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Dorothea Ashley Newman 1920 – 1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 OCT 1920

Birth Location: Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 18 May 1994

Death Location: Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA

Father: Daniel Newman

Mother: Gladys Bryant

Spouse(s): James Ross, Thomas Barnes, Unknown Sailor, Unknown None

Children(s): Jamie Ross, James Ross, Mary Petritsch, Ashley Barnes, Elaine Buzzard, Unknown Neighbor

Dorothea Ashley Newman was born in 1920 in Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, USA, the child of Daniel Ashley Newman and Gladys Evelyn Bryant. In 1935, Dorothea Ashley Newman resided in Norfolk, Virginia. In 1938, Dorothea Ashley Newman resided in Norfolk, Virginia. Dorothea Ashley Newman married James Harold Ross, Thomas Wesley Barnes, Unknown Navy Sailor, Unknown, and had children including Jamie Heather Ross, James Harold Ross, Mary Catherine Barnes Petritsch, Ashley Theodore Barnes, Elaine Josephine Buzzard, Unknown Adopted by Neighbor. Dorothea Ashley Newman passed away in 1994 in Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Dorothea Ashley Newman was born in 1920 in Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, USA, the child of Daniel Ashley Newman and Gladys Evelyn Bryant.
  • In 1935, Dorothea Ashley Newman resided in Norfolk, Virginia.
  • In 1938, Dorothea Ashley Newman resided in Norfolk, Virginia.
  • Dorothea Ashley Newman married James Harold Ross, Thomas Wesley Barnes, Unknown Navy Sailor, Unknown, and had children including Jamie Heather Ross, James Harold Ross, Mary Catherine Barnes Petritsch, Ashley Theodore Barnes, Elaine Josephine Buzzard, Unknown Adopted by Neighbor.
  • Dorothea Ashley Newman passed away in 1994 in Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Newman
1894 – 1920
Birth Location: Centralia, Audrain, Missouri, United States
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Gladys Bryant
1898 – 1968
Birth Location: Norfolk, VA
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Spouses(s)

James Ross
1918 – 1968
Birth Location: Lexington, Tennessee, United States
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Thomas Barnes
1917 – 1985
Birth Location: –
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Unknown Sailor
Birth Location: –
US
Unknown None
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Jamie Ross
1940 – 2018
Birth Location: San Diego, California
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James Ross
1941 –
Birth Location: San Diego, California
JR
Mary Petritsch
1955 – 2012
Birth Location: –
MP
Ashley Barnes
1960 –
Birth Location: Hampton, Virginia, USA
AB
Elaine Buzzard
1947 – 1998
Birth Location: Hampton, Virginia, USA
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Unknown Neighbor
1942 –
Birth Location: –
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Dorothea Newman's Ancestors

Self
Dorothea Newman
1920 – 1994
Birth Place: Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Parents
Daniel Ashley Newman
1894 – 1920
Centralia, Audrain, Missouri, United States
Gladys (Evelyn) Bryant
1898 – 1968
Norfolk, VA
Grandparents
Richard (Titus) Newman
1868 – 1941
Centralia, Audrain, Missouri, USA
Mary (Belle) Ashley
1875 – 1920
Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, USA
James (Martin) Bryant
1858 – 1946
Virginia
Laura (L) Bryant
1865 – 1940
Bedford County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Newman
1830 – 1903
Nancy Newman
1837 – 1907
James Ashley
1846 – 1926
Matilda Kirkpatrick
1850 – 1903
James Bryant
1820 –
Mary Godsey
1825 – 1909
James Bryant
1827 – 1900
Sarah Carroll
1830 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elias Newman
1796 – 1868
Francis Wigginton
1802 – 1878
James Ashley
1819 – 1890
Sarah Dye
1822 – 1871
Clifton Brown
1796 – 1854
Parthena Ragland
1807 –
William Bryant
1796 – 1877
Martha Bryant
1804 – 1889

Dorothea Newman's Descendants

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Dorothea (Ashley) Newman (24 OCT 1920 – 18 May 1994) m. James (Harold) Ross (31 MAY 1918 – 6 DEC 1968) m. Thomas (Wesley) Barnes (24 FEB 1917 – 16 Apr 1985) m. Unknown (Navy) Sailor m. Unknown
  1. 1. Jamie (Heather) Ross (14 May 1940 – 29 Nov 2018) m. Robert (Allen) Moore (8 JUN 1936 – 19 AUG 2003) m. Ali (H) Abadi (abt 1960 – ) m.
    1. 1. Laurie (Heather) Moore (23 AUG 1961 – 4 JUL 1999)
    2. 2. Melinda (Allene) Moore (30 Sep 1966 – ) m. Scott Murphree (24 Dec 1963 – 15 Feb 1997) m. Randles m. Ronnie (J) Bluhm (1 Sep 1964 – ) m. R H (1964 – )
      1. 1.
      2. 2.
      3. 3. Rachel Moore
    3. 3. T Moore m.
      1. 1.
    4. 4.
    5. 5. Ross (1956 – )
  2. 2. James (Harold) Ross (27 Aug 1941 – )
  3. 3. Mary (Catherine Barnes) Petritsch (abt 1955 – 18 Nov 2012) m. m. Brian (L.) Petritsch
  4. 4. Ashley (Theodore) Barnes (4 Feb 1960 – ) m. Susan (Estelle Fischer) Barnes (18 Jan 1962 – )
    1. 1. You
  5. 5. Elaine (Josephine) Buzzard (10 Jan 1947 – 1998) m. Thomas (Albert) Buzzard (abt 1946 – ) m.
    1. 1.
    2. 2.
    3. 3.
  6. 6. Unknown (Adopted by) Neighbor (1942-1946 – )

Dorothea Newman's Timeline

8 Records

1920
24 OCT 1920
Birth of Dorothea Ashley Newman in Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 15
Dorothea Ashley Newman resided here in Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
1938
1938
Age 18
Dorothea Ashley Newman resided here in Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 20
Dorothea Ashley Newman resided here in San Diego, California, USA
San Diego, California, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 20
Dorothea Ashley Newman resided here in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States
San Diego, San Diego, California, United States
1950
1950
Age 30
Dorothea Ashley Newman resided here in Riverview, Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA
Riverview, Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA
1994
17 MAY 1994
Age 74
Death of Dorothea Ashley Newman in Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA
Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA
1994
18 May 1994
Age 74
Death of Dorothea Ashley Newman in Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA
Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 OCT 1920
    Event Place: Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Maury High School; Year: 1938
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] Social Security Death Index, Number: 514-20-1766; Issue State: Kansas; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [4] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101166959
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Riverview, Elizabeth
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [8] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Maury High School; Year: 1938
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current, Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch; Publication Date: 14/ Jan/ 1938; Publication Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: San Diego, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: San Diego, San Diego, California, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Riverview, Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Riverview, Elizabeth

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Norfolk
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 20 May 1994; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA; ,0.079329535,0.21229312,0.2314908&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 MAY 1994
    Event Place: Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 514-20-1766; Issue State: Kansas; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1994
    Event Place: Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 20 May 1994; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA; ,0.079329535,0.21229312,0.2314908&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: She was creamated. Her ashes were burried in the family cemetery in Hampton next to Thomas Wesley Barnes
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