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Elizabeth's parents were:
Gasham C. (Colin /Colan/Caleb) Case, b. Mar. 16, 1816 in Hamilton County, OH. and d. Oct. 20, 1885 in San Bernardino County, CA. &
Susan Catherine Fitchett, b. May 11, 1817 in Walnut Landing (Golden Hill), Dorchester County, MD. and d. Feb. 11, 1898 in Willows, Glenn County, CA.
On Dec. 30, 1836, Gasham C. (Colan/Caleb) Case and Susan Catherine Case were married in Cincinnati, OH.
Gasham & Susan Case's children were:
1. John Fitchett Case, b. 1834 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH. and d. Jul. 6, 1897 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. John marr....
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Elizabeth's parents were:
Gasham C. (Colin /Colan/Caleb) Case, b. Mar. 16, 1816 in Hamilton County, OH. and d. Oct. 20, 1885 in San Bernardino County, CA. &
Susan Catherine Fitchett, b. May 11, 1817 in Walnut Landing (Golden Hill), Dorchester County, MD. and d. Feb. 11, 1898 in Willows, Glenn County, CA.
On Dec. 30, 1836, Gasham C. (Colan/Caleb) Case and Susan Catherine Case were married in Cincinnati, OH.
Gasham & Susan Case's children were:
1. John Fitchett Case, b. 1834 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH. and d. Jul. 6, 1897 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. John marr. Elizabeth B. Doyle.
2. Malinda Hillman Case, b. Oct. 4, 1836 in Perry, Pike county, IL. and d. Apr. 6, 1912 in Huntington Beach, Orange county, CA.. Malinda marr. Elias Hicks Blackburn in 1852, William Henry Bishop in 1853, Edward Wilcox in 1859, Benjamin Martin in 1861 and James "Madison" Welch in 1864.
3. James Hillman (Helman) Case, b. Jan. 30/31, 1840 in Brown County, IL. and d. Aug. 12, 1911 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. James marr. Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Folks.
4. Elizabeth Ann Case, b. Mar. 30, 1842 in Pike County, IL. and d. Mar. 21, 1931 in Anaheim, Orange county, CA. Elizabeth marr. Henry Clay Dodson.
5. William Wallace Case, b. Jun. 17, 1844 in Madison County, IL. and d. Apr. 11, 1916 at Sawtelle, Los Angeles County, CA. William marr. Gila Ann Thompson in 1868 and Lili Wilburn.
7. Mary Jane Case, b. Oct. 31, 1844 in Madison or Pike County, IL. and d. Mar. 18, 1919 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Mary Jane marr. Elijah Dodson.
8. Alice Addaline Case, b. Apr. 6, 1849 in Kanesville, Pottawattamie county, IL. and d. Nov. 23, 1902 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Alice marr. Robert Poppett.
9. Marion Fletcher Case, b. Sep. 10, 1854 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. and d. Jan. 21, 1919 in Chico, Butte County, CA. Marion marr. Harriet Maria Simmonds and Minnie Frances Winsell.
10. Susan Madora "Dora" Case, b. Aug. 21, 1857 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Nov. 17, 1929 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Susan marr. Stephen Decatur Folks.
*Note: According to U.S. and International Marriage Records for 1560-1900, Elizabeth's father,
Gasham, b. abt. 1816, also married Samantha Wells, b. in IL., in California.
Samanthy was the daughter of Otha Wells (1811-1876) and Salome Stewart (1815-1890).
Gasham and 'Samanthy' were marr. Apr. 24, 1853 in Palmyra, Utah county, UT.
Samanthy Wells was b. Jan. 18, 1836 in Morgan, IL. and d. Mar. 9, 1860 in Peetneck (Payson), UT.
Children of Gasham and Samantha (Wells) Case were (half-siblings of Elizabeth):
1. Laura Ellen Case, b. Mar. 10, 1855 in Mount Vernon, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Nov. 26, 1946 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Laura marr. Hiram Wallace Clark.
2. Francis Adelbert "Delbert" Case, b. 1857 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. and d. 1895. "Delbert" marr. Anna Dickson.
3. Gasham Era Case, b. Feb. 3, 1860 in Provo, Utah County, UT. and d. Oct. 1, 1923 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Gasham marr. Bertha Alice Smith.
On Dec. 25, 1856, Elizabeth Ann Case and Henry Clay Dodson were married in San Bernardino county, CA.
Henry & Elizabeth Dodson's children were:
1. Sarah Jane "Lidgie" Dodson, b. Jun., 1859 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. and d. Feb. 27, 1902 at East Colton, San Bernardino county, CA. Sarah marr. Henry D. Young on Jun. 20, 1875 in San Bernardino county, CA.
2. James Gashum Dodson, b. Jan. 26, 1861 in Colton, San Bernardino, CA. and d. Jan. 30, 1934 in Colton, San Bernardino County, CA. Nancy Jane Brewster.
