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Dorothy Ryan 1895–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1895

Birth Location: Colorado

Death Date: 1983

Death Location: Colorado

Father: Richard Ryan

Mother: Melissa Clelland

Spouse(s): Orlando Jefferson

Children(s): Fred Jefferson

Dorothy Ryan was born in 1895 in Colorado, the child of Richard A Ryan And Melissa Jane Clelland. Dorothy Ryan married Orlando Dodge Jefferson, and had children including Fred Edward Jefferson. Dorothy Ryan passed away in 1983 in Colorado.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Ryan was born in 1895 in Colorado, the child of Richard A Ryan And Melissa Jane Clelland.
  • Dorothy Ryan married Orlando Dodge Jefferson, and had children including Fred Edward Jefferson.
  • Dorothy Ryan passed away in 1983 in Colorado.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Ryan's Ancestors

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Dorothy Ryan
1895–1983
Birth Place: Colorado
Parents
Richard A. Ryan
1850–1933
Jefferson, Tennessee
Melissa (Jane) Clelland
1851–
Monongalia, West Virginia
Grandparents
James (Wesley) Clelland
1817–1901
Great-Grandparents
John Clelland
1788–1849
Dorothy Morgan
1788–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Morgan Morgan
1746–1826
Drusilla Prickett
1752–1817

Dorothy Ryan's Descendants

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Dorothy Ryan (1895–1983) m. Orlando (Dodge) Jefferson (1893–1958)
  1. 1. Fred (Edward) Jefferson 1928–1988

Dorothy Ryan's Timeline

2 Records

1895
1895
Birth of Dorothy Ryan in Colorado
Colorado
1983
1983
Age 88
Death of Dorothy Ryan in Colorado
Colorado

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1895
    Event Place: Colorado

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1983
    Event Place: Colorado

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