Samuel "Doc" R. Dodson b. 21 JUN 1862 OH; d. 21 MAR 1944 Columbus, Bartholomew Co., IN; buried: Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew Co., IN; m.#1 Myrtle "Myrtie" Ayers; m.#2 Lucinda J. (née Gorrell) Brown; m.#3 Charity Ann (née Layman) Wade.
m.#1 21 MAY 1882 Defiance, Defiance Co., OH; Myrtle "Myrtie" Ayers b. 01 AUG 1866 Fountain Co., IN; d. 16 JAN 1899 Defiance, Defiance Co., OH; buried: Kahlo Cemetery, Defiance, Defiance Co., OH.
KNOWN CHILDREN:
1) Clarence Guy Dodson 1884-1956
2) Melvin Glenn Dodson I 1886-1967
3) Arthur Edmond Dodson 1891-1928
4) Virgil Dodson 1893–1893
5) male infant Dodson b./d. Bef. 1899
m.#2 16 JUN 1919 Miami Co., OH; widow/divorcée [?] Lucinda J. (née Gorrell) Brown b. 29 DEC 1861 Washington Twp., Defiance Co., OH; d. 27 NOV 1932 Columbus, Bartholomew Co., IN; buried: Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew Co., IN.
CHILDREN: No known issue.
KNOWN STEP-CHILDREN (from Lucinda's first marriage 1879 to Charles L. Brown):
1) J. L. Brown b. 22 FEB 1881
2) Ellen Brown b. 18 OCT 1882
3) Cleveland Brown b. 26 MAR 1885
m.#3 Bef. 1938 (place unknown); widow Charity Ann (née Layman) Wade b. 26 MAR 1866 Flat Rock Twp., Bartholomew Co., IN; d. 19 JUN 1957 Columbus, Bartholomew Co., IN; buried (with 1st husband Robert Lee Wade): Garland Brook Cemetery, Lot 469, Addition 3, Section 42, Columbus, Bartholomew Co., IN.
CHILDREN: No known issue.
KNOWN STEP-CHILDREN (from Charity's first marriage 1884 to Robert Lee Wade):
3) Grover Cleveland "Cleve" Wade 1884-1958
4) Nina Ermina (née Wade) Holland Lister 1886-1971
5) Allen Garfield Wade 1888-1962 [called "Alvin" in Doc's obit]
6) Grace Ruth (née Wade) Akins Brooks Helt 1892-1972
PARENTS: Susan Comfort Brazil/Frizzell b. Bet. 1827-1829 OH; d. Bef. 1866 OH [died sometime between the birth of her last child in 1862 and her husband's second marriage 10 AUG 1866]; buried: ? [most likely in either Kingery Cemetery or Sherman Cemetery, both in Brown Twp., Paulding Co., OH]; m. 30 JUN 1849 Shelby Co., OH; Jonas H. Dodson, M.D., b. 16 OCT 1827 Urbana, Champaign Co., OH; d. 26 APR 1885 Delphos, Van Wert Co., OH [cause of death: Bright's disease]; buried: Westside Cemetery, Section 3, Row 2, Delphos, Van Wert Co., OH.
SUSAN'S MAIDEN SURNAME: named as Comfort Frizzell on her marriage record to Jonas; named as Susan Brazil on her widowed son Samuel R. Dodson's marriage record 16 JUN 1919 Miami Co., OH to widow Lucinda J. (nee Gorrell) Brown.
JONAS' MILITARY SERVICE: served in Companies F and S, 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, as an assistant surgeon for the Union during the Civil War.