3. Mary B Dodson, b. Mar. 29, 1863 in San Bernardino county, CA. and d. Oct. 11, 1943 in San Bernardino county, CA. Mary marr. first, Joseph Onesimus Kinyon (Coburn) and second, Richard H. Deakins.
4. John Henry Dodson, b. Jan. 8, 1865 in Colton, San Bernardino, CA. and d. Nov. 16, 1939 in San Bernardino County, CA. John marr. Charlotte "Lottie" Hawker.
5. William Tapel (Tapley, like his paternal uncle?) Dodson, b. Nov. 16, 1866 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. and d. Mar. 1, 1941 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. William never married.
6. Silas Lester Dodson, b. Apr. 22, 1870 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. and d. May 15, 1896 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Silas marr. Jennie Rebecca Workman.
7. Marion Dodson, b. Nov. 14, 1872 in Colton, San Bernardino, CA. and d. Mar. 4, 1927 in San Bernardino County, CA.
8. Susan Adelaide Dodson, b. Jul. 24, 1877 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. and d. Nov. 27, 1953 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. Susan marr. Charles Clarence Bradley.
9. Katie A Dodson, b. Mar. 4, 1881 in CA. and d. Feb. 22, 1928 in National City, San Diego county, CA. Katie marr. Ford L. Madison in Colton, CA. on May 20, 1903.
10. Mary Dethiah Dodson, b. 1883-)
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In the 1870 U. S. census, 28 yr. old Elizabeth Dodson, keeping house, b. in IL., was living in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. with her
36 yr. old (inferred) husband, Henry C Dodson, a farmer, b. in KY.
11 yr. old (inferred) daughter, Sarah J. Dodson, attending school, b. in CA.
9 yr. old (inferred) son, James G. Dodson, attending school, b. in CA.
7 yr. old (inferred) daughter, Mary B Dodson, attending school, b. in CA.
5 yr. old (inferred) son, John H Dodson, attending school, b. in CA.
3 yr. old (inferred) son, William Dodson, b. in CA.
2 mth. old (inferred) son, Silas L Dodson, b. in CA.
Henry's real estate was worth $800 and his personal estate was valued at $500.
In the 1880 U. S. census, 38 yr. old Elizabeth Dodson, keeping house, b. in IL., was living in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. with her
47 yr. old husband, Henry Dodson, a teamster, b. in KY.
15 yr. old son, John H. Dodson, a farmer, b. in CA.
13 yr. old son, William Dodson, a farmer, b. in CA.
10 yr. old son, Silas Dodson, attending school, b. in CA.
8 yr. old son, Marion Dodson, attending school, b. in CA.
3 yr. old daughter, Susan Dodson, b. in CA.
Henry's parents were both b. in KY. and Elizabeth's parents were both b. in OH.
In the 1900 U. S. census, 58 yr. old Elizabath A. Dodson, b. Mar. 1842 in IL., was living in East Colton, San Bernardino, CA. with her
66 yr. old husband, Henry C Dodson, a teamster, b. Sep. 1833 in KY.
33 yr. old unmarried son, William T Dodson, a farmer, b. Nov. 1866 in CA.
27 yr. old divorced son, Marion Dodson, a day laborer, b. Nov. 1872 in CA.
22 yr. old unmarried daughter, Susie A Dodson, b. JUl. 1877 (or 1878) in CA.
14 yr. old daughter, Katie A Dodson, b. Mar. 1886 in CA.
8 yr. old grandson, Frank H Dodson, b. May 1892 in CA.
Henry and Elizabeth had been marr. for 42 yrs.
Elizabeth was the mother of 11 children, only 8 still alive by this census.
Elizabeth's father was b. in OH. and her mother in MD. O
Henry's parents were both b. in KY.
In the 1910 U. S. census, 68 yr. old widow (and head of household), Elizabeth A Dodson, b. in IL., was living in a home she owned free and clear on Colton Ave. in Colton, San Bernardino, CA. with her
44 yr. old son, William T. Dodson, a laborer doing odd jobs, b. in CA.
36 yr. old divorced son, Marion Dodson, a teamster doing road work, b. in CA.
18 yr. old grandson, Frank Dodson, a grocery salesman, b. in CA.
Elizabeth's parents were both b. in MD.
William & Marion's father was b. in KY.
Elizabeth was the mother of 7 children, all still alive by this census.
Marion was the father of one child, still alive by this census.
In the 1920 U. S. census, 77 yr. old widow (and head of household), Elizabeth A Dodson, b. in IL., was living on a farm she owned free and clear on East F St. in Colton, San Bernardino, CA. with her
53 yr. old unmarried son, William P Dodson, a carpenter in the fruit cars industry, b. in CA.
Elizabeth's father was b. in OH. and her mother in MD.
William's father was b. in KY.
