John Dorsey
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John Wilson Dorsey (1853 - 1930)

John Wilson Dorsey
Born in Perry, Pike, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 27 Oct 1872 in Pike County, Illinois, USAmap
Husband of — married 10 Nov 1886 in Perry, Pike County, Illinois, USAmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 77 in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Biography

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

  1. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Jane Dorsey Daigh 1874 – 1932
  2. Mary L. Dorsey Sweeting 1876 – 1942
  3. Minnie Bell Dorsey Smith 1878 – 1938
  4. Alexander Dorsey 1880 – 1903
  5. Leta May Dorsey Buchanan 1885 – 1961

Children of Elizabeth Ella Bond and John Dorsey

  1. Fern Frances Dorsey Straus....20 September 1887 – 1942
  2. Glenn Henry Dorsey....22 October 1888 – September 1966
  3. Otis Bond Dorsey....23 March 1890 – March 1970
  4. Genevieve Louiza Dorsey Brim....25 January 1899 – 2000
  5. 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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