Brief Life History of Dorothy May
When Dorothy May Rosevear was born on 16 March 1916, in Idaho, United States, her father, William Joseph Rosevear, was 48 and her mother, Minnie May Board, was 33. She married Loren Glenn Strawn on 18 December 1937, in Moscow, Latah, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Seattle Election Precinct, King, Washington, United States in 1940 and King, Washington, United States in 1950. She died on 19 June 2001, in Seattle, King, Washington, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Kent, King, Washington, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (12)
- Dorothy W Strawn in household of Loren G Strawn, "United States Census, 1940"
- Dorothy Rosevear, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1962"
- Dorothy Rosevear in household of William Rosevear, "United States Census, 1930"
Spouse and Children
1914–2002 Male
1916–2001 Female
Children (1)
1938–2006 Female
Parents and Siblings
1867–1931 Male
1882–1970 Female
Siblings (1)
1916–2001 Female
World Events (8)
1917
Age 1
1917 · Fort Lewis is Established
Age 1
1940
Age 24
Name Meaning
Cornish: habitational name from Rosevear in Saint Mawgan in Meneage (Cornwall) or Roseveare in Saint Austell (Cornwall). The place in Saint Mawgan in Meneage is named with Middle Cornish ros ‘promontory, hill spur, moor’ + meur ‘big, great’; the place in Saint Austell is named with rid ‘ford’ + meur ‘big, great’. In both cases, the initial m- of the adjective has been lenited to v-.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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