When Dorothy Jane Dennis was born on 16 June 1840, in Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States, her father, William Taylor Dennis, was 30 and her mother, Talitha Cumi Bankhead, was 30. She married Franklin Francis Daniel McGee in August 1855, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1855 and lived in Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States in 1880 and Richmond Election Precinct, Cache, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 18 July 1920, in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States.
Do you know Dorothy Jane? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
+10 More Children
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Historical Boundaries: 1859: Cache, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Cache, Utah, United States
Mississippi became the second state to leave the Union at the start of the Civil War in 1861.
English: from the Middle English (Old French) personal name Denis(e), Dinis(e), vernacular forms of Latin Dionysius, Greek Dionysios ‘(follower) of Dionysos’, an eastern god introduced to the classical pantheon at a relatively late date and bearing a name of probably Semitic origin. The name was borne by various early Christian saints, including Saint Denis, the martyred 3rd-century bishop of Paris who became the patron saint of France. From the 12th century onward, the popularity of the name in England (and of its cognates, mainly Denis , in the continental Europe) seems to have been largely due to French influence. The feminine form Dionysia (in vernacular English likewise Den(n)is) is also found, and some examples of the surname may originate from it.
English: from Middle English deneis, a variant of danais ‘Danish’, with the vowel influenced by Middle English denshe (Old English denisc). Compare Dence .
Irish (mainly Dublin and Cork): of the same origin as 1 and 2 above, sometimes an alternative form to Donohue but more often to McDonough , since the personal name Donnchadh was Anglicized as Donough or Denis.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesWilliam Taylor Dennis, was half Welsh from his mother Dorothy Taylor Thomas's side and half French from his father James Dennis side. His first wife Talitha Cumi Bankhead DENNIS was Irish. PARENTS-W …
As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.