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Bessie Gae Dorsey 1885–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 February 1885

Birth Location: West Virginia

Death Date: 6 Mar 1940

Death Location: United States

Father: James I

Mother: Dillie McNinch

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In 1885, Bessie Gae Dorsey entered the world in West Virginia, born to James Wiley Dorsey I And Dillie Mcninch. Bessie Gae Dorsey passed away in 1940 in United States.

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Biography

  • In 1885, Bessie Gae Dorsey entered the world in West Virginia, born to James Wiley Dorsey I And Dillie Mcninch.
  • Bessie Gae Dorsey passed away in 1940 in United States.

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Bessie Dorsey's Ancestors

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Bessie Dorsey
1885–1940
Birth Place: West Virginia
Parents
James Wiley Dorsey I
1860–1941
Calis, Marshall County, Virginia, USA
Dillie McNinch
1862–1930
West Alexander, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Cornelius (C) Dorsey
1816–1902
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Sophia Strickland
1824–1904
Maryland, USA
James (William) McNinch
1822–1902
Washington Co., PA
Mary Ruth
1821–1903
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Basil Dorsey
1777–1856
Susannah Lindsay
1777–1836
Edward Strickling
1796–1882
Elizabeth Shaeffer
1800–1851
JAMES Jr.
1779–1866
Mary Chapman
1783–1858
Thomas Ruth
1775–1855
Jane
1775–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Dorsey
1745–1808
Martha Lett
1750–1827
John Lindsay
1726–1801
Hammutal Tevis
1744–1830
Edward Stricklin
1760–1858
Lydia Search
1755–1830
Friedrich Schafer
1770–
James McNinch
1739–1809
Jean Miller
1741–1809
Richard Sr
1759–1803
Sarah Patterson
1759–1826

Bessie Dorsey's Timeline

3 Records

1885
2 February 1885
Birth of Bessie Gae Dorsey in West Virginia
West Virginia
1940
4 Mar 1940
Age 55
Death of Bessie Gae Dorsey in Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA
Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA
1940
6 Mar 1940
Age 55
Burial of Bessie Gae Dorsey in United States
United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 February 1885
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1940
    Event Place: Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1940
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973

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