James Thomas Dorroh

Brief Life History of James Thomas

When James Thomas Dorroh was born on 17 February 1842, in Lyon, Kentucky, United States, his father, John Wesley Dorroh, was 23 and his mother, Catherine Glenn, was 19. He married Nancy A. White on 17 May 1867, in Lyon, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Magisterial District 2 Kuttawa, Lyon, Kentucky, United States in 1900 and Kuttawa, Lyon, Kentucky, United States in 1910. He died on 16 January 1917, in Lyon, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Eddyville, Lyon, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Thomas Dorroh
1842–1917
Nancy A. White
1847–1932
Marriage: 17 May 1867
Sarah Dorroh
1868–1868
Viola Dorroh
1869–1953
Mary Catherine Dorroh
1873–1955
Homer Dorroh
1876–1877
George Henry Dorroh
1878–1961
Thomas Collin Dorroh
1883–1950
Cornelia Virginia Dorroh
1885–1919
Dorroh
1887–1887
Dorroh
1888–1888

Sources (14)

  • James T Darrah in household of John W Dorrah, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: James Thomas Dorroh - Published information: Family genealogies: birth:
  • James T Dorrah, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1850 · 8th Most Populated State

According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

Variant of Dorrah, an Ulster variant of Irish Darragh .

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

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