Earl Clarence Dodge

1912 - 2007  (94 years)

• Name	Earl Clarence Dodge
  Birth	23 Feb 1912	Beekman Town, Dutchess County, New York   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Witness-Obituary	5 Jul 1932	Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York   [4]
  	John B. Dodge, clerk of the Town of Beekman, died Saturday night after a short illness. The funeral will be held the afternoon from the Beekman Baptist church. Burial will be in Beekman cemetery, Poughquag. Mr Dodge is survived by his wife, Estelle, three daughters, Bernice, Sorrine and Emily and a sor Earl.
  Census	13 Apr 1940	Beekman Village, Dutchess County, New York   [5]
  	Earl Dodge, Head, Male, White, 28, Single, completed 4 years high school, born in New York, Farmer, own account Bernice F Dodge, Sister, Female, White, 32, Single, completed 3 years college, born in New York, School Teacher, District school, wages earned in 1939 - $1200 for 40 weeks Florine M Dodge, Sister, Female, White, 29, Single, completed 2 years high school, born in New York Emily J Dodge, Sister, Female, White, 17, Single, completed 2 years high school, born in New York added 23 Apr 1940 Washington P Mabie, Grandfather, Male, White, 84, Widowed, completed 1 year high school, born in New York State, residence 1 April 1935 was Fishkill, Dutchess, New York, own income
  Obituary	Earl C. Dodge, a lifelong resident of Beekman, died February 5, 2007 at Sharon Health Care Center, Sharon, CT. He was 94. He had worked as a Dairy Farmer, owning and operating his family farm for many years in Beekman. He was a Charter Member of Beekman Fire Company, Beekman, NY. He also belonged to Dover Plains United Methodist Church, Dover Plains, NY. Born Feb. 23, 1912 in Beekman, he was the son of Estelle Mabie and John B. Dodge. He was a graduate of Arlington High School, Poughkeepsie. Survivors include a sister, Emily D. Benson and brother-in-law, Lewis A. of Dover Plains, NY; four nieces, Candace D. Benson, Faye B. Garito, Melanie B. LaPierre and Heather B. Manning; three grandnephews, and one grandniece; one great great nephew and several cousins. He was predeceased by two sisters, Florine D. Telfer and Bernice F. Dodge
  WW2 Draft	16 Oct 1940	RFD#1, Hopewell Junction, Dutchess County, New York   [7]
  	Earl Clarence Dodge, RFD#1, Hopewell Junction, Dutchess, N.Y., born 23 Feb 1912 in Beekman, New York, registered for the draft. He was self employed. The person who would always know his address was his sister, Miss Bernice Fowler Dodge, at the same address. He was White, 5' 8", 122 pounds, had blue eyes, black hair, and a ruddy complexion.
  Witness-Obituary	3 Jan 1985  [8]
  	Bernice Dodge, 77, a former Beekman Town Clerk, died Friday, December 21 at St Francis Hospital, Poughkeepsie. Miss Dodge had been a school teacher at LaGrange School for 44 years until her retirement in 1973. She was the Beekman town clerk from 1933-46, a member of the Beekman Recreation Committee, the Beekman Historical Society, the Beekman Library Association, the Beekman Senior Citizens, the Union Vale Senior Citizens Association, and the New York State Retired Teachers Association. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Poughquag where she was an honorary steward. Born in Pawling on December 9, 1907, she was the daughter of John B. and Estelle Mabie Dodge. She attended SUNY at New Paltz. Survivors include a brother, Earl C Dodge, Beekman; a sister, Emily Benson of Dover Plains; four nieces, a grandniece, three grandnephews; an aunt and several cousins.
  Reference Number	11024
  Reference Number	11024
  Death	5 Feb 2007	Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut   [1, 2]
  Burial	Beekman Cemetery, Poughquag, Dutchess County, New York   [9]
  Person ID	I10969	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Birdsall Dodge,   b. Jan 1871, Dover Plains, Dutchess County, New York d. 2 Jul 1932, Beekman Town, Dutchess County, New York (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Estelle Jane Mabie,   b. 3 Nov 1887, Pawling Township, Dutchess County, New York d. 24 Mar 1933, Murray Hill Hospital, New York City, New York (Age 45 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	14 Nov 1906	Pawling, Dutchess County, New York   [10, 11]
  Family ID	F4048	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Social SecurityDeath Index; Url: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/ssdi/, and U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942. [S483] Newspapers.com; Url: https://www.newspapers.com/, Poughkeepsie Eagle-News (Poughkeepsie, New York), 5 Jul 1932, Tue, Page 3. [S455] 1940 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Beekman Village, Dutchess, New York; Roll: M-T0627-02522; Page 10B; ED 14-18, Household 120. [S380] Find A Grave; Url: http://www.findagrave.com/, Memorial ID 91894373 - obit in Poughkeepsie Journal. [S493] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Url: https://www.fold3.com/. [S380] Find A Grave; Url: http://www.findagrave.com/, Find A Grave Memorial# 91894374 - obit in Harlem Valley Times, 3 Jan 1985. [S380] Find A Grave; Url: http://www.findagrave.com/, Memorial ID 91894373. [S11] Maybee Society Card File, The Genealogical Records of the Decendents of James Bailey-Levi Bailey in Westchester and Putnam Counties, New York via Gay Bailey. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967.