Born in Kansas, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Crawford De Priest
and Gladys (White) De Priest
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 88
in California, United States
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Biography
Dorothy (De Priest) Dotson is a part of US Black heritage.
Dorothy De Priest was born in 1930. She was the daughter of James De Priest and Gladys White. Her father was a dentist. They lived in Topeka, Kansas.[1]
According to her obituary, Dorothy moved to Washington, DC in 1956 after obtaining her degree. There she met her future husband.[2]
She married Christopher Dotson on 23 November 1956 in Alabama.[3]
She died on 12 May 2019. At the time of her death she was living in California.[2]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR26-436 : 26 July 2019), Dorothy Depriest in household of James Depriest, Ward 6, Topeka, Topeka City, Shawnee, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 89-54C, sheet 1A, line 11, family 5, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1261.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dorothy Dotson obituary at Legacy.com, accessed March 2021.
- ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21X-29WN : 19 February 2021), Christopher C Dotson and Dorothy M Depriest, 23 Nov 1956; citing Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,892,879.
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