ONLY KNOWN SIBLINGS:
1) Ruth Jane Dodson b./d. 1850
2) Alice "Allie" Athalia Dodson 1859-1903
3) Samuel "Doc" R. Dodson 1862-1944 [SELF]
ONLY KNOWN HALF-SIBLINGS (from widowed father's second marriage 10 AUG 1866 to Rowena G. Keezer 1848-1884):
1) Carrie J. Dodson 1868-1951
2) John Philander Dodson 1871-1943
3) Elizabeth E. Dodson b. Abt. 1873
4) Nina E. Dodson 1874-1956
5) Anna Areabyne Dodson 1876-Bef. 1880
6) Fery B. Dodson b. Abt. 1878
OBITUARY - SOURCE: "Billboard", 01 APR 1944, page 33:
SAMUEL R. DODSON - Samuel R. Dodson, 77, pioneer showman, died of bronchial asthma at his home in Columbus, Ind., March 21. In the '90s [1890s] he first operated a dog and pony show, with which his son C. Guy Dodson, was associated, and later engaged in other show activities. He retired some years ago but always maintained interest in showdom and showfolk.
His surviving sons, C. Guy, Savannah, Ga., and Melvin G., president and general manager of Dodson's World's Fair Shows, attended the funeral. A third son, Arthur E., died in 1928. C. Guy Dodson, now retired from the organization, operated the Dodson Shows for many years, having been joined by M. G. Dodson in 1930.
He is also survived by a widow and four grandchildren. Services in the Donegan & Hulse Funeral Home March 24, with interment in Darlandbrook Cemetery, Columbus [should read: Garland Brook Cemetery].
m.#1 21 MAY 1882 Defiance, Defiance Co., OH; Myrtle "Myrtie" Ayers b. 01 AUG 1866 Fountain Co., IN; d. 16 JAN 1899 Defiance, Defiance Co., OH; buried: Kahlo Cemetery, Defiance, Defiance Co., OH.
KNOWN CHILDREN:
1) Clarence Guy Dodson 1884-1956
2) Melvin Glenn Dodson I 1886-1967
3) Arthur Edmond Dodson 1891-1928
4) Virgil Dodson 1893–1893
5) male infant Dodson b./d. Bef. 1899
m.#2 16 JUN 1919 Miami Co., OH; widow/divorcée [?] Lucinda J. (née Gorrell) Brown b. 29 DEC 1861 Washington Twp., Defiance Co., OH; d. 27 NOV 1932 Columbus, Bartholomew Co., IN; buried: Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew Co., IN.
CHILDREN: No known issue.
KNOWN STEP-CHILDREN (from Lucinda's first marriage 1879 to Charles L. Brown):
1) J. L. Brown b. 22 FEB 1881
2) Ellen Brown b. 18 OCT 1882
3) Cleveland Brown b. 26 MAR 1885
m.#3 Bef. 1938 (place unknown); widow Charity Ann (née Layman) Wade b. 26 MAR 1866 Flat Rock Twp., Bartholomew Co., IN; d. 19 JUN 1957 Columbus, Bartholomew Co., IN; buried (with 1st husband Robert Lee Wade): Garland Brook Cemetery, Lot 469, Addition 3, Section 42, Columbus, Bartholomew Co., IN.
CHILDREN: No known issue.
KNOWN STEP-CHILDREN (from Charity's first marriage 1884 to Robert Lee Wade):
3) Grover Cleveland "Cleve" Wade 1884-1958
4) Nina Ermina (née Wade) Holland Lister 1886-1971
5) Allen Garfield Wade 1888-1962 [called "Alvin" in Doc's obit]
6) Grace Ruth (née Wade) Akins Brooks Helt 1892-1972
PARENTS: Susan Comfort Brazil/Frizzell b. Bet. 1827-1829 OH; d. Bef. 1866 OH [died sometime between the birth of her last child in 1862 and her husband's second marriage 10 AUG 1866]; buried: ? [most likely in either Kingery Cemetery or Sherman Cemetery, both in Brown Twp., Paulding Co., OH]; m. 30 JUN 1849 Shelby Co., OH; Jonas H. Dodson, M.D., b. 16 OCT 1827 Urbana, Champaign Co., OH; d. 26 APR 1885 Delphos, Van Wert Co., OH [cause of death: Bright's disease]; buried: Westside Cemetery, Section 3, Row 2, Delphos, Van Wert Co., OH.
