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Dorothy Virginia Gunn 1918 – 1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Feb 1918

Birth Location: Lathrop, Clinton, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 26 Jun 1995

Death Location: Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA

Father: James Gunn

Mother: Nellie Rife

Spouse(s): LeRoy Welch, Fred Thomas

Children(s): Jo Welch

Dorothy Virginia Gunn was born in 1918 in Lathrop, Clinton, Missouri, USA, the child of James Dowya Gunn and Nellie Rife. In 1920, Dorothy Virginia Gunn resided in Lathrop, Clinton, Missouri, USA. In 1925, Dorothy Virginia Gunn resided in Des Moines Ward 7, Polk, Iowa, USA. Dorothy Virginia Gunn married LeRoy Welch, Fred Thomas, and had children including Jo Ann Welch. Dorothy Virginia Gunn passed away in 1995 in Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • Dorothy Virginia Gunn was born in 1918 in Lathrop, Clinton, Missouri, USA, the child of James Dowya Gunn and Nellie Rife.
  • In 1920, Dorothy Virginia Gunn resided in Lathrop, Clinton, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1925, Dorothy Virginia Gunn resided in Des Moines Ward 7, Polk, Iowa, USA.
  • Dorothy Virginia Gunn married LeRoy Welch, Fred Thomas, and had children including Jo Ann Welch.
  • Dorothy Virginia Gunn passed away in 1995 in Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Gunn
1897 – 1977
Birth Location: Lathrop, Clinton, Missouri, USA
JG
Nellie Rife
1897 – 1962
Birth Location: Cameron, Ray, Missouri, USA
NR

Spouses(s)

LeRoy Welch
1914 – 2000
Birth Location: Colfax, Jasper, Iowa, USA
LW
Fred Thomas
1923 – 2012
Birth Location: –
FT

Children(s)

Jo Welch
1938 –
Birth Location: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
JW

Dorothy Gunn's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Gunn
1918 – 1995
Birth Place: Lathrop, Clinton, Missouri, USA
Parents
James Dowya Gunn
1897 – 1977
Lathrop, Clinton, Missouri, USA
Nellie Rife
1897 – 1962
Cameron, Ray, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
John Gunn
1878 –
Missouri
Florence (B) Weston
1883 – 1919
Missouri
John (Henry) Rife
1869 – 1937
Richmond, Missouri
Martha ('Mattie') Menefee
1864 – 1912
Missouri
Great-Grandparents
Ned Rife
1836 – 1910
Frances Cunningham
1838 – 1880
Mingo Menefee
1825 – 1878
Ellen Menefee
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cunningham

Dorothy Gunn's Descendants

1.
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Dorothy (Virginia) Gunn (15 Feb 1918 – 26 Jun 1995) m. LeRoy Welch (7 Dec 1914 – 21 Feb 2000) m. Fred Thomas (15 Feb 1923 – 14 Feb 2012)
  1. 1. Jo (Ann) Welch (14 Jan 1938 – )

Dorothy Gunn's Timeline

11 Records

1918
15 Feb 1918
Birth of Dorothy Virginia Gunn in Lathrop, Clinton, Missouri, USA
Lathrop, Clinton, Missouri, USA
1920
1920
Age 2
Dorothy Virginia Gunn resided here in Lathrop, Clinton, Missouri, USA
Lathrop, Clinton, Missouri, USA
1925
1 Jan 1925
Age 7
Dorothy Virginia Gunn resided here in Des Moines Ward 7, Polk, Iowa, USA
Des Moines Ward 7, Polk, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 12
Dorothy Virginia Gunn resided here in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
Dorothy Virginia Gunn resided here
None
1938
abt 1938
Age 20
Dorothy Virginia Gunn resided here
None
1939
1939
Age 21
Dorothy Virginia Gunn resided here in Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
1940
1940
Age 22
Dorothy Virginia Gunn resided here in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
1993
1993
Age 75
Dorothy Virginia Gunn resided here in Denver, CO
Denver, CO
1995
26 Jun 1995
Age 77
Death of Dorothy Virginia Gunn in Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
1995
30 Jun 1995
Age 77
Burial of Dorothy Virginia Gunn in Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1918
    Event Place: Lathrop, Clinton, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01195; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 100-84
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lathrop, Clinton, Missouri; Roll: T625_913; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 42
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 2340412
    [5] Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Microfilm Records
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [7] Colorado, Select County Death Records, 1986-2017, Denver County Clerk and Recorder's Office; Denver, Colorado; Denver County Deaths, 1986-2017; Year: 1996

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lathrop, Clinton, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lathrop, Clinton, Missouri; Roll: T625_913; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 42

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Des Moines Ward 7, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 2340412

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01195; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 100-84

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1938
    Record Source: Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1856-1940, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01195; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 100-84

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Denver, CO
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Des Moines, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Microfilm Records

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1995
    Event Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] Colorado, Select County Death Records, 1986-2017, Denver County Clerk and Recorder's Office; Denver, Colorado; Denver County Deaths, 1986-2017; Year: 1996

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1995
    Event Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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