In the 1930 U. S. census, 88 yr. old widow, Elizabeth A Dodson, a homemaker, b. in IL., was living on Palm St. in Colton, San Bernardino, CA. with her
63 yr. old unmarried son (and head of household), William T Dodson, retired, b. in CA.
Elizabeth was 14 yrs. old at the time she married.
Elizabeth's parents were both b. in OH.
William's father was b. in KY.
The San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 9, Col. 3
Sat., Aug. 30, 1930
Happy Honor Paid Pioneer Mother as She Plans Journey
At the home of her son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. John Dodson of Grand Terrace, Mrs. Elizabeth Case Dodson, pioneer mother, who is in her eighty-eighth year, was greeted in happy fashion by her sons and daughters, sister, nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Dodson is leaving soon for a visit of several weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Mary E. Deacon (Deakins) of Anaheim, and the family gathering was in order to extend good wishes for a pleasant visit and a safe journey.
The evening was spent quite informally with games and music as well as just pleasant visiting. Later ice cream, cake and candies were served.
Mrs. Dodson came across the plains from Utah in 1854 with her husband, Henry Dodson, who passed away several years ago. They made the journey in a wagon train which was captained by her father, Gasham Case, who was accompanied by his wife and other children.
In the company of relatives greeting Mrs. Dodson were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bradley, Will Dodson, Mr. and Mrs. John Dodson, Gashem Dodson, Mrs. M. B. Dodson of Anaheim, Mrs. Henrietta McMullen, Mrs. Clyde Jackson and children, Paul and Betty Jean; Mrs. Della Munroe of Los Angeles, Miss Clara Case, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Case of San Bernardino, Mrs. Laura Case.
Colton Daily Courier (Colton, CA.), P. 6, Col. 4
Mon., Mar. 23, 1931
Pioneer Mother of Southland Passes; Came Here in 1859
But few terms carry so great significance as that phrase "On the Frontier," and even those whose work-a-day existence lies within the confines of the greater urban centers are apt to get a thrill at the mention of the term. A feeling of unrestraint, of adventure - an appeal to the gypsy blood in the veins - is present when mention is made of those characters whose indomitable courage carried them across plain and over mountain to inhabit and tame a primitive west.
Those pathfinders - the trail-blazers are fast diminishing. One by one they pass on until today their noble deeds and memory has become historical record. Until yesterday, the home of Mrs. Mary B. Deakins at Anaheim, housed a lone survivor of the days when each trek along the westward trip from "The States" to California meant something new and dangerous and hen death walked close to the elbow of man, women and child alike.
When Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Case Dodson passed away on Saturday evening, the west lost one of the few witnesses to its making. She had come to San Bernardino county with the Captain Jefferson Hunt party in 1854. She had resided in what is now East Colton almost continuously since that time, until a few years ago when she moved to Grand Terrace.
A native of the middle west, she witnesses the activities of the Sioux nation of Indians while she was but a girl in Iowa, and her trek to the west a bride at fourteen years of age, she witnessed the battle near Provo in which the Mormons were successful in subduing the combined forces of the plains tribes.
She was married to Henry C. Dodson in 1856 and was the mother of eleven children, five of whom are still living. These are Mrs. Mary B. Deakins of Anaheim; Gasham Dodson of East Colton; Mrs. Charles C. Bradley; William Dodson and John Dodson, all of Grand Terrace.
Funeral services will be conducted from the Knopsnyder Funeral chapel in Colton at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Interment will be made in the City Cemetery at san Bernardino.
San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 3, Col. 5
Mon., Mar. 23, 1931
Mrs. Dodson's Death Marks Passing of Valley Pioneer
At the death Saturday of Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Case Dodson, who was born March 30, 1842, there passed one of the last of that sturdy band of pioneers that came to San Bernardino in 1854, led by Captain Jefferson Hunt. Mrs. Dodson since early days had been a resident of east Colton until she moved to Grand Terrace several years ago.
When but a child she had seen the fierce Sioux in war dance, and later on in Provo, Utah, when still a little girl she had been within hearing distance of a fierce battle fought between the Utah tribe and the whites. The Mormons were victorious and the Indians were nearly wiped out.
She married Henry C. Dodson in 1856 when but 14 years old. Mr. Dodson has been dead for many years. Eleven children were born to her, nine of which grew to adulthood. Five of these are now living. They are Mrs. Mary B. Deakins of Anaheim, Gasham Dodson of East Colton, Mrs. Charles C. Bradley of Grand Terrace, William Dodson of Grand Terrace, and John Dodson, of Grand Terrace.
There are 10 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren, and one surviving sister, Mrs. Laura Clark of San Bernardino. Besides this, Mrs. Dodson had many relatives in San Bernardino and vicinity.
Mrs. Dodson passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary B. Deakins of Anaheim. The funeral services will be held at the Knopsnyder chapel in Colton at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Interment will be in City cemetery in San Bernardino. |
