William B. Doss

Abt 1816 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	William B. Doss  [1]
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1815	Georgia   [2]
  Born	Abt 1816	Georgia   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Alt. Birth	Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama   [4]
  Alt. Birth	Alabama   [5]
  Name	W. B. Dorse  [2, 3]
  Name	William Doss  [4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Occupation	2 Dec 1850	Benton County, Alabama   [1]
  	farmer
  Occupation	24 Jul 1860	Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama   [2]
  	farmer
  Occupation	10 Jun 1880	Greens Schoolhouse, Calhoun County, Alabama   [3]
  	farmer
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I1509	If the Legends Are True...
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2019

  
  

  Family	Mary McCollum,   b. Abt 1823, South Carolina ,   d. Bef 1880  (Age ~ 56 years)
  Married	2 May 1839	Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama   [7]
  	Mary Elizabeth Doss (1863-1955) who married Samuel Green Holder (1855-1935) is probably a daughter of this family.
  Census	6 Dec 1850	Benton County, Alabama   [1]
  	Subdivision 29, Page 336B, Line 7, Dwelling 115, Family 115: The household consisted of Wm. B. Doss, 34, male; Mary, 27, female, James ., 8, male, John L., 8, male; William H., 6, male; Joseph M., 5, male; Samuel A., 3, male; and Danl. C., 1, male. They declared no real estate.
  		Census of 1850 - Alabama, Benton County Subdivision 29, Page (8) 336b
  Census	24 Jul 1860	Jacksonville, Calhoun, Alabama   [2]
  	Ranges 8 & 9, Pages 125-126, Line 35, Dwelling 847, Family 847: The household consisted of W. B. Dorse, 45, male; Mary, 39, female; John L., 18, male; Wm. H., 14, male; Joseph, 15, male; Samuel, 13, male; Daniel, 11, male; Edley M., 9, male; George W., 7, male; and Winchester, 4, male. William is a farmer and declared no real estate and $150 personal estate.  According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2014 the relative worth of $150 from 1860 was: $4,410.00      using the Consumer Price Index $3,290.00      using the GDP deflator $27,600.00      using the unskilled wage $57,300.00      using the Production Worker Compensation $58,800.00      using the nominal GDP per capita $596,000.00      using the relative share of GDP
  		Census of 1860 - Alabama, Calhoun County Jacksonville, Ranges 8 & 9, Page 125
  		Census of 1860 - Alabama, Calhoun County Jacksonville, Ranges 8 & 9, Page 126
  Census	10 Jun 1880	Greens Schoolhouse, Calhoun County, Alabama   [3]
  	Precinct 8, Page 34, Line 49, Dwelling 163, Family 165: The household consisted of W. B. Doss, 64, head; and Thos. A., 19, son. W. B. is widowed. (This is indexed under "Allens, Enumeration District 10", by Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.)
  		Census of 1880 - Alabama, Calhoun County Greens Schoolhouse Precinct 8, Page 34
  		Census of 1880 - Alabama, Calhoun County Greens Schoolhouse Precinct 8, Page 34
  Children	1. James L. Doss,   b. Abt 1842, Alabama ,   d. Bef 1860  (Age ~ 17 years)   2. John L. Doss,   b. Abt 1842, Alabama ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. William H. Doss,   b. 1844, Alabama ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Joseph M. Doss,   b. Abt 1845, Alabama ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Samuel Alexander Doss,   b. 7 Dec 1846, Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama ,   d. 16 Mar 1923, Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama  (Age 76 years) + 6. Daniel C. Doss,   b. Abt 1849, Alabama ,   d. 28 Feb 1919, Dubach, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana  (Age ~ 70 years) + 7. Edley M. Doss,   b. Mar 1850, Alabama ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. George W. Dorse,   b. Abt 1853, Alabama ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 9. Winchester Foster Doss,   b. 6 Jun 1856, Anderson, Etowah County, Alabama ,   d. 25 Jun 1931, Waskom, Harrison, Texas  (Age 75 years)   10. Thomas A. Doss,   b. Abt 1861, Alabama ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2019
  Family ID	F532	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Reference

  If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "William B. Doss" (accessed May 1, 2024) | https://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I1509&tree=Legends.