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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Family Time Line
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
1917–1995 Male
1925–2017 Female
Parents and Siblings
1898–1984 Male
1897–1972 Female
Siblings (3)
1925–2017 Female
1928–2001 Male
1929–2011 Female
World Events (8)
1926 · Mammoth Cave is Discovered
Age 1
1927
Age 2
1949 · NATO is Established
Age 24
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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