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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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
1916–2001 Male
1929– Female
Parents and Siblings
1882–1956 Male
1887–1953 Female
Siblings (2)
1912–2002 Female
1916–2001 Male
World Events (8)
1917
Age 1
1918 · Fort Bragg Established
Age 2
1941
Age 25
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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