SUSAN'S MAIDEN SURNAME: named as Comfort Frizzell on her marriage record to Jonas; named as Susan Brazil on her widowed son Samuel R. Dodson's marriage record 16 JUN 1919 Miami Co., OH to widow Lucinda J. (nee Gorrell) Brown.
JONAS' MILITARY SERVICE: served in Companies F and S, 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, as an assistant surgeon for the Union during the Civil War.
ONLY KNOWN SIBLINGS:
1) Ruth Jane Dodson b./d. 1850
2) Alice "Allie" Athalia Dodson 1859-1903
3) Samuel "Doc" R. Dodson 1862-1944 [SELF]
ONLY KNOWN HALF-SIBLINGS (from widowed father's second marriage 10 AUG 1866 to Rowena G. Keezer 1848-1884):
1) Carrie J. Dodson 1868-1951
2) John Philander Dodson 1871-1943
3) Elizabeth E. Dodson b. Abt. 1873
4) Nina E. Dodson 1874-1956
5) Anna Areabyne Dodson 1876-Bef. 1880
6) Fery B. Dodson b. Abt. 1878
OBITUARY - SOURCE: "Billboard", 01 APR 1944, page 33:
SAMUEL R. DODSON - Samuel R. Dodson, 77, pioneer showman, died of bronchial asthma at his home in Columbus, Ind., March 21. In the '90s [1890s] he first operated a dog and pony show, with which his son C. Guy Dodson, was associated, and later engaged in other show activities. He retired some years ago but always maintained interest in showdom and showfolk.
His surviving sons, C. Guy, Savannah, Ga., and Melvin G., president and general manager of Dodson's World's Fair Shows, attended the funeral. A third son, Arthur E., died in 1928. C. Guy Dodson, now retired from the organization, operated the Dodson Shows for many years, having been joined by M. G. Dodson in 1930.
He is also survived by a widow and four grandchildren. Services in the Donegan & Hulse Funeral Home March 24, with interment in Darlandbrook Cemetery, Columbus [should read: Garland Brook Cemetery].
Samuel "Doc" R. Dodson b. 21 JUN 1862 OH; d. 21 MAR 1944 Columbus, Bartholomew Co., IN; buried: Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew Co., IN; m.#1 Myrtle "Myrtie" Ayers; m.#2 Lucinda J. (née Gorrell) Brown; m.#3 Charity Ann (née Layman) Wade.
m.#1 21 MAY 1882 Defiance, Defiance Co., OH; Myrtle "Myrtie" Ayers b. 01 AUG 1866 Fountain Co., IN; d. 16 JAN 1899 Defiance, Defiance Co., OH; buried: Kahlo Cemetery, Defiance, Defiance Co., OH.
KNOWN CHILDREN:
1) Clarence Guy Dodson 1884-1956
2) Melvin Glenn Dodson I 1886-1967
3) Arthur Edmond Dodson 1891-1928
4) Virgil Dodson 1893–1893
5) male infant Dodson b./d. Bef. 1899
m.#2 16 JUN 1919 Miami Co., OH; widow/divorcée [?] Lucinda J. (née Gorrell) Brown b. 29 DEC 1861 Washington Twp., Defiance Co., OH; d. 27 NOV 1932 Columbus, Bartholomew Co., IN; buried: Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew Co., IN.
CHILDREN: No known issue.
KNOWN STEP-CHILDREN (from Lucinda's first marriage 1879 to Charles L. Brown):
1) J. L. Brown b. 22 FEB 1881
2) Ellen Brown b. 18 OCT 1882
3) Cleveland Brown b. 26 MAR 1885
m.#3 Bef. 1938 (place unknown); widow Charity Ann (née Layman) Wade b. 26 MAR 1866 Flat Rock Twp., Bartholomew Co., IN; d. 19 JUN 1957 Columbus, Bartholomew Co., IN; buried (with 1st husband Robert Lee Wade): Garland Brook Cemetery, Lot 469, Addition 3, Section 42, Columbus, Bartholomew Co., IN.
CHILDREN: No known issue.
