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Joseph Howard Dorsey 1889–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1889

Birth Location: Pensylvania, US

Death Date: 4 September 1948

Death Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

Father: Joseph Dorsey

Mother: Anne Tarr

Spouse(s): Genevieve Dunkle

Children(s): Ronald Dorsey, Howard Dorsey, Gilbert Dorsey, Shirley Dorsey, Iris Dorsey, Lyle Dorsey

Joseph Howard Dorsey was born in 1889 in Pensylvania, US, the child of Joseph Howard Dorsey And Anne B Tarr. Joseph Howard Dorsey married Genevieve Dunkle, and had children including Gilbert Clyde Dorsey, Howard Dunkle Dorsey, Iris Dorsey, Lyle Richard Dorsey, Ronald James Dorsey, Shirley J Dorsey. Joseph Howard Dorsey passed away in 1948 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Howard Dorsey was born in 1889 in Pensylvania, US, the child of Joseph Howard Dorsey And Anne B Tarr.
  • Joseph Howard Dorsey married Genevieve Dunkle, and had children including Gilbert Clyde Dorsey, Howard Dunkle Dorsey, Iris Dorsey, Lyle Richard Dorsey, Ronald James Dorsey, Shirley J Dorsey.
  • Joseph Howard Dorsey passed away in 1948 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Dorsey
1873–1956
Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Anne Tarr
1866–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Genevieve Dunkle
1890–1978
Birth Location: Wayne County, West Virginia
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Children(s)

Ronald Dorsey
1932–1997
Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
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Howard Dorsey
1923–2004
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Gilbert Dorsey
1927–1976
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Shirley Dorsey
1929–1972
Birth Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
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Iris Dorsey
1926–
Birth Location: –
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Lyle Dorsey
1931–2005
Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
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Joseph Dorsey's Ancestors

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Joseph Dorsey
1889–1948
Birth Place: Pensylvania, US
Parents
Joseph Howard Dorsey
1873–1956
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Anne (B.) Tarr
1866–
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Alexander Tarr
1831–1887
Pennsylvania, United States
Pauline Elliott
1839–1917
Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Casper Tarr
1803–1879
Mary Adams
1809–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Tarr
1768–1825
Maria Heilman
1779–1823

Joseph Dorsey's Descendants

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Joseph (Howard) Dorsey (22 Aug 1889–4 September 1948) m. Genevieve Dunkle (1 September 1890–16 October 1978)
  1. 1. Ronald (James) Dorsey 1932–1997
  2. 2. Howard (Dunkle) Dorsey 1923–2004
  3. 3. Gilbert (Clyde) Dorsey 1927–1976 m. Rose (Marie) Tate 1928–1995
  4. 4. Shirley (J.) Dorsey 1929–1972
  5. 5. Iris Dorsey 1926–
  6. 6. Lyle (Richard) Dorsey 1931–2005

Joseph Dorsey's Timeline

2 Records

1889
22 Aug 1889
Birth of Joseph Howard Dorsey in Pensylvania, US
Pensylvania, US
1948
4 September 1948
Age 59
Death of Joseph Howard Dorsey in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1889
    Event Place: Pensylvania, US

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 September 1948
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
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