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Elizabeth Irene 'Mattie' Dorsey 1924–2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1924

Birth Location: Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 27 Jan 2011

Death Location: Orland Park, Cook, Illinois, USA

Father: John Dorsey

Mother: Rebecca Patterson

Spouse(s): Harvey Roberts

Children(s): Kevin Roberts

Elizabeth Irene 'Mattie' Dorsey was born in 1924 in Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA, the child of John Herbert Dorsey And Rebecca Bessie Louise Patterson. In 1930, Elizabeth Irene 'Mattie' Dorsey resided in Du Quoin, Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA. In 1935, Elizabeth Irene 'Mattie' Dorsey resided in Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA. Elizabeth Irene 'Mattie' Dorsey married Harvey Shelley Roberts, and had children including Bruce Roberts, Elena Roberts, Gary D Roberts, Kevin Scott Roberts. Elizabeth Irene 'Mattie' Dorsey passed away in 2011 in Orland Park, Cook, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Irene 'Mattie' Dorsey was born in 1924 in Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA, the child of John Herbert Dorsey And Rebecca Bessie Louise Patterson.
  • In 1930, Elizabeth Irene 'Mattie' Dorsey resided in Du Quoin, Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1935, Elizabeth Irene 'Mattie' Dorsey resided in Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA.
  • Elizabeth Irene 'Mattie' Dorsey married Harvey Shelley Roberts, and had children including Bruce Roberts, Elena Roberts, Gary D Roberts, Kevin Scott Roberts.
  • Elizabeth Irene 'Mattie' Dorsey passed away in 2011 in Orland Park, Cook, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

Spouses(s)

Harvey Roberts
1918–
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
HR

Children(s)

Kevin Roberts
1911–
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
KR

Elizabeth Dorsey's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Dorsey
1924–2011
Birth Place: Du Quoin, Perry, 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

Elizabeth Dorsey's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Irene 'Mattie') Dorsey (20 Feb 1924–27 Jan 2011) m. Harvey (Shelley) Roberts (abt 1918–)
  1. 1. Kevin (Scott) Roberts 1911–

Elizabeth Dorsey's Timeline

8 Records

1924
20 Feb 1924
Birth of Elizabeth Irene 'Mattie' Dorsey in Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA
Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 6
Elizabeth Irene 'Mattie' Dorsey resided here in Du Quoin, Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA
Du Quoin, Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 11
Elizabeth Irene 'Mattie' Dorsey resided here in Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA
Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA
1940
1940
Age 16
Elizabeth Irene 'Mattie' Dorsey resided here in 6 Sriw, Du quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA
6 Sriw, Du quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA
1943
11 Aug 1943
Age 19
Elizabeth Irene 'Mattie' Dorsey was married
None
1950
1950
Age 26
Elizabeth Irene 'Mattie' Dorsey resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 27
Elizabeth Irene 'Mattie' Dorsey resided here in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA
2011
27 Jan 2011
Age 87
Death of Elizabeth Irene 'Mattie' Dorsey in Orland Park, Cook, Illinois, USA
Orland Park, Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1924
    Event Place: Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1943
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, The Daily Journal; Publication Date: 28 Jan 2011; Publication Place: Kankakee, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Du Quoin, Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: 6 Sriw, Du quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    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 7
    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 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chicago, Bourbonnais, Orland Park, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, The Daily Journal; Publication Date: 28 Jan 2011; Publication Place: Kankakee, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jan 2011
    Event Place: Orland Park, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, The Daily Journal; Publication Date: 28 Jan 2011; Publication Place: Kankakee, Illinois, USA
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