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Joshua Denny Dorsey

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Joshua Denny Dorsey

Birth
South Carolina, USA
Death
9 Aug 1917 (aged 76)
Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA
Burial
Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA Add to Map
Plot
627
Memorial ID
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Son of John Henry Dorsey and his first wife, Sarah Denny Dorsey; they had only two children -

Joshua Denny Dorsey and Mary Jane Dorsey, both born in SC.

Joshua Denny Dorsey & Rosilla Ann West were married Oct 15, 1858, Pickens Co, GA (Bk A, Pg 284). They are in 1860 census of Pickens Co, GA, living next to Rosilla's parents.

Joshua Denny Dorsey served the Confederacy during the Civil War.

It is not known exactly when Joshua & Rosilla Dorsey left GA and "headed west."

Reportedly, Rosilla died in CA in the 1880s; Joshua then married Arilda Baldwin. Both Rosilla & Arilda are said to be buried in CA.
Son of John Henry Dorsey and his first wife, Sarah Denny Dorsey; they had only two children -

Joshua Denny Dorsey and Mary Jane Dorsey, both born in SC.

Joshua Denny Dorsey & Rosilla Ann West were married Oct 15, 1858, Pickens Co, GA (Bk A, Pg 284). They are in 1860 census of Pickens Co, GA, living next to Rosilla's parents.

Joshua Denny Dorsey served the Confederacy during the Civil War.

It is not known exactly when Joshua & Rosilla Dorsey left GA and "headed west."

Reportedly, Rosilla died in CA in the 1880s; Joshua then married Arilda Baldwin. Both Rosilla & Arilda are said to be buried in CA.

Bio source: Salem Pioneer Cemetery Website



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