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Dorothy Ruth Wiseman 1909 – 2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 August 1909

Birth Location: Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 27 Oct 2000

Death Location: Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Father: James Wiseman

Mother: Minnie Scheffer

Spouse(s): Donald Esterline, Stewart Cummingham, William Doyle

Children(s):

In 1909, Dorothy Ruth Wiseman entered the world in Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, USA, born to James Samuel Wiseman and Minnie Marie Scheffer. Dorothy Ruth Wiseman married Donald Verlin Esterline, Stewart Edwin "Shorty" Cummingham, William "Bill" Doyle. Dorothy Ruth Wiseman passed away in 2000 in Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1909, Dorothy Ruth Wiseman entered the world in Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, USA, born to James Samuel Wiseman and Minnie Marie Scheffer.
  • Dorothy Ruth Wiseman married Donald Verlin Esterline, Stewart Edwin "Shorty" Cummingham, William "Bill" Doyle.
  • Dorothy Ruth Wiseman passed away in 2000 in Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Wiseman
1883 – 1967
Birth Location: Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan, USA
JW
Minnie Scheffer
1891 – 1957
Birth Location: Grosse Ile, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
MS

Spouses(s)

Donald Esterline
1910 – 2007
Birth Location: Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA
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Stewart Cummingham
1898 – 1959
Birth Location: Macon, Georgia, USA
SC
William Doyle
1910 –
Birth Location: –
WD

Children(s)

Dorothy Wiseman's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Wiseman
1909 – 2000
Birth Place: Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Parents
James Samuel Wiseman
1883 – 1967
Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Minnie (Marie) Scheffer
1891 – 1957
Grosse Ile, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
Grandparents
Charles Wiseman
1852 – 1946
Brownstown, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Prudence Navarre
1853 – 1922
Brownston Wayne County, Michigan
Great-Grandparents
Peter Wiseman
1825 – 1907
Mary Burton
1828 – 1913
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Wiseman
1785 – 1877
Catherine Walters
1785 – 1850
John Burton
1797 – 1870
Cornelia Smith
1801 – 1880

Dorothy Wiseman's Timeline

13 Records

1909
24 Aug 1909
Birth of Dorothy Ruth Wiseman in Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
1909
25 Aug 1909
Birth of Dorothy Ruth Wiseman in Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
1909
25 August 1909
Birth of Dorothy Ruth Wiseman in Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
1910
1910
Age 1
Dorothy Ruth Wiseman resided here in Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1920
1920
Age 11
Dorothy Ruth Wiseman resided here in Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1929
1929
Age 20
Dorothy Ruth Wiseman resided here in Lincoln Park, Michigan, USA
Lincoln Park, Michigan, USA
1930
1930
Age 21
Dorothy Ruth Wiseman resided here in Rockwood, Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Rockwood, Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 26
Dorothy Ruth Wiseman resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 31
Dorothy Ruth Wiseman resided here in , Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA
, Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 42
Dorothy Ruth Wiseman resided here in Michigan
Michigan
1978
1978
Age 69
Dorothy Ruth Wiseman resided here in Wunity, OH
Wunity, OH
2000
27 Oct 2000
Age 91
Death of Dorothy Ruth Wiseman in Michigan, United States of America
Michigan, United States of America
2000
27 Oct 2000
Age 91
Death of Dorothy Ruth Wiseman in Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1909
    Event Place: Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1909
    Event Place: Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 August 1909
    Event Place: Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T624_678; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1374691

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T625_800; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 799

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1929
    Event Place: Lincoln Park, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Rockwood, Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0881; FHL microfilm: 2340765

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 May 1930
    Event Place: Southampton, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 942; Item: 5

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01833; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 82-174

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01833; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 82-174

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Michigan
    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 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1978
    Event Place: Wunity, OH
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Australia
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 942; Item: 5

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rockwood, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 259; Film Title: 82 Wayne 092580-095859; Film Description: Wayne (Dates TBD)

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rockwood, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wnity, OH
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 2000
    Event Place: Michigan, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 2000
    Event Place: Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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