ha, ha, ha! > > Mary Dotson > mdotson@isicns.com > Latitude: 38.92622459 degrees > Longitude: -77.23786290 degrees > Altitude: 6.00633 meters > > ---------- > From: Cheryl Adams <adamscd@ne.infi.net> > To: DODSON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Name Spelling Change > Date: Monday, July 27, 1998 7:31 PM > > Hi all! > There is a little lady in her 90s around Murpheysboro Tn that I talked > to about a > year ago(hope she is still here) She is a genealogist and was really > intense > about the way the Dodson-Dotson name change took place...she alluded to > a court > issue...and it being misspelled. She insists that all of us/them are > really > DODSON's --she was very adamant about it..kinda cute really. This 90+ > year old > lady being in a dither over this... Then she said she'd have to get > here records > out as her memory wasn't as fresh as it used to be. I will call her > (when I find > her phone number again--) and we'll see if there is anything to waht she > has???? > What do ya'll think? > > Cheryl > and Please share the info re the the Dodson move...thanks! > > ==== DODSON Mailing List ==== > Please do NOT send attachments to the list. > > ==== DODSON Mailing List ==== > Please do NOT send attachments to the list.

No, sorry. None of those names click. But I haven't checked my own (Craighead) county for Dodsons. I don't know why, since Greene and Craighead are next to each other. Duh. Mike Garner Jonesboro, AR -----Original Message----- From: CleoKt11@aol.com <CleoKt11@aol.com> To: DODSON-L@rootsweb.com <DODSON-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, July 28, 1998 7:36 PM Subject: Re: Name Spelling Change >Mike, >I am researching a Dodson from Craighead County, Ark also. My great >grandmother was a Dodson, Elizabeth Jane Dodson m Andrew Jackson Patterson. >Her mother was Becky Bishop m first a Yarbrough and he was killed in Civil >War, then she married a Dodson, he died, then she married a Carrouthers. I >believe the Dodson man she married was John Dodson, but have not proven it >yet. >Any of these names familiar? >Becky > > >==== DODSON Mailing List ==== >Please do NOT send attachments to the list. > >

Would you be so kind as to give me the name and author of the two volume set you referred to in this message. My mother's maiden name was Dodson and I am really just starting to research this line. Mike Garner Jonesboro, AR -----Original Message----- From: BevAlso@aol.com <BevAlso@aol.com> To: DODSON-L@rootsweb.com <DODSON-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, July 27, 1998 11:36 PM Subject: Re: Name Spelling Change >There was a gentleman in Denton, Texas that I used to visit with regularly (he >has since passed away) who insisted (and had documentation) that the Dodson >surname was originally French and was pronounced Dodsonnay. This was about 20 >years ago and I am sorry that I don't recall his correct spelling. I believe >that his research was donated to the LDS Church upon his death. > >I have not posted before, but I am researching William G. Dodson, born Oct. 9, >1797 who died in Hardeman County, TN Sept. 6, 1849. He was married to >Margaret. I am not clear of his connection to the Dodsons in the two volume >book discussed often in this group (forgive me, I can't think of the name of >the book right now!). He is listed in the index as "other Dodsons", so I >assume his parentage is unknown. Any help would be appreciated. William G. >had several sons, one of which was Pitser Miller Dodson (my 3rd great >grandfather) who was born in 1833 most likely in Hardeman Co., TN and died in >1909 in Holliday, Texas. Pitser married Catherine Amanda Hows of Davidson >Co., TN. I have a lot of information on William's many children, but nothing >before Wiliam. > >Beverly Goodman >Fort Worth, Texas > > >==== DODSON Mailing List ==== >Please do NOT send attachments to the list. > >

Count me in! I think it's a great idea! Rene descendant of Lott s/o James Booth s/o Charles s/o Charles s/o Charles s/o Charles s/o Jesse Dodson

