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Dorcas Jane (Howton) Burchfield (1849 - 1926)

Dorcas Jane "Dorcus, Darkes, Darkey" Burchfield formerly Howton
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 15 Sep 1872 in Warrior, Jefferson, Alabama, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 76 in Gordo, Pickens, Alabama, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified | Created 15 Nov 2014
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Biography

Dorcas was born in 1849. She died in 1926. [1]

Daughter of Jonathan Houghton and Martha Davis. Many of the Hougton family of Jefferson County, AL, which is frequently married into the Franklin family there, are now spelled Howton.

Sources

  1. Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 11 August 2020), memorial page for Dorcas Jane “Darkey” Howton Burchfield (20 Nov 1849–19 Jan 1926), Find A Grave: Memorial #11476466, citing Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Carrollton, Pickens County, Alabama, USA; maintained by Buren Windle (contributor 46798208), headstone photo.
  • "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH59-F1R : 4 April 2020), Dorcas J Howton in household of Jonathan Howton, Jefferson county, Jefferson, Alabama, United States; citing family 112, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  • 1850 U.S. Census - Mud Creek, Jefferson Co., AL - Roll# M432_7; P159B; Image: 327.
  • "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDK-62D : 18 March 2020), Darkes J Howton in entry for Jonathan Howton, 1860.
  • "Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQVK-RTP : 13 February 2020), Dorkey Jane Houton in entry for James M. Burchfeild, 1872.
  • "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMY-VP48 : 6 November 2017), James M Burchfield and Darkey Jane Hauton, 15 Sep 1872; citing Jefferson, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,299,239.
  • "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9D5-HY6 : accessed 11 August 2020), Dorcus Birchfield in household of James M Birchfield, Precincts 11, 15 Bostic, Speeds Mill, Pickens, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 75, sheet 12A, family 203, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,036.
  • "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK71-2CC : accessed 11 August 2020), Darkey J Burchfield in household of James M Burchfield, Speeds Mill, Pickens, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 99, sheet 1B, family 16, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 30; FHL microfilm 1,374,043.
  • "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKQW-P99 : 28 July 2020), Mrs. J. M. Bunchfield in entry for Robert Lee Bunchfield, 1915.
  • "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXDD-S4X : accessed 11 August 2020), Darkey J Burchfield in household of James M Burchfield, Speeds Mill, Pickens, Alabama, United States; citing ED 81, sheet 5B, line 76, family 103, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 38; FHL microfilm 1,820,038.
  • "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDKM-GTR : 11 August 2020), Dorcas Jane Birchfield, 1926.
  • "Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3YB-1RH : accessed 30 December 2015), Dorcas Jane Birchfield, 19 Jan 1926; citing reference p 273 cn 5; FHL microfilm 1,728,019.
Name: Dorcas Jane Birchfield
Gender: Female
Burial Date: 20 Jan 1926
Death Date: 19 Jan 1926
Death Place: Pickens Co., Ala.
Age: 77
Birth Date: 20 Nov 1849
Birthplace: Jefferson Co.
Occupation: Housewife
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: James Birchfield
Father's Name: Jonathan Houghton
Father's Birthplace: Jefferson Co.
Mother's Name: Martha Davis
Mother's Birthplace: Jefferson Co.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B59340-5
System Origin: Alabama-EASy
GS Film number: 1728019
Reference ID: p 273 cn 5




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Named after her aunt.
posted by Anonymous Stringfellow

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