Brief Life History of Greenham
When Greenham Dodson was born on 1 October 1783, in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, his father, Thomas Greenham Dodson, was 41 and his mother, Sarah Dodson, was 25. He married Marcy Brooks on 9 January 1808, in Maury, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Maury, Tennessee, United States in 1830 and Giles, Tennessee, United States for about 30 years. He died on 3 October 1866, in Lynnville, Giles, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Dodson Cemetery, Lynnville, Giles, Tennessee, United States.
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Sources (16)
- Gunham Dotson, "United States Census, 1830"
- Greenham Dodson, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Greenham H. Dodson, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1783–1866 Male
1798–1879 Female
Children (6)
1810–1900 Female
1812–1895 Female
1824–1896 Male
1829–1910 Female
1830– Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1743–1810 Male
1758–1835 Female
Siblings (8)
1780–1850 Male
1783–1876 Male
1783–1866 Male
1788–1876 Male
1790–1830 Male
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 3
1788 · Becomes the 10th state
Age 5
1808
Age 25
Name Meaning
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.
English:
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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