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Hezekiah Cornelius "Hez" Dorsey 1845–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Feb 1845

Birth Location: Newton County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 13 Mar 1913

Death Location: Henderson, Rusk, Texas, USA

Father: Edmond Dorsey

Mother: Lucy Lumsden

Spouse(s): Nancy Ellis

Children(s): James Dorsey

Hezekiah Cornelius "Hez" Dorsey was born in 1845 in Newton County, Georgia, USA, the child of Edmond Austin Dorsey And Lucy Ann Lumsden. Hezekiah Cornelius "Hez" Dorsey married Nancy Isget Ellis, and had children including James William Dorsey. Hezekiah Cornelius "Hez" Dorsey passed away in 1913 in Henderson, Rusk, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Hezekiah Cornelius "Hez" Dorsey was born in 1845 in Newton County, Georgia, USA, the child of Edmond Austin Dorsey And Lucy Ann Lumsden.
  • Hezekiah Cornelius "Hez" Dorsey married Nancy Isget Ellis, and had children including James William Dorsey.
  • Hezekiah Cornelius "Hez" Dorsey passed away in 1913 in Henderson, Rusk, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmond Dorsey
1811–1893
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Lucy Lumsden
1823–1907
Birth Location: Jasper, Georgia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Ellis
1847–1938
Birth Location: Newton, Georgia, USA
NE

Children(s)

James Dorsey
1869–1963
Birth Location: Newton County, Georgia, United States of America
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Hezekiah Dorsey's Ancestors

Self
Hezekiah Dorsey
1845–1913
Birth Place: Newton County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Edmond Austin Dorsey
1811–1893
Georgia, USA
Lucy (Ann) Lumsden
1823–1907
Jasper, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
William Darsey
1742–1832
Laurenburg, Virginia, United States
John Lumsden
1790–1830
Franklin City, Virginia, United States of America
Susannah Jones
1788–1830
Monticello, Jasper, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Lumsden
1753–1837
Elizabeth Belcher
1757–1845
William Sr
1758–1841
Mary Hamm
1762–1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Lumsden
1738–1788
Wilmoth Steele
1732–1790
Mary Clay
1735–1793
Richard lll
1718–1786
Elizabeth Batte
1729–1778
Thomas Sr
1734–1781
Sarah McConnell
1733–1810

Hezekiah Dorsey's Descendants

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Hezekiah (Cornelius "Hez") Dorsey (23 Feb 1845–13 Mar 1913) m. Nancy (Isget) Ellis (23 OCT 1847–24 Feb 1938)
  1. 1. James (William) Dorsey 1869–1963 m. Lena (Jane) Pool 1874–1947
    1. 1. Cornelius Dorsey 1895–1975 m. Dora (Belle) Hunt 1902–1966
      1. 1. James (Hugh) Dorsey 1825–1882 m. Catherine Dorsey 1828–1888
        1. 1. Anna Dorsey 1873–1939 m. Michael Hanrahan 1875–1967
        2. 2. Thomas Dorsey 1859–
        3. 3. Cornelius Dorsey 1853–1938
        4. 4. James Dorsey 1861–
        5. 5. Catherine Dorsey 1866–1902
        6. 6. Mary Dorsey 1869–
        7. 7. Elizabeth Dorsey 1870–
    2. 2. Ruben Dorsey 1899–
    3. 3. Nadine (Aletha) Dorsey 1915–2007
    4. 4. Claude (Bryan) Dorsey 1898–1989
    5. 5. Coy (E Dorsey) (twin) 1896–1957
    6. 6. Ruby (Lee) Dorsey 1899–1964
    7. 7. James (Smith) Dorsey 1908–1993
    8. 8. Otis (Clayton) Dorsey 1910–1991
    9. 9. Beatrice (Mineola) Dorsey 1904–1973
    10. 10. Horace (Buel) Dorsey 1900–1925
    11. 11. Ralph (Grady) Dorsey 1912–1988
    12. 12. Loy (E "Little John" Dorsey) Sr. 1896–1975

Hezekiah Dorsey's Timeline

2 Records

1845
23 Feb 1845
Birth of Hezekiah Cornelius "Hez" Dorsey in Newton County, Georgia, USA
Newton County, Georgia, USA
1913
13 Mar 1913
Age 68
Death of Hezekiah Cornelius "Hez" Dorsey in Henderson, Rusk, Texas, USA
Henderson, Rusk, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1845
    Event Place: Newton County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1913
    Event Place: Henderson, Rusk, Texas, USA
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