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Alden Jake Dorsey 1912–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 September 1912

Birth Location: Hominy Falls, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 25 June 1991

Death Location: Little Falls, Passaic, New Jersey, USA

Father: Alfred Dorsey

Mother: Eunice Reynolds

Spouse(s): Opal Cottle

Children(s): David Dorsey

Alden Jake Dorsey was born in 1912 in Hominy Falls, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA, the child of Alfred Naman Dorsey And Eunice E Reynolds. Alden Jake Dorsey married Opal P Cottle, and had children including David Alden Dorsey. Alden Jake Dorsey passed away in 1991 in Little Falls, Passaic, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • Alden Jake Dorsey was born in 1912 in Hominy Falls, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA, the child of Alfred Naman Dorsey And Eunice E Reynolds.
  • Alden Jake Dorsey married Opal P Cottle, and had children including David Alden Dorsey.
  • Alden Jake Dorsey passed away in 1991 in Little Falls, Passaic, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alfred Dorsey
1887–1961
Birth Location: Fowler's Knob, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
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Eunice Reynolds
1891–1980
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Opal Cottle
1921–1997
Birth Location: Virginia
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Children(s)

David Dorsey
1949–2014
Birth Location: Charleston, West Virginia
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Alden Dorsey's Ancestors

Self
Alden Dorsey
1912–1991
Birth Place: Hominy Falls, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Alfred Naman Dorsey
1887–1961
Fowler's Knob, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
Eunice (E) Reynolds
1891–1980
West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Jacob (Wesley) DORSEY
1861–1948
Mt. Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Rebecca) CHILDERS
1866–1929
West Virginia
John (James) Reynolds
1863–1933
Nicholas, Fluvanna, Virginia, United States
Janet (Melvina "Vina" HINKLE) Reynolds
1867–1941
Hinkle Mountain, Nicholas County, West Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Cornelius Dorsey
1830–1920
Rachael Pitsenbarger
1827–1911
James Childers
1843–1905
Mary Query
1846–
Archibald Reynolds
1836–1869
Elizabeth Odell
1843–1913
Philip Henkle
1844–1930
Mary Spencer
1848–1927
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Dorsey
1798–1875
Nancy Nutter
1805–1848
Holly Childers
1817–1870
Elizabeth Gardner
1827–
John Querry
1816–1885
Lucinda Cary
1824–1880
James Reynolds
1798–1839
Juda King
1803–1842
John Odell
1809–1888
Mary Bailes
1807–1859
John Hinkle
1814–1895
Lydia Hanna
1820–1900
Allen Spencer
1817–1891
Mary Knapp
1828–1906

Alden Dorsey's Descendants

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Alden (Jake) Dorsey (19 September 1912–25 June 1991) m. Opal (P) Cottle (abt 1921–16 June 1997)
  1. 1. David (Alden) Dorsey 1949–2014

Alden Dorsey's Timeline

8 Records

1912
19 Sep 1912
Birth of Alden Jake Dorsey in Hominy Falls, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
Hominy Falls, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
1912
19 September 1912
Birth of Alden Jake Dorsey in Hominy Falls, Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States of America
Hominy Falls, Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States of America
1912
19 September 1912
Birth of Alden Jake Dorsey in Hominy Falls, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
Hominy Falls, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
1946
1946
Age 34
Alden Jake Dorsey resided here in Charleston; Dunbar; St Albans; South Charleston, West Virginia, USA
Charleston; Dunbar; St Albans; South Charleston, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 38
Alden Jake Dorsey resided here in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1991
25 Jun 1991
Age 79
Death of Alden Jake Dorsey in Little Falls, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Little Falls, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
1991
25 Jun 1991
Age 79
Death of Alden Jake Dorsey in Little Falls Township, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Little Falls Township, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
1991
25 June 1991
Age 79
Death of Alden Jake Dorsey in Little Falls, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Little Falls, Passaic, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1912
    Event Place: Hominy Falls, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 September 1912
    Event Place: Hominy Falls, Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 September 1912
    Event Place: Hominy Falls, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Charleston; Dunbar; St Albans; South Charleston, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1991
    Event Place: Little Falls, Passaic, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1991
    Event Place: Little Falls Township, Passaic, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 June 1991
    Event Place: Little Falls, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
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