William Abraham DOTSON

                   NAME: Doctor Floyd Dotson, name not a profession
                  

                   NOTE:listed in family records as a son, Edward Dotson.
                  

                   NOTE: Allen was the administrator of Fountain Dotson's estate in Rhea or Roane Co TN, c 1858 and apparently died before administration was complete.
                  

                   NAME:  Jane or Jennie DOTSON
                  

                   possibly married a Mary J. (  ).  Bell Co Texas is possibly where he died, not
sure.

1850 AR, Madison Co, Bowen Twp (living next door to William Abraham and
Clarissa Dotson)
Dotson, Noah  23 TN  farmer

1860 AR, Madison Co, Wharton Creek
Dotson, Noah  32 AR
     Mary 15 AR
                  

                   1850 Madison Co, Bowen Twp, 521/521 (lives close to D Edmund and William
Abraham and Doctor Floyd and Archibald)
Dotson, Eli  21  TN
    Rhoda  23 AL
    William 3 AR
    Mary 2 AR

have we mixed our ELI's??????
Note: according to Bibliography pag 277, Reminiscent History of the Ozark
Region - Ramfire Press, reprinted 1956
...
Colonel Eli Dodson (Boone Co AR)
reads:
This gentleman is the intelligent, trustworthy and efficient county and probate
judge of Boone County AR and in his official capacy has comported himself with
dignity, good sound judgement and judicial fairness.  He has resided in the
county since 1881, but has been a resident of northwest Arkansas since 1852,
whither he came from Madison County AR in 1834.  Served as State Legislature
from 1866 until reconstruction.  Elected county and probate judge of Marion Co
in 1878, served till 1880.
He was born on his father's
farm in White County TN May 22 1828, the only child of Eli and Mary (Goad)
Dodson, the former of whom was born in VA in 1798, a son of William Dodson who
helped free this country from British rule by serving in the Revolutionary War.
Eli, the father, died before his son was born and he was also left motherless
when two and 1/2 years old.  He was reared by his uncle Alexander Goad, and
came with him to this state.
it goes on further to state:
married #1 1847 to Miss Rhoda C Cantrel, dau of Abner Cantrell
     12 children:  William Y, Mary, Margaret, James A, Elizabth, Martha D,
                   Rhoda A, Virginia, Eli S, Alice, Melvina R, Leota B
     Rhoda died Apr 14 1870
married #2 Mary F Hastings who lived only a few months after their marriage,
     dying Feb 1871
married #3 Mary  Cantrell a sister to his first wife,
    9 children:  Lena M, Missouri and Katie living, Ellen C, Hattie G, Lillie D
    and Rosa M (twins), Louetta A, Floyd R deceased.
Abner Cantrell, father of Mrs Dotson, settled in Madison Co AR in 1835, later
moving to what is now Boone Co.  Died in Marion Co in 1891 at age 97.
Eli Dodson was colonel of the 14 AR Infantry, CSA and commanded his regiment at
Pea Ridge where he was wounded severly in the hip. After convelescence joined
his regiment at Memphis just after the battle of Shiloh.  His health required
his resignation in the fall of 1863.