William Taylor Dorsett (1847 - 1936)

Born 16 May 1847 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 29 Feb 1936 at age 88 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1847. He was the son of Robert Dorsett and Sallie Perry. He passed away in 1936.

Married first Olivia Newlin (1849-1896 m. 1873), daughter of Oliver Newlin and Sarah Ellen Puryear

• Children:
  • Sarah Margaret b. 1874
  • Nellie Puryear b. 1875
  • Della Blair b. 1871
  • John Newlin b. 1879
  • William Randolph b. 1880
  • Shotwell b. 1882 died in childhood
  • Mary b. 1884
  • Katie Scales b. 1886
  • Alfred Jones b. 1892

Married second Elizabeth Brooks (1873-1913 m. 1909), daughter of William Marsh Brooks and Jemima Elizabeth Hawley

Elizabeth Brooks, b. 6-3-1873, m. 1909 Taylor Dorsett, b. 1847, son of Robert and Sarah Dorsett. She was his 2nd wife. She was educated at North Carolina College for Women, a teacher and a devout church worker. She died in Siler City, NC^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Kellam, Ida Brooks. Brooks and Kindred Families, 215https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062872569&seq=217

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4B4-DZH : 24 December 2020), Wm Taylor Dorsett in household of Hezekiah Dorsett, Chatham, North Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXR5-194 : 9 March 2021), William T Dorsett and Olivia Newlin, 04 May 1873; citing Chatham, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 259,470.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC6N-WPJ : 14 January 2022), W. Taylor Dorsett, Hadley Township, Chatham, North Carolina, 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:MSY9-J75 : 20 January 2022), W Taylor Dorsett, 1900.
• "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8W5-R5V : 14 February 2020), W. T. Dorsett, 1909.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZKX-BLH : 2 February 2021), W Taylor Dorsett in entry for J Dan Dorsett, 1920.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55904760/william-taylor-dorsett: accessed 29 March 2023), memorial page for William Taylor Dorsett (16 May 1847–29 Feb 1936), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55904760, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Siler City, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Debbie (contributor 46911311).