KNOWN STEP-CHILDREN (from Charity's first marriage 1884 to Robert Lee Wade):
3) Grover Cleveland "Cleve" Wade 1884-1958
4) Nina Ermina (née Wade) Holland Lister 1886-1971
5) Allen Garfield Wade 1888-1962 [called "Alvin" in Doc's obit]
6) Grace Ruth (née Wade) Akins Brooks Helt 1892-1972
PARENTS: Susan Comfort Brazil/Frizzell b. Bet. 1827-1829 OH; d. Bef. 1866 OH [died sometime between the birth of her last child in 1862 and her husband's second marriage 10 AUG 1866]; buried: ? [most likely in either Kingery Cemetery or Sherman Cemetery, both in Brown Twp., Paulding Co., OH]; m. 30 JUN 1849 Shelby Co., OH; Jonas H. Dodson, M.D., b. 16 OCT 1827 Urbana, Champaign Co., OH; d. 26 APR 1885 Delphos, Van Wert Co., OH [cause of death: Bright's disease]; buried: Westside Cemetery, Section 3, Row 2, Delphos, Van Wert Co., OH.
SUSAN'S MAIDEN SURNAME: named as Comfort Frizzell on her marriage record to Jonas; named as Susan Brazil on her widowed son Samuel R. Dodson's marriage record 16 JUN 1919 Miami Co., OH to widow Lucinda J. (nee Gorrell) Brown.
JONAS' MILITARY SERVICE: served in Companies F and S, 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, as an assistant surgeon for the Union during the Civil War.
ONLY KNOWN SIBLINGS:
1) Ruth Jane Dodson b./d. 1850
2) Alice "Allie" Athalia Dodson 1859-1903
3) Samuel "Doc" R. Dodson 1862-1944 [SELF]
ONLY KNOWN HALF-SIBLINGS (from widowed father's second marriage 10 AUG 1866 to Rowena G. Keezer 1848-1884):
1) Carrie J. Dodson 1868-1951
2) John Philander Dodson 1871-1943
3) Elizabeth E. Dodson b. Abt. 1873
4) Nina E. Dodson 1874-1956
5) Anna Areabyne Dodson 1876-Bef. 1880
6) Fery B. Dodson b. Abt. 1878
OBITUARY - SOURCE: "Billboard", 01 APR 1944, page 33:
SAMUEL R. DODSON - Samuel R. Dodson, 77, pioneer showman, died of bronchial asthma at his home in Columbus, Ind., March 21. In the '90s [1890s] he first operated a dog and pony show, with which his son C. Guy Dodson, was associated, and later engaged in other show activities. He retired some years ago but always maintained interest in showdom and showfolk.
His surviving sons, C. Guy, Savannah, Ga., and Melvin G., president and general manager of Dodson's World's Fair Shows, attended the funeral. A third son, Arthur E., died in 1928. C. Guy Dodson, now retired from the organization, operated the Dodson Shows for many years, having been joined by M. G. Dodson in 1930.
He is also survived by a widow and four grandchildren. Services in the Donegan & Hulse Funeral Home March 24, with interment in Darlandbrook Cemetery, Columbus [should read: Garland Brook Cemetery].
m.#1 21 MAY 1882 Defiance, Defiance Co., OH; Myrtle "Myrtie" Ayers b. 01 AUG 1866 Fountain Co., IN; d. 16 JAN 1899 Defiance, Defiance Co., OH; buried: Kahlo Cemetery, Defiance, Defiance Co., OH.
KNOWN CHILDREN:
1) Clarence Guy Dodson 1884-1956
2) Melvin Glenn Dodson I 1886-1967
3) Arthur Edmond Dodson 1891-1928
4) Virgil Dodson 1893–1893
5) male infant Dodson b./d. Bef. 1899
m.#2 16 JUN 1919 Miami Co., OH; widow/divorcée [?] Lucinda J. (née Gorrell) Brown b. 29 DEC 1861 Washington Twp., Defiance Co., OH; d. 27 NOV 1932 Columbus, Bartholomew Co., IN; buried: Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew Co., IN.
