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Mary Elizabeth Dodder was born on 17 January 1829 in Sussex County, New Jersey.¹ She and Jacob Snyder were married on 15 June 1848 in Lenawee County, Michigan. She died on 2 August 1896, at age 67, in Addison, Oakland, Michigan.¹

Jacob Struble Dodder was born on 4 February 1830 in Sussex County, New Jersey.¹ He and Sarah Mann were married on 27 September 1854 in Holly, Oakland, Michigan.¹ He died on 2 April 1903, at age 73, in Argentine, Genesee, Michigan.¹ He was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Linden, Genesee, Michigan.

Jacob Struble Dodder was a Farmer.² Grandaughter, Sarah M. Fields, living with Jacob and Sarah Mann Dodder in the 1900 Michigan Census.

Jacob had about 500 acres in sections 14, 15, and 23 in Argentine. They moved there about 1855. In 1868-69 and 1872 and 1873, he held the office of township-treasurer. From 1874 to 79 he was the supervisor of this twp. He was Justice of the Peace in 1864 and Commissioner of Highways in 1860. * Info from the 'History of Genesee County Michigan], printed at Philadelphia by Everts and Abbout, in 1879.

In the early days, it took a week to go to town and back for supplies. There would be pies in the pantry to eat, but you could only take from those that were all ready cut. They had servants, but when Jacob came home, no matter what the time was, the boys had to come out and take care of the horses and carriage. They each had to take turns getting up in the morning to light the fire.

He and Sarah were married in Holly, Michigan and settled in Argentine.

He was found in the 1860 Census for Genesee County, Argentine, MI.

The Dodder District [School] was in the township of Argentine. For the winter term -- Five Months, Nov. 1894-- Apr. 1895, the Class Motto: "Energy Wins the Way." Teacher - Jas. W. Crosby. District Officers were: Director-S. Montgomery. Assessor-A. Fields. Moderator-J. Dodder.

The names of the Pupils were: Sarah Judson, Anna Fields, Leonard Stiff, Roy Tunningley, Jake Judson, Mina Brooks, Gracie Stiff, Sarah Fields, Beulah Chase, Ernest Dodder [son of Jacob Dodder], George Gilliespie, Alex Gilliespie, Willie Brooks, Eva Fields, Jane Large, Allie Beard, Otto Chase, Maggie Newton, Mary Tunningley, Elton Bently, Jake Fields, Gracie Brooks, Sylvia Smith, Myrtie Brooks, Viola Luce, Alpha Dodder [George Dodder's son], Murry Chase, James Gillespie, George Bently, Ida Austin, Gracie Whitehead, Ben Whithead, Bob Chase, Willie Tunningley.

*The Fields children were probably Frances Dodder Fields children. The Gillespie children were probably Abi's children and the Judson children were probably Genievie's children.

Of Interest: The year before Jacob was born, (1830) Andrew Jackson was elected President. The Trail of tears took place 1832-37, Texas Independence 1836, Mexican War 1845, Compromise of 1850, Gadsden Purchase 1853, Civil War 1860-65, financial panics in 1817, 1837, and 1857, and the Whitman's were killed by Indians in Oregan 1847. Other Bank failures in the National Banking Era were in September of 1873; May 1884; November 1890; May-August of 1893 and October through December of 1907. [Elmus Wicker]

Family has passed down the story that he had a lot of money and gave each of his children substantial gifts when they got married except for Howell. He had apparently married outside of their wishes. Jacob later lost a lot of money in the stock market and while in the kitchen one day, took a knife and slit his throat. His poor wife............. He died at the age of 73 years, one month and 29 days. He was buried by the Bowles Bros. in Linden, Michigan. The attending doctor was M. A. Tibbets of Linden, Michigan.

