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Dorothy Joan Masters 1930–2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1930

Birth Location: Ohio

Death Date: 24 Sep 2011

Death Location: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Orion Masters

Mother: Leona Raschen

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Dorothy Joan Masters was born in 1930 in Ohio, the child of Orion Alexander Masters And Leona Freda Raschen. In 1930, Dorothy Joan Masters resided in Marietta, Marietta, Washington, Ohio, USA. Dorothy Joan Masters married William H Rowekamp, and had children including Cole Rowekamp, Craig Rowekamp, Kelly Rowekamp, Kim Rowekamp, Kyle Rowekamp. Dorothy Joan Masters passed away in 2011 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Joan Masters was born in 1930 in Ohio, the child of Orion Alexander Masters And Leona Freda Raschen.
  • In 1930, Dorothy Joan Masters resided in Marietta, Marietta, Washington, Ohio, USA.
  • Dorothy Joan Masters married William H Rowekamp, and had children including Cole Rowekamp, Craig Rowekamp, Kelly Rowekamp, Kim Rowekamp, Kyle Rowekamp.
  • Dorothy Joan Masters passed away in 2011 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Masters's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Masters
1930–2011
Birth Place: Ohio
Parents
Orion Alexander Masters
1896–1985
West Virginia
Leona (Freda) Raschen
1904–1977
Grandparents
John (Lindsey) Masters
1859–1940
Greene, Pennsylvania
Joanna (Verandes) Hartley
1860–1917
Greene, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Masters
1836–1917
Eliza Tuttle
1831–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Masters
1784–1836
Levina Kuhn
1801–1844

Dorothy Masters's Timeline

8 Records

1930
14 Feb 1930
Birth of Dorothy Joan Masters in Ohio
Ohio
1930
1930
Dorothy Joan Masters resided here in Marietta, Marietta, Washington, Ohio, USA
Marietta, Marietta, Washington, Ohio, USA
1951
27 Dec 1951
Age 21
Dorothy Joan Masters was married
None
1951
Before 1951
Age 21
Dorothy Joan Masters resided here in Ohio
Ohio
1960
1960
Age 30
Dorothy Joan Masters resided here in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
1984
1984-2020
Age 54
Dorothy Joan Masters resided here in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
1993
1993
Age 63
Dorothy Joan Masters resided here in Kalamazoo, MI
Kalamazoo, MI
2011
24 Sep 2011
Age 81
Death of Dorothy Joan Masters
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1930
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, U.S., Birth Index, Ohio Department of Health, Index to Annual Births, 1968-1998; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit; Columbus, OH, USA
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1951
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Kalamazoo Gazette on Mlive.com; Publication Date: 26 Sep 2011; Publication Place: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA; pid=153840256

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Marietta, Marietta, Washington, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1984-2020
    Event Place: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Kalamazoo, MI
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kalamazoo
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Kalamazoo Gazette on Mlive.com; Publication Date: 26 Sep 2011; Publication Place: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA; pid=153840256

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Sep 2011
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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