Dorothy B Belcher

Female7 August 1925–25 March 2017

Brief Life History of Dorothy B

When Dorothy B Belcher was born on 7 August 1925, in Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States, her father, Raliegh Clay Belcher, was 27 and her mother, Bessie Mae Smith Belcher, was 27. She married John Proctor Ausbrooks Jr. on 12 June 1944, in Camp Pickett, Nottoway, Virginia, United States. She lived in Warren, Kentucky, United States in 1930 and Magisterial District 5 Stallard Springs, Warren, Kentucky, United States in 1940. She died on 25 March 2017, at the age of 91, and was buried in Floral Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States.

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John Proctor Ausbrooks Jr.
1917–1995
Dorothy B Belcher
1925–2017
Marriage: 12 June 1944

Sources (6)

  • Dorothy B Ausbrooks, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Dorothy Belcher, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
  • Dorothy B. Belcher Ausbrooks, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    12 June 1944Camp Pickett, Nottoway, Virginia, United States
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    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1926 · Mammoth Cave is Discovered

    Age 1

    In 1926, in central Kentucky, Mammoth Cave was discovered. It dates back to Mississippian times and consists of over four hundred miles of passageway. On July 1, 1941, the cave was made a National Park.

    1927

    Age 2

    Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

    1949 · NATO is Established

    Age 24

    The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an alliance between 29 North American and European countries. The agreement of the alliance is to help defend each other if attacked by an external country. The last country to enter was Montenegro in 2017.

    Name Meaning

    English (of Norman origin):

    from Old French bel ch(i)ere or beu ch(i)ere (Old French beu, bel ‘fair, lovely’ + ch(i)ere ‘face, countenance’), which had various senses, including ‘fair face or looks, fine manners, good company, good cheer, food and drink, hospitality’. Although ch(i)ere originally meant ‘face’, the word later came to mean also ‘demeanor, disposition’ (hence English cheer), and the nickname may thus also have denoted a person of pleasant, cheerful disposition.

    from Old French bel, beu + sire ‘fair sir’, a term of address. From at least the 15th century this name was probably confused with the name above, owing to the pronunciation of Middle English beu sire and bel sire as ‘bewcher’ and ‘belsher’.

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

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