The Dodge Family Association

Bert John Dodge family
(Tristram, William, Samuel, Samuel, Henry, James, John, Bert John)
October 24, 1948
Photography by Dave Barber

Dave Barber writes: "A reunion is held each year during the month of July, in Schenectady, New York, to honor the memory of my grandfather, John Wardell Dodge, son of Bert John Dodge.

A Beecher Reunion is also held in the Utica, NY area. As a child I remember occasionally we held the reunion in the Schenectady NY area but there was a 2 hours drive for most of the Beecher relatives. As they were mostly farmers, this was a hardship as they had to get home to milk the cows. Therefore most reunions were in the Utica area. For the last 10 or 15 years at least they have always held near Utica."

In the photo on the left, each set of names, are married couples.

Front Row L-R
Bert John Dodge b:4-20-1861 d:10-9-1956 (Hubert or Herbert)
Cora Louise Beecher b:10-24-1864 d:3-3-1949 m:3-16-1886
Grace Electa Dodge Pritchard b:10-31-1892 d:5-1-1981
Leon Pritchard b:3-2-1890 d:10-10-1958 m:2-18-1914

Back Row L-R
Edna Lansing Dodge b:5-24-1898 d:5-25-1984
John Wardell Dodge b:11-26-1894 d:2-19-1980 m:4-17-1920
Seward Beecher Dodge (Above John) b:3-18-1907 d:3-22-1993
Viola Wellman Dodge b:10-13-1907 m:6-22-1935
Bernice Mabel Gillett Dodge b:12-5-1905 d:4-4-1971
Winfield Elsworth Dodge b:1-15-1904 d:9-21-1979 m:9-11-1926

Grace, John, Seward and Winfield were the 4 children of Bert and Cora who survived. There were also 2 infant males, b:6-2-1897 and 3-17-1901 who died infancy


Viola Wellman and Seward Dodge, photo undated	John Wardell Dodge, Grace Pritchard, Viola Wellman, Seward Dodge, Winfield Dodge. Photo undated.I don't know who's head got in the picture!!

Winfield Dodge and his second wife Nellie Edel Ange b:1-9-1907 d:6-17-1988 m:6-24-1972. Photo Dated 1972	Winfield Dodge, Grace Pritchard, Seward Dodge, John Wardell Dodge. Photo Dated 1974. Nancy Pritchard writes: This is where Grace Dodge Pritchard lived. My son is living there now and the porch looks the same as it did. The small window to their right has been repaced with a larger one and the house now is all two stories.

John Wardell Dodge and Edna Lansing. Photo Dated 1970. For their 50th Wedding Anniversary	R front row: Grace Pritchard, Nellie Agne, Edna Lansing . Rear Row John Wardell Dodge, Winfield Dodge, Viola Wellman, Seward Dodge. Photo dated 1972