Son of Zacheus/Zachariah Doss of Virginia, Jesse Doss was one of the many sons of this large family. Sometime during the early 1800's, Father Zacheus moved his family over the Virginia county line into Stokes County, located in northern North Carolina, before moving back to Virginia several years later.
As a result, Jesse Doss was born 1806 in Stokes County, North Carolina. Jesse married 7 January 1829, Montgomery County, Virginia to Violet Wilson, daughter of John Wilson (b. 1776, VA d. 1848, Hancock Co, IL) and Elizabeth Cummings (b. 1781, VA d. 1845, Hancock Co, IL). So, it seems that Violet's parents and other family members traveled with them to Illinois because both her parents died in Hancock County, Illinois. There were many people who traveled west from the eastern states during this time period and beyond. One can only imagine how many people were in these wagon trains, walking along the trails during this time period.
As stated in the previous post, arrest warrants had been issued to the sheriff by the courts to arrest Jesse and his brother Philip in North Carolina, although Jesse never complied and ended up getting married, having a child and then leaving the state before he could be found. One can only speculate on all the possible interesting scenarios as to why he ran, and didn't comply with the court order.
Jesse and Violet's son Joel W Doss was born 29 July 1833 in Indiana, so we know they traveled through that state during that time period.
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