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Sophia Strickland 1824–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 March 1824

Birth Location: Maryland, USA

Death Date: 6 September 1904

Death Location: Marshall County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Edward Strickling

Mother: Elizabeth Shaeffer

Spouse(s): Cornelius Dorsey

Children(s): James I

The story of Sophia Strickland began in 1824 in Maryland, USA. Sophia Strickland married Cornelius C Dorsey, and had children including James Wiley Dorsey I. Sophia Strickland passed away in 1904 in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Sophia Strickland began in 1824 in Maryland, USA.
  • Sophia Strickland married Cornelius C Dorsey, and had children including James Wiley Dorsey I.
  • Sophia Strickland passed away in 1904 in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Strickling
1796–1882
Birth Location: Maryland
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Elizabeth Shaeffer
1800–1851
Birth Location: Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Cornelius Dorsey
1816–1902
Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

James I
1860–1941
Birth Location: Calis, Marshall County, Virginia, USA
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Sophia Strickland's Ancestors

Self
Sophia Strickland
1824–1904
Birth Place: Maryland, USA
Parents
Edward Strickling
1796–1882
Maryland
Elizabeth Shaeffer
1800–1851
Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Edward Stricklin
1760–1858
Carlisle, Cumberland, England
Lydia Search
1755–1830
Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Friedrich Schafer
1770–
Great-Grandparents
William "Strachan"
1730–1760
Christopher Search
1710–1757
Lydia Lott
1708–1768
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander STRICKLING
1705–

Sophia Strickland's Descendants

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Sophia Strickland (17 March 1824–6 September 1904) m. Cornelius (C) Dorsey (22 January 1816–16 July 1902)
  1. 1. James (Wiley Dorsey) I 1860–1941 m. Dillie McNinch 1862–1930
    1. 1. Frank (Wiley) Dorsey 1888–1958 m. Elisabeth (Fuller) Shearer 1878–1942
      1. 1. Charles (Shearer) Dorsey 1913–1996 m. Gertrude (White) Dorsey 1916–1991
        1. 1. Joyce (Ann) Dorsey 1937–2015 m. Harry (William Booth) Jr. 1936–2015
      2. 2. Robert (Wylie) Dorsey 1917–2015 m. Julia (Bates) Martin 1920–2006
      3. 3. Mary (Elisabeth) Dorsey 1919–2010 m. Arnold (Roscoe) Knapp 1914–1979
      4. 4. William (Cornelius) Dorsey 1921–1943 m. Rose (Mary) Schang 1923–1997
    2. 2. Winona (Belle) Dorsey 1898–1993
    3. 3. Sylvia (Cecil) Dorsey 1883–1885
    4. 4. Bessie (Gae) Dorsey 1885–1940
    5. 5. G. (Blaine) Dorsey 1889–1971
    6. 6. Edith (Sophia) Dorsey 1891–1954

Sophia Strickland's Timeline

2 Records

1824
17 March 1824
Birth of Sophia Strickland in Maryland, USA
Maryland, USA
1904
6 September 1904
Age 80
Death of Sophia Strickland in Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA
Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 March 1824
    Event Place: Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 September 1904
    Event Place: Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Iowa, U.S., Death Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marshall County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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