1. 1910 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District; taken 13 May 1910; Page 182A;
Family #436/436.
Listed as Charlie Dotson; age 5; born in VA; in household of father, John P. Dotson.
2. Lewis Co, WA: Marriage License #10215; Ancestry.com Website.
Charlie Dotson; age 48; born in Ira, VA; divorced; thie is his 2nd marriage; logger living at Morton,
WA; son of John P. and Alfair Dotson; married on 16 Feb 1954 at Chehalis, WV; Opal Ferrell; age 29;
born in Hurley, VA; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; housewife; living at Morton, WA; daughter of
Monroe and Amanda (Lane) Ferrell.
1. Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920;
"Name Lena Apple Ferrell
Birth Date 10 Jul 1924
Birth Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Certificate Number 1924032302
2. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Opal Chambers
Gender Female
Race White
Divorce Age 30
Birth Date abt 1923
Marriage Date 7 Oct 1939
Divorce Date 29 Oct 1953
Divorce Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Spouse Floyd Chambers
Certificate Number 1953006456
Number of Children 0"
3. Lewis Co, WA: Marriage License #10215; Ancestry.com Website.
Charlie Dotson; age 48; born in Ira, VA; divorced; thie is his 2nd marriage; logger living at Morton,
WA; son of John P. and Alfair Dotson; married on 16 Feb 1954 at Chehalis, WV; Opal Ferrell; age 29;
born in Hurley, VA; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; housewife; living at Morton, WA; daughter of
Monroe and Amanda (Lane) Ferrell.
4. Washington, U.S., Divorce Index, 1969-2017; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Opal Dotson
Maiden Name: Ferrel
Gender: Female
Divorce Date: 18 Feb 1975
Divorce Place: Lewis, Washington, USA
Spouse: Charlie C Dotson
Number of Children: 0
Notes: Husband filed"
5. "The Greenville News"; Greenville, SC; Sunday; 24 May 1987; Page 31; Newspapers.com Website.
"OPAL F. BISHOP Laurens. Mrs. Opal Ferrell Dot-son Bishop, 62, of Rt. 3, died Friday, May 22, 1987 in Laurens District Hospital. She was born in Buchanan County, Va., a daughter of the late Monroe and Amanda Lane Ferrell. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith. Surviving are five sons, Gary Mark Dotson, Sherwood Dotson, James Dotson and William Chambers, all of Laurens and Ray Chambers of LaGrange, III.; one daughter, Mrs. Terry (Sue) Ellison of Gray Court; two brothers, James Calvin Rife and Leon Rife of Hurley, Va.; 14 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Kennedy Mortuary Chapel conducted by Rev. J. D. Putman. with burial in Shiloh United
Methodist Church Cemetery, Gray Court. The Family is at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Terry Ellison,
Green Pond Road, Shiloh Community, Gray Court and will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at the Kenedy Mortuary."
6. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Robin Farley Coon; 1 Jan 2004.
"Opal Dotson Bishop
Birth 10 Jul 1924
Death 22 May 1987 (aged 62)
Burial Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery
Gray Court, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 34.5351906, Longitude: -82.1508789
Memorial ID 8229685"
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Sherwood Dotson
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 12 Dec 1950
Birth Place: Richwood Gre, West Virginia [Roderfield, West Virginia]
Death Date: 2 May 2004
SSN: 237829473
Notes: Aug 1965: Name listed as SHERWOOD DOTSON"
2. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Sherwood Dotson
Gender: Male
Death Age: 53
Birth Date: 12 Dec 1950
Birth Place: West Virginia
Residence Place: Pauline, SC
Death Date: 1 May 2004
Death Place: 220 Cooper Road
Obituary Date: 7 May 2004
Obituary Place: West Virginia, USA"