Joel Dodson
- Born: 27 Mar 1797, Halifax Co., VA.
- Marriage: Nancy G. Clark on 7 Oct 1822 in Lundenburg Co., VA.
- Died: Dec 1844, Pittsylavania Co., VA. at age 47
- Buried: Dodson/Clark Family Cemetery
 General Notes:
Dodson/Clark Family Cemetry (believed to be buried under the 2 unmarked stones at cemetery center)
Owned 17 slaves valued at $200 to $550 each.(5/20/1822)
Purchased 34 acres on Birch Creek in Pittsylvania County {bordered father's land} (9/23/1823) - home from 1823-1840 - 1st 9 children born here - Purchases 582 acres southwest of Ringgold, Va (7/27/1840) -10th child born there.
The 1840 Census for Pittsylvania Co., VA has Joel Dodson: Family listed as he & Nancy and 7 children. They have 16 slaves. The column in the census record stating that all whites over 20 could read & write is checked.
See general notes on his wife for the 1850 census facts.
Joel married Nancy G. Clark on 7 Oct 1822 in Lundenburg Co., VA. (Nancy G. Clark was born about 1800 in Virginia and died after 1850 in Pittsylvania Co, VA.)
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