Brief Life History of Elizabeth
Elizabeth Dotson was born in 1805, in North Carolina, United States. She married Enoch B. Musgrave in 1826, in Johnson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She died about 1886, in Johnson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 82.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Elizabeth Gravie, "United States Census, 1860"
- Dotson in entry for Enoch Franklin Musgrave, "Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992"
- Elizabeth Wisgrave, "United States Census, 1870"
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Children (10)
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
English (Cornwall): variant of Dodson , with devoicing of the second consonant. Alternatively, the name may be a variant of Dutson , another variant of Dodson with devoicing of the second consonant before voiceless /s/.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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