Doyle Edward Dorsey

Brief Life History of Doyle Edward

When Doyle Edward Dorsey was born on 14 January 1901, in Arkansas, United States, his father, Owen Taylor Dorsey, was 24 and his mother, Ida Elizabeth Wood, was 18. He lived in Justice Precinct 7, Panola, Texas, United States in 1910. He died on 10 March 1985, in Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Doyle Edward Dorsey
1901–1985
Augusta Gene Thomas
1902–1960

Sources (6)

  • Doyle Dorsey in household of Owen O Dorsey, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Doyle Edward Dorsey, "Louisiana First Registration Draft Cards, compiled 1940-1945"
  • Doyle Dorsey, "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000"

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Name Meaning

English (East Yorkshire): of French origin, a habitational name, with French preposition d(e), from Orsay in Seine-et-Orne, France, or from Orçay in Loire-et-Cher, recorded in the 13th century as Orceiacum, from the Latin personal name Orcius + the locative suffix -acum.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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