John Washington Dodge was the youngest of ten children, the seventh son, born to The Reverend Jerial and Elizabeth Washington (Spotswood) Dodge.
The Jerial Dodge family was the only Dodge family living in Washington County, Tennessee as enumerated in the 1840 federal census, where John stated in his Soldier's Application for a Pension, he was born 21 Jul 1839. In an 1850 census, John is shown at age 10 with his mother, Eliza W. Dodge.
Following in a long line of military Veterans, John too was a Veteran, of the Civil War. His war record has been documented in an excellent and comprehensive research entitled, The Civil War Experience of John Washington Dodge by Robert David Todd. http://etpw10.wix.com/john-washinton-dodge
On 21 April 1864, John married Sarah Jane "Jenny" Wilson in Smith County, Tennessee. They had three children, Samuel W., Eliza L. and James Andrew. Sarah died 3 Jan 1873.
John continued on with his children in Smith County, where on 5 Oct 1874, he was appointed Smith County's Deputy Sheriff.
John then married Sallie (maiden name believed to be Corley who may have had the prior married name McDonald). John and Sallie had three children: Dellah V., Willard Ewell and Weldon Chester.
In 1890, son, James, journeyed to Waco, McLennan, Texas. When John's wife, Sallie, died 22 Jan 1891, in Hartsville, Trousdale County, John too journeyed to McLennan County, where in 1892, he and son, James, purchased farm land in McGregor, where John made his new home with his children.
John married Fannie Weir on 28 Feb 1893, in Waco. John continued living on and farming his land in McGregor until his retirement from farming and his death at the age of 76.
Certificate of death states death 11 Jul 1916, and headstone states 2 Jul 1916.
The Jerial Dodge family was the only Dodge family living in Washington County, Tennessee as enumerated in the 1840 federal census, where John stated in his Soldier's Application for a Pension, he was born 21 Jul 1839. In an 1850 census, John is shown at age 10 with his mother, Eliza W. Dodge.
Following in a long line of military Veterans, John too was a Veteran, of the Civil War. His war record has been documented in an excellent and comprehensive research entitled, The Civil War Experience of John Washington Dodge by Robert David Todd. http://etpw10.wix.com/john-washinton-dodge
On 21 April 1864, John married Sarah Jane "Jenny" Wilson in Smith County, Tennessee. They had three children, Samuel W., Eliza L. and James Andrew. Sarah died 3 Jan 1873.
John continued on with his children in Smith County, where on 5 Oct 1874, he was appointed Smith County's Deputy Sheriff.
John then married Sallie (maiden name believed to be Corley who may have had the prior married name McDonald). John and Sallie had three children: Dellah V., Willard Ewell and Weldon Chester.
In 1890, son, James, journeyed to Waco, McLennan, Texas. When John's wife, Sallie, died 22 Jan 1891, in Hartsville, Trousdale County, John too journeyed to McLennan County, where in 1892, he and son, James, purchased farm land in McGregor, where John made his new home with his children.
John married Fannie Weir on 28 Feb 1893, in Waco. John continued living on and farming his land in McGregor until his retirement from farming and his death at the age of 76.
Certificate of death states death 11 Jul 1916, and headstone states 2 Jul 1916.
John Washington Dodge was the youngest of ten children, the seventh son, born to The Reverend Jerial and Elizabeth Washington (Spotswood) Dodge.
The Jerial Dodge family was the only Dodge family living in Washington County, Tennessee as enumerated in the 1840 federal census, where John stated in his Soldier's Application for a Pension, he was born 21 Jul 1839. In an 1850 census, John is shown at age 10 with his mother, Eliza W. Dodge.
Following in a long line of military Veterans, John too was a Veteran, of the Civil War. His war record has been documented in an excellent and comprehensive research entitled, The Civil War Experience of John Washington Dodge by Robert David Todd. http://etpw10.wix.com/john-washinton-dodge
On 21 April 1864, John married Sarah Jane "Jenny" Wilson in Smith County, Tennessee. They had three children, Samuel W., Eliza L. and James Andrew. Sarah died 3 Jan 1873.
John continued on with his children in Smith County, where on 5 Oct 1874, he was appointed Smith County's Deputy Sheriff.
John then married Sallie (maiden name believed to be Corley who may have had the prior married name McDonald). John and Sallie had three children: Dellah V., Willard Ewell and Weldon Chester.
In 1890, son, James, journeyed to Waco, McLennan, Texas. When John's wife, Sallie, died 22 Jan 1891, in Hartsville, Trousdale County, John too journeyed to McLennan County, where in 1892, he and son, James, purchased farm land in McGregor, where John made his new home with his children.
John married Fannie Weir on 28 Feb 1893, in Waco. John continued living on and farming his land in McGregor until his retirement from farming and his death at the age of 76.
Certificate of death states death 11 Jul 1916, and headstone states 2 Jul 1916.
The Jerial Dodge family was the only Dodge family living in Washington County, Tennessee as enumerated in the 1840 federal census, where John stated in his Soldier's Application for a Pension, he was born 21 Jul 1839. In an 1850 census, John is shown at age 10 with his mother, Eliza W. Dodge.
Following in a long line of military Veterans, John too was a Veteran, of the Civil War. His war record has been documented in an excellent and comprehensive research entitled, The Civil War Experience of John Washington Dodge by Robert David Todd. http://etpw10.wix.com/john-washinton-dodge
On 21 April 1864, John married Sarah Jane "Jenny" Wilson in Smith County, Tennessee. They had three children, Samuel W., Eliza L. and James Andrew. Sarah died 3 Jan 1873.
John continued on with his children in Smith County, where on 5 Oct 1874, he was appointed Smith County's Deputy Sheriff.
John then married Sallie (maiden name believed to be Corley who may have had the prior married name McDonald). John and Sallie had three children: Dellah V., Willard Ewell and Weldon Chester.
In 1890, son, James, journeyed to Waco, McLennan, Texas. When John's wife, Sallie, died 22 Jan 1891, in Hartsville, Trousdale County, John too journeyed to McLennan County, where in 1892, he and son, James, purchased farm land in McGregor, where John made his new home with his children.
John married Fannie Weir on 28 Feb 1893, in Waco. John continued living on and farming his land in McGregor until his retirement from farming and his death at the age of 76.
Certificate of death states death 11 Jul 1916, and headstone states 2 Jul 1916.
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