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John Clarence "Jewel" Dorsey 1911–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jun 1911

Birth Location: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 27 JAN 1968

Death Location: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: William Dorsey

Mother: Lillie (Olsen)(Knight)

Spouse(s): Mattie Dorsey

Children(s): Marie Dorsey, Daniel Dorsey, Helen Perry, Helen Perry

The story of John Clarence "Jewel" Dorsey began in 1911 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States. In 1935, John Clarence "Jewel" Dorsey resided in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia. John Clarence "Jewel" Dorsey married Mattie Clyde Dorsey, and had children including Daniel Allen Dorsey, Helen D Perry, Helen Dorsey Perry, Johnny R Dorsey, Marie Dorsey, William H Dorsey. John Clarence "Jewel" Dorsey passed away in 1968 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Clarence "Jewel" Dorsey began in 1911 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States.
  • In 1935, John Clarence "Jewel" Dorsey resided in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia.
  • John Clarence "Jewel" Dorsey married Mattie Clyde Dorsey, and had children including Daniel Allen Dorsey, Helen D Perry, Helen Dorsey Perry, Johnny R Dorsey, Marie Dorsey, William H Dorsey.
  • John Clarence "Jewel" Dorsey passed away in 1968 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Dorsey's Ancestors

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John Dorsey
1911–1968
Birth Place: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States
Parents
William Henry Dorsey
1875–1918
Fulton, Georgia
Lillie (Mae Roberts (Dorsey)) (Olsen)(Knight)
1884–1969
Friendship, Hall County, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Dorsey's Descendants

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John (Clarence "Jewel") Dorsey (10 Jun 1911–27 JAN 1968) m. Mattie (Clyde) Dorsey (20 Sep 1915–7 NOV 1998)
  1. 1. Marie Dorsey 1943–2011 m. Lee (A.) Maro 1941–2003
  2. 2. Daniel (Allen) Dorsey 1938–2014
  3. 3. Helen (Dorsey) Perry 1940–2010
  4. 4. Helen (D.) Perry 1940–2010

John Dorsey's Timeline

5 Records

1911
10 Jun 1911
Birth of John Clarence "Jewel" Dorsey in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States
1935
23 NOV 1935
Age 24
John Clarence "Jewel" Dorsey was married in FULTON CO, Georgia
FULTON CO, Georgia
1935
1935
Age 24
John Clarence "Jewel" Dorsey resided here in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia
1940
1940
Age 29
John Clarence "Jewel" Dorsey resided here in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
1968
27 JAN 1968
Age 57
Death of John Clarence "Jewel" Dorsey in Fulton, Georgia, USA
Fulton, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1911
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00726; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 160-51
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 NOV 1935
    Event Place: FULTON CO, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00726; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 160-51

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00726; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 160-51

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 JAN 1968
    Event Place: Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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