| Birth: | Oct. 25, 1864 | | Death: | Jan. 14, 1920 | 
Businessman. He purchased Meadow Brook Farm, a 320-acre estate, in 1908; it was later expanded to 1,500 acres. The Dodge Brothers were machinists and bicycle builders. They supplied the Ford Motor Company and were both among the original Ford investors. John Dodge died of influenza, leaving Matilda as one of the nation's wealthiest women. The John Dodges were building a mansion in affluent Grosse Pointe, Michigan when he died at age 56; the mansion would stand unfinished for more than 20 years.
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Parents:
Daniel Rugg Dodge (1819 - 1897)
Maria Duval Casto Dodge (1832 - 1907)
Spouse:
Ivy Hawkins Dodge (1864 - 1901)*
Children:
Winifred Dodge Seyburn (1894 - 1980)*
Isabel Celeves Dodge Sloane (1896 - 1962)*
Daniel George Dodge (1917 - 1938)*
Anna Margaret Dodge (1919 - 1924)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for John Dodge | | | Burial:
Woodlawn Cemetery
Detroit
Wayne County
Michigan, USA
Plot: Section 10, Lot 5, Section 10, Grave 1 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jan 01, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 288 |
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