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Dorothy Virginia Wright 1919–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 SEP 1919

Birth Location: Milo, Bureau, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 29 Dec 2003

Death Location: Princeton, Bureau, Illinois, USA

Father: Oscar Wright

Mother: Laura Peters

Spouse(s): Leo Sissel

Children(s): James Sissel

The story of Dorothy Virginia Wright began in 1919 in Milo, Bureau, Illinois, United States. In 1950, Dorothy Virginia Wright resided in Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, USA. Dorothy Virginia Wright married Leo Sissel, and had children including James Oscar Sissel, Laura Jean Sissel, Linda Lou Sissel King, Sharon Ann Sissel Anderson, Virginia Lee Sissel Dorff. Dorothy Virginia Wright passed away in 2003 in Princeton, Bureau, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy Virginia Wright began in 1919 in Milo, Bureau, Illinois, United States.
  • In 1950, Dorothy Virginia Wright resided in Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, USA.
  • Dorothy Virginia Wright married Leo Sissel, and had children including James Oscar Sissel, Laura Jean Sissel, Linda Lou Sissel King, Sharon Ann Sissel Anderson, Virginia Lee Sissel Dorff.
  • Dorothy Virginia Wright passed away in 2003 in Princeton, Bureau, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Wright's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Wright
1919–2003
Birth Place: Milo, Bureau, Illinois, United States
Parents
Oscar Elsworth Wright
1891–1978
Hurley, Stone, Missouri, United States
Laura (Ettal) Peters
1893–1981
Springfield, Henry, Missouri, United States
Grandparents
David (Alexander) Wright
1865–1957
Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Carrie (Ellen (Clara)) Watkins
1867–1943
Clinton, De Witt, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Watkins
1829–1910
Mary Martin
1829–1923
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Watkins
1802–1874
Sarah Lamb
1807–1887
Henry MARTIN
1797–1881
Nancy McDaniel
1805–1860

Dorothy Wright's Descendants

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Dorothy (Virginia) Wright (25 SEP 1919–29 Dec 2003) m. Leo Sissel (14 Mar 1918–23 Aug 1979)
  1. 1. James (Oscar) Sissel 1941–2023

Dorothy Wright's Timeline

4 Records

1919
25 SEP 1919
Birth of Dorothy Virginia Wright in Milo, Bureau, Illinois, United States
Milo, Bureau, Illinois, United States
1938
16 Apr 1938
Age 19
Dorothy Virginia Wright was married in Tiskilwa
Tiskilwa
1950
1950
Age 31
Dorothy Virginia Wright resided here in Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, USA
Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, USA
2003
29 Dec 2003
Age 84
Death of Dorothy Virginia Wright in Princeton, Bureau, Illinois, United States
Princeton, Bureau, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 SEP 1919
    Event Place: Milo, Bureau, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 31 Dec 2003; Publication Place: Streator, Illinois, USA; ,0.19624287,0.51374215,0.5750517&xid=3355
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri; Roll: 4156; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 55-1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1938
    Event Place: Tiskilwa
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 31 Dec 2003; Publication Place: Streator, Illinois, USA; ,0.19624287,0.51374215,0.5750517&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, 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: Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri; Roll: 4156; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 55-1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tiskhwa
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 31 Dec 2003; Publication Place: Streator, Illinois, USA; ,0.19624287,0.51374215,0.5750517&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 2003
    Event Place: Princeton, Bureau, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 31 Dec 2003; Publication Place: Streator, Illinois, USA; ,0.19624287,0.51374215,0.5750517&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Princeton, Bureau, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 31 Dec 2003; Publication Place: Streator, Illinois, USA; ,0.19624287,0.51374215,0.5750517&xid=3355

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