David L. Dodder was born on 11 February 1832 in Sussex County, New Jersey.^1,2 He and Elizabeth (Eliza) Jane Kelly were married about 1858.³ He died on 11 May 1905, at age 73, in Ovid, Branch, Michigan.² He was buried in Middlebury Township Cemetery, Ovid, Shiawasee, Michigan.²

Hannah Dodder was born on 11 December 1834 in Sussex County, New Jersey.¹ She and Ernest Wesley Ingersoll were married on 1 November 1856 in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan.¹ She died on 14 March 1911, at age 76, in Quenemo, Osage, Kansas.¹

Catherine R. Dodder was born on 11 May 1837 in Addison, Oakland, Michigan.^1,2 She and Robert Kanada Struble were married on 1 June 1857 in Brookfield, Noble, Ohio.¹ She died on 13 July 1910, at age 73, in Argentine, Genesee, Michigan.^1,2 She was buried in Argentine Cemetery, Argentine, Genesee, Michigan.²

Elmira Dodder was born on 8 January 1840 in Addison, Oakland, Michigan.^1,2 She and Philip A. Simmons were married about 1859.¹ She died in 1904, at age ~64, in Lapeer, Osage, Kansas.¹

Notes for ELMIRA DODDER:
She grew up in Michigan when it was a wild wooded country. There were bears too. Once a bear followed her all the way to the school. The teacher saw what was going on and had the door open so she could get inside quickly.

She was very "no nonsense" like her father Peter. If you were idle too long, she'd say "what do you think you're doing?!" She was living in Addison, MI when she married Philip. She came to Kansas later after the war, and helped her father Peter H. Dodder run a restaurant for the Butterfield stage line. First they kept horses and mules then little Spanish mules and would use six of those with a side rider and a stock whip. The next stop west was Burlingame. They would cooked them flapjacks and coffee. She said the stage coaches passed by just north of the Dodder cemetery, but that was moved later, in order to build a road through it.

Her father bought the hill where they later lived and gave it to her and Phillip. It was very close to where he lived. And later his son Robert cared for the original place where Peter had pioneered.

She had a big house with white walls, and the woodwork was painted a robin's egg blue. She was quite the gal. She did most of the work around the place taking care of everything from the garden to delivering the milk. They had Indians come by the place as late as 1894! They went to Texas for cattle and had a regular cattle drive that year.

Elmira let a traveling preacher stay at her house, and during the week's meetings, she was converted "saved" and then baptized. She would spend many evenings reading her Bible.

She may have died in 1904.

Neighbors they had were the Badsky family. Boss Burwood, Roy Mason and Jim Gay were hired men. Sarah and Robert Dodder lived to the west a little, Jimmy Baker lived nearby. He came to Kansas with Peter Dodder in 1855. The first child born here in Lapeer, was Eli Baker, November 2, 1856; the first marriage was that of B. L. Oldham, to Miss Elvira Baker, in the year 1857.

Her granddaughter Zoe thought she was really smart and knew how to do everything.

In 1887, August, the US Coast and Geodetic Survey party set up on their Hill to sruvey. They were there from august 18 to September 19 and one of the colored boys died and they buried him right there.

Elmira went to visit in Michigan about 1898 or so.

In the family plot belonging to the Dodder's were also buried the Demings, Baldwins, Roys, Michael, and many others. Her parents and Phil's parents were buried there. On Decoration Day, they would all go to the cemetery and put flowers on the graves. Once when her granddaughter Zoe asked about why she was sad. She said, her mother, Grandma Dodder [Margaret Struble] died when you, [Zoe] were just one year old. She told her it only seemed like yesterday. 'One never quite recovers from the loss of a mother.'

She had a sister in law named Hattie.

The fair was held in Overbrook. George Hart had a store and the bandstand would be set up near it.

She would gather the honey from the bees. Her granddaughter Zoe described it like this: "She wore Jim Gay's pants, Grandpa Phil's old jacket, an old straw hat she found somewhere, a big pink mosquito net over her hat, and some gloves. She let me tie strings over the top of her shoes so the bees couldn't get in, then around her gloves and neck. She was the funniest looking woman in the world, she was. She grinned at me and wanted me to tell her how she looked, but I couldn't tell her for laughing." When she told this to her other grandma, grandma Thompson, her comment was, "I didn't know there was a man on The Hill who wore trousers big enough to reach around Elmira."

The last time Zoe saw her grandma Elmira was when they went to church. Elmira, Louis, Helen and Zoe went. The little girls wore polka dot dresses and lacy straw hats trimmed with little bunches of forget me nots. Elmira wore a black lawn with a white pin strip; and Louisa a summer lawn and each carried a fan. Elmira had lace mitts which were black and from which her fingers stuck out and Zoe wondered why mitts were made that way.

In 1870 Marshall Dodder was living with them at the age of 22; stating he was a farm laborer and that he owned personal property worth $130.00.

Also had someone name Arnze/Amzi Lacey 33 who was a farmer and owned real estate worth 600.00 and personal property worth 1,550.00.

