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Ora Mae Dotson 1927–2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 OCT 1927

Birth Location: Midway, Woodford, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 26 FEB 2010

Death Location: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA

Father: Charles Dotson

Mother: Eliza Bowling

Spouse(s): Mose Geers

Children(s): Robert Geers

The story of Ora Mae Dotson began in 1927 in Midway, Woodford, Kentucky, USA. In 1930, Ora Mae Dotson resided in Market House, Woodford, Kentucky, USA. In 1935, Ora Mae Dotson resided in Mason, Kentucky, USA. Ora Mae Dotson married Mose Brandenburg Geers, and had children including Janet Geers Burke, Robert Brandenburg Geers, Rosa Geers Burgess. Ora Mae Dotson passed away in 2010 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ora Mae Dotson began in 1927 in Midway, Woodford, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1930, Ora Mae Dotson resided in Market House, Woodford, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1935, Ora Mae Dotson resided in Mason, Kentucky, USA.
  • Ora Mae Dotson married Mose Brandenburg Geers, and had children including Janet Geers Burke, Robert Brandenburg Geers, Rosa Geers Burgess.
  • Ora Mae Dotson passed away in 2010 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Dotson
1879–1963
Birth Location: Mount Olivet, Robertson, Kentucky, USA
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Eliza Bowling
1897–1972
Birth Location: Whitley, Kentucky, USA
EB

Spouses(s)

Mose Geers
1911–1986
Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
MG

Children(s)

Robert Geers
1938–2007
Birth Location: Fayette, Kentucky, USA
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Ora Dotson's Ancestors

Self
Ora Dotson
1927–2010
Birth Place: Midway, Woodford, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Charles Rethmond Dotson
1879–1963
Mount Olivet, Robertson, Kentucky, USA
Eliza Bowling
1897–1972
Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
George (S) Dotson
1842–1915
Kentucky, USA
Eliza (Ellen) Wheeler
1848–1907
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Wheeler
1813–1880
Sarah Strawther
1816–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lawrence Wheeler
1782–1832
Isabelle Dawson
1786–1851

Ora Dotson's Descendants

1.
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Ora (Mae) Dotson (26 OCT 1927–26 FEB 2010) m. Mose (Brandenburg) Geers (30 MAY 1911–18 NOV 1986)
  1. 1. Robert (Brandenburg) Geers 1938–2007

Ora Dotson's Timeline

11 Records

1927
26 OCT 1927
Birth of Ora Mae Dotson in Midway, Woodford, Kentucky, USA
Midway, Woodford, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 3
Ora Mae Dotson resided here in Market House, Woodford, Kentucky, USA
Market House, Woodford, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 8
Ora Mae Dotson resided here in Mason, Kentucky, USA
Mason, Kentucky, USA
1938
1938
Age 11
Ora Mae Dotson resided here in Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA
Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 13
Ora Mae Dotson resided here in Market House, Woodford, Kentucky, USA
Market House, Woodford, Kentucky, USA
1948
1948
Age 21
Ora Mae Dotson resided here in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 23
Ora Mae Dotson resided here in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
1951
1951
Age 24
Ora Mae Dotson resided here in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1987
1987
Age 60
Ora Mae Dotson resided here in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
1993
1993
Age 66
Ora Mae Dotson resided here in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
2010
26 FEB 2010
Age 83
Death of Ora Mae Dotson in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 OCT 1927
    Event Place: Midway, Woodford, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Lexington Herald-Leader; Publication Date: 28 Feb 2010; Publication Place: Lexington, Kentucky, USA; ,0.48314512,0.29137173,0.8197001&xid=3355
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nicholasville, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 FEB 2010
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Lexington Herald-Leader; Publication Date: 28 Feb 2010; Publication Place: Lexington, Kentucky, USA; ,0.48314512,0.29137173,0.8197001&xid=3355
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Market House, Woodford, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1987
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Mason, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Market House, Woodford, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fayette, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lexington, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Lexington Herald-Leader; Publication Date: 28 Feb 2010; Publication Place: Lexington, Kentucky, USA; ,0.48314512,0.29137173,0.8197001&xid=3355
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