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Wesley Greenville “Wes” Dodson

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Wesley Greenville “Wes” Dodson

Birth
Pilot Mountain, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Death
23 Sep 1924 (aged 56)
Walnut Cove, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Walnut Cove, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA GPS-Latitude: 36.304631, Longitude: -80.1394932
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Wes Dodson was married twice, first to Ada Elizabeth Rierson 9/20/1894 in Pilot Mountain. She died Jun 24, 1916 in Guilford, NC. He then married Salome "Dolly" Fair May 23, 1917.

In the early 1900's he purchased the land to build the Dodson Hotel in Walnut Cove. It was completed in 1912. Both of his children by Dolly Fair Dodson were born in the Dodson Hotel, as they lived in the Hotel.

Wes Dodson was a commissioner for the Town of Walnut Cove, and after a commissioners meeting in the Lobby of his Hotel on Sept. 23, 1924, he died suddenly of a heart attack.

On June 9, 2013 after standing for 101 years the Town of Walnut Cove, that Mr. Dodson spent much time and energy into improving, chose to demoloish the Dodson Hotel.
Wes Dodson was married twice, first to Ada Elizabeth Rierson 9/20/1894 in Pilot Mountain. She died Jun 24, 1916 in Guilford, NC. He then married Salome "Dolly" Fair May 23, 1917.

In the early 1900's he purchased the land to build the Dodson Hotel in Walnut Cove. It was completed in 1912. Both of his children by Dolly Fair Dodson were born in the Dodson Hotel, as they lived in the Hotel.

Wes Dodson was a commissioner for the Town of Walnut Cove, and after a commissioners meeting in the Lobby of his Hotel on Sept. 23, 1924, he died suddenly of a heart attack.

On June 9, 2013 after standing for 101 years the Town of Walnut Cove, that Mr. Dodson spent much time and energy into improving, chose to demoloish the Dodson Hotel.


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  • Created by: LCT
  • Added: Nov 18, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61812700/wesley_greenville-dodson: accessed ), memorial page for Wesley Greenville “Wes” Dodson (27 Nov 1867–23 Sep 1924), Find a Grave Memorial ID 61812700, citing Walnut Cove Cemetery, Walnut Cove, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by LCT (contributor 47137860).