Grace Ruth Dorman

Brief Life History of Grace Ruth

When Grace Ruth Dorman was born on 25 November 1892, in Millmont, Lewis Township, Union, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, James McClellan Dorman, was 31 and her mother, Sarah Ellen Elmira Rearick, was 27. She married Clyde Stephen Ocker on 12 September 1916, in Millmont, Lewis Township, Union, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Lewis Township, Union, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. She died on 16 January 1944, in Kelly Township, Union, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Union, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Clyde Stephen Ocker
1894–1980
Grace Ruth Dorman
1892–1944
Marriage: 12 September 1916
Gladys Marie Ocker
1917–1996
Edith Elenore Ocker
1918–1979
Erma Ocker
1919–1929

Sources (9)

  • Grace Ocher in household of Clyde Ocher, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Grace Ruth Dorman Ocker, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Grace R Dorman en tant qu’entrée de Dorothy L Crawford, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

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Name Meaning

English: variant of Dearman . This surname became established in Ireland in the 17th century; it is sometimes found as a variant of Dornan .

Americanized form of German Dormann: occupational name for a doorkeeper or gatekeeper or topographic name for someone who lived by the gate of a town or city. Compare Dorer , Dorwart .

Hungarian (Dormán): from the old personal name Dormán.

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

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