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Dorothy Waller Dawson Parr 1891–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Dec 1891

Birth Location: Waynesboro, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 05 Oct 1982

Death Location: Harrisonburg, VA

Father: Littleton Parr

Mother: Dorothy Dawson

Spouse(s): Gilbert Ralston

Children(s): Margaret Rolston

In 1891, Dorothy Waller Dawson Parr entered the world in Waynesboro, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA, born to Littleton Anderson Parr And Dorothy Waller Dawson. Dorothy Waller Dawson Parr married Gilbert W Ralston, and had children including Margaret Ellen Peggy Rolston. Dorothy Waller Dawson Parr passed away in 1982 in Harrisonburg, VA.

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Biography

  • In 1891, Dorothy Waller Dawson Parr entered the world in Waynesboro, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA, born to Littleton Anderson Parr And Dorothy Waller Dawson.
  • Dorothy Waller Dawson Parr married Gilbert W Ralston, and had children including Margaret Ellen Peggy Rolston.
  • Dorothy Waller Dawson Parr passed away in 1982 in Harrisonburg, VA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Parr's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Parr
1891–1982
Birth Place: Waynesboro, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Parents
Littleton Anderson Parr
1853–1932
Amherst, Virginia, United States
Dorothy (Waller) Dawson
1866–1891
Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Thomas) Parr
1797–1872
Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Martha (Ann) Blunt
1817–1905
,Caroline,Virginia,USA
Andrew (Jackson) Dawson
1827–1907
Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Mildred (Brown) Childress
1833–1894
Esmont, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Parr
1770–1853
Ellen Bentham
1776–
Francis Blunt
1776–1851
Elizabeth Harris
1786–1853
Benjamin Dawson
1791–1853
Dorothy Childress
1794–1882
Benjamin III
1804–1881
Susan Brown
1813–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Blunt
1755–1797
Jane Lane
1734–1779
John Harris
1763–1808
Mary Godime
1763–1849
Jane Lyon
1770–1858
Benjamin Jr.
1764–1852
ANN JOHNSON
1770–1843
Benjamin Jr.
1764–1852
ANN JOHNSON
1770–1843
Thomas Brown
1785–1872
Mildred Brown
1788–1852

Dorothy Parr's Descendants

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Dorothy (Waller Dawson) Parr (17 Dec 1891–05 Oct 1982) m. Gilbert (W) Ralston (14 August 1891–22 November 1963)
  1. 1. Margaret (Ellen “Peggy”) Rolston 1925–2005 m. Pvt. (Charles Monroe) Bechtler 1924–2006

Dorothy Parr's Timeline

4 Records

1891
17 Dec 1891
Birth of Dorothy Waller Dawson Parr in Basic City, VA
Basic City, VA
1891
17 Dec 1891
Birth of Dorothy Waller Dawson Parr in Waynesboro, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Waynesboro, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
1915
18 Sep 1915
Age 24
Dorothy Waller Dawson Parr was married in Rockville, MD
Rockville, MD
1982
05 Oct 1982
Age 91
Death of Dorothy Waller Dawson Parr in Harrisonburg, VA
Harrisonburg, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1891
    Event Place: Basic City, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1891
    Event Place: Waynesboro, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1915
    Event Place: Rockville, MD

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Oct 1982
    Event Place: Harrisonburg, VA

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