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Cornelius C Dorsey 1816–1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 January 1816

Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 16 July 1902

Death Location: Marshall County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Basil Dorsey

Mother: Susannah Lindsay

Spouse(s): Sophia Strickland

Children(s): James I

The story of Cornelius C Dorsey began in 1816 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA. Cornelius C Dorsey married Sophia Strickland, and had children including James Wiley Dorsey I. Cornelius C Dorsey passed away in 1902 in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Cornelius C Dorsey began in 1816 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA.
  • Cornelius C Dorsey married Sophia Strickland, and had children including James Wiley Dorsey I.
  • Cornelius C Dorsey passed away in 1902 in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Basil Dorsey
1777–1856
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
BD
Susannah Lindsay
1777–1836
Birth Location: Delaware Hnd, Baltimore, MD
SL

Spouses(s)

Sophia Strickland
1824–1904
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

James I
1860–1941
Birth Location: Calis, Marshall County, Virginia, USA
JI

Cornelius Dorsey's Ancestors

Self
Cornelius Dorsey
1816–1902
Birth Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Parents
Basil Dorsey
1777–1856
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Susannah Lindsay
1777–1836
Delaware Hnd, Baltimore, MD
Grandparents
Henry (Woodward) Dorsey
1745–1808
Delaware Twp, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Martha (Ellen) Lett
1750–1827
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
John (Tolson) Lindsay
1726–1801
Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Hammutal Tevis
1744–1830
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas *
1713–1779
Sarah Griffith
1718–1794
Anthony Sr.
1705–1777
Alice Tolson
1705–1740
Robert III
1710–1796
Margaret Tevis
1713–1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Dorsey
1689–1717
Frances Hughes
1692–1725
Orlando Griffith
1688–1757
KATHERINE HOWARD
1702–1783

Cornelius Dorsey's Descendants

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Cornelius (C) Dorsey (22 January 1816–16 July 1902) m. Sophia Strickland (17 March 1824–6 September 1904)
  1. 1. James (Wiley Dorsey) I 1860–1941 m. Dillie McNinch 1862–1930
    1. 1. Frank (Wiley) Dorsey 1888–1958 m. Elisabeth (Fuller) Shearer 1878–1942
      1. 1. Charles (Shearer) Dorsey 1913–1996 m. Gertrude (White) Dorsey 1916–1991
        1. 1. Joyce (Ann) Dorsey 1937–2015 m. Harry (William Booth) Jr. 1936–2015
      2. 2. Robert (Wylie) Dorsey 1917–2015 m. Julia (Bates) Martin 1920–2006
      3. 3. Mary (Elisabeth) Dorsey 1919–2010 m. Arnold (Roscoe) Knapp 1914–1979
      4. 4. William (Cornelius) Dorsey 1921–1943 m. Rose (Mary) Schang 1923–1997
    2. 2. Winona (Belle) Dorsey 1898–1993
    3. 3. Sylvia (Cecil) Dorsey 1883–1885
    4. 4. Bessie (Gae) Dorsey 1885–1940
    5. 5. G. (Blaine) Dorsey 1889–1971
    6. 6. Edith (Sophia) Dorsey 1891–1954

Cornelius Dorsey's Timeline

2 Records

1816
22 January 1816
Birth of Cornelius C Dorsey in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
1902
16 July 1902
Age 86
Death of Cornelius C Dorsey in Calis, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA
Calis, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 January 1816
    Event Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 July 1902
    Event Place: Calis, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marshall County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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