John Wilson Dorsey was born on 21 Feb 1853 in Perry, Pike, Illinois to parents Alexander Dorsey and Miriam Jane Fox. His first marriage was to Sarah Jane Ham on Oct 27, 1872. Their marriage was blessed with five children. His second marriage was to Elizabeth E. Bond. They were married on Nov 10, 1886. Their marriage was blessed with five children. John passed away on 11 Jul 1930 in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, and was laid to rest at the Dorsey-Browning Cemetery in Perry, Pike, Illinois.
Children of Sarah Jane Ham and John Dorsey
Elizabeth (Lizzie) Jane Dorsey Daigh 1874 – 1932
Mary L. Dorsey Sweeting 1876 – 1942
Minnie Bell Dorsey Smith 1878 – 1938
Alexander Dorsey 1880 – 1903
Leta May Dorsey Buchanan 1885 – 1961
Children of Elizabeth Ella Bond and John Dorsey
Fern Frances Dorsey Straus....20 September 1887 – 1942
Glenn Henry Dorsey....22 October 1888 – September 1966
Otis Bond Dorsey....23 March 1890 – March 1970
Genevieve Louiza Dorsey Brim....25 January 1899 – 2000
Deane Wilson Dorsey....6 September 1904 – 1980
Sources
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFLQ-GJL : 4 November 2017), John W. Dorsey and Sarah J. Ham, 27 Oct 1872; citing Pike, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,315,807.
"Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2PC-ZWG : 10 February 2018), John W Dorsey and Elizabeth E Bond Blake, 10 Nov 1886; citing Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,314,768.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MSH7-45N : accessed 13 February 2018), John W Dorsey, Perry Township Perry village, Pike, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 124, sheet 10B, family 258, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,337.
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