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Dorcas Ann GORE 1830–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1830

Birth Location: Columbus, NC USA

Death Date: 10 Nov 1914

Death Location: Nakina, Columbus County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Joseph Jr.

Mother: Nancy BEST

Spouse(s): Henry SMITH

Children(s): John SMITH, Sigmund Sr, Major SMITH

Dorcas Ann GORE was born in 1830 in Columbus, NC USA, the child of Joseph Gore Jr And Nancy Ann Best. Dorcas Ann GORE married Henry Cannon Smith, and had children including John Oliver Smith, Major James Bryant Smith, Sigmund Bear Smith Sr. Dorcas Ann GORE passed away in 1914 in Nakina, Columbus County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Dorcas Ann GORE was born in 1830 in Columbus, NC USA, the child of Joseph Gore Jr And Nancy Ann Best.
  • Dorcas Ann GORE married Henry Cannon Smith, and had children including John Oliver Smith, Major James Bryant Smith, Sigmund Bear Smith Sr.
  • Dorcas Ann GORE passed away in 1914 in Nakina, Columbus County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Jr.
1796–1863
Birth Location: Sampson, NC USA
JJ
Nancy BEST
1795–1885
Birth Location: Whiteville, Columbus, NC USA
NB

Spouses(s)

Henry SMITH
1826–1893
Birth Location: Pitt, NC, AMERICA
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Children(s)

John SMITH
1854–1914
Birth Location: Brunswick, NC USA
JS
Sigmund Sr
1904–1970
Birth Location: Whiteville, Columbus, NC USA
SS
Major SMITH
1856–1938
Birth Location: Brunswick, NC USA
MS

Dorcas GORE's Ancestors

Self
Dorcas GORE
1830–1914
Birth Place: Columbus, NC USA
Parents
Joseph GORE Jr.
1796–1863
Sampson, NC USA
Nancy (Ann) BEST
1795–1885
Whiteville, Columbus, NC USA
Grandparents
Joseph GORE
1770–1840
Sampson, NC, AMERICA
Sarah SIMMONS
1769–
Duplin, NC, AMERICA
John BEST
1760–
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth FOWLER
1732–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorcas GORE's Descendants

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Dorcas (Ann) GORE (11 Mar 1830–10 Nov 1914) m. Henry (Cannon) SMITH (15 Jan 1826–08 Jan 1893)
  1. 1. John (Oliver) SMITH 1854–1914 m. Jerusha DAVIS 1852–1914
    1. 1. Letta (E) SMITH 1876– m. Burrel (P) HAWES 1869–1930
      1. 1. Ida (Mae) HAWES 1893–1972 m. Charles ('Charlie' Daraw) HARRELSON 1890–1947
        1. 1. Grover HARRELSON 1935–1997 m. Betty (Mae) SIMMONS 1940–2008
        2. 2. George (McKinley) HARRELSON 1933–2003 m. Shirley (Ann) FOWLER 1936–2000
        3. 3. Ruth (Geneva) HARRELSON 1915– m. Henry (Carson) ARP 1909–
        4. 4. Leon HARRELSON 1925–
        5. 5. William (Carl HARRELSON) Sr. 1912–1966
        6. 6. Edgar HARRELSON 1922–
        7. 7. Mattie (Elizabeth) HARRELSON 1918–2000 m. Daniel (Bradley) HEWETT 1916–1988
      2. 2. Charles ('Charlie' Bryant) HAWS 1897–1953
      3. 3. Susan HAWES 1905–
      4. 4. Anna (Deletha) HAWS 1892–1969
      5. 5. Raleigh (Vent) HAWES 1901–1949
      6. 6. Walter (Pink) HAWES 1907–1953
      7. 7. Ernest (B) HAWES 1912–
      8. 8. Goldie (Viola HAWES) BRIGMON 1900–1953
  2. 2. Sigmund (Bear SMITH) Sr 1904–1970 m. Evelyn (Lydia) EVANS 1912–2003
    1. 1. Sigmond (Bear SMITH) Jr. 1936–2011 m. Mary (Virginia) BROWN 1942–2013
  3. 3. Major (James Bryant) SMITH 1856–1938 m. Rachel (Ann MILLIGAN) MILLIKEN 1875–1936

Dorcas GORE's Timeline

2 Records

1830
11 Mar 1830
Birth of Dorcas Ann GORE in Columbus, NC USA
Columbus, NC USA
1914
10 Nov 1914
Age 84
Death of Dorcas Ann GORE in Bug Hill, Columbus, NC USA
Bug Hill, Columbus, NC USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1830
    Event Place: Columbus, NC USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1914
    Event Place: Bug Hill, Columbus, NC USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nakina, Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
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