Napolean Bonaparte Doddridge Sr. (1856 - 1945)

Biography

Napolean was born in 1856. He was married twice. He passed away in 1945.

Children

• Napolean (31) married Henrietta Fanchion Ballard (19) (born on April 6, 1868 in Marshall, Mississippi, United States; daughter of Thomas Almon Ballard and Margaret F (Meador) Ballard) on March 10, 1888 in Marshall, Mississippi, United States. Their children were:

• Minnie Allen Doddridge (1890–1916)
• Lennie Elizabeth Doddridge (1891–1917)
• Margerite Olive Doddridge (1893–1922)

• Napolean (39) married Eliza Jane Kimbrough (19) (born on January 31, 1877 in Carroll, Mississippi, United States) on February 11, 1896 in Marshall, Mississippi, United States. Their children were:

• Eddie Davis Doddridge (1897–1976)
• Mary Hontas Doddridge (1898–1981)
• Eliza Corinne Doddridge (1900–1987)
• Lucy Otha Doddridge (1902–1975)
• Annie Frank Doddridge (1903–1905)
• Napolean Bonaparte Doddridge (1907–1987)

Sources

• "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:674L-VB2M : Fri Mar 08 22:04:04 UTC 2024), Entry for Mr Napoleon B Doddridge and Miss Eliza J Kimbrough, 20 Feb 1896.
• "United States Census, 1860", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GF-WW2 : Sun Mar 10 11:15:24 UTC 2024), Entry for B F Dodridge and Mary E Dodridge, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFSV-HF3 : Tue Mar 05 09:45:09 UTC 2024), Entry for B F Doddridge and Mary E Doddridge, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4GP-T8N : Sun Mar 10 08:13:19 UTC 2024), Entry for B. F. Dodddridge and Mary E. Dodddridge, 1880.
• "United States Census, 1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9XK-S9F : Tue Mar 05 15:26:26 UTC 2024), Entry for Napoleon B Doddridge and Eliza Doddridge, 1900.
• "United States Census, 1910", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDW-THD : Thu Mar 07 08:29:47 UTC 2024), Entry for Napeleon B Doddridge and Eliza J Doddridge, 1910.
• "United States Census, 1920", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTS-TQW : Sun Mar 10 15:47:17 UTC 2024), Entry for Napolean B Doddridge and Eliza Doddridge, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP7Z-YM7 : Sat Mar 09 09:15:00 UTC 2024), Entry for Napoleon B Doddridge and Eliza Doddridge, 1930.
• "United States Census, 1940", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4CZ-G59 : Sat Mar 09 06:19:38 UTC 2024), Entry for N B Doddridge and Eliza Doddridge, 1940.
• "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSW4-8QD : Thu Mar 07 19:21:42 UTC 2024), Entry for Napoleon B. Doddridge and Benjamin Doddridge, 1945.
• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed based on an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Dorothy Eddins and HH (grandchild of Benjamin Doddridge), her 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Benjamin Doddridge and Mary Williams, the 2x great grandparents of Dorothy Eddins and great grandparents of HH. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd cousin 1x removed, based on sharing 122 cM across 7 segments.

See Also:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126196986/napoleon_bonaparte-doddridge: accessed March 27, 2024), memorial page for Napoleon Bonaparte Doddridge Sr. (24 Sep 1856–31 Oct 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 126196986, citing Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Neil Loftiss (contributor 47136115).
• FamilySearch entry for Napolean Bonaparte Doddridge Sr.