Henry Beir (1812-1897)

Elizabeth McCormick (1813-1866)

Martha E. Beir (1846-1927)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Mark Dotson Gertrude D. Dotson Waldo Dotson Oscar Brown Dotson+ Hallie Pauline Dotson+ Martha E. Beir 3 4 Born: January 12, 1846, Iowa Territory 3 4 5 Marriage: Mark Dotson on November 14, 1867 in Louisa County, Iowa 1 2 Died: March 20, 1927, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa at age 81 3 6 Buried: March 22, 1927, Fairview Cemetery, Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa 6 7 8   Death Notes: Martha died at the home of her daughter, Gertrude D. (Dotson) Bailey.   Noted events in her life were: • Alt. Birth, February 12, 1846, Louisa County, Iowa Territory. 6 • Alt. Birth, July 1854. 9 • Iowa State Census, 1856, Louisa County, Iowa. 5 Martha Bur, age 10, female, born in Iowa • Census, 1880, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa. 10 Martha Dotson, white, female, 33, wife, married, keeping house, born in Iowa, father in Pennsylvania • Iowa State Census, 1895, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa. 11 Martha Dotson, age 50, white, born in Louisa County, Iowa • Census, 1900, Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa. 9 Martha E. Dotson, wife, white, female, born July 1846, 54 years old, married 33 years, 4 children, 3 still living, born in Iowa, both parents born in Pennsylvania, could read, write, and speak English. • Census, 1910, Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa. 1 Martha E. Dotson, wife, female, white, age 64, married (once) for 42 years, had 4 children, 3 living, born in Iowa, father in Pennsylvania, rest too light to read. • Obituary: The Davenport Democrat and Leader, March 22, 1927, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. 6 Mrs. M. Dotson of Wapello Called Wapello, Ia., March 22 -- Funeral services for Mrs. Martha E. Dotson, who passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Bailey Sunday, were held from the Fairview church this afternoon, conducted by the Reverend O. E. McBride. Burial was made in the Fairview cemetery. Mrs. Dotson, who was formerly Martha Beir, was born in Louisa county February 12, 1846, and her entire life was spent here. She was married to Mark Dotson, who passed away last year. • Gravestone Inscription. 8 Martha E. (Beir) Dotson's gravestone is located in Fairview Cemetery, Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa. The inscription on the stone is: "Martha E. Dotson; 1846 - 1927" Martha married Mark Dotson, son of Bazzel S. Dotson and Mary Davidson, on November 14, 1867 in Louisa County, Iowa.1 2 (Mark Dotson was born on October 15, 1841 in Washington County, Pennsylvania,2 3 4 died on April 5, 1926 near Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa 12 and was buried on April 7, 1926 in the Fairview Cemetery, Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa 2 13 14.)   Noted events in their marriage were: • Iowa Marriages 1851-1900. 15 Dotson, Mark; Spouse: Beir, Martha E.; Marriage Date: 14 November 1867; County: Louisa; State: Iowa

1 The 1910 United States federal census. Louisa County, Iowa; Wapello Township, Sutro Library, San Francisco, microfilm 226, reel 411. The thirteenth enumeration of the U.S. government

2 Mark Dotson's obituary (originally published in The Davenport Democrat and Leader, April 6, 1928; Davenport, Scott County, Iowa).

3 Louisa County, Iowa, cemetery records at Rootsweb. entire county records for all cemeteries inclusive through the year 1997; URL: http://userdb.rootsweb.com/cemeteries/IA/Louisa/

4 Timothy Ray Dotson, Dotson Family Genealogy. URL: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/o/t/Timothy-R-Dotson/tree1.html (page removed)

5 The 1856 Iowa state census.

6 Martha E. (Beir) Dotson's obituary (originally published in The Davenport Democrat and Leader, Tuesday, March 22, 1927; Davenport, Scott County, Iowa).

7 Louisa County, Iowa, cemetery records at Rootsweb. Name: Martha E. Dotson; Sex: F; Born: 1846; Died or Buried: 1927; Age: 81; Buried: Fairview (township = Wapello); County/State: Louisa, IA; Military Service: none; Book: LCC ©1990 - page W-12 ; Notes: 1846-1927; wife of Mark Dotson.

8 A photograph of Martha E. (Beir) Dotson's gravestone, located in Fairview Cemetery, Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa. The inscription on the stone is: "Martha E. Dotson; 1846 - 1927". Courtesy of Marjorie (Walker) Kimble and Becky (Kimble) Murphy.

9 The 1900 United States federal census. Louisa County, Iowa; Wapello Township, Supervisors''s District 74, Enumeration District 90, Sheet 21, line 8-12. The twelfth enumeration of the U.S. government

10 The 1880 United States federal census. Louisa County, Iowa, p. 473; Wapello Township, sheet 8; Sutro Library, San Francisco, California, Census Microfilm Roll #350. The tenth enumeration of the U.S. government

11 The 1895 Iowa state census.

12 Arthur Springer, Louisa County History - Louisa County, Iowa (published in 1912 by S. J. Clark Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois). Biographies condensed from the book, many provided online at URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eialcgs/lbios.htm; Additionally this book is on microfilm at the Sutro Library, San Francisco, California.

13 Louisa County, Iowa, cemetery records at Rootsweb. Name: Mark Dotson; Sex: M; Born: 1841; Died or Buried: 1926; Age: 85; Buried: Fairview (township = Wapello); County/State: Louisa, IA; Military Service: GAR; Book: LCC ©1990 - page W-12 ; Notes: 1841-1926; Civil War Vet, Dept. 40, Iowa -GAR.

14 A photograph of Mark Dotson's gravestone, located in Fairview Cemetery, Wapello Township, Louisa County, Iowa. The inscription on the stone is: "Mark Dotson, 1841 - 1926". Courtesy of Marjorie (Walker) Kimble and Becky (Kimble) Murphy.

15 Iowa marriage records 1851-1900 at ancestry.com. Online at www.ancestry.com.