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Fred James Dorsey (1878 - 1941)

Fred James Dorsey
Born in Michigan, United Statesmap
Son of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 9 Apr 1902 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United Statesmap
Father of , and
Died at age 62 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United Statesmap
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Biography

Fred Dorsey served with the United States during the Spanish-American War.
Service Started: unknown
Unit(s): unknown
Service Ended: unknown

Fred was born 26 Nov 1878.[1]

In the 1880 census Fred (age 1) was the son of William Dorsey in Union Township, Branch, Michigan, United States.[2]

Fred was in the military on 2 Nov 1898.[3][4]

Fred (age 23y), son of W. Dorsey & Alice Shradley, married Effie Gamo (age 19y) on 9 April 1902 in a Congregational Church in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States.[5][6]

In the 1910 census Fred (age 31) was the married head of household in Kalamazoo Ward 4, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States.[7][8]

Fred was in a military record in 1917-1918 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States.[9]

In the 1920 census Fred (age 41) was the married head of household in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States.[10][11]

Fred's son John Gauw Dorsey married Thelma Gladys Baker on 12 October 1926 in Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, United States.[12][13]

In the 1930 census Fred (age 51) was the married head of household in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States.[14][15]

In the 1940 census Fred (age 61) was the married head of household in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States.[16][17]

Fred, son of William K Dorsey & Alice Schradley, died (age 62) on 16 April 1941 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States.[18][19][20]

Frederick died on 16 April 1941 and was buried in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States.[21][22][23]

Fred was mentioned in the obituary of his son Fred J Dorsey in 1982.[24]

