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Ira Dodge
Son of Solomon Dodge and Dorcas(Burlingame) Dodge NOT Parkas (Burlingame) Dodge |
| Ira Dodge, a farmer, section 35, north of Charles City, was born in Chenango County, N. Y., May 1, 1799. His parents were Solomon and Parkas (Burlingame) Dodge, the former a native of Massachusetts, and the latter of Vermont. They located in Chenango County in 1790, and remained there till their death. Ira, our subject, passed his early years in the common schools, and was married in 1822, to Almira Betts, native of Broome County, N. Y. They have had a family of six children, four now living: William B., Dwight, Eliza (now Mrs. Samuel Lyon), and Harriet (now Mrs. Dues). The three dead are Charlotte, Luellen and Mary. In 1839 Mr. Dodge removed to Pennsylvania, where his wife died in 1848. He was again married in 1851, to Margaret English. They have one daughter, Iantha (now Mrs. F. E. Pierson). They removed to Floyd County in the fall of 1852, locating near Charles City. Here he engaged in farming for many years, but is now retired, living on the homestead with his daughter. When Mr. Dodge came here, the only two families in Charles City were the Blunts and Kellys. Politically he is a Republican. |