Born in Hoof, Schauenburg, Hesse-Kassel, Germany
Ancestors 
Daughter of Johann Heinrich (Dung) Dunk
and Anna Elizabeth (Hempel) Dunk
Sister of
Heinrich Wilhelm Dunk, Katherine (Dunk) Weise, Anna Elizabeth (Dunk) Hamff, Marie (Dunk) Hamff, John Dunk and Herman Dunk
Wife of
Albert L C Orts
— married
28 Jan 1869 in Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America
Descendants 
Mother of
Ferdinand Hermann Orts, Wilhelm Orts, Marie Orts, Anna Doris (Orts) Saegert, Elizabeth Katherina (Orts) Hoeper, Wilhelmine (Orts) Hannis, Doris Emilia (Orts) Hamilton, Albert Ludwig Orts and August Henry Orts
Died
at age 33
in Grassyville, Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Mar 2016
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Dorothea (Dunk) Orts has German Roots.
Dorothea (Dunk) Orts migrated from Germany to Texas, USA.
Biography
Dorothea (Dunk) Orts was born on 17 Jun 1851 in Hoof, Schauenburg, Hesse-Kassel, Germany to Johann Heinrich Dunk and Anna Elizabeth (Hempel) Dunk. Dorothea Dunk immigrated with her family as a child to Texas, USA. Dorothea was married on 28 Jan 1869 in Grassyville, Bastrop County, Texas. To this union were born 9 children. On 22 Jan 1885 in Grassyville, Bastrop County, Texas, Dorothea (Dunk) Orts died from Childbirth. She was buried with her son in Grassyville Cemetery, Grassyville, Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America. Mother and son are on same Grave Marker.
Sources
- Find A Grave: Memorial #10381090
- Grave Markers Grassyville Cemetery, Grassyville, Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America.
- Photos by Marcella Chapple
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dorothea:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dorothea:
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~1.56%
Cherryl (Hughes) Fikes 
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