Hello. I am new to the group and am hoping for help with my great aunt Lonie's family. She was a younger sister to my great-grandmother, Elnora Hill Whitten. I am sending what information I have on the Dodson line I am trying to learn more about. It isn't much, but maybe someone will be able to fill me in on some of the children and their descendants or on John A. Dodson's heritage. I sure hope someone can help me with all this. Thanks in advance, Lari DeMars Martha Thelonia Hill "Lonie" born: May 11, 1858 Mississippi (from tombstone) married: before 1880 John A. Dodson, Sr., son of Charles and Anissa Dodson (from census records) born: May 15, 1853 (from tombstone) died: July 9, 1905 (from tombstone) buried: Hephzibah Cemetery, Union County, Arkansas died: January 11, 1955 (from tombstone) note: After the death of her husband, Lonie lived for quite some time with her half-brother, Duge McKellar in Plain Dealing, Louisiana. My mother can remember meeting her as a teenager (about 1950) Duge's home. buried: Hephzibah Cemetery, Union County, Arkansas CHILDREN: 1. John A. Dodson, Jr. died: he is not listed as a survivor of his sister, Ida Yates, whose obituary I have. She died in 1965. 2. Ada Dodson (twin) born: February 10, 1892 (from sister's obituary) married: O. E. Yates (sister-in-law's obituary) she was living in Magnolia, Columbia County, Arkansas at the time of her twin sister's death in 1965. 3. Ida Bell Dodson (twin) born: February 10, 1892 (obituary) married: Yates died: April 21, 1965 Haynesville, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana (obituary) buried: Old Town Cemetery, Haynesville, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana (obituary) CHILDREN: 1. James L. Yates (mother's obituary) in 1965 lived in Haynesville, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. SSDI recors show a James Yates born Sept. 30, 1915 and died in Dec 1977 in Haynesville. 2. Loretta Omie Yates (mother's obituary) in 1965 lived in Los Angeles, California 3. Thelma Yates (mother's obituary) married: ?? McNairy in 1965 lived in Vallejo, California 4. Robert Dodson "Bob" born: 1882 (tombstone) married: Dannie born: 1888 (tombstone) died: 1968 (tombstone) buried: Hephzibah Cemetery, Union County, Arkansas died: 1927 (tombstone) buried: Hephzibah Cemetery, Union County, Arkansas 5. George Dodson married: Addie Lee listed as a survivor in sister's obituary in 1965 CHILDREN: 1. Derwood Dodson 2. Sybil Dodson 3. John D. Dodson born: December 20, 1914 There is a George Dodson of Emerson, Columbia County, Arkansas listed in the SSDI with birth date of April 7, 1892 and death date of March 18, 1968. If it is the same person, either Ida's birthdate in the obituary is wrong or George's is wrong. Believe the girls were born in 1891. 6. Samuel Dodson listed as a survivor in sister's obituary in 1965 7. Nicie or Lucy Dodson listed as a survivor in sister's obituary in 1965 married: C. C. Hartsell Believe he was Carroll C. Hartsell, born August 28, 1883 in Arkansas and died Plain Dealing, Louisiana. Also believe she was born October 17, 1896 and died in Haynesville in April 1983. 1860 Magnolia Township, Columbia County, Arkansas August 28, 1860 Dodson, Charles 35 M South Carolina Anissa 34 F South Carolina Sarah 13 F South Carolina William 10 M South Carolina John A. 8 M South Carolina Richard 6 M Alabama Robinson 4 M Alabama Susan 2 F Alabama Shreveport Journal Mrs. Ida B. Yates Haynesville -- Funeral rites for Mrs. Ida Bell Yates, 73, of Haynesville, who died yesterday afternoon at Haynesville General Hospital following a brief illness, will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Haynesville Methodist Church. Rev. A. G. Taylor will officiate and will be assisted by Rev. E. V. Appling. Burial will be in Old Town Cemetery under direction of Bailey Mortuary. Mrs. Yates was a life long resident of Haynesville. Survivors include a son, James L. Yates of Haynesville; two daughters, Miss Loretta Omie Yates of Los Angeles, Calif. And Mrs. Thelma McNairy of Vallejo, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. O. E. Yates of Magnolia, Ark. and Mrs. C. C. Hartsell of Plain Dealing; two brothers, George Dodson of Emerson, Ark. and Sam Dodson of Alexandria; two grandchildren and five great grandchildren.