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Abram/Abraham Dodge
b. abt 1831 and died in Mentor Lake Ohio 1 jan 1891 This Abram/Abraham Dodge family has now been proven to be a part of the Asahel Dodge family which is also a mystery Dodge line. |
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Abraham Dodge was 49 years old when he was recorded in the1880 Federal Census of Lake County, Ohio. His wife, Yuda, was listed as 55. Abraham was listed as born in New York and Yuda was listed as born in Pennsylvania. Yuda has been found listed as Yuda, Yuta and Uda in various documents. From a Dimmick researcher it was found out that Yuda's maiden name was Lett and they lived around Painseville, Ohio for a while. Their first three children, Daniel, born Feb 1853, John A (Almon) , b. abt 1854 was called Almon in the 1860 census and Anna, b. abt 1857 were listed as born in Pennsylvania. The third child, Joseph was born September 24, 1859 in Mentor, Ohio, was called James in the 1860 census. . He died September 27, 1938 in Burton, Ohio. Mary J., b. abt 1863 (1861) , Sarah A., born abt 1863 and Ellen, b. abt 1865 were listed as born in Mentor, Ohio. Ellen was called Evelyn in some documents. Ellen was later married to George M. Schneider on December 23, 1893 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. No death certificate or obituary has been found for Abraham. No marriage certificate has been found for Abraham Dodge and Yuda Lett. Abraham's occupation has been listed as teamster, moulder, basketmaker and laborer. He has been found in the Cleveland City Directory up until about 1880. After that his wife "Uda" is shown as widowed. During the years he was listed in the Cleveland city directory, Abel Dodge, Amos Dodge, John Dodge and Joseph Dodge were shown at the same addresses at various times. In one of the censuses an Amon Dodge was listed next door. Almost all of the Dodges listed in the city directory lived within a few blocks of each other at any given time and, although they moved often, most did not move out of the same general area of Cleveland, Ohio. |