Matilda was the daughter of John and Patsy Grady Dodson. She was 15 years old when she married John M. Needham on November 5, 1862 in Polk County, Missouri. Matilda was 7 months pregnant with their 11th child when John died. Their children were:
1) Laura Alice
2) Annie (1865- ?)
3) Lizzie (1866- ?)
4) Henry Nelson
5) John Logan
6) Wilson Wayne
7) Martha Bell (1874- ?)
8) Arthur R. "OTT" (1875-1955)
9) William Columbus
10)Minnie (1879- ?)
11)Orpha J. (1882- ?)
When her youngest daughter Orpha married, Matilda lived with her in Collin County, Texas.
Ten years after John died Matilda filed for a widow's pension for John's Civil War service. The pension was for $25 a month.
There is a stone for Matilda in the Davis Cemetery where John is buried. It only has her initials with no dates.
1) Laura Alice
2) Annie (1865- ?)
3) Lizzie (1866- ?)
4) Henry Nelson
5) John Logan
6) Wilson Wayne
7) Martha Bell (1874- ?)
8) Arthur R. "OTT" (1875-1955)
9) William Columbus
10)Minnie (1879- ?)
11)Orpha J. (1882- ?)
When her youngest daughter Orpha married, Matilda lived with her in Collin County, Texas.
Ten years after John died Matilda filed for a widow's pension for John's Civil War service. The pension was for $25 a month.
There is a stone for Matilda in the Davis Cemetery where John is buried. It only has her initials with no dates.
Matilda was the daughter of John and Patsy Grady Dodson. She was 15 years old when she married John M. Needham on November 5, 1862 in Polk County, Missouri. Matilda was 7 months pregnant with their 11th child when John died. Their children were:
1) Laura Alice
2) Annie (1865- ?)
3) Lizzie (1866- ?)
4) Henry Nelson
5) John Logan
6) Wilson Wayne
7) Martha Bell (1874- ?)
8) Arthur R. "OTT" (1875-1955)
9) William Columbus
10)Minnie (1879- ?)
11)Orpha J. (1882- ?)
When her youngest daughter Orpha married, Matilda lived with her in Collin County, Texas.
Ten years after John died Matilda filed for a widow's pension for John's Civil War service. The pension was for $25 a month.
There is a stone for Matilda in the Davis Cemetery where John is buried. It only has her initials with no dates.
1) Laura Alice
2) Annie (1865- ?)
3) Lizzie (1866- ?)
4) Henry Nelson
5) John Logan
6) Wilson Wayne
7) Martha Bell (1874- ?)
8) Arthur R. "OTT" (1875-1955)
9) William Columbus
10)Minnie (1879- ?)
11)Orpha J. (1882- ?)
When her youngest daughter Orpha married, Matilda lived with her in Collin County, Texas.
Ten years after John died Matilda filed for a widow's pension for John's Civil War service. The pension was for $25 a month.
There is a stone for Matilda in the Davis Cemetery where John is buried. It only has her initials with no dates.
Inscription
"Our darling one hath gone before, to greet us on the blissful shore".
Family Members
Siblings
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Laura Alice Needham Yount Pierce
1862–1950
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Anna Needham Yount
1866–1949
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Henry Nelson Needham
1868–1937
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John Logan Needham
1869–1951
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Wilson Wayne Needham
1870–1953
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Martha Belle Needham Baker
1873–1952
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Arthur Raymond Needham
1875–1955
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William Columbus Needham
1876–1964
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Opha Jane Needham Cook
1881–1949
