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Dorothy Mae Harper 1926–2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Mar 1926

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 17 Sep 2010

Death Location: Trussville, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Forrest Sr

Mother: Effie Gossett

Spouse(s): Daniel Vann

Children(s): Daniel Vann

Dorothy Mae Harper was born in 1926 in Alabama, the child of Forrest W Harper Sr And Effie Pearl Gossett. In 1930, Dorothy Mae Harper resided in Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. In 1935, Dorothy Mae Harper resided in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama. Dorothy Mae Harper married Daniel William Vann, and had children including Anne Elizabeth Vann, Daniel Forrest Vann, Jonathan Mark Vann. Dorothy Mae Harper passed away in 2010 in Trussville, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Mae Harper was born in 1926 in Alabama, the child of Forrest W Harper Sr And Effie Pearl Gossett.
  • In 1930, Dorothy Mae Harper resided in Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1935, Dorothy Mae Harper resided in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama.
  • Dorothy Mae Harper married Daniel William Vann, and had children including Anne Elizabeth Vann, Daniel Forrest Vann, Jonathan Mark Vann.
  • Dorothy Mae Harper passed away in 2010 in Trussville, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Forrest Sr
1895–1966
Birth Location: Chelsea, Shelby County, Alabama, United States of America
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Effie Gossett
1902–1937
Birth Location: Hanceville, Cullman County, Alabama, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Daniel Vann
1925–1985
Birth Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

Daniel Vann
1951–2013
Birth Location: Birmingham, Alabama
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Dorothy Harper's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Harper
1926–2010
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Forrest W. Harper Sr
1895–1966
Chelsea, Shelby County, Alabama, United States of America
Effie (Pearl) Gossett
1902–1937
Hanceville, Cullman County, Alabama, United States of America
Grandparents
Willis (Jasper) Gossett
1866–1925
Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
Effie (Zeruah) Wear
1870–1938
Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Winsberry Gossett
1840–1914
Sarah Brown
1844–1914
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Brown
1819–1894
Elizabeth Taylor
1822–1920

Dorothy Harper's Descendants

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Dorothy (Mae) Harper (19 Mar 1926–17 Sep 2010) m. Daniel (William) Vann (4 Jul 1925–22 Nov 1985)
  1. 1. Daniel (Forrest) Vann 1951–2013

Dorothy Harper's Timeline

8 Records

1926
19 Mar 1926
Birth of Dorothy Mae Harper in Alabama
Alabama
1930
1930
Age 4
Dorothy Mae Harper resided here in Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 9
Dorothy Mae Harper resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 14
Dorothy Mae Harper resided here in , Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1947
Apr 1947
Age 21
Dorothy Mae Harper was married in Jefferson, Alabama
Jefferson, Alabama
1950
1950
Age 24
Dorothy Mae Harper resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1953
1953
Age 27
Dorothy Mae Harper resided here in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
2010
17 Sep 2010
Age 84
Death of Dorothy Mae Harper
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1926
    Event Place: Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Apr 1947
    Event Place: Jefferson, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama, Marriage Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00093; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 68-82

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00093; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 68-82

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, 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: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 753; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 68-111

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pinson
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Birmingham News; Publication Date: 19 Sep 2010; Publication Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Sep 2010

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Trussville, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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