Philip Coursen who was 20 and living there too. [The Coursen's in NJ were related to them, so this young man probably was a relative.]
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George Silas Dodder was born on 29 June 1842 in Addison, Oakland, Michigan.^1,2 He and Sarah Rebecca Chase were married on 30 June 1867 in Argentine, Genesee, Michigan. He and Mary J. Bailey were married on 9 October 1869 in Marion, Douglas, Kansas.¹ He died on 5 February 1926, at age 83, in Alma, Gratiot, Michigan.^1,2 He was buried in Breckenridge Cemetery, Breckenridge, Gratiot, Michigan.²

He was born in Michigan and when he was a small boy he moved to Kansas where grew to manhood. Joined a posse to capture the James brothers. He moved to Genessee County, Michigan and then to Gratiot County, Michigan.

Civil War Veteran. Grand Army of the Republic. Enlisted 4 Jan. 1864, as a private, age 21, from Flint, Mich.; 8th Michigan Infantry Regiment, Company U.

Marshall Dodder was born on 15 September 1847 in Addison, Oakland, Michigan.^1,2 He and Martha (Mattie) Roy were married about 1872.^1,2 He died in 1918, at age ~71, in Overbrook, Osage, Kansas.¹ He was buried in Dodder Cemetery, Baldwin City, Douglas, Kansas.

Donated the land for the Dodder Cemetery.

Robert Smith Struble Dodder was born on 14 July 1851 in Addison, Oakland, Michigan.^1,2 He and Sarah E. Reed were married on 28 June 1879 in Genesee County, Michigan.³ He died on 8 March 1893, at age 41, in Marion, Douglas, Kansas.¹ He was buried in Dodder Cemetery, Overbrook, Kansas.

Obituary states birth as 8/14/1851.

Jacob Snyder was born on 18 September 1820 in Warren County, New Jersey.¹ He and Mary Elizabeth Dodder were married on 15 June 1848 in Lenawee County, Michigan. He died on 30 May 1900, at age 79, in Addison Township, Oakland, Michigan.

Sarah Snyder was born on 19 May 1855 in Addison Township, Oakland, Michigan.¹ She died on 10 March 1884, at age 28.

George E. Snyder was born on 12 October 1859 in Michigan.¹ He died on 11 January 1945, at age 85, in Sciota Township, Shiawasee, Michigan.

Elmira Snyder was born on 18 June 1865 in Addison Township, Oakland, Michigan.^1,2 She and George B. Dewey were married in 1889.³ She died on 17 December 1928, at age 63, in Oxford, Oakland, Michigan.² She was buried in Ridgelawn Memorial Cemetery, Oxford, Oakland, Michigan.²

Ella May Snyder was born on 3 June 1867 in Addison Township, Oakland, Michigan.^1,2 She died on 19 December 1931, at age 64, in Oakland County, Michigan.² She was buried in Ridgelawn Memorial Cemetery (Section A, Lot 56, Grave 6), Oxford, Oakland, Michigan.²

Sarah Mann was born in September 1834 in Montana Mountain, Warren, New Jersey.^1,2,3 She and Jacob Struble Dodder were married on 27 September 1854 in Holly, Oakland, Michigan.¹ She died on 11 January 1916, at age 81, in Argentine, Genesee, Michigan.¹ She was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Linden, Genesee, Michigan.

George M. Dodder was born on 4 August 1861 in Argentine, Genesee, Michigan.² He and Elvira Elizabeth Jennings were married on 25 September 1881 in Bancroft, Shiawassee, Michigan. He died on 19 March 1884, at age 22.¹ He was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Linden, Genesee, Michigan.

Arnold Dodder was born in February 1862 in Argentine, Genesee, Michigan.^2,1,3 He and Elvira Elizabeth Jennings were married on 16 October 1886 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan.¹ He died on 15 September 1940, at age 78, in Genesee County, Michigan.^4,3 He was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Linden, Genesee, Michigan.³

Arnold Dodder was a Farmer.⁵ 1900 Michigan Census shows Arnold and Elvira Jennings had 8 children, 6 living.

