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Dorothy Elma COLLETT 1913 – 1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jan 1913

Birth Location: Denver?, Colorado, USA

Death Date: 6 Aug 1958

Death Location: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Father: Charles COLLETT

Mother: Cordelia WHETSTINE\WHETSTONE

Spouse(s): Theodore WHETSTINE

Children(s): Donna WHETSTINE

The story of Dorothy Elma COLLETT began in 1913 in Denver?, Colorado, USA. In 1920, Dorothy Elma COLLETT resided in Ajo, Pima, Arizona, USA. In 1935, Dorothy Elma COLLETT resided in Denver, Aransas, Colorado. Dorothy Elma COLLETT married Theodore Benjamin\Basil "Ted" WHETSTINE, and had children including Donna Kay WHETSTINE. Dorothy Elma COLLETT passed away in 1958 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy Elma COLLETT began in 1913 in Denver?, Colorado, USA.
  • In 1920, Dorothy Elma COLLETT resided in Ajo, Pima, Arizona, USA.
  • In 1935, Dorothy Elma COLLETT resided in Denver, Aransas, Colorado.
  • Dorothy Elma COLLETT married Theodore Benjamin\Basil "Ted" WHETSTINE, and had children including Donna Kay WHETSTINE.
  • Dorothy Elma COLLETT passed away in 1958 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles COLLETT
1882 – 1973
Birth Location: Wall, Indiana, USA
CC
Cordelia WHETSTINE\WHETSTONE
1880 –
Birth Location: Donaldson, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
CW

Spouses(s)

Theodore WHETSTINE
1892 – 1965
Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
TW

Children(s)

Donna WHETSTINE
1942 –
Birth Location: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
DW

Dorothy COLLETT's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy COLLETT
1913 – 1958
Birth Place: Denver?, Colorado, USA
Parents
Charles Eber COLLETT
1882 – 1973
Wall, Indiana, USA
Cordelia ("Della") WHETSTINE\WHETSTONE
1880 –
Donaldson, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
James (William) COLLETT
1844 – 1903
Ohio, USA
Tabitha (Elma) BARR
Ohio, USA
Samuel (Henry) WHETSTONE
1843 – 1919
Pennsylvania, USA
Catherine ("Kate\Citty") LEHMAN
1842 –
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
John COLLETT
1814 – 1875
Sarah OSBORN
1819 – 1854
John BARR
1817 – 1870
Lavina WAITE\WAIT
1820 – 1908
Adam LEHMAN
1796 – 1860
Maria DELONG\DAYLONG
1800 – 1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James COLLETT
1788 – 1864
Mary CARTER
1786 – 1860
William OSBORN
1799 – 1857
Rebecca PEACOCK
1797 – 1855
John BARR
1785 – 1835
Jane WILSON
1789 – 1841
David WAITE\WAIT
1791 – 1860
Ann LIVINGOOD
1800 – 1857
Johannes LEHMAN\LEAMAN\LAIMAN
1755 – 1833
Susanna\Catherine BURKOWITZ\BURKOWSKŸ
1761 – 1839
John DELONG\DAYLONG
1775 – 1821

Dorothy COLLETT's Descendants

1.
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Dorothy (Elma) COLLETT (23 Jan 1913 – 6 Aug 1958) m. Theodore (Benjamin\Basil "Ted") WHETSTINE (23 Mar 1892 – 20 Sep 1965)
  1. 1. Donna (Kay) WHETSTINE (3 Jun 1942 – ) m. John (Oliver) VARNELL (9 Jun 1938 – )
    1. 1. Dorothea (Ann) VARNELL (18 Apr 1961 – )

Dorothy COLLETT's Timeline

6 Records

1913
23 Jan 1913
Birth of Dorothy Elma COLLETT in Denver?, Colorado, USA
Denver?, Colorado, USA
1920
1920
Age 7
Dorothy Elma COLLETT resided here in Ajo, Pima, Arizona, USA
Ajo, Pima, Arizona, USA
1935
1935
Age 22
Dorothy Elma COLLETT resided here in Denver, Aransas, Colorado
Denver, Aransas, Colorado
1940
1940
Age 27
Dorothy Elma COLLETT resided here in James L Kemper, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
James L Kemper, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 37
Dorothy Elma COLLETT resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
1958
6 Aug 1958
Age 45
Death of Dorothy Elma COLLETT in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1913
    Event Place: Denver?, Colorado, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: Los Angeles; Date: 6 Aug 1958; Social Security: 521181797
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ajo, Pima, Arizona; Roll: T625_50; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 78
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 1038; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 66-2002

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Ajo, Pima, Arizona, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ajo, Pima, Arizona; Roll: T625_50; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 78

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Denver, Aransas, Colorado
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: James L Kemper, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 1038; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 66-2002

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1958
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: Los Angeles; Date: 6 Aug 1958; Social Security: 521181797
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