... Joseph C. Dodge, farmer and mechanic, residing five miles north of Caseyville, is the son of Richard and Sallie (Wallace) Dodge. His father died in 1845, and his mother died in 1874. They moved to UnionCounty from Virginia, in 1805, and married in 1814. His father first settled near the mouth of Cypress Creek, but afterward removed to where Joseph now lives. ... His maternal grandfather was a Scotchman, who moved to Virginia and distinguished himself in the Revolution, and then moved to Union County. His maternal grandmother, whose name was Hardin, also had folks in the Revolution. ...