Stephen Wallace Dorsey (1842 - 1916)

Born 28 Feb 1842 in Benson, Rutland, Vermont, United States

Husband of Helen Marr (Wack) Dorsey — married 1865 in Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States

Died 20 Mar 1916 at age 74 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Preceded by Charles B. Mitchel

Stephen Wallace Dorsey US Senator (Class 3) from Arkansas 1873—1879

Succeeded by James D. Walker

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Biography

Stephen Dorsey is Notable.

Stephen Wallace Dorsey was born on 28 Feb 1842 in Benson, Vermont to parents John Dorsey and Mary ___, Irish immigrants. He married first Helen Marr Wack in 1865 in Oberlin, Ohio. Children: Carlotta, Clayton Chauncey, George, Stephen W. He married second Laura Bigelow. He died on 20 Mar 1916 in Los Angeles, California, and was buried in Denver, Colorado.

He moved to Ohio while still a teenager. "United States Census, 1850," Benson, Rutland, Vermon, ^[1]

"United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," Captain, Company EH, 1st Regiment, Ohio Light Artillery, Union^[2]

Name: Stephen W. Dorsey

Event Type: Military Service

Military Beginning Rank: First Lieutenant

Military Final Rank: Captain

Military Side: Union

State or Military Term: Ohio

Military Unit: 1st Regiment, Ohio Light Artillery

Military Company: EH

Affiliate Film Number: 28

After the war, Dorsey returned to Ohio, where he found a position at the Sandusky Tool Company and later became president of the company. He was also involved in local Republican politics and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention that nominated Ulysses S. Grant for U.S. President.

Daughter, Lottie (b. Sep 16, 1868^[3]

Residence, 1870, Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio^[4]

S M Dorsey Male 32 Ohio

Helen Dorsey Female 25 Ohio

Lottie Dorsey Female 2 Ohio

In 1871, Dorsey was elected as President of Arkansas Central Railroad, taking advantage of moving to Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, he quickly took advantage of legislation that allowed Railroads to sell government-backed bonds to finance the expansion of railroads. He soon had sold bonds worth more than $2 million on behalf of the Arkansas Central and two other railroads.

He was quickly accepted into the Arkansas political arena, being elected to a single six year term as junior senator, after resigning from Arkansas Central Railroad. The Arkansas General Assembly, during these Reconstruction years, established several new counties, naming one of them for Dorsey in 1873. However, due to Dorsey's tarnished political record involving the Star Route Postal Scandal of which he was found not guilty, and the Brooks-Baxter War, he did not run for re-election. Dorsey County was renamed Cleveland County in 1885 with the election of Grover Cleveland.

Son, Stephen W., b. Jan 24, 1879 "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," Stephen W. Dorsey, 24 Jan 1879 Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, ^[5]

Father's Name: Stephen W. Dorsey

Mother's Name: Helen M. Wack

"United States Census, 1880," Chico, Colfax, New Mexico, ^[6]

S W Dorsey Self Male 40 Ohio, United States

Halen M Dorsey Wife Female 30 Ohio, United States

Clayton Dorsey Son Male 12 Ohio, United States

George Dorsey Son Male 11 Ohio, United States

Steven W Dorsey Son Male 0 Ohio, United States

"New York Marriages, 1686-1980," Stephen Wallace Dorsey and Laura Parkes Bigelow, 07 Jul 1902;^[7]

Father's Name: John Wallace Dorsey

Mother's Name: Henrietta Hepper

Spouse's Father's Name: John Parkes Bigelow

Spouse's Mother's Name: Maria Conn

"United States Census, 1910," Los Angeles Assembly District 71, Los Angeles, California,^[8] Census reports his occupation as mine owner,

Stephen W Dorsey Head Male 67 Ohio

Laura B Dorsey Wife Female 40 New York

Maria Bigalow Mother-in-law Female 63 Canada

Joe Jungiro Servant Male 24 Japan

Tanebate Chetadr Servant Male 32 Japan

"California Death Index, 1905-1939," Stephen W Dorsey, 20 Mar 1916; citing 8573 ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC26-RR5 : 12 April 2016), John Dorsey, Benson, Rutland, Vermont, United States; citing family 209, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS6G-7MS : 4 December 2014), Stephen W. Dorsey, Captain, Company EH, 1st Regiment, Ohio Light Artillery, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M552 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 28; FHL microfilm 882,241.
3. ↑ "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," Dorsey, 16 Sep 1868; Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, reference p14-15 #285; FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XX9B-6RH : 11 February 2018), Dorsey, 16 Sep 1868; citing Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, reference p14-15 #285; FHL microfilm 954,135.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6KB-WKG  : 12 April 2016), S M Dorsey, Ohio, United States; citing p. 31, family 200, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,696.
5. ↑ FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDTY-YMH : 22 December 2016), Stephen W. Dorsey in entry for Stephen W. Dorsey, 24 Jan 1879; citing Birth, Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States, county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 1,294,334.
6. ↑ FamilySearch ( https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZTJ-TW1 : 5 September 2017), S W Dorsey, Chico, Colfax, New Mexico, United States; citing enumeration district ED 8, sheet 233D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0802; FHL microfilm 1,254,802.
7. ↑ FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6WD-XY1 : 10 February 2018), Stephen Wallace Dorsey and Laura Parkes Bigelow, 07 Jul 1902; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 1,570,819.
8. ↑ FamilySearch ( https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV2Y-XWG : accessed 10 March 2018), Stephen W Dorsey, Los Angeles Assembly District 71, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 202, sheet 17B, family 401, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 82; FHL microfilm 1,374,095.
9. ↑ FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK91-FWYK : 8 November 2017), Stephen W Dorsey, 20 Mar 1916; citing 8573, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento; FHL microfilm 1,686,044.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #7363219 Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado
• Stephen Wallace Dorsey on Wikipedia
• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Encyclopedia of Arkansas Stephen Wallace Dorsey
• Caperton, Tomas J. Rogue! Being an Account of the Life and High Times of Stephen W. Dorsey, United States Senator and New Mexico Cattle Baron. Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, 1978.
• Stephen W. Dorsey Collection. Fray Angélico Chávez History Library, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
• Stephen W. Dorsey Research Collection. Fray Angélico Chávez History Library, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
• Turner, Don. The Life and Castle of Stephen W. Dorsey. Amarillo, TX: Humbug Gulch Press, 1967.