Elizabeth Dotson

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

Enoch B. Musgrave
1802–1875
Elizabeth Dotson
1805–1886
Marriage: 1826
Sarah Musgrave
1826–1872
Margaret Musgrave
1828–1886
Anna Musgrave
1832–1924
Sylvania Musgrave
1834–
Elcany F. Musgrave
1834–
John Musgrave
1836–
Samuel Allen Musgrave
1838–
William G. Musgrave
1840–
Frank Enoch Musgrave
1843–1914
Elizabeth C. Musgrave
1845–1911

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"

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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