Thanks to Betty for all of her patience in answering all of those emails. I just received my copy of the file and have just started looking through it. If anyone is interested, here is more info to add to the DOTSON part of the line: Hope this doesn't come up to messed up. Enlarge message to full screen for best results Randy Dotson Descendants of Matthew Spurlock DOTSON Generation No. 1 1. MATTHEW SPURLOCK9 DOTSON (DANIEL8, SIMON7, WILLIAM6 DODSON, JAMES RICHARD5, CHARLES4, CHARLES I.3, JESSE2, JOHN1 DODS) was born September 21, 1834 in Dickenson County, VA, and died October 16, 1903 in Dickenson County, VA. He married VIRGINIA JANE GENTRY July 01, 1885 in Russell County, VA, daughter of DAVID GENTRY and LUFANE SMALLWOOD. Notes for MATTHEW SPURLOCK DOTSON: Matthew lived on Honey Camp Branch near Darwin, VA. He moved there when Simon Peter was 6 months old. He died in Darwin, VA. Children of MATTHEW DOTSON and VIRGINIA GENTRY are: 2. i. ARDELIA10 DOTSON. 3. ii. ELIZABETH DOTSON. iii. MARY ELIZABETH DOTSON, b. August 11, 1856; m. FLOYD STANLEY, January 05, 1874. 4. iv. SIMON PETER DOTSON, b. May 19, 1861; d. December 19, 1950, Clintwood, VA. 5. v. DAVID RUSSELL DOTSON, b. 1867; d. July 1956. Generation No. 2 2. ARDELIA10 DOTSON (MATTHEW SPURLOCK9, DANIEL8, SIMON7, WILLIAM6 DODSON, JAMES RICHARD5, CHARLES4, CHARLES I.3, JESSE2, JOHN1 DODS). He married ROBIN WINFIELD BEVERLY. Children of ARDELIA DOTSON and ROBIN BEVERLY are: i. BUD11. ii. DAVID. iii. SIMON. iv. ZOOL, m. LEE TACKETT. v. MARY, m. HARLAN TACKETT. vi. MARTHA, m. NOAH RICHARDSON. 3. ELIZABETH10 DOTSON (MATTHEW SPURLOCK9, DANIEL8, SIMON7, WILLIAM6 DODSON, JAMES RICHARD5, CHARLES4, CHARLES I.3, JESSE2, JOHN1 DODS). She married (1) JACK BUMGARNER. She married (2) TOM HAWKINS. Children of ELIZABETH DOTSON and TOM HAWKINS are: i. ROY11. ii. TROY. iii. DANDY W.. iv. GUYTANIA, m. VANBUREN CRABTREE. 4. SIMON PETER10 DOTSON (MATTHEW SPURLOCK9, DANIEL8, SIMON7, WILLIAM6 DODSON, JAMES RICHARD5, CHARLES4, CHARLES I.3, JESSE2, JOHN1 DODS) was born May 19, 1861, and died December 19, 1950 in Clintwood, VA. He married MARY JANE MULLINS March 04, 1879, daughter of ABRAHAM MULLINS and ELIZABETH MCPEAKS. Notes for SIMON PETER DOTSON: Simon was simply called "Son" by his family until around the time of Lee's surrender in 1865. Then he named himself after his uncle Simon Dotson who was killed in Dungannon, VA a few days before Lee's surrender. Children of SIMON DOTSON and MARY MULLINS are: i. CLISTIE11 DOTSON, m. CHARLIE PALMER. ii. ELIZABETH DOTSON, m. SAM ELKINS. iii. EMILY DOTSON, m. TOMMY HAMILTON. iv. JOHNNY DOTSON, m. (1) SHROPTHIE DAVIS; m. (2) PRINCE BALL. v. MATTIE DOTSON, m. (1) EVERETT DINGUS; m. (2) CHARLIE DOCKERY. vi. MYRTLE DOTSON, m. JOE MEADE. vii. SAMUEL DOTSON, m. LOLA KENNEDY. Notes for SAMUEL DOTSON: Samuel was a twin to Lemuel. viii. WINNIE DOTSON, m. WORLEY POWERS. 6. ix. ISAAC EDDIE DOTSON, b. September 21, 1884, Wise County, VA; d. 1958, Dickenson County, VA. x. LEMUEL DOTSON, b. January 10, 1893; d. November 1986; m. (1) LAURA POWERS; m. (2) LIZZIE REEDY. Notes for LEMUEL DOTSON: Lemuel was a twin to Samuel. More About LEMUEL DOTSON: SS Number: 224-03-1828 5. DAVID RUSSELL10 DOTSON (MATTHEW SPURLOCK9, DANIEL8, SIMON7, WILLIAM6 DODSON, JAMES RICHARD5, CHARLES4, CHARLES I.3, JESSE2, JOHN1 DODS) was born 1867, and died July 1956. He married (1) MALISSA MULLINS. He married (2) MRS. JOHN KERR. Notes for DAVID RUSSELL DOTSON: Lived on a