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Dorothy Joy 1933–2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Aug 1933

Birth Location: Oxford Lafayette, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 25 Sept 2011

Death Location: Lafayette County, Mississippi

Father: Commodore Joy

Mother: Essie Joy

Spouse(s): Walter Fandrew

Children(s):

Dorothy Joy was born in 1933 in Oxford Lafayette, Mississippi, USA, the child of Commodore Joy And Essie Lee Joy. In 1935, Dorothy Joy resided in Batesville, MS. In 1940, Dorothy Joy resided in Lafayette, Mississippi, United States. Dorothy Joy married Walter L Fandrew, and had children including Johnnie Mae Price, Leslie Bailey, Norma Jean Fondren. Dorothy Joy passed away in 2011 in Lafayette County, Mississippi.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Joy was born in 1933 in Oxford Lafayette, Mississippi, USA, the child of Commodore Joy And Essie Lee Joy.
  • In 1935, Dorothy Joy resided in Batesville, MS.
  • In 1940, Dorothy Joy resided in Lafayette, Mississippi, United States.
  • Dorothy Joy married Walter L Fandrew, and had children including Johnnie Mae Price, Leslie Bailey, Norma Jean Fondren.
  • Dorothy Joy passed away in 2011 in Lafayette County, Mississippi.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Joy's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Joy
1933–2011
Birth Place: Oxford Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Commodore Joy
1906–1970
Mississippi
Essie (Lee) Joy
1911–1991
Lafayette County, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Green Wadlington
1880–
Mississippi
Patsie Wadlington
1884–
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Joy's Timeline

5 Records

1933
3 Aug 1933
Birth of Dorothy Joy in Oxford Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
Oxford Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935-1993
Age 2
Dorothy Joy resided here in Batesville, MS
Batesville, MS
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 7
Dorothy Joy resided here in Lafayette, Mississippi, United States
Lafayette, Mississippi, United States
1950
1950
Age 17
Dorothy Joy resided here in Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
2011
25 Sept 2011
Age 78
Death of Dorothy Joy in Mississippi, United States
Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1933
    Event Place: Oxford Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lafayette, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2038; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 36-14
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Mississippi; Issue Date: 1955
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lafayette, Mississippi; Roll: 5581; Page: 75; Enumeration District: 36-20

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935-1993
    Event Place: Batesville, MS
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lafayette, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2038; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 36-14

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Lafayette, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lafayette, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2038; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 36-14

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lafayette, Mississippi, 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: Lafayette, Mississippi; Roll: 5581; Page: 75; Enumeration District: 36-20

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Sept 2011
    Event Place: Mississippi, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Mississippi; Issue Date: 1955
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: The Commercial Appeal; Publication Date: 10 2 2011; Publication Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Web edition: ;pid=153881060
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lafayette County, Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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