Sources

  1. ↑ Military: "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940"
    citing Affiliate Publication Title: Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917 - 1940; Affiliate Publication Number: 76193916; Digital film/folder number: 105178834; Image number: 1828
    FamilySearch Record: QP5B-3QGK (accessed 11 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS1N-W4V7-B
    Name: Fred J Dorsey; Birth Date: 26 Nov 1878; Death Date: 16 Apr 1941; Residence Place: Kalamazoo, Michigan; Military Service Date: 2 Nov 1898; Military Service Place: Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States; Record Nbr: 0; Vis Status: VISIBLE; System Of Record: SLS.
  2. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
    citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00057; Digital film/folder number: 005161004; FHL microfilm: 1254573; Image number: 762; Sheet number: 707; Sheet letter: D
    FamilySearch Record: MW9Y-TZ2 (accessed 11 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBN-V4F
    Fred Dorsey (1), single son, in household of William Dorsey (33) in Union Township, Branch, Michigan, United States. Born in Michigan, United States.
  3. ↑ Military: "U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940"
    Original data: United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2019
    Ancestry Record 61861 #1985336 (accessed 11 February 2024)
    Name: Fred J Dorsey; Record Type: Military Service; Birth Date: 26 Nov 1878; Military Date: 2 Nov 1898; Residence Place: Kalamazoo, Michigan; Death Date: 16 Apr 1941.
  4. ↑ Military: "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940"
    citing Affiliate Publication Title: Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917 - 1940; Affiliate Publication Number: 76193916; Digital film/folder number: 105178834; Image number: 1828
    FamilySearch Record: QP5B-3QGK (accessed 11 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS1N-W4V7-B
    Name: Fred J Dorsey; Birth Date: 26 Nov 1878; Death Date: 16 Apr 1941; Residence Place: Kalamazoo, Michigan; Military Service Date: 2 Nov 1898; Military Service Place: Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States; Record Nbr: 0; Vis Status: VISIBLE; System Of Record: SLS.
  5. ↑ Marriage: "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 004208661; FHL microfilm: 2342521; Image number: 57; Indexing batch: M01707-0
    FamilySearch Record: N38R-ZQZ (accessed 11 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-63G5-2W
    Fred J Dorsey (23y) marriage to Effie Gamo (19y) on 9 Apr 1902 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
  6. ↑ Marriage: "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 004208661; FHL microfilm: 2342521
    FamilySearch Record: FZ9T-V48 (accessed 11 February 2024)
    Fred J Dorsey marriage to Effie Gamo on 9 Apr 1902 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States.
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML52-KXJ : accessed 21 March 2019), Fred J Dorsey, Kalamazoo Ward 4, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 149, sheet 18A, family 400, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 654; FHL microfilm 1,374,667.
  8. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
    citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004972485; FHL microfilm: 1374667; Image number: 835; Sheet number: 18; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03435-2
    FamilySearch Record: ML52-KXJ (accessed 11 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRVH-QZG
    Fred J Dorsey (31), married head of household in Kalamazoo Ward 4, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. Born in Michigan.
  9. ↑ Military: "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
    citing Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards; Affiliate Publication Number: M1509; Digital film/folder number: 005251398; FHL microfilm: 1675763
    FamilySearch Record: K6X6-S5R (accessed 11 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-81ZB-N4H Image number 00649
    Name: Fred James Dorsey; Military Draft Registration Date: from 1917 to 1918; Military Draft Registration Place: Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States; Birth Date: 26 Nov 1878; Birth Place: , , United States; Citizenship Place: United States; Race: White.
  10. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ35-MVX : accessed 21 March 2019), Fred J Dorsey, Kalamazoo Ward 4, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States; citing ED 168, sheet 13B, line 80, family 312, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 775; FHL microfilm 1,820,775.
  11. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
    citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 83; Digital film/folder number: 004966152; FHL microfilm: 1820775; Image number: 1038; Sheet number: 13; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N02034-4
    FamilySearch Record: MZ35-MVX (accessed 11 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRXL-XSC
    Fred J Dorsey (41), married head of household in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. Born in Michigan.
  12. ↑ Marriage of son John Gauw Dorsey: "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 004540491; FHL microfilm: 1845566; Record number: 1118; Packet letter: H
    FamilySearch Record: XFW1-ZQF (accessed 11 February 2024)
    Fred James Dorsey's son John Gauw Dorsey marriage to Thelma Gladys Baker on 12 Oct 1926 in Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, United States.
  13. ↑ Marriage of son John Gauw Dorsey: "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
    citing Page: 542; Digital film/folder number: 004540491; FHL microfilm: 001845566; Image number: 610; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: M03017-5
    FamilySearch Record: XXBG-LPF (accessed 11 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 939Z-BNSQ-S8
    Fred James Dorsey's son John Gauw Dorsey marriage on 12 Oct 1926 in Elkhart, Indiana, United States.
  14. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQBZ-PPW : accessed 21 March 2019), Charlotte A Dorsey in household of Fred J Dorsey, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 29, sheet 5B, line 52, family 114, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 997; FHL microfilm 2,340,732.
  15. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
    citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 51; Digital film/folder number: 004951153; FHL microfilm: 2340732; Image number: 925; Sheet number: 5; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03862-1
    FamilySearch Record: XQBZ-PPQ (accessed 11 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR4K-NL
    Fred J Dorsey (51), married head of household in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. Born in Michigan.
  16. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4LT-ZJF : 14 March 2018), Fred J Dorsey, Ward 4, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo City, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 39-36, sheet 14B, line 56, family 360, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1771.
  17. ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
    citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 58; Digital film/folder number: 005461633; Image number: 754; Sheet number: 14; Sheet letter: B
    FamilySearch Record: K4LT-ZJF (accessed 11 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9M1-VZKC
    Fred J Dorsey (61), married head of household in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. Born in Michigan.
  18. ↑ Death: "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 005237618; FHL microfilm: 1972803; Image number: 2965
    FamilySearch Record: KF36-JYC (accessed 11 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-819S-93NK
    Fred J Dorsey death 16 Apr 1941 (born 26 Nov 1878), son of William K Dorsey & Alice Schradley, in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States.
  19. ↑ Death: "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940"
    citing Affiliate Publication Title: Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917 - 1940; Affiliate Publication Number: 76193916; Digital film/folder number: 105178834; Image number: 1828
    FamilySearch Record: QP5B-3QGK (accessed 11 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS1N-W4V7-B
    Name: Fred J Dorsey; Birth Date: 26 Nov 1878; Death Date: 16 Apr 1941; Residence Place: Kalamazoo, Michigan; Military Service Date: 2 Nov 1898; Military Service Place: Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States; Record Nbr: 0; Vis Status: VISIBLE; System Of Record: SLS.
  20. ↑ Death: "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
    citing Digital film/folder number: DI0001099
    FamilySearch Record: 6KQ4-SX4V (accessed 11 February 2024)
    Frederick James Dorsey death 16 Apr 1941 (born 26 Nov 1878).
  21. ↑ Burial: "Find A Grave Index"
    citing record ID 25808872, Find a Grave
    FamilySearch Record: QVVY-6K13 (accessed 11 February 2024)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #25808872
    Frederick James Dorsey burial (died on 16 Apr 1941) in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States of America. Born on 26 Nov 1878.
  22. ↑ Burial: "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007621087; FHL microfilm: 2075052; Record number: 22; Packet letter: B
    FamilySearch Record: FHSG-YZN (accessed 11 February 2024)
    Fred J Dorsey burial (died in 1941 at age 62) on 19 Apr 1941 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. Born on 26 Nov 1878.
  23. ↑ Burial: "Web: Kalamazoo County, Michigan, U.S., Riverside Cemetery Index, 1800-2012"
    Original data: Riverside Cemetery. Riverside Cemetery. http://www.cemeteryregister.com/search.asp?id=MI_KALAMAZOO: accessed 23 October 2012; URL: http://www.cemeteryregister.com/search.asp?id=MI_KALAMAZOO
    Ancestry Record 9231 #45924 (accessed 11 February 2024)
    Fred J Dorsey burial (died in about 1941) on 19 Apr 1941 in Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.
  24. ↑ Obituary of son Fred J Dorsey: "Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007616469; FHL microfilm: 007616469; Image number: 956
    FamilySearch Record: QV5M-4NBM (accessed 11 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9VR-X32V
    Name: Fred Dorsey; Role Type: Other; Relationship To Head: Parent; System Of Record: SLS.




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