Kinsey David Dormire

Brief Life History of Kinsey David

When Kinsey David Dormire was born on 7 April 1896, in Sidney, Clinton Township, Shelby, Ohio, United States, his father, Charles Christian Dormire, was 26 and his mother, Elizabeth Jane Williams, was 24. He married Frances Emila Donaldson on 24 November 1915, in Crawford, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, United States in 1930 and Township of Golden, Oceana, Michigan, United States in 1980. He died on 21 February 1980, in Mears, Township of Golden, Oceana, Michigan, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Mears Cemetery, Mears, Township of Golden, Oceana, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Kinsey David Dormire
1896–1980
Frances Emila Donaldson
1899–1973
Marriage: 24 November 1915
Lillian Elizabeth Dormire
1916–1939

Sources (21)

  • 1920 - Kinsey Dormire in household of George Zorn, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Kinsey Dormire, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
  • Kinsey D Dormine, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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World Events (8)

1897 · Beginnings of Kmart

Detroit was the home of the second dime and nickel stores that S. S. Kresge owned. After two years with John McCrory, his partner, he traded his share in the Memphis store, plus $3,000, for full ownership of the Detroit store and formed the Kresge & Wilson Company with his brother-in-law, Charles J. Wilson. In 1962, the S. S. Kresge Company would rebrand and change their name to Kmart.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.

Name Meaning

Simplified spelling of Lindsey .

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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