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Edith Sophia Dorsey 1891–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 September 1891

Birth Location: Calis, Marshall Co., West Virginia

Death Date: 4 May 1954

Death Location: United States

Father: James I

Mother: Dillie McNinch

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Edith Sophia Dorsey was born in 1891 in Calis, Marshall Co., West Virginia, the child of James Wiley Dorsey I And Dillie Mcninch. Edith Sophia Dorsey passed away in 1954 in United States.

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Biography

  • Edith Sophia Dorsey was born in 1891 in Calis, Marshall Co., West Virginia, the child of James Wiley Dorsey I And Dillie Mcninch.
  • Edith Sophia Dorsey passed away in 1954 in United States.

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Edith Dorsey's Ancestors

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Edith Dorsey
1891–1954
Birth Place: Calis, Marshall Co., West Virginia
Parents
James Wiley Dorsey I
1860–1941
Calis, Marshall County, Virginia, USA
Dillie McNinch
1862–1930
West Alexander, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Cornelius (C) Dorsey
1816–1902
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Sophia Strickland
1824–1904
Maryland, USA
James (William) McNinch
1822–1902
Washington Co., PA
Mary Ruth
1821–1903
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Basil Dorsey
1777–1856
Susannah Lindsay
1777–1836
Edward Strickling
1796–1882
Elizabeth Shaeffer
1800–1851
JAMES Jr.
1779–1866
Mary Chapman
1783–1858
Thomas Ruth
1775–1855
Jane
1775–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Dorsey
1745–1808
Martha Lett
1750–1827
John Lindsay
1726–1801
Hammutal Tevis
1744–1830
Edward Stricklin
1760–1858
Lydia Search
1755–1830
Friedrich Schafer
1770–
James McNinch
1739–1809
Jean Miller
1741–1809
Richard Sr
1759–1803
Sarah Patterson
1759–1826

Edith Dorsey's Timeline

3 Records

1891
1 September 1891
Birth of Edith Sophia Dorsey in Calis, Marshall Co., West Virginia
Calis, Marshall Co., West Virginia
1954
1 May 1954
Age 63
Death of Edith Sophia Dorsey in Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA
Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA
1954
4 May 1954
Age 63
Burial of Edith Sophia Dorsey in United States
United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 September 1891
    Event Place: Calis, Marshall Co., West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stone Church Rd., (Rural), Ohio, West VA.
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1954
    Event Place: Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 4 May 1954
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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