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Lawrence Edward Dorsey 1919–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 APR 1919

Birth Location: Delavan Twp., Tazewell Co., Il., USA

Death Date: 18 MAR 1984

Death Location: St. Mary's Cemetery, Delavan, Tazewell Co., Il., USA

Father: Homer Dorsey

Mother: Ruth Sparrow

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Lawrence Edward Dorsey was born in 1919 in Delavan Twp., Tazewell Co., Il., USA, the child of Homer Bernard Dorsey And Ruth Emma Sparrow. In 1930, Lawrence Edward Dorsey was recorded in the census in Delavan Twp., Tazewell Co., Il., USA. Lawrence Edward Dorsey married Florence Dickson, and had children including Lawrence Edward Dorsey, Michael Dorsey, Patrick Dorsey, Thomas Dorsey. Lawrence Edward Dorsey passed away in 1984 in St. Mary's Cemetery, Delavan, Tazewell Co., Il., USA.

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Biography

  • Lawrence Edward Dorsey was born in 1919 in Delavan Twp., Tazewell Co., Il., USA, the child of Homer Bernard Dorsey And Ruth Emma Sparrow.
  • In 1930, Lawrence Edward Dorsey was recorded in the census in Delavan Twp., Tazewell Co., Il., USA.
  • Lawrence Edward Dorsey married Florence Dickson, and had children including Lawrence Edward Dorsey, Michael Dorsey, Patrick Dorsey, Thomas Dorsey.
  • Lawrence Edward Dorsey passed away in 1984 in St. Mary's Cemetery, Delavan, Tazewell Co., Il., USA.

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Lawrence Dorsey's Ancestors

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Lawrence Dorsey
1919–1984
Birth Place: Delavan Twp., Tazewell Co., Il., USA
Parents
Homer Bernard Dorsey
1895–1975
Harrisburg, Ky., USA
Ruth (Emma) Sparrow
1895–1971
Colfax, McLean Co., Il., USA
Grandparents
Clarence (H.) Sparrow
1874–1944
Tazewell Co., Il., USA
Johanna (Idella) Hefferman
1872–1958
Logan Co., Il., USA
Great-Grandparents
Perry Sparrow
1819–1891
Hannah Moorman
1838–1918
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elias Sparrow
Nancy Barker
Goodwin MOORMAN
1809–1850
Lydia PRICE
1812–1850

Lawrence Dorsey's Timeline

3 Records

1919
15 APR 1919
Birth of Lawrence Edward Dorsey in Delavan Twp., Tazewell Co., Il., USA
Delavan Twp., Tazewell Co., Il., USA
1930
1930
Age 11
Lawrence Edward Dorsey appeared in census in Delavan Twp., Tazewell Co., Il., USA
Delavan Twp., Tazewell Co., Il., USA
1984
18 MAR 1984
Age 65
Death of Lawrence Edward Dorsey in Urbana, Champaign Co.,. Il., USA
Urbana, Champaign Co.,. Il., USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 APR 1919
    Event Place: Delavan Twp., Tazewell Co., Il., USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 MAR 1984
    Event Place: Urbana, Champaign Co.,. Il., USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Delavan Twp., Tazewell Co., Il., USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St. Mary's Cemetery, Delavan, Tazewell Co., Il., USA

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