James Kye Dorsett Jr.

Male15 November 1916–30 October 2001

Brief Life History of James Kye

When James Kye Dorsett Jr. was born on 15 November 1916, in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States, his father, James Kye "Jim" Dorsett, was 34 and his mother, Florence Z Terrell Dorsett, was 29. He married Anna Lee Smith on 29 September 1950, in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States. He lived in Rowan, North Carolina, United States in 1920. He died on 30 October 2001, in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Kye Dorsett Jr.
1916–2001
Anna Lee Smith
1929–
Marriage: 29 September 1950

Sources (20)

  • James K Dorsett, Jr, "United States 1950 Census"
  • James K Dorsett, "North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922"
  • James Kye Dorsett, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    29 September 1950Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1917

    Age 1

    U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

    1918 · Fort Bragg Established

    Age 2

    Named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg, Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina was established on September 4, 1918. It was used as one of three training camps used during WWI.

    1941

    Age 25

    Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from the county of Dorset, named from Old English Dorn, an early name of Dorchester (of British origin, from durn ‘fist’, probably referring to fist-sized pebbles) + sǣte ‘dwellers’.

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

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