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John Wilkes Booth Dodson

Birth	:	Oct 1866 San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Death	:	7 Nov 1925 El Monte, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial	:	Dysart Cemetery, Dysart, Tama County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.1608009, -92.3193970
Description	:	John's parents were: William Riley Dodson, b. Sep. 30, 1839 in Van Buren, Crawford county, Arkansas and d. Mar. 21, 1921 in El Monte, Los Angeles County, CA. & Claramond "Carrie" Jones, b. Feb. 16, 1848 and d. Jun. 29, 1902 in El Monte, Los Angeles County, CA. William & Claramond 'Carrie' Dodson's children were: 1. John Wilkes Booth Dodson, b. Oct. 1866in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. and d. Nov. 7, 1925 in ElMonte, Los Angeles county, CA. Booth marr. Nellie Isabel Wixom in 1889. 2. Mae Dodson, b. Oct. 1869 in CA. and... Read More	John's parents were: William Riley Dodson, b. Sep. 30, 1839 in Van Buren, Crawford county, Arkansas and d. Mar. 21, 1921 in El Monte, Los Angeles County, CA. & Claramond "Carrie" Jones, b. Feb. 16, 1848 and d. Jun. 29, 1902 in El Monte, Los Angeles County, CA. William & Claramond 'Carrie' Dodson's children were: 1. John Wilkes Booth Dodson, b. Oct. 1866in San Bernardino, San Bernardino county, CA. and d. Nov. 7, 1925 in ElMonte, Los Angeles county, CA. Booth marr. Nellie Isabel Wixom in 1889. 2. Mae Dodson, b. Oct. 1869 in CA. and d. Aug. 29, 1939 in El Monte, Los Angeles county, CA. Mae marr. Dr. Braxton Bragg Mings. 3. Elbert Jones Dodson, b. Feb. 14, 1872 in El Monte, Los Angeles County, CA. and d. Jan. 31, 1935 in El Monte, Los Angeles county, CA. Elbert marr. Adeline Newman. 4. Seybourne Dodson, b. 1872 in El Monte, Los Angeles county, CA. 5. William L. "Billie" Dodson, b. 1876 in CA. and d. Aug. 18, 1914 in CA. 6. Foster Dodson, b. Aug. 5, 1890 in El Monte, Los Angeles county, CA. and d. May 25, 1948 in El Monte, Los Angeles county, CA. In the 1880 U. S. census, 13 yr. old John B. Dodson, b. in CA., was attending school and living in El Monte, Los Angeles, CA. with his 40 yr. old father, William Dodson, a hotel keeper, b. in Alabama 32 yr. old mother, Carrie Dodson, keeping house, b. in TX. 10 yr. old sister, May Dodson, attending school, b. in CA. 8 yr. old brother (twin), Albert Dodson, attending school, b. in CA. 8 yr. old brother (twin) Seybourne Dodson, attending school, b. in CA. 6 yr. old brother, William Dodson, b. in CA. William's father was b. in TN. and his mother in GA. Carrie's father was b. in AR. and her mother in AL. On Jan. 16, 1889, John Wilkes Booth Dodson and Nellie Isabel Wixom were married in San Bernardino county, CA. The Daily Courier (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 3, Col. 2 Thu., Jan. 17, 1889 Dodson-Wixom Last night at 6:45 o’clock the marriage of Mr. Booth Dodson and Miss Nellie Wixom took place at the Presbyterian church in the presence of a large number of invited guests and was one of the most pleasing ceremonies that has ever been performed in San Bernardino, as the bride and groom are very popular young people of this city. At 6:45 promptly, the ushers, Harry Kane and Charles Mills, entered the right-hand entrance and marched to the front of the church to the strain of Mendelsohn’s wedding march by Prof. Skinner. They were followed by Misses Laura Wixom and Pearl Hall, bridesmaids and E. H. Showers and W. H. Hale, groomsmen, after whom came the bride and groom. Rev. Mr. Morrison, in his usual impressive manner, performed the service, after which a very touching prayer was given and the wedding party wended its way to the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Charles mecum, where the wedding supper was served. The bride looked beautiful in a neat traveling costume of brown silk and her lovely face reflected the happiness in her heart as she plighted her troth to the noble man