My goals for this is to find people interested in my family research. My hope is to find some one that may have information on lost famly members.
My Dad was Donald Dozier. His Father was James Ira Dozier and his mother was Gertie Dennis. She supposedly died when dad was a young boy maybe around five or six.
It's thought that she died somewhere in Texas. Her father was Charles Dennis or Creighton Dennis and her mother was Ida M. Kays. C. Dennis died about 1900 some where around fannin texas.
Gertie then moved with her mother to arkansas. Her mother remarried a Martin Teal.
Gertie had a sister,Allene Dennis and a Brother Creighton Walter Dennis.
Creighton was born in 1892, Gertie 1894 and allene 1898. All three were born in Texas.
The last census I have for them they were in arkansas.
Gertie (my guess is )married James ( jack) Dozier in arkansas because Donald was born in Dequeen in 1924.He was their only child I suppose, if not, daddy never knew of any siblings.
James Dozier traveled around a lot and at one time was married to a mildred Phelps. She had a daughter named Ruth. I grew up calling her aunt Ruth and daddy considered her his sister. They were very close and remained so until their deaths in 1982.
Mildred , I was told was killed by a car crossing the street. He and Ruth were both in their teens at that time. I'm not sure who took care of them then or if they were separated and raised by other relatives. I do know that at one time for a period of time daddy was raised by his aunt and uncle. I believe this was probably right after his mother died.
The Dozier family came from Tenn. to Oklahoma between 1910 and 1920. They lived in and around Hugo Oklahoma. I've lost contact with any relatives there.
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There are a lot of Doziers in Cheatham County (where we live). I'm always being asked if I'm related to someone...wouldn't it be ironic if I am?
Maybe when you and A. Donna come up next month, you can do some searching. I'll see if I can find out anything.
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users//h/a/r/Pamela-Hart-Garden-City/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0039.html
Here is some info. I found on Creighton Dennis. Ida M. Kays was his 3rd wife. His father was Charles...no child recorded, though! Odd...he had another wife after that...anyway I think you'll find some leads here...
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