CHILDREN: No known issue.
KNOWN STEP-CHILDREN (from Lucinda's first marriage 1879 to Charles L. Brown):
1) J. L. Brown b. 22 FEB 1881
2) Ellen Brown b. 18 OCT 1882
3) Cleveland Brown b. 26 MAR 1885
m.#3 Bef. 1938 (place unknown); widow Charity Ann (née Layman) Wade b. 26 MAR 1866 Flat Rock Twp., Bartholomew Co., IN; d. 19 JUN 1957 Columbus, Bartholomew Co., IN; buried (with 1st husband Robert Lee Wade): Garland Brook Cemetery, Lot 469, Addition 3, Section 42, Columbus, Bartholomew Co., IN.
CHILDREN: No known issue.
KNOWN STEP-CHILDREN (from Charity's first marriage 1884 to Robert Lee Wade):
3) Grover Cleveland "Cleve" Wade 1884-1958
4) Nina Ermina (née Wade) Holland Lister 1886-1971
5) Allen Garfield Wade 1888-1962 [called "Alvin" in Doc's obit]
6) Grace Ruth (née Wade) Akins Brooks Helt 1892-1972
PARENTS: Susan Comfort Brazil/Frizzell b. Bet. 1827-1829 OH; d. Bef. 1866 OH [died sometime between the birth of her last child in 1862 and her husband's second marriage 10 AUG 1866]; buried: ? [most likely in either Kingery Cemetery or Sherman Cemetery, both in Brown Twp., Paulding Co., OH]; m. 30 JUN 1849 Shelby Co., OH; Jonas H. Dodson, M.D., b. 16 OCT 1827 Urbana, Champaign Co., OH; d. 26 APR 1885 Delphos, Van Wert Co., OH [cause of death: Bright's disease]; buried: Westside Cemetery, Section 3, Row 2, Delphos, Van Wert Co., OH.
SUSAN'S MAIDEN SURNAME: named as Comfort Frizzell on her marriage record to Jonas; named as Susan Brazil on her widowed son Samuel R. Dodson's marriage record 16 JUN 1919 Miami Co., OH to widow Lucinda J. (nee Gorrell) Brown.
JONAS' MILITARY SERVICE: served in Companies F and S, 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, as an assistant surgeon for the Union during the Civil War.
ONLY KNOWN SIBLINGS:
1) Ruth Jane Dodson b./d. 1850
2) Alice "Allie" Athalia Dodson 1859-1903
3) Samuel "Doc" R. Dodson 1862-1944 [SELF]
ONLY KNOWN HALF-SIBLINGS (from widowed father's second marriage 10 AUG 1866 to Rowena G. Keezer 1848-1884):
1) Carrie J. Dodson 1868-1951
2) John Philander Dodson 1871-1943
3) Elizabeth E. Dodson b. Abt. 1873
4) Nina E. Dodson 1874-1956
5) Anna Areabyne Dodson 1876-Bef. 1880
6) Fery B. Dodson b. Abt. 1878
OBITUARY - SOURCE: "Billboard", 01 APR 1944, page 33:
SAMUEL R. DODSON - Samuel R. Dodson, 77, pioneer showman, died of bronchial asthma at his home in Columbus, Ind., March 21. In the '90s [1890s] he first operated a dog and pony show, with which his son C. Guy Dodson, was associated, and later engaged in other show activities. He retired some years ago but always maintained interest in showdom and showfolk.
His surviving sons, C. Guy, Savannah, Ga., and Melvin G., president and general manager of Dodson's World's Fair Shows, attended the funeral. A third son, Arthur E., died in 1928. C. Guy Dodson, now retired from the organization, operated the Dodson Shows for many years, having been joined by M. G. Dodson in 1930.
He is also survived by a widow and four grandchildren. Services in the Donegan & Hulse Funeral Home March 24, with interment in Darlandbrook Cemetery, Columbus [should read: Garland Brook Cemetery].
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