Mary Lucinda (Dotson) Cradduck

My 3^rd Great Grandmother

The following information is from her civil war pension application under Moses M. CRADDUCK Private, Company D 1^st Arkansas Cavalry Volunteers. She  filed for Moses' pension after he died. 

He enlisted Nov. 19, 1862. He was honorably discharged August 23, 1865 and died December 17, 1886. She filed on July 24, 1890 and was living in Lancaster, Crawford County, Arkansas (AR). This helps clarify residency since the 1890 census records are not available due to a fire.

 

On November 16, 1917 she made the following statement in regards to Mary Ann Elizabeth (McCaslin) CRADDUCK (first wife) filing for Moses M. CRADDUCK civil war pension. Statement was taken near Frisco, Pontotoc Co., OK. Below is her statement from the pension file record from Mary Ann Elizabeth (McCaslin) CRADDUCK’s filing.

 

 “We lived a few years at Rudy Station, Crawford Co. [County], Ark [Arkansas]. Then one winter in Springfield, Greene Co.[County] Mo. Then a few months near Maysville, Christian Co., Mo [Missouri]. Then back to Rudy, Ark and lived five years, then to near Gainesville, Cook Co., Texas and was there not over one year. Then back to Rudy, Ark. And lived there until my husband died. Then I moved to Hanson, Ind. Ty[Indian Territory]. until 12 years ago, I have lived here 12 years.” (Near Frisco, Pontotoc Co. OK)

 

MY TIMELINE DATES APPX

1852 – 1859

Born 1852 near Maysville, Christian Co., Mo. Lived here until 2 years before the Civil War began. Then moved to around

1860 – 1869

Rudy Station, Crawford Co., Ark. for a few years. Lived here for a few years after marrying in 1869

    Springfield, Greene Co., Mo. for one winter Maysville, Christian Co., Mo. few months near this place

    Rudy, Ark and lived five years,

1876 to 1877

     Gainesville, Cook Co., Texas, and here appx one year then back to (James Clay CRADDUCK   was

     born while lived her so puts them here around 1876)

1880 - 1886

     Rudy Station, Ark. and lived there until my husband died  (Dec. 17, 1886)

1890

     Lancaster, Crawford Co., Ark (July 24, 1890 is when she filed her claim for Moses M.      

    Cradduck’s Civil War pension)

1886 - 1905

Then I moved to Hanson, Ind. Ty [Indian Territory]. Until 12 years ago. At the end of her statement she says she moved to Hanson, Ind. Ty. about 1895

1905 - 1917

  I have lived here 12 years. (Near Frisco, Pontotoc Co. OK)

 

RESEARCH ITEMS

1)   Her daughter, Josephine Ellen was living in Marysville, CA per pension statement from 1917

2)   Siblings whereabouts per her pension statement from 1917

a)    Rueben Alva Dotson AKA Bud in Oroville, CA

b.     Elaza Ann Dotson wife of “Gent” Pennington but does not know where or if she is alive