George W. Dotson was the son of Robert Dotson and Martha McAnelly Dotson.
George Washington Dotson was married twice. His first wife, Nannie Lee Montgomery Dotson, died leaving three young children: Rosa Lee Dotson born c1903, James Edward Dotson born c1907 and a baby, Jack, who was born and died in 1909. George married his second wife, Emma Lee Pillow, in early 1910. [His name was spelled both Dotson and Dodson.]
SEE PHOTO: The tin-type picture of George W. Dotson is courtesy of his great-granddaughter, Kitty Chaffin, daughter of Rosa Lee Dotson Crews.
SEE PHOTO: A photo was taken of George W. Dotson's second wife, Emma, and children by someone representing the Pulaski Citizen newspaper after the Policeman was murdered while on night duty in Pulaski. A copy of the photo was given to the family.
Photo: (back) Ewing Butler "Cowboy" Dotson, 13, Mary Louise "Trixie" Dotson, 15, Emma Pillow Dotson, 42; (front) Sarah Elizabeth Dotson, almost 4, Georgia Mae Dotson, 6, and Harold Denton "H.D." Dotson, age 8.
An earlier and clearer photo of George W. Dotson's gravesite by C. Wayne Austin is at his website:
Southern Middle Tennessee Cemeteries [Scroll down to Giles County, Tennessee Cemeteries, Mt. Moriah Cemetery, DOTSON, George W., 15 May 1876 - 16 Feb 1926, Area B, 9731].
Obituary from The Pulaski Citizen
GEORGE DODSON
[The funeral address delivered by Elder Clymore on the occasion of Policeman Dodson's funeral, has been very favorably commented on by those who heard it. For the benefit of many who did not have the opportunity to hear it, we reproduce the address substantially as follows:
#George Dodson who was fatally shot on Tuesday morning February 16th, was born Feb 15, 1876. His age at the time of his death was forty-nine years, nine months, and one day. Those of immediate family left to mourn his departure are: Mrs. Emma Pillow Dodson, to whom he was married Jan. 5, 1909 (sic; should be 1910), seven children, two brothers, and one sister. #George Dodson's death was absolutely unnecessary and should never have been, but he, with his fellow officer, Mr. Jackson, was shot down in cold blood murder by the hands of men whose blood thirstiness was greater than their respect for the laws of our country and the laws of God. The killing of these two men has brought the hearts of the residents of this city to half mast as we mourn their loss and weep with those who, because of the ties of fleshly relationship weep. #Mr. Dotson was on the path of duty, and was an officer of our town; he was held in the highest esteem by everyone. The confidence our law-abiding citizens had in him as a man qualified for his work and his faithfulness in discharging his official duty was shown in the fact that he was serving his fourth year on the police force. He was shot in the wee small hours of the night while the rest of us were taking our rest. He gave his life while protecting us. He did his work well and performed his duty faithfully. No one can say naught of his work on that fatal night. So everyone testifies that had George Dodson been given a fair chance by those who so unfairly took advantage of him in his battle for life and the discharge of his duty, he might be living today, and his murderes would have received as much as they gave. His death reminds us of the young man who fell among robbers on his way down to Jericho from Jerusalem. Mr. Dodson fell among murderers while making our town safe for sleeping. We admire one who thus gives one's life while serving others. A more welcome death could not be than the death that would come to me while in actual service for the one and ones for whom I labor. A monument may never be erected on the public square to these men; but already in our hearts, we have erected monuments that will ever bring to our minds these men who were so unfairly robbed of their lives as they protected us from the dangers of the mid-night darkness.]
George Washington Dotson was married twice. His first wife, Nannie Lee Montgomery Dotson, died leaving three young children: Rosa Lee Dotson born c1903, James Edward Dotson born c1907 and a baby, Jack, who was born and died in 1909. George married his second wife, Emma Lee Pillow, in early 1910. [His name was spelled both Dotson and Dodson.]
SEE PHOTO: The tin-type picture of George W. Dotson is courtesy of his great-granddaughter, Kitty Chaffin, daughter of Rosa Lee Dotson Crews.
SEE PHOTO: A photo was taken of George W. Dotson's second wife, Emma, and children by someone representing the Pulaski Citizen newspaper after the Policeman was murdered while on night duty in Pulaski. A copy of the photo was given to the family.
Photo: (back) Ewing Butler "Cowboy" Dotson, 13, Mary Louise "Trixie" Dotson, 15, Emma Pillow Dotson, 42; (front) Sarah Elizabeth Dotson, almost 4, Georgia Mae Dotson, 6, and Harold Denton "H.D." Dotson, age 8.