Anna Bell Dodder was born on 9 May 1864 in Argentine, Genesee, Michigan.^2,3,4 She and Lanty C. Collins were divorced Yes.³ She and Lanty C. Collins were married before 1889. She and Samuel E. Smith were married on 9 April 1901.¹ She died on 5 January 1927, at age 62, in Argentine Township, Genesee, Michigan.⁴ She was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Linden, Genesee, Michigan.⁴

Genevieve O. Dodder was born on 31 January 1866 in Argentine, Genesee, Michigan.^2,1 She and George Judson were married on 9 April 1884 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan.¹ She died on 8 October 1949, at age 83, in Linden, Genesee, Michigan.¹ She was buried in Fairview Cemetery (Brown Addition), Linden, Genesee, Michigan.

Morgan Dodder was born on 22 November 1867 in Argentine, Genesee, Michigan.^3,1 He and Mary A. Gillespie were married on 20 March 1889 in Genesee County, Michigan.¹ He died on 28 January 1939, at age 71, in Genesee County, Michigan.^1,4 He was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Linden, Genesee, Michigan.¹

Morgan Dodder was in Ford Motor Company.

Abi Dodder was born on 30 August 1870 in Argentine, Genesee, Michigan.^2,3,4 She and William Alexander Gillespie were married about 1887.⁵ She died on 7 September 1954, at age 84, in Mundy, Genesee, Michigan.⁴ She was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Linden, Genesee, Michigan.⁴

John Peter Mann Nye Dodder was born on 5 May 1872 in Argentine, Genesee, Michigan.^2,1 He died on 20 September 1948, at age 76, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.¹

Jacob had about 500 acres in sections 14, 15, and 23 in Argentine. They moved there about 1855. In 1868-69 and 1872 and 1873, he held the office of township-treasurer. From 1874 to 79 he was the supervisor of this twp. He was Justice of the Peace in 1864 and Commissioner of Highways in 1860. * Info from the 'History of Genesee County Michigan], printed at Philadelphia by Everts and Abbout, in 1879.

In the early days, it took a week to go to town and back for supplies. There would be pies in the pantry to eat, but you could only take from those that were all ready cut. They had servants, but when Jacob came home, no matter what the time was, the boys had to come out and take care of the horses and carriage. They each had to take turns getting up in the morning to light the fire.

He and Sarah were married in Holly, Michigan and settled in Argentine.

He was found in the 1860 Census for Genesee County, Argentine, MI.

The Dodder District [School] was in the township of Argentine. For the winter term -- Five Months, Nov. 1894-- Apr. 1895, the Class Motto: "Energy Wins the Way." Teacher - Jas. W. Crosby. District Officers were: Director-S. Montgomery. Assessor-A. Fields. Moderator-J. Dodder.

The names of the Pupils were: Sarah Judson, Anna Fields, Leonard Stiff, Roy Tunningley, Jake Judson, Mina Brooks, Gracie Stiff, Sarah Fields, Beulah Chase, Ernest Dodder [son of Jacob Dodder], George Gilliespie, Alex Gilliespie, Willie Brooks, Eva Fields, Jane Large, Allie Beard, Otto Chase, Maggie Newton, Mary Tunningley, Elton Bently, Jake Fields, Gracie Brooks, Sylvia Smith, Myrtie Brooks, Viola Luce, Alpha Dodder [George Dodder's son], Murry Chase, James Gillespie, George Bently, Ida Austin, Gracie Whitehead, Ben Whithead, Bob Chase, Willie Tunningley.

*The Fields children were probably Frances Dodder Fields children. The Gillespie children were probably Abi's children and the Judson children were probably Genievie's children.

Of Interest: The year before Jacob was born, (1830) Andrew Jackson was elected President. The Trail of tears took place 1832-37, Texas Independence 1836, Mexican War 1845, Compromise of 1850, Gadsden Purchase 1853, Civil War 1860-65, financial panics in 1817, 1837, and 1857, and the Whitman's were killed by Indians in Oregan 1847. Other Bank failures in the National Banking Era were in September of 1873; May 1884; November 1890; May-August of 1893 and October through December of 1907. [Elmus Wicker]

Family has passed down the story that he had a lot of money and gave each of his children substantial gifts when they got married except for Howell. He had apparently married outside of their wishes. Jacob later lost a lot of money in the stock market and while in the kitchen one day, took a knife and slit his throat. His poor wife............. He died at the age of 73 years, one month and 29 days. He was buried by the Bowles Bros. in Linden, Michigan. The attending doctor was M. A. Tibbets of Linden, Michigan.