Dorothy was born in 1919. She was the daughter of Berthold Chickering and Mabel Noddins. She passed away in 1983. She had Down's Syndrome (not as severe as her brother's).
In the 1920 census Dorthy (age 0) was the daughter of Berthold A Chickering in Orleans, Ionia, Michigan.[1]
Name
Sex
Race
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Berthold A Chickering
M
White
43
Married
Head
Farmer
Michigan
Mabel E Chickering
F
White
32
Married
Wife
Michigan
Maurice A Chickering
M
White
5
Single
Son
Michigan
Orvile S Chickering
M
White
3
Single
Son
Michigan
Anne E Chickering
F
White
2
Single
Daughter
Michigan
Dorthy J Chickering
F
White
0
Single
Daughter
Michigan
In the 1930 census Dorthy (age 10) was the daughter of Berthold A Checkering in Orleans, Ionia, Michigan, United States.[2]
Name
Sex
Race
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Berthold A Checkering
M
White
53
Married
Head
Farmer
Michigan
Mable N Checkering
F
White
42
Married
Wife
Michigan
Morris A Checkering
M
White
15
Single
Son
Michigan
Anne E Checkering
F
White
12
Single
Daughter
Michigan
Dorthy J Checkering
F
White
10
Single
Daughter
Michigan
In the 1940 census Dorothy (age 20) was recorded as single in Elba, Lapeer, Michigan.[3]
Name
Sex
Race
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Dorothy Chickering
F
White
20
Single
Michigan
Dorothy died in 1983 and was buried in Greene Cemetery, Belding, Ionia County, Michigan, United States.[4]
Sources
↑1920 Census:
"1920 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1920; Census Place: Orleans, Ionia, Michigan; Roll: T625_772; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 92 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #40103505 (accessed 15 February 2024)
Dorthy J Chickering (0), single daughter, in household of Berthold A Chickering (43) in Orleans, Ionia, Michigan. Born in Michigan.
↑1930 Census:
"1930 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1930; Census Place: Orleans, Ionia, Michigan; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 2340727 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #14557986 (accessed 15 February 2024)
Dorthy J Checkering (10), single daughter, in household of Berthold A Checkering (53) in Orleans, Ionia, Michigan, USA. Born in Michigan.
↑1940 Census:
"1940 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1940; Census Place: Elba, Lapeer, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01777; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 44-13 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #81180301 (accessed 15 February 2024)
Dorothy Chickering (20), single in Elba, Lapeer, Michigan. Born in Michigan.
↑Burial:
"U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
Find A Grave: Memorial #37036284 Ancestry Record 60525 #19397009 (accessed 15 February 2024)
Dorothy J Chickering burial (died in 1983) in Greene Cemetery, Belding, Ionia County, Michigan, United States of America. Born in 1919.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dorothy by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dorothy: