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Ralph Audress Dorsey 1919–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1919

Birth Location: Bruce, West Virginia

Death Date: 29 Jun 2006

Death Location: Fostoria, Hancock County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Clyde Dorsey

Mother: Donna Orndorff

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Ralph Audress Dorsey began in 1919 in Bruce, West Virginia. In 1920, Ralph Audress Dorsey resided in Wilderness, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA. In 1930, Ralph Audress Dorsey resided in Nuttall, Fayette, West Virginia, USA. Ralph Audress Dorsey married Jean Carlysle Moore. Ralph Audress Dorsey passed away in 2006 in Fostoria, Hancock County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Ralph Audress Dorsey began in 1919 in Bruce, West Virginia.
  • In 1920, Ralph Audress Dorsey resided in Wilderness, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1930, Ralph Audress Dorsey resided in Nuttall, Fayette, West Virginia, USA.
  • Ralph Audress Dorsey married Jean Carlysle Moore.
  • Ralph Audress Dorsey passed away in 2006 in Fostoria, Hancock County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Clyde Dorsey
1893–1961
Birth Location: Bruce, Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Donna Orndorff
1902–1996
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ralph Dorsey's Ancestors

Self
Ralph Dorsey
1919–2006
Birth Place: Bruce, West Virginia
Parents
Clyde Jacob Dorsey
1893–1961
Bruce, Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States of America
Donna (Myrtle) Orndorff
1902–1996
West Virginia
Grandparents
Maloy (Henderson) Dorsey
1867–1956
West Virginia
Margaret (E.) Daubenspeck
1872–1950
West Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Daubenspeck
1828–1901
Sarah Young
1833–1901
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Daubenspeck
1802–1850
Mary Kissinger
1804–1850

Ralph Dorsey's Timeline

4 Records

1919
16 Aug 1919
Birth of Ralph Audress Dorsey in Bruce, West Virginia
Bruce, West Virginia
1920
1920
Age 1
Ralph Audress Dorsey resided here in Wilderness, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
Wilderness, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 11
Ralph Audress Dorsey resided here in Nuttall, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
Nuttall, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
2006
29 Jun 2006
Age 87
Death of Ralph Audress Dorsey in Fostoria, Seneca, Ohio
Fostoria, Seneca, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1919
    Event Place: Bruce, West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s-2009, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio; Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s to 2011
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and, Certificate: 52261; Volume: 35368
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wilderness, Nicholas, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1965; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 112
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Nuttall, Fayette, West Virginia; Roll: 2532; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 2342266
    [6] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Wilderness, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wilderness, Nicholas, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1965; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 112

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Nuttall, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Nuttall, Fayette, West Virginia; Roll: 2532; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 2342266

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fostoria, Seneca, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and, Certificate: 52261; Volume: 35368

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 2006
    Event Place: Fostoria, Seneca, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s-2009, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio; Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s to 2011
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and, Certificate: 52261; Volume: 35368
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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