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Dodson Cemetery, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania


On Friday when we picked Hunter up from school we went in search of the Dodson Cemetery in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.  Earlier on Friday I located where Elizabeth Jane (Savage) Thomas was buried.  I had been looking for her for quite some time.  I was searching in Columbia County and then on Friday I thought what if she was buried in Luzerne County for some reason.  I searched on Find A Grave in Luzerne County and low and behold there she was.  I was in shock.  I could not believe that after months of searching I finally found where she was.  I quickly did a search for Dodson Cemetery on Google Maps.  I showed it to Jason and he punched it into the GPS.  I was so happy when we got there and found it!

Elizabeth J Thomas' headstone in Dodson Cemetery.



My number one lesson that I have learned so far on this journey into genealogy is that if you don't find it the first time it is worth a second look!  (or in my case a10th look).

Happy ancestor hunting!!
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