by her side, while the groom looked proud and happy as if he realized the treasure he was receiving. Both bride and groom are well-known in San Bernardino, the former being a native of this city and known alike for her beauty of face and supposition and numbers among her friends a large circle, who watched with interest the wedding ceremony. The groom is a well-known business man - young, energetic and persevering. By his business accomplishments he is establishing himself, and will become one of San Bernardino’s substantial citizens. Ever since the organization of the Seventh Regimental band, he has been an active member, and his comrades handsomely remembered him last night. The young couple took the 6 o’clock train for Los Angeles, where they will visit for a few days, after which they will return here and go to housekeeping in their elegant new residence on Base Line. (A list of presents follows, including a gold watch and fob from W. B. Dodson; an antique bedroom set from the Seventh Regimental band’; a gold-headed cane and silk umbrella from John Suzzalo; a silver tea set from Miss Anna Van Slyck, A. S. Kier and E. H. Showers; a sewing machine from Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Mecham; a china set from Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McPherson and an insurance policy on entire household goods from F. T. Greer. John & Nellie's children were: 1. Nellie Faye Dodson, b. Oct. 25, 1896 in CA. and d. Sep. 9, 1952 in Orange county, CA. Nellie marr. Willard Gustav Pagenkopp. 2. Booth Colliver Dodson, b. Jan. 23, 1901 in CA. and d. Mar. 21, 1966 in Whittier, Los Angeles County, CA. Booth marr. Nellie Blye Burchard in 1940 and Aleta Ellen Thomason. In the 1900 U. S. census, 33 yr. old Wilkes B Dodson, a bartender, b. Oct. 1866 in TX., was living at 220 Base Line in San Bernardino Ward 4, San Bernardino, CA. with his 31 yr. old wife, Nellie Dodson, b. Jan. 1869 in CA. 2 yr. old daughter, Nellie Dodson, b. Oct. 1897 in CA. Wilkes and Nellie had been marr. for 11 yrs. Nellie was the mother of 3 children, only one still alive by this census. Wilkes' father was b. in Arkansas and his mother in Alabama. Nellie Sr.'s father was b. in UT. In the 1910 U. S. census, 44 yr. old Wilkes B Dodson, a miner in the gold mining industry, b. in TX., was living in a rented house on Butte Ave. in Township 11, Kern, CA. with his 42 yr. old wife, Nellie I Dodson, b. in CA. 13 yr. old daughter, Nellie I Dodson, b. in CA. 9 yr. old son, Colliver B. Dodson, b. in CA. John's father was b. in Arkansas and his mother in Alabama Nellie Sr.'s father was b. in CA. and her mother in OH. This was a first marriage for both John and Nellie. They had been marr. for 21 yrs. Nellie Sr. was the mother of 4 children, only two still alive by this census. John had been out of work for 12 weeks. In the Jan. 15, 1920 U. S. census, 52 yr. old Booth Dodson, a laborer for a hay company, b. in TX., was living in a rented home at 125 Lexington St. in El Monte township, El Monte city, Los Angeles county, CA. with his 50 yr. old wife, Nellie Dodson, b. in CA. 19 yr. old son, Collivar Dodson, a clerk in a grocery store, b. in CA.

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Where is John Wilkes Booth Dodson's memorial?
John Wilkes Booth Dodson's memorial is located at: Dysart Cemetery, Dysart, Tama County, USA.
When did John Wilkes Booth Dodson death?
John Wilkes Booth Dodson death on 7 Nov 1925 in El Monte, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Where are the coordinates of the John Wilkes Booth Dodson's memorial?
Latitude: 42.1608009
Longitude: -92.3193970

Family Members:

Parent

PVT William Riley Dodson

(1839 - 1921)

Claramond “Carrie” Jones Dodson

(1848 - 1902)

Spouse

Nellie Isabel Wixom Dodson

(1869 - 1940)

Siblings

(1869 - 1939)

(1872 - 1935)

(1876 - 1914)

(1890 - 1948)

Children

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