When William David Dodson was born on 14 October 1812, in Tennessee, United States, his father, Willam James Dodson, was 24 and his mother, Nancy Adams, was 24. He married Emaline Williams on 14 December 1832, in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Mercer, Missouri, United States in 1860 and Ravanna, Mercer, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1863. He died on 17 September 1898, in Barnard, Lincoln, Kansas, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Elkhorn Cemetery, Lincoln, Kansas, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1827: Shelby, Illinois, United States
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patronymic from Dodd ; ‘son of Dod(d) or Dud(d)’ from Middle English Dodd(e), Dudd(e), Old English Dodd(a), Dudd(a), + -son. Alternatively, the name may arise from a Middle English form of Old English Dodesunu, a compound personal name formed from the same elements as above and impossible to tell apart from the Middle English patronymic.
post-medieval variant of Dodgson with simplification of the medial dgs.
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