John W Dorton

Biography
Born	04/04/1819
Birth Location	Russell Co.
Died	06/08/1909
Death Location	Russell Co., VA
Father	John Dorton
Mother	Nancy Fugate
Married	1 6/19/1875
Spouses	Mary J. ----- Anna Combs
Military Units
6th Battalion
CSR, Pension, and Miscellaneous Images
6th Battalion
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Census Information: 1850: 748, Age 30 1860: 1092, Age 40 1870: Moccasin 73, Age 50 1880: Moccasin 200, Age 61 1900: Moccasin 304, Age 81 1910: DEAD 1920: DEAD 1930: DEAD

Miscellaneous Information: Appears on pension applications for: Robert Lassley widow, 1902. Newspaper mention: Clinch Valley News, 5/21/1909, 6/11/1909 Notes: Two different possibilities. First wife may have been Jemima Osborne, per "Early Osbornes and Alleys with notes on allied families." Obituary online

Military Information:

Compiled Service Record
Card 1 Private, Company G, 13th Battalion Virginia Reserves, 6th Battalion Reserves Appears on a muster roll for Apr. 16 to Aug. 31, 1864 Enlisted: When: June 16 Where: Lebanon, Va By whom: Lt. H. Sawyers Period: war Last paid: By whom: Never paid To what time: Present or absent: Absent Remarks: Absent without leave	Card 2 Appears on a muster roll for Sept. & Oct., 1864 Enlisted: When: Apr. 16, 1864 Where: Lebanon, Russell Co., Va By whom: Lt. H. Sawyers Period: War Last paid: By whom: Never paid To what time: Present or absent: Absent Remarks: Absent without leave	Card 3 Appears on a List of absentees dated Jan. 24, 1865 Remarks: Absent without leave