Hi all, Book information: The Dodson (Dotson) Family of North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virgina by Williams and Lucas Southern Historical Press, Inc. 375 West Broad Street (29601 P.O. Box 1267 Greenville, S.C. 29602-1267 1-800-233-0152 2 Vol . Set for 70.00

Mike, I am researching a Dodson from Craighead County, Ark also. My great grandmother was a Dodson, Elizabeth Jane Dodson m Andrew Jackson Patterson. Her mother was Becky Bishop m first a Yarbrough and he was killed in Civil War, then she married a Dodson, he died, then she married a Carrouthers. I believe the Dodson man she married was John Dodson, but have not proven it yet. Any of these names familiar? Becky

I have a picture of a old lady sitting in a rocking chair in a farmyard, on the bottom of the picture is "grandma Dodson- grandma Farley's mother", I think the picture was taken in IN or KS. Thats all I know of the lady. Anyone's Dodson family have Farley family in it???? I would love to find something out about this lady. All I do know is my grandmother Chesney, was a Farley, her mother was a Rukes, the Rukes was from Brazil, (Clay Co) IN. Can someone help me????

--------------- > > Subject: Re: Name Spelling Change > Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 10:04:48 EDT > From: JMayhew050@aol.com > To: DODSON-L@rootsweb.com > > Mary, I have not been able to find info on the name switch but I wonder if you > would share your info on the Dodsons who moved to the mountains. Jack > Mayhew, jmayhew050@aol.com This is pure conjecture and I hope someone will tell me if there is any truth to it: I have heard that in the late 1700's the governor of North Carolina set an impossibly high tax on all citizens with severe penalties if it wasn't paid. I've heard that's why the movement from NC to parts northward occurred. Many of those moving stopped for a while in the Russell/Scott/Wise Counties area of Virginia which at the time was Russell County. Could it have been as simple as the Dodson to Dotson by mispellings by court clerks recording papers? Or the handwriting of the time mis-reading a T for a D? I would be tickled to hear anyone 's facts on the matter. Brenda bds@naxs.com DODSON-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > Subject: > > DODSON-D Digest Volume 98 : Issue 132 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Card Shower for Dodson Descendant ["alley" <alley@tampabay.rr.com>] > #2 Name Spelling Change ["Mary Dotson" <mdotson@isicns.com>] > #3 Re: Card Shower for Dodson Descend [Cheryl Adams <adamscd@ne.infi.net>] > #4 William Y. DODSON [Gerie Smith <bills5@bangornews.inf] > #5 Re: Card Shower for Dodson Descend ["alley" <alley@tampabay.rr.com>] > #6 Re: Name Spelling Change [JMayhew050@aol.com] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from DODSON-D, send a message to > > DODSON-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Card Shower for Dodson Descendant > Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1998 22:59:19 -0400 > From: "alley" <alley@tampabay.rr.com> > To: DODSON-L@rootsweb.com > > My grand aunt, 92 years of age, has been moved to a long term care facility. > She is quite depressed as she has been living in an assisted living facility > for several years and was quite happy there. Due to her failing health, > that is no longer possible. > > If you'd like to join me in cheering up dear Aunt Mildred, please send a > card to: > > Mrs. Mildred Barr > c/o Life Care Center > 315 East Lee Highway > New Market, VA 22844 > > Aunt Mildred is a direct descendant of Jemima Dodson > (Jacob>Peter>John>Charles, Sr.) > > Alley > alley@tampabay.rr.com > > List Mgr for Rootsweb surname lists for Dodson, McWilliams, Showers, Thrift > > http://home.tampabay.rr.com/shenandoah/index.html "Shenandoah Ancestry" > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Name Spelling Change > Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 08:29:55 -0400 > From: "Mary Dotson" <mdotson@isicns.com> > To: DODSON-L@rootsweb.com > > Here's a question for fellow researchers... > > In the early 1800s, there seems to have been a very deliberate name > spelling shift from Dodson to Dotson among many members of this clan. It > does not seem to be a mistake of illiteracy--but it does coincide with the > movement of many of the family members (who I have studied) westward in > Virginia towards Appalachia. > > Does anyone have any clues on why they changed their names? > > Mary Dotson > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: Card Shower for Dodson Descendant > Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 08:50:29 -0400 > From: Cheryl Adams <adamscd@ne.infi.net> > To: DODSON-L@rootsweb.com > > Aren't you thoughtful! > A wonderful idea! You got it! > Cheryl > Elizabethtown, Ky. > > a > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: William Y. DODSON > Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 09:04:15 -0400 > From: Gerie Smith <bills5@bangornews.infi.net> > To: DODSON-L@rootsweb.com > > Dear Mickey, > Do you have any information on a William Y. DODSON b. 1821 NC, D. Mar > 22, 1866 TN, m. Sarah D. EAST, lived in Westmoreland TN in the 1850's? > > Thankyou for your attention to this question. > > Gerie Dodson-Smith > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: Card Shower for Dodson Descendant > Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 11:01:32 -0400 > From: "alley" <alley@tampabay.rr.com> > To: DODSON-L@rootsweb.com > > BLESS YOU! Thanks so much. > alley > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cheryl Adams <adamscd@ne.infi.net> > To: DODSON-L@rootsweb.com <DODSON-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Monday, July 27, 1998 8:40 AM > Subject: Re: Card Shower for Dodson Descendant > > >Aren't you thoughtful! > >A wonderful idea! You got it! > >Cheryl > >Elizabethtown, Ky. > > > >a > > > > > >==== DODSON Mailing List ==== > >Please do NOT send attachments to the list. > > > > > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------

