Solomon
Dorsett
Born in Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Duty Dorsett
and Rachel (Edwards) Dorsett
Brother of
James Dorsett, Hannah (Dorsett) Parrish, Henry Dorsett, Abijah Dorsett, Rachel (Dorsett) Duty, Nelly Dorsett, Rebecca Dorsett, Martin Dorsett and Francis Dorsett
Husband of
Sylvania Caroline (Marley) Dorsett
— married
8 Mar 1853 in Morgan County, Indiana
Husband of
Martha Wright (Parker) Dorsett
— married
1 Oct 1874 in Putnam, Indiana
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah Jane Dorsett, Martin Benton Dorsett, Martha Dorsett, Charles F Dorsett, Oliver Henderson Dorsett, Hester Ann Dorsett, Flora Bell Dorsett, Ella Nora (Dorsett) Rhea, Alva Otis Dorsett, Maggie Dorsett, Lucy Rhea (Dorsett) Lopossa and James Oscar Dorsett
Died
at age 73
in Eminence, Adams Township, Morgan, Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Sep 2019
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Biography
Solomon was born in 1832. He passed away in 1905.
Married first Silvena Caroline Marley (1832-1874 m. 1853), daughter of Isaac Jacob Marley and Sarah Hayes
- Children:
- Sarah Jane b. 1854 died in infancy
- Martin Benton b. 1855 died in infancy
- Charles Fillmore b. 1857 died in infancy
- Martha Ellen b. 1858 died in infancy
- Oliver Henderson b. 1861 died in infancy
- Hester Ann b. 1863
- Flora Bell b. 1867
- Ella Nora b. 1870
Married second Martha Wright Parker (1840-1929 m. 1874), daughter of William Henley Parker and Bethena Posey Dobbs
- Children:
- Alva Otis b. 1875
- Maggie May b. 1877
- Lucy Rhea b. 1879
- James Oscar b. 1880
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJB-YBR : 19 December 2020), Solomon Dorsett in household of Rachel Dorsett, Adams, Morgan, Indiana, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4N9-99Z : 18 February 2021), Solomen Dorsett in entry for J G Smith, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX67-J48 : 28 May 2021), Solomon Dorsett, 1870.
- "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K62H-SH8 : 31 December 2021), Solomon Dorsett and Martha W Parker, 29 Sep 1874; citing Putnam, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 005014423.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH91-418 : 13 January 2022), Solomon Dorsett, Adams Township, Morgan, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9MN-W5R : 27 January 2022), Solomon Dorsett, 1900.
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