An earlier and clearer photo of George W. Dotson's gravesite by C. Wayne Austin is at his website:
Southern Middle Tennessee Cemeteries [Scroll down to Giles County, Tennessee Cemeteries, Mt. Moriah Cemetery, DOTSON, George W., 15 May 1876 - 16 Feb 1926, Area B, 9731].
Obituary from The Pulaski Citizen
GEORGE DODSON
[The funeral address delivered by Elder Clymore on the occasion of Policeman Dodson's funeral, has been very favorably commented on by those who heard it. For the benefit of many who did not have the opportunity to hear it, we reproduce the address substantially as follows:
#George Dodson who was fatally shot on Tuesday morning February 16th, was born Feb 15, 1876. His age at the time of his death was forty-nine years, nine months, and one day. Those of immediate family left to mourn his departure are: Mrs. Emma Pillow Dodson, to whom he was married Jan. 5, 1909 (sic; should be 1910), seven children, two brothers, and one sister. #George Dodson's death was absolutely unnecessary and should never have been, but he, with his fellow officer, Mr. Jackson, was shot down in cold blood murder by the hands of men whose blood thirstiness was greater than their respect for the laws of our country and the laws of God. The killing of these two men has brought the hearts of the residents of this city to half mast as we mourn their loss and weep with those who, because of the ties of fleshly relationship weep. #Mr. Dotson was on the path of duty, and was an officer of our town; he was held in the highest esteem by everyone. The confidence our law-abiding citizens had in him as a man qualified for his work and his faithfulness in discharging his official duty was shown in the fact that he was serving his fourth year on the police force. He was shot in the wee small hours of the night while the rest of us were taking our rest. He gave his life while protecting us. He did his work well and performed his duty faithfully. No one can say naught of his work on that fatal night. So everyone testifies that had George Dodson been given a fair chance by those who so unfairly took advantage of him in his battle for life and the discharge of his duty, he might be living today, and his murderes would have received as much as they gave. His death reminds us of the young man who fell among robbers on his way down to Jericho from Jerusalem. Mr. Dodson fell among murderers while making our town safe for sleeping. We admire one who thus gives one's life while serving others. A more welcome death could not be than the death that would come to me while in actual service for the one and ones for whom I labor. A monument may never be erected on the public square to these men; but already in our hearts, we have erected monuments that will ever bring to our minds these men who were so unfairly robbed of their lives as they protected us from the dangers of the mid-night darkness.]
George W. Dotson was the son of Robert Dotson and Martha McAnelly Dotson.
George Washington Dotson was married twice. His first wife, Nannie Lee Montgomery Dotson, died leaving three young children: Rosa Lee Dotson born c1903, James Edward Dotson born c1907 and a baby, Jack, who was born and died in 1909. George married his second wife, Emma Lee Pillow, in early 1910. [His name was spelled both Dotson and Dodson.]
SEE PHOTO: The tin-type picture of George W. Dotson is courtesy of his great-granddaughter, Kitty Chaffin, daughter of Rosa Lee Dotson Crews.
SEE PHOTO: A photo was taken of George W. Dotson's second wife, Emma, and children by someone representing the Pulaski Citizen newspaper after the Policeman was murdered while on night duty in Pulaski. A copy of the photo was given to the family.
Photo: (back) Ewing Butler "Cowboy" Dotson, 13, Mary Louise "Trixie" Dotson, 15, Emma Pillow Dotson, 42; (front) Sarah Elizabeth Dotson, almost 4, Georgia Mae Dotson, 6, and Harold Denton "H.D." Dotson, age 8.
An earlier and clearer photo of George W. Dotson's gravesite by C. Wayne Austin is at his website:
Southern Middle Tennessee Cemeteries [Scroll down to Giles County, Tennessee Cemeteries, Mt. Moriah Cemetery, DOTSON, George W., 15 May 1876 - 16 Feb 1926, Area B, 9731].
