Ancestry of
Drew Brees

NFL Quarterback

Virginia Viola "Jenny" Dotson

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• • 2nd Great-grandmother of Drew Brees — 5th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 21 
  • Father:
  • Albert G. Dotson 
  • Mother:
  • Mary M. Burchard   
  • Birth Date:
  • 4 Nov 1867 
  • Birth Location:
  • Wood, Mason, West Virginia 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 4 Feb 1934 
  • Death Location:
  • Wood County, West Virginia 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Parkersburg Memorial Gardens, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Joseph M. Johnston
  • Marriage Date:
  • 1890 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Wood County, West Virginia 
  • Child:

  Rolla Alexander Johnston (Ahnentafel No:10 )

• Sources for Virginia Viola "Jenny" Dotson

  • ¹ Federal Census, WV, Wood County, 1910, Lubeck, E.D. 119, Sheet 11A, Image 21 of 40.
  • ² Federal Census, WV, Wood County, 1880, Lubec, p. 40, E.D. 168, Image 40 of 48.
  • ³ Federal Census, WV, Wood County, 1870, Lubeck, p. 25, Image 25 of 51.
  • ⁴ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 08/06/2018).
  • ⁵ West Virginia, U.S., Births Index, 1804-1938, Birth record for Virginia Viola Dotson.
  • ⁶ West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973, Death record for son Rolla A Johnston.
  • ⁷ West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973, Death record for Jenny Johnston.
  • ⁸ West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971, Marriage record for Joseph M Johnston and Jennie Dotson.

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