Individual Details

Samuel lived in Mississippi for three years as a young man, but joined Floyd's army fighting Indians in Georgia and Alabama [War of 1812?].

Samuel married Rebecca Gardner about 1816 in Franklin Co, GA. They lived for awhile in Gwinnett, then DeKalb for some years, moving to Chattooga County in 1836.

1850 Census. Trion, Chattooga Co, GA, Hh 9
Samuel Dodson, 58, farmer, all the family born in Georgia
Rebecca, 55
Arcissa 26, Sarah 22, Caroline 20, Elijah 15, John 13, George, age 10

War of 1812 Pension Application Card, Ancestry.com
Samuel Dodson. Bounty Land 14873-160-55
Service: Pvt. under Capt James Merriweather's Company, GA Militia
Enlisted 23 Aug 1813, discharger 1 Mar 1814
Residence of soldier. 1850-1855, Chattooga Co, GA. 1871, Dry Valley, Chattanooga Co, GA
Widow: Rebecca Gardner
Marriage: June 16, 1816, Jasper Co, GA

George Marriages to 1850 lists a marriage for a Samuel Dotson to Rebecca Gardner on 26 Aug 1816 in Morgan Co GA.

Birth	12 Nov 1788	Greene County, Georgia
Marriage	16 Jun 1816	Jasper County, Georgia - Rebecca Gardner
Death	4 Sep 1879	Chattooga County, Georgia

Spouse	Rebecca Gardner (1795 - 1872)
Child	George Washington Dodson (1840 - 1916)

Father	Joshua Dodson Jr. (1764 - )
Mother	Sarah Warnock ( - 1798)
Sibling	Elijah Dodson (1786 - )
Sibling	William Dodson ( - )
Sibling	Isaiah Dodson ( - )
Sibling	Daniel Dodson ( - )