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Jacob Wesley DORSEY 1861–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jan 1861

Birth Location: Mt. Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 22 SEP 1948

Death Location: South Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

Father: Cornelius Dorsey

Mother: Rachael Pitsenbarger

Spouse(s): Elizabeth CHILDERS

Children(s): Alfred Dorsey

The story of Jacob Wesley DORSEY began in 1861 in Mt. Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA. Jacob Wesley DORSEY married Elizabeth Rebecca Childers, and had children including Alfred Naman Dorsey. Jacob Wesley DORSEY passed away in 1948 in South Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Wesley DORSEY began in 1861 in Mt. Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA.
  • Jacob Wesley DORSEY married Elizabeth Rebecca Childers, and had children including Alfred Naman Dorsey.
  • Jacob Wesley DORSEY passed away in 1948 in South Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Cornelius Dorsey
1830–1920
Birth Location: Bruce, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
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Rachael Pitsenbarger
1827–1911
Birth Location: Nicholas, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth CHILDERS
1866–1929
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Children(s)

Alfred Dorsey
1887–1961
Birth Location: Fowler's Knob, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
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Jacob DORSEY's Ancestors

Self
Jacob DORSEY
1861–1948
Birth Place: Mt. Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Cornelius Christopher Dorsey
1830–1920
Bruce, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
Rachael Pitsenbarger
1827–1911
Nicholas, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Samuel (Walter) Dorsey
1798–1875
, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Nancy (Myra) Nutter
1805–1848
Broad Run, Monroe, West Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Dorsey
1754–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob DORSEY's Descendants

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Jacob (Wesley) DORSEY (27 Jan 1861–22 SEP 1948) m. Elizabeth (Rebecca) CHILDERS (1866–28 Nov 1929)
  1. 1. Alfred (Naman) Dorsey 1887–1961 m. Eunice (E) Reynolds 1891–1980
    1. 1. Alden (Jake) Dorsey 1912–1991 m. Opal (P) Cottle 1921–1997
      1. 1. David (Alden) Dorsey 1949–2014

Jacob DORSEY's Timeline

2 Records

1861
27 Jan 1861
Birth of Jacob Wesley DORSEY in Mt. Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
Mt. Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
1948
22 SEP 1948
Age 87
Death of Jacob Wesley DORSEY in South Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
South Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1861
    Event Place: Mt. Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 SEP 1948
    Event Place: South Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
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