Obituary from The Pulaski Citizen
GEORGE DODSON
[The funeral address delivered by Elder Clymore on the occasion of Policeman Dodson's funeral, has been very favorably commented on by those who heard it. For the benefit of many who did not have the opportunity to hear it, we reproduce the address substantially as follows:
#George Dodson who was fatally shot on Tuesday morning February 16th, was born Feb 15, 1876. His age at the time of his death was forty-nine years, nine months, and one day. Those of immediate family left to mourn his departure are: Mrs. Emma Pillow Dodson, to whom he was married Jan. 5, 1909 (sic; should be 1910), seven children, two brothers, and one sister. #George Dodson's death was absolutely unnecessary and should never have been, but he, with his fellow officer, Mr. Jackson, was shot down in cold blood murder by the hands of men whose blood thirstiness was greater than their respect for the laws of our country and the laws of God. The killing of these two men has brought the hearts of the residents of this city to half mast as we mourn their loss and weep with those who, because of the ties of fleshly relationship weep. #Mr. Dotson was on the path of duty, and was an officer of our town; he was held in the highest esteem by everyone. The confidence our law-abiding citizens had in him as a man qualified for his work and his faithfulness in discharging his official duty was shown in the fact that he was serving his fourth year on the police force. He was shot in the wee small hours of the night while the rest of us were taking our rest. He gave his life while protecting us. He did his work well and performed his duty faithfully. No one can say naught of his work on that fatal night. So everyone testifies that had George Dodson been given a fair chance by those who so unfairly took advantage of him in his battle for life and the discharge of his duty, he might be living today, and his murderes would have received as much as they gave. His death reminds us of the young man who fell among robbers on his way down to Jericho from Jerusalem. Mr. Dodson fell among murderers while making our town safe for sleeping. We admire one who thus gives one's life while serving others. A more welcome death could not be than the death that would come to me while in actual service for the one and ones for whom I labor. A monument may never be erected on the public square to these men; but already in our hearts, we have erected monuments that will ever bring to our minds these men who were so unfairly robbed of their lives as they protected us from the dangers of the mid-night darkness.]
George Washington Dotson was married twice. His first wife, Nannie Lee Montgomery Dotson, died leaving three young children: Rosa Lee Dotson born c1903, James Edward Dotson born c1907 and a baby, Jack, who was born and died in 1909. George married his second wife, Emma Lee Pillow, in early 1910. [His name was spelled both Dotson and Dodson.]
SEE PHOTO: The tin-type picture of George W. Dotson is courtesy of his great-granddaughter, Kitty Chaffin, daughter of Rosa Lee Dotson Crews.
SEE PHOTO: A photo was taken of George W. Dotson's second wife, Emma, and children by someone representing the Pulaski Citizen newspaper after the Policeman was murdered while on night duty in Pulaski. A copy of the photo was given to the family.
Photo: (back) Ewing Butler "Cowboy" Dotson, 13, Mary Louise "Trixie" Dotson, 15, Emma Pillow Dotson, 42; (front) Sarah Elizabeth Dotson, almost 4, Georgia Mae Dotson, 6, and Harold Denton "H.D." Dotson, age 8.
An earlier and clearer photo of George W. Dotson's gravesite by C. Wayne Austin is at his website:
Southern Middle Tennessee Cemeteries [Scroll down to Giles County, Tennessee Cemeteries, Mt. Moriah Cemetery, DOTSON, George W., 15 May 1876 - 16 Feb 1926, Area B, 9731].
Obituary from The Pulaski Citizen
GEORGE DODSON
[The funeral address delivered by Elder Clymore on the occasion of Policeman Dodson's funeral, has been very favorably commented on by those who heard it. For the benefit of many who did not have the opportunity to hear it, we reproduce the address substantially as follows:
#George Dodson who was fatally shot on Tuesday morning February 16th, was born Feb 15, 1876. His age at the time of his death was forty-nine years, nine months, and one day. Those of immediate family left to mourn his departure are: Mrs. Emma Pillow Dodson, to whom he was married Jan. 5, 1909 (sic; should be 1910), seven children, two brothers, and one sister. #George Dodson's death was absolutely unnecessary and should never have been, but he, with his fellow officer, Mr. Jackson, was shot down in cold blood murder by the hands of men whose blood thirstiness was greater than their respect for the laws of our country and the laws of God. The killing of these two men has brought the hearts of the residents of this city to half mast as we mourn their loss and weep with those who, because of the ties of fleshly relationship weep. #Mr. Dotson was on the path of duty, and was an officer of our town; he was held in the highest esteem by everyone. The confidence our law-abiding citizens had in him as a man qualified for his work and his faithfulness in discharging his official duty was shown in the fact that he was serving his fourth year on the police force. He was shot in the wee small hours of the night while the rest of us were taking our rest. He gave his life while protecting us. He did his work well and performed his duty faithfully. No one can say naught of his work on that fatal night. So everyone testifies that had George Dodson been given a fair chance by those who so unfairly took advantage of him in his battle for life and the discharge of his duty, he might be living today, and his murderes would have received as much as they gave. His death reminds us of the young man who fell among robbers on his way down to Jericho from Jerusalem. Mr. Dodson fell among murderers while making our town safe for sleeping. We admire one who thus gives one's life while serving others. A more welcome death could not be than the death that would come to me while in actual service for the one and ones for whom I labor. A monument may never be erected on the public square to these men; but already in our hearts, we have erected monuments that will ever bring to our minds these men who were so unfairly robbed of their lives as they protected us from the dangers of the mid-night darkness.]
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