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Dorothy Drennen Garrison 1923–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1923

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 30 May 2012

Death Location: Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Leldon Garrison

Mother: Grace Sharp

Spouse(s): Raymond Knighten, Rufus Nix

Children(s): David Knighten

Dorothy Drennen Garrison was born in 1923 in Alabama, the child of Leldon Defore Garrison And Grace Lorane Sharp. In 1930, Dorothy Drennen Garrison resided in Danville, Morgan, Alabama, USA. Dorothy Drennen Garrison married Raymond Q Knighten, Rufus Daniel Nix, and had children including Carol Knighten, David Allen Knighten. Dorothy Drennen Garrison passed away in 2012 in Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Drennen Garrison was born in 1923 in Alabama, the child of Leldon Defore Garrison And Grace Lorane Sharp.
  • In 1930, Dorothy Drennen Garrison resided in Danville, Morgan, Alabama, USA.
  • Dorothy Drennen Garrison married Raymond Q Knighten, Rufus Daniel Nix, and had children including Carol Knighten, David Allen Knighten.
  • Dorothy Drennen Garrison passed away in 2012 in Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Leldon Garrison
1897–1968
Birth Location: –
LG
Grace Sharp
1900–1990
Birth Location: Morgan, Alabama, USA
GS

Spouses(s)

Raymond Knighten
1921–2005
Birth Location: Morgan County, Alabama, USA
RK
Rufus Nix
1928–2014
Birth Location: Alabama
RN

Children(s)

David Knighten
1942–2017
Birth Location: Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama, United States of America
DK

Dorothy Garrison's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Garrison
1923–2012
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Leldon Defore Garrison
1897–1968
Grace (Lorane) Sharp
1900–1990
Morgan, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Rev (James Edwin) Garrison
1871–1949
Morgan County, Alabama
David (Preston) Sharp
1871–1943
Catherine (Jane) Morrow
1876–1964
Great-Grandparents
John Garrison
1849–1918
Martha Grantland
1849–1923
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Garrison
1818–1891
Sarah Tate
1825–1891
Thomas Grantland
1818–1899
Emaline Breeding
1826–1899

Dorothy Garrison's Descendants

1.
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Dorothy (Drennen) Garrison (1923–30 May 2012) m. Raymond (Q.) Knighten (04 Jun 1921–03 Oct 2005) m. Rufus (Daniel) Nix (16 Oct 1928–11 Oct 2014)
  1. 1. David (Allen) Knighten 1942–2017

Dorothy Garrison's Timeline

12 Records

1922
25 Jun 1922
Birth of Dorothy Drennen Garrison in Morgan County, Alabama, United States of America
Morgan County, Alabama, United States of America
1923
1923
Birth of Dorothy Drennen Garrison in Alabama
Alabama
1930
1930
Age 7
Dorothy Drennen Garrison resided here in Danville, Morgan, Alabama, USA
Danville, Morgan, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 12
Dorothy Drennen Garrison resided here in Somerville, Morgan, Alabama
Somerville, Morgan, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 17
Dorothy Drennen Garrison resided here in Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, USA
Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, USA
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 17
Dorothy Drennen Garrison resided here in Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, United States
Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, United States
1942
1942
Age 19
Dorothy Drennen Garrison resided here in Decatur, Alabama, USA
Decatur, Alabama, USA
1951
1951
Age 28
Dorothy Drennen Garrison resided here in Alabama
Alabama
1990
1990
Age 67
Dorothy Drennen Garrison resided here in Somerville, AL
Somerville, AL
1996
1996
Age 73
Dorothy Drennen Garrison resided here in Somerville, AL
Somerville, AL
2012
26 May 2012
Age 89
Death of Dorothy Drennen Garrison in Somerville, Morgan County, Alabama, United States of America
Somerville, Morgan County, Alabama, United States of America
2012
30 May 2012
Age 89
Burial of Dorothy Drennen Garrison in Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama, United States of America
Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1922
    Event Place: Morgan County, Alabama, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1923
    Event Place: Alabama

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Danville, Morgan, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Somerville, Morgan, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Decatur, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: Alabama

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1990
    Event Place: Somerville, AL

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1996
    Event Place: Somerville, AL

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Somerville

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Somerville, AL

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 2012
    Event Place: Somerville, Morgan County, Alabama, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 May 2012
    Event Place: Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama, United States of America
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