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Marriage: Children:
  1. William "J" DODGEN: Birth: 1845. Death: 1863

  2. Eliza Emmaline DODGEN: Birth: 26 APR 1847 in Guatemala City GuatemalaTemple. Death: 2 FEB 1915 in Guatemala City GuatemalaTemple

  3. Mary Frances DODGEN: Birth: 5 MAY 1850 in Guatemala City GuatemalaTemple.

  4. James "S" DODGEN: Birth: 27 AUG 1852. Death: 27 DEC 1910 in Guatemala City GuatemalaTemple

  5. John Thomas DODGEN: Birth: 19 JUL 1855 in Guatemala City GuatemalaTemple.

  6. Newton William Burdine DODGEN: Birth: 3 APR 1857 in Guatemala City GuatemalaTemple. Death: 7 MAR 1933 in Guatemala City GuatemalaTemple

  7. Harriet DODGEN: Birth: 1859 in Guatemala City GuatemalaTemple.

  8. General George Searcy DODGEN: Birth: 23 APR 1861. Death: 25 SEP 1920

  9. Ovelia DODGEN: Birth: 1867 in Guatemala City GuatemalaTemple.


Sources
1. Title:   "Cobb County, Georgia Cemeteries, Volume II"
Page:   p. 258
Author:   Elizabeth L. Parker, Editor
Publication:   Marietta, GA: The Cobb County Genealogical Society, Inc., 1991
2. Title:   1870 U.S. Census, Cobb Co., GA (Lemons District), p. 353, dwelling244, family 245, lines 30-38, (family of Alfred Dodging), NationalArchives Microfilm Roll 144.

Notes
a. Note:   An Account of a Truly American Family" by Mary Dodgen Few.
  Alfred was born in Abbeville Co., SC, "on the eve of his father'simmigration to Georgia." Alfred is found in the 1850 GA Census, CassCounty with Nancy and three children. Then he's in Lemon's Districtof Cobb County in 1870 with Nancy and six children. In 1880, Alfred,Nancy, sons Newton W. and Samuel C. are in Coxes District of CobbCounty. Alfred is in the same district living with son Newton in1900, which would have been right before his death 26 June 1900.
  Alfred owned land in the vicinity of Mount Harmony Baptist Church onthe northside of Bankhead Highway (U.S. 78) halfway between theChattahoochee River and Mableton Post Office. (p. 242)

Note:   The following information was taken from the book, "The Dodgen Story,
b. Note:   District in Cobb Co., GA. Alfred is 52, born in GA, and a farmer witha personal property of $350. Nancy is 48, born in GA, and keepinghouse. It is noted that Nancy can't read or write. Nancy and Alfredlist the following children; all born in GA.
  James, 17, farm hand Thomas J., 15, farm hand Burdine, 13 Harriet, 11 Circy, 8, at school Corelia, 3
  Manda Allen is also listed in this household. She is 15, born in GA,and her occupation is listed as house seervant.

Note:   In 1870, Alfred and Nancy Dodging are living in Smyrna in Lemons


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