William was born in 1896. He was the son of Herschel Dorsey and Ida Ham. He married Viola F Zimmerman in 1922. Their marriage was blessed with one child, Echo. He passed away in 1968 and was laid to rest at Perry Cemetery in Perry, Pike, Illinois.
Sources
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKXW-ZPX : accessed 10 May 2019), William Dorsey in household of Hershel Dorsey, Perry, Pike, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 138, sheet 12A, family 330, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 318; FHL microfilm 1,374,331.
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2PY-GY7 : 4 November 2017), William H Dorsey and Miss Viola F Zimmerman, 16 Feb 1922; citing Brown, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 2,021,284.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWCB-YNM : 13 March 2018), William H Dorsey, Perry Township, Pike, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 75-33, sheet 5A, line 28, family 102, 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 868.
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