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Dorothy Bernadine Griffith 1922 – 1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 24, 1922

Birth Location: Island, McLean, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: May 06, 1999

Death Location: Colorado, United States

Father: Charles Griffith

Mother: Annie Markwell

Spouse(s): Lon Dickins, Major Graham, Wilson Brown

Children(s): Marilyn Graham, Clarene Graham, Donald Brown

The story of Dorothy Bernadine Griffith began in 1922 in Island, McLean, Kentucky, United States, with parents Charles Thurman Griffith and Annie May Markwell. As an adult, Dorothy Bernadine Griffith wed Lon Dickins, Major Theodore Graham and Wilson Brown. Their household included Marilyn Yvonne Graham, Clarene Graham and Donald G. “Donnie” Brown. Dorothy Bernadine Griffith's life came to an end in 1999 in Colorado, United States.

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Parents

Charles Griffith
1901 – 1962
Birth Location: Kentucky
CG
Annie Markwell
1903 – 1986
Birth Location: Island City, McLean, Kentucky, United States
AM

Spouses(s)

Lon Dickins
1918 – 1999
Birth Location: Utica, Daviess, Kentucky, USA
LD
Major Graham
1920 – 2006
Birth Location: Arkdelphia Ark
MG
Wilson Brown
Birth Location: –
WB

Children(s)

Marilyn Graham
1940 – 2025
Birth Location: Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, USA
MG
Clarene Graham
1957 –
Birth Location: –
CG
Donald Brown
1941 – 2022
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 24 May 1922
    Event Place: Island, Mclean, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01298; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 30-1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: May 24, 1922
    Event Place: Island, McLean County, Kentucky,
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000, Kentucky, Birth Index, 1911-1999, U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Year: 1940; Census Place: Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01298; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 30-1, Number: 404-18-7407; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951, Year: 1930; Census Place: Island, Mclean, Kentucky; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2340501, Messenger-Inquirer; Publication Date: 9 May 1999; Publication Place: Owensboro, Kentucky, USA; ,0.1921585,0.5129603,0.34194058&xid=3355, Messenger-Inquirer; Publication Date: 9 May 1999; Publication Place: Owensboro, Kentucky, USA; ,0.18827848,0.5038559,0.3375291&xid=3355, 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: Daviess, Ken

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 Nov 1921
    Event Place: Jordan, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: May 24, 1922
    Event Place: Island, McLean, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 02 June 2012, 08:15), entry for Dorothy Bernadine Griffith(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LHHS-1SN

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Island, Island, Mclean, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Island, Mclean, Kentucky; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2340501

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Island, Mclean, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Island, Mclean, Kentucky; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2340501

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01298; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 30-1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Bet. 1935–1993

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01298; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 30-1

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1942
    Event Place: Jackson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 5 Feb 1947
    Event Place: Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current, The Owensboro Messenger; Publication Date: 5 Feb 1947; Publication Place: Owensboro, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Daviess, Kentucky, 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: Daviess, Ken

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1958
    Event Place: Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1992

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1993
    Event Place: Owensboro, KY
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Custom Fact
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Custom Fact
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Custom Fact
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Island, Mclean, Kentucky; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2340501

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 404-18-7407; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Year: 1930; Census Place: Island, Mclean, Kentucky; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2340501

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 316 Hale Ave., Apt 40-B, Owensboro
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Messenger-Inquirer; Publication Date: 9 May 1999; Publication Place: Owensboro, Kentucky, USA; ,0.1921585,0.5129603,0.34194058&xid=3355, Messenger-Inquirer; Publication Date: 9 May 1999; Publication Place: Owensboro, Kentucky, USA; ,0.18827848,0.5038559,0.3375291&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Corinth, MS
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: May 06, 1999
    Event Place: Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000, U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 404-18-7407; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951, Messenger-Inquirer; Publication Date: 9 May 1999; Publication Place: Owensboro, Kentucky, USA; ,0.1921585,0.5129603,0.34194058&xid=3355, Messenger-Inquirer; Publication Date: 9 May 1999; Publication Place: Owensboro, Kentucky, USA; ,0.18827848,0.5038559,0.3375291&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 May 1999
    Event Place: Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-Current

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 05 Jun 1999
    Event Place: Owensboro Ky Daviess Co

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 04 Apr 2012
    Event Place: Regency, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 29
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: May 06, 1999
    Event Place: Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-Current

    Genealogy Event 30
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: May 06, 1999
    Event Place: Colorado, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 02 June 2012, 08:15), entry for Dorothy Bernadine Griffith(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LHHS-1SN

    Genealogy Event 31
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wadhams, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Messenger-Inquirer; Publication Date: 9 May 1999; Publication Place: Owensboro, Kentucky, USA; ,0.1921585,0.5129603,0.34194058&xid=3355, Messenger-Inquirer; Publication Date: 9 May 1999; Publication Place: Owensboro, Kentucky, USA; ,0.18827848,0.5038559,0.3375291&xid=3355

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