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Dorothy Bonita East 1913–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Feb 1913

Birth Location: Camargo, Oklahoma

Death Date: 13 Dec 1998

Death Location: Prescott, Yavapai, Arizona, USA

Father: Cecil East

Mother: Laura Hanson

Spouse(s): Seth Joplin

Children(s): Janis Joplin

The story of Dorothy Bonita East began in 1913 in Camargo, Oklahoma. Dorothy Bonita East married Seth Ward Joplin, and had children including Janis Lyn Pearl Joplin, Laura Lee Joplin. Dorothy Bonita East passed away in 1998 in Prescott, Yavapai, Arizona, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy Bonita East began in 1913 in Camargo, Oklahoma.
  • Dorothy Bonita East married Seth Ward Joplin, and had children including Janis Lyn Pearl Joplin, Laura Lee Joplin.
  • Dorothy Bonita East passed away in 1998 in Prescott, Yavapai, Arizona, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Cecil East
1879–1966
Birth Location: Texas, USA
CE
Laura Hanson
1890–1958
Birth Location: Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, USA
LH

Spouses(s)

Seth Joplin
1910–1987
Birth Location: Tahoka, Lynn County, Texas, USA
SJ

Children(s)

Janis Joplin
1943–1970
Birth Location: Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA
JJ

Dorothy East's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy East
1913–1998
Birth Place: Camargo, Oklahoma
Parents
Cecil W. East
1879–1966
Texas, USA
Laura (Mildred) Hanson
1890–1958
Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy East's Descendants

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Dorothy (Bonita) East (15 Feb 1913–13 Dec 1998) m. Seth (Ward) Joplin (19 April 1910–10 May 1987)
  1. 1. Janis (Lyn "Pearl") Joplin 1943–1970 m. Music (Artist James Douglas Jim) Morrison 1943–1971 m. Johnny (Allen "Jimi Hendrix" Hendricks Cont Music) Artist 1942–1970

Dorothy East's Timeline

2 Records

1913
15 Feb 1913
Birth of Dorothy Bonita East in Camargo, Oklahoma
Camargo, Oklahoma
1998
13 Dec 1998
Age 85
Death of Dorothy Bonita East in Prescott, Yavapai, Arizona, USA
Prescott, Yavapai, Arizona, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1913
    Event Place: Camargo, Oklahoma

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1998
    Event Place: Prescott, Yavapai, Arizona, USA
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