My ISP is acting up--if this is a duplicate -sorry... I forgot the url..I'll get it right sooner or later... CDA http://www.tngenweb.usit.com/dickson/normschl.html

I forgot the url..I'll get it right sooner or later... CDA http://www.tngenweb.usit.com/dickson/normschl.html

I just added a dab more to the History section of Dickson. 180+ students...... Thought you may want to ck this out.. Edgewood Normal School, in Dickson County. *Several students from other counties of Tenn and KY* Cheryl

This sounds really interesting! I noticed it was quite a distinct change when I notice that some folk started to sign their own names with a "t" instead of a "d." It caused my husband no amount of grief to learn that once apon a time, the name was Dodson. I geuss he's suffered through years of correcting the spelling. Ha, ha, ha! Mary Dotson mdotson@isicns.com Latitude: 38.92622459 degrees Longitude: -77.23786290 degrees Altitude: 6.00633 meters ---------- From: Cheryl Adams <adamscd@ne.infi.net> To: DODSON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Name Spelling Change Date: Monday, July 27, 1998 7:31 PM Hi all! There is a little lady in her 90s around Murpheysboro Tn that I talked to about a year ago(hope she is still here) She is a genealogist and was really intense about the way the Dodson-Dotson name change took place...she alluded to a court issue...and it being misspelled. She insists that all of us/them are really DODSON's --she was very adamant about it..kinda cute really. This 90+ year old lady being in a dither over this... Then she said she'd have to get here records out as her memory wasn't as fresh as it used to be. I will call her (when I find her phone number again--) and we'll see if there is anything to waht she has???? What do ya'll think? Cheryl and Please share the info re the the Dodson move...thanks! ==== DODSON Mailing List ==== Please do NOT send attachments to the list.

