Dilman Percival Dohn (1889 - 1975)

Born 7 Feb 1889 in Waterloo, Welland County, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Son of Dilman John Dohn and Magdalena (Nash) Dohn

Husband of Alice Lyle Almira (Gordon) Dohn — married 15 Nov 1911 in Thorold Township, Welland County, Ontario, Canada

Husband of Mary Christina (Clark) Dohn — married 30 Jun 1934 in Central United Church, Young St, Welland County, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 9 Nov 1975 at age 86 in Welland County General Hospital, Welland County, Ontario, Canada

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Jeff Timmons [send private message]

Biography

Dilman Percival Dohn was born on 07 (or 27) February 1889^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]} in Waterloo, Welland County, Ontario, Canada^[1][3][4]. He was the son of Dilman John Dohn^[1][4][6] and Magdalena Albright Nash^[1][3][4][6].

His name was likely Percival Dilman Dohn. FindAGrave memorial photograph clearly shows "Percival D. Dohn".

Dilman married Alice Lyle Almira Gordon^[1][5][6][7] on 15 November 1911^[5][6][7] in Thorold Township, Welland County, Ontario, Canada^[5][6][7].

John and Alice had a son: John Alden Dohn^[1] born on 20 June 1919.

Dilman's 1st wife Alice Lyle Almira Gordon passed away on 24 July 1928^[8].

Dilman married Mary Christina Clark on 30 June 1934 at Central United Church on Young St, in Welland County, Ontario, Canada.

Dilman and Mary had a son: David William Dohn born on 22 Dec 1935 who died at age 3 days^[9].

Dilman Percival Dohn passed away in 1975.

Residence

• 1891 - Welland County, Ontario, Canada^[2]

• 1901 - Lincoln & Niagara, Ontario, Canada - Household of Magdeline Dohn (his mother)^[3]

• 1911 - Lincoln Sub-Districts 1-36, Ontario, Canada - Household of Dilman Dohn^[4]

DNA

• Paternal and Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between his grandson Jamie J Dohn and Jamie's third cousin Jeff Timmons. Their MRCAs are Dilman Percival Dohn's grandparents, Valentine Dohn and Susannah Houser. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd - 4th Cousins, based on sharing 127 cM across 7 DNA segments; Confidence: Extremely High. (As of Jan 2019, his son (aka Jamie's father) has not consented to his information appearing online so neither he nor Jamie are yet entered in Wikitree. Jeff has corresponded with Jamie and is quite confident of the paper trail. Jamie's father is a son of Dilman Percival Dohn and his 2nd wife Mary C Clark.)

• Paternal relationship is SUPPORTED by an autosomal MyHeritageDNA test match between Dillman's great granddaughter Melody (Stouth) Gibson and Jeff Timmons, Melody's 3rd cousin, once removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Valentine Dohn and Susannah Houser, the 3rd great grandparents of Melody (Stouth) Gibson and the 2nd great grandparents of Jeff Timmons. Predicted relationship from MyHeritageDNA: 3rd to 5th, based on sharing 26.0 cM across 3 segments. Melody is the granddaughter of John Alden Dohn who is the great grandson of the common ancestors Valentine Dohn & Susannah Houser.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Rainham Builders (Genealogy site of the Anabaptists of Upper Canada ) - Profile of Dilman Percival Dohn
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWG2-CNF : 3 August 2016), Percival Dohn, Welland, Welland, Ontario, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148178.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KHL6-8H8 : 18 March 2018), Dilman P Dohn in household of Magdeline Dohn, Lincoln & Niagara, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 8, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QV9T-5MXW : 16 March 2018), Percival Dohn in entry for Dilman Dohn, 1911; citing Census, Lincoln Sub-Districts 1-36, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,507.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KS8V-WZ3 : 10 April 2015), Magdalena Nash in entry for Dilman Percival Dohm and Alice Lyle Almira Gordan, 15 Nov 1911; citing registration , Thorold, Welland, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,888,251.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5} Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KS8V-WZ9 : 11 March 2018), Dilman Percival Dohm and Alice Lyle Almira Gordan, 15 Nov 1911; citing registration , Thorold, Welland, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,888,251.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KS8M-FL7 : 11 March 2018), Dilman Percival Dohn and Alice L A Gordon, 15 Nov 1911; citing registration , Thorold, Welland, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,887,557.
8. ↑ Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKHT-RLJ : 8 March 2018), Alice Lyle Adrea Dohn, 24 Jul 1928; citing Welland, Ontario, Canada, 36091, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,184,485.
9. ↑ Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKFB-B9T : 11 March 2018), Percival Delmer Dohn in entry for David William Dohn, 24 Dec 1935; citing Welland, , Ontario, 035393, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,414,574.

See Also:

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KD3J-XVB

• Find A Grave: Memorial #124268196 [Includes a tombstone photograph (joint with both of his wives and what is likely 2 children) with clear and consistent years of birth and death; along with links to the memorials of his parents and 2 siblings.]

• New York, Northern Arrival Manifests, 1902-1956," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23H-236V : 12 March 2018), Percival Dohn, 1925; citing NARA microfilm publication M1480 and M1482 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 00033, FHL microfilm 1,283,679.

• United States Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XGCB-SYZ : 27 November 2014), Percival Dohn, 14 Feb 1925; from "Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1954," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing Ship , arrival port Buffalo, New York,, line , NARA microfilm publication M1480, Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, RG 85, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 33.