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Edgar Doris Pete Dorsey 1920–2007 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1920

Birth Location: Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 9 Jul 2007

Death Location: Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA

Father: John Dorsey

Mother: Rebecca Patterson

Spouse(s): Margaret Fisher

Children(s): Gerald Dorsey

Edgar Doris Pete Dorsey was born in 1920 in Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA, the child of John Herbert Dorsey And Rebecca Bessie Louise Patterson. In 1930, Edgar Doris Pete Dorsey resided in Du Quoin, Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA. In 1935, Edgar Doris Pete Dorsey resided in Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA. Edgar Doris Pete Dorsey married Margaret Margie Jane Fisher, and had children including Bobby Joe Dorsey, Gerald Jerry Wayne Dorsey, Larry Dale Dorsey, Margie Mae Dorsey. Edgar Doris Pete Dorsey passed away in 2007 in Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Edgar Doris Pete Dorsey was born in 1920 in Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA, the child of John Herbert Dorsey And Rebecca Bessie Louise Patterson.
  • In 1930, Edgar Doris Pete Dorsey resided in Du Quoin, Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1935, Edgar Doris Pete Dorsey resided in Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA.
  • Edgar Doris Pete Dorsey married Margaret Margie Jane Fisher, and had children including Bobby Joe Dorsey, Gerald Jerry Wayne Dorsey, Larry Dale Dorsey, Margie Mae Dorsey.
  • Edgar Doris Pete Dorsey passed away in 2007 in Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Dorsey
1892–1959
Birth Location: Richview, Washington, Illinois, USA
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Rebecca Patterson
1894–1959
Birth Location: Walnut Hill, Marion, Illinois, USA
RP

Spouses(s)

Margaret Fisher
1925–2008
Birth Location: Pinckneyville, Perry, Illinois, USA
MF

Children(s)

Gerald Dorsey
1943–2021
Birth Location: Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA
GD

Edgar Dorsey's Ancestors

Self
Edgar Dorsey
1920–2007
Birth Place: Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA
Parents
John Herbert Dorsey
1892–1959
Richview, Washington, Illinois, USA
Rebecca ('Bessie' Louise) Patterson
1894–1959
Walnut Hill, Marion, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Elza (Everett) Dorsey
1860–1915
Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, USA
Clara (E) Slade
1870–1916
Tamaroa, Perry, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Pvt
1833–1921
Hester Foster
1838–1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cornelius Dorsey
1810–1850
Mary Livesay
1812–1865

Edgar Dorsey's Descendants

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Edgar (Doris Pete) Dorsey (2 Feb 1920–9 Jul 2007) m. Margaret ('Margie' Jane) Fisher (25 Jun 1925–30 Jun 2008)
  1. 1. Gerald ('Jerry' Wayne) Dorsey 1943–2021 m. Shirley (Jean) Wilder 1933–1982

Edgar Dorsey's Timeline

8 Records

1920
2 Feb 1920
Birth of Edgar Doris Pete Dorsey in Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA
Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 10
Edgar Doris Pete Dorsey resided here in Du Quoin, Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA
Du Quoin, Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 15
Edgar Doris Pete Dorsey resided here in Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA
Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA
1940
1940
Age 20
Edgar Doris Pete Dorsey resided here in 6 Sriw, Du quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA
6 Sriw, Du quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 30
Edgar Doris Pete Dorsey resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 31
Edgar Doris Pete Dorsey resided here in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA
1979
1979
Age 59
Edgar Doris Pete Dorsey resided here in Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA
Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA
2007
9 Jul 2007
Age 87
Death of Edgar Doris Pete Dorsey in Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA
Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1920
    Event Place: Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Du Quoin, Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: 6 Sriw, Du quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Chicago, Cook, Illin

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Illinois, USA
    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 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1979
    Event Place: Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 Jul 2007
    Event Place: Du Quoin, Perry County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Edgar Doris “Pete” Dorsey 9 Jul 2007

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 11 Jul 2007
    Event Place: Carbondale, Jackson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Southern Illinoisan - 11 Jul 2007 - Page 10, Obituary for Edgar Doris Dorsey 11 Jul 2007

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Southern Illinoisan; Publication Date: 11 Jul 2007; Publication Place: Carbondale, Illinois, USA; ,0.62328696,0.8214501,0.7469234&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jul 2007
    Event Place: Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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