Greetings Genealogical Hunters from Bill Stephens in Denton,Texas Genealogical site http://home1.gte.net/cobbwebb/titlepage.htm Looking for parents and descendents of William Ball. Information as follows: Generation No. 1 1.WILLIAM1 BALL was born 1790 in Maryland. He married ELIZABETH STEPHENS Abt. 1833 in Dunbar, Fayette, PA, daughter of NATHANIEL STEPHENS and HANNAH DODSON. Children of WILLIAM BALL and ELIZABETH STEPHENS all born Dunbar,Fayette,PA. i.SARAH J.2 BALL, b. 1834 ii.ELIJA BALL, b. 1835 iii.JOHN BALL, b. 1838 m.SUSAN MORGAN,March 24, 1853, Dunbar, Fayette,PA. iv.WILLIAM BALL, b. 1839 v.MARY A. BALL, b. 1841 vi.MALINDA BALL, b. 1843 vii.LANORA BALL, b. 1845 viii.CLARISA BALL, b. 1848 ix.LUCINDA BALL, b. 1850 Appreciate any and all information leading to the gaining of this information. As always will be more than happy to share any and all information with you. Reply if possible to cobbwebb@gte.net Have A Great Day, Bill Stephens

Greetings Genealogical Hunters from Bill Stephens in Denton,Texas Genealogical site http://home1.gte.net/cobbwebb/titlepage.htm Looking for descendents of Richard Miller born 1804 in PA, and died 1880. He married CATHERINE STEPHENS Abt. 1830 in Washington, Fayette, PA, daughter of NATHANIEL STEPHENS and HANNAH DODSON. Children of RICHARD MILLER and CATHERINE STEPHENS born Fayette,PA i.NATHANIEL WISEHART2 MILLER, b.October 11,1838, ; d. August 03,1913; m. ELIZABETH A. MILLER, July 23,1859,Washington, Fayette, PA. ii.WILLIAM BALL MILLER, b. September 28, 1843, iii.JOHN R. MILLER, b. September 14, 1848 iv.ESTHER ELIZABETH MILLER, b. January 16, 1853 Appreciate any and all information leading to the gaining of this information. As always will be more than happy to share any and all information with you. Reply if possible to cobbwebb@gte.net Have A Great Day, Bill Stephens

There was a gentleman in Denton, Texas that I used to visit with regularly (he has since passed away) who insisted (and had documentation) that the Dodson surname was originally French and was pronounced Dodsonnay. This was about 20 years ago and I am sorry that I don't recall his correct spelling. I believe that his research was donated to the LDS Church upon his death. I have not posted before, but I am researching William G. Dodson, born Oct. 9, 1797 who died in Hardeman County, TN Sept. 6, 1849. He was married to Margaret. I am not clear of his connection to the Dodsons in the two volume book discussed often in this group (forgive me, I can't think of the name of the book right now!). He is listed in the index as "other Dodsons", so I assume his parentage is unknown. Any help would be appreciated. William G. had several sons, one of which was Pitser Miller Dodson (my 3rd great grandfather) who was born in 1833 most likely in Hardeman Co., TN and died in 1909 in Holliday, Texas. Pitser married Catherine Amanda Hows of Davidson Co., TN. I have a lot of information on William's many children, but nothing before Wiliam. Beverly Goodman Fort Worth, Texas

> Hello: The o9nly time thaqt I ran into this was tracing the Dodson line in Anne Arundel County MD, around the WBTS. One census record was 'Dotson' for one enumeration, and was "Dodson' prior and after. I chalked it up to the Enumerator spelling the name phonetically. Oh, and if anyone else is working that line, please feel free to contact me. Dave, G-Grandson of Omar Middleton Dodson, Sr.

Hi all! There is a little lady in her 90s around Murpheysboro Tn that I talked to about a year ago(hope she is still here) She is a genealogist and was really intense about the way the Dodson-Dotson name change took place...she alluded to a court issue...and it being misspelled. She insists that all of us/them are really DODSON's --she was very adamant about it..kinda cute really. This 90+ year old lady being in a dither over this... Then she said she'd have to get here records out as her memory wasn't as fresh as it used to be. I will call her (when I find her phone number again--) and we'll see if there is anything to waht she has???? What do ya'll think? Cheryl and Please share the info re the the Dodson move...thanks!