Theadosia Alice "Doshia" Benson

1883 - 1944  (61 years)

• Name	Theadosia Alice "Doshia" Benson
  Born	2 Sep 1883	Cocke County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Died	25 Sep 1944  [2]
  Buried	Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I32417	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	Wilson Large Benson,   b. 15 Sep 1861, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 1 May 1941, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Delila Jane Harrell,   b. Mar 1861, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Dec 1936  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Married	9 Dec 1882	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F19879	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Pleasant Pinkney Sevier Trotter,   b. 16 Oct 1882, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Apr 1968  (Age 85 years)
  Children	+ 1. Fred Herbert Trotter,   b. 19 Aug 1903, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Mar 1971  (Age 67 years)   2. Pearl Trotter,   b. Sevier County, Tennessee   3. Virgil Trotter,   b. Sevier County, Tennessee   4. Glen W. Trotter,   b. 7 Aug 1911, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Jan 1912  (Age 0 years) + 5. Jeanetta May Trotter,   b. 1 May 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Aug 1994  (Age 81 years)   6. Lenora Trotter,   b. 14 Dec 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Dec 1915  (Age 0 years) + 7. John Pinkney "Pink" Trotter,   b. 28 Oct 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Jun 1985, Jefferson County, Kentucky  (Age 66 years) + 8. Clyde Edward Trotter,   b. 24 Nov 1921, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Mar 1981  (Age 59 years)
  Headstones		Trotter Pleas P. Dosha Alice Oct. 16, 1882 Sept. 2, 1883 Apr. 7, 1968 Sept. 25, 1944
  Family ID	F11984	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 2 Sep 1883 - Cocke County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 162. "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 363.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Josha A Trotter Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 5, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Sex: Female Age: 56 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife Relationship to Head of Household: Wife Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1884 Last Place of Residence: Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Pinkney P Trotter Head Male 58 Tennessee Josha A Trotter Wife Female 56 Tennessee John Trotter Son Male 22 Tennessee Clyde E Trotter Son Male 18 Tennessee Ninkie S Trotter Granddaughter Female 0 Tennessee [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 27 Sep 1944. Trotter, Alice wife of Pleas P. Trotter b. Sep 2, 1883 Cocke Co d. Sep 27, 1944 R4 Sev Co f. Wils Benson b. Sev Co m. Jane Harrell b. Cocke Co P-Forge Methodist Cem Survivors: hus 4 sons Fred Virgil Pink Clyde 2 dau Mrs Truman Jones Mrs Harmon Steward. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 338.