farm in Dickenson County. Children of DAVID DOTSON and MALISSA MULLINS are: i. JETT RUSSELL11 DOTSON, b. September 21, 1896, Honey Camp Branch, Dickenson County, VA. ii. WILLIAM DOTSON. iii. TRIGG DOTSON. iv. FRANKLIN DOTSON. v. MILTON DOTSON. vi. WILLIARD DOTSON. vii. SAMANTHA DOTSON, m. BUDDIE JOE STANLEY. viii. MERTIE DOTSON. Generation No. 3 6. ISAAC EDDIE11 DOTSON (SIMON PETER10, MATTHEW SPURLOCK9, DANIEL8, SIMON7, WILLIAM6 DODSON, JAMES RICHARD5, CHARLES4, CHARLES I.3, JESSE2, JOHN1 DODS) was born September 21, 1884 in Wise County, VA, and died 1958 in Dickenson County, VA. He married LAURA BEATRICE MULLINS, daughter of RHODA MULLINS. Children of ISAAC DOTSON and LAURA MULLINS are: 7. i. ERWIN RUSSELL12 DOTSON, b. October 12, 1907, Foraker, VA; d. November 1989, Abingdon, VA. 8. ii. GENERAL LEE DOTSON, b. June 21, 1909; d. May 11, 1959. 9. iii. ALFONSO DOTSON, b. December 11, 1911. iv. ALPHIE MARIE. Notes for ALPHIE MARIE: Died from whooping cough at about the age of 7. v. CORIE BURTIS. Notes for CORIE BURTIS: Died of whooping cough at about the age of 5. vi. SIMON DAVID DOTSON, m. FLORA ROSE. vii. ALICE PAULINE DOTSON, m. CHARLIE ROSE. Generation No. 4 7. ERWIN RUSSELL12 DOTSON (ISAAC EDDIE11, SIMON PETER10, MATTHEW SPURLOCK9, DANIEL8, SIMON7, WILLIAM6 DODSON, JAMES RICHARD5, CHARLES4, CHARLES I.3, JESSE2, JOHN1 DODS) was born October 12, 1907 in Foraker, VA, and died November 1989 in Abingdon, VA. He married MAXIE JULIA LARGE, daughter of ED LARGE and ELIZA(?) ADKINS. More About ERWIN RUSSELL DOTSON: Burial: Forest Hills Cemetery - Abingdon, VA Cause of Death: Tuberculosis SS Number: 224-01-7042 Children of ERWIN DOTSON and MAXIE LARGE are: i. KATHY THERESA13 DOTSON, m. JAMES SCOTT. ii. MARIE DOTSON, m. DOYLE. iii. JOANNE DOTSON, m. MARSHALL BUCHANAN. iv. FREIDA DOTSON. v. FAYE DOTSON. vi. JUNE DOTSON. vii. VAUGHN DOTSON. viii. EDISOL BEECHER DOTSON, b. August 05, 1932, Wise County, VA; d. October 12, 1996, Fairfax, VA; m. NORA ANN DINGUS, September 17, 1955. More About EDISOL BEECHER DOTSON: Burial: October 16, 1996, Weems Chapel Meth. Ch. , Mosheim, Tenn. Cause of Death: Cardio- Pulminary Arrest 8. GENERAL LEE12 DOTSON (ISAAC EDDIE11, SIMON PETER10, MATTHEW SPURLOCK9, DANIEL8, SIMON7, WILLIAM6 DODSON, JAMES RICHARD5, CHARLES4, CHARLES I.3, JESSE2, JOHN1 DODS) was born June 21, 1909, and died May 11, 1959. He married ADA DOTSON, daughter of NOAH DOTSON and SUSIE POWERS. Children of GENERAL DOTSON and ADA DOTSON are: i. INA MAE13 DOTSON, b. June 1931. ii. LILLIAN DOTSON, b. March 30, 1933. iii. HOMER SCOTT DOTSON, b. June 21, 1935; d. March 28, 1991. iv. JOYCE ANN DOTSON, b. September 13. v. CARROL RAY DOTSON, b. December 04, 1938. vi. CLINE DOTSON, b. May 10, 1942. vii. ROGER DOTSON, b. January 04, 1944. viii. DOROTHY FAYE DOTSON, b. May 05, 1946. ix. LAURA LOU DOTSON, b. September 20, 1949. x. BRENDA SUE DOTSON, b. September 20, 1949. 9. ALFONSO12 DOTSON (ISAAC EDDIE11, SIMON PETER10, MATTHEW SPURLOCK9, DANIEL8, SIMON7, WILLIAM6 DODSON, JAMES RICHARD5, CHARLES4, CHARLES I.3, JESSE2, JOHN1 DODS) was born December 11, 1911. He married ALICE JAUNITA. Children of ALFONSO DOTSON and ALICE JAUNITA are: i. IDA GERLDINE13 DOTSON, b. July 12, 1934; m. CHARLES NUNLEY. ii. BETTY LOU DOTSON, b. January 04, 1939. iii. HERCHEL DOTSON. Notes for HERCHEL DOTSON: Died at Birth iv. ALPHIE MARIE DOTSON. Notes for ALPHIE MARIE DOTSON: Died at birth. v. BOBBY HAROLD DOTSON, b. August 30, 1943; m. ELIZABETH.