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Benjamin Bennett Dorsey

Male 1839 - 1881  (42 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Benjamin Bennett Dorsey was born in 1839 in Nicholas Co., VA; died on 5 Feb 1881 in Nicholas Co., WV.

    Benjamin married Virginia Copenhaver on 28 Dec 1866 in Nicholas Co., WV. Virginia (daughter of John Copenhaver and Catherine B. Walkup) was born in 1846 in Nicholas Co., VA; died on 18 Dec 1887 in Nicholas Co., VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Victoria Agnes Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Dec 1867 in Nicholas Co., WV; and died.
    2. 3. Joseph Clark Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1870 in Nicholas Co., VA; and died.
    3. 4. James A. Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1873 in Nicholas Co., WV; and died.
    4. 5. Rufus Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 May 1875 in Nicholas Co., WV; died before 1880.
    5. 6. Otto Edwin Dorsey, Sr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1876 in Nicholas Co., WV; and died.
    6. 7. Medora Bell Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Nov 1877 in Nicholas Co., WV; and died.
    7. 8. Lula Florence Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Dec 1879 in Nicholas Co., WV; and died.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Victoria Agnes Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born on 28 Dec 1867 in Nicholas Co., WV; and died.

    Victoria married Stonewall Jackson Drennen on 12 Jun 1884 in Nicholas Co., WV. Stonewall was born in 1863 in Nicholas Co., WV; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. N. R. Drennen  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Mar 1885 in Nicholas Co., WV; and died.
    2. 10. Florence Drennen  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Jan 1886 in Nicholas Co., WV; and died.
    3. 11. J. H. Drennen  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Sep 1893 in Winston, Nicholas Co., WV; and died.
    4. 12. Nettie M. Drennen  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Aug 1898 in Nicholas Co., WV; and died.
    5. 13. Dana S. Drennen  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Feb 1906 in Drennen, Nicholas Co., WV; and died.

  2. 3.  Joseph Clark Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born in 1870 in Nicholas Co., VA; and died.

    Joseph married Mona Bell Shelton on 24 Dec 1898 in Nicholas Co., WV. Mona was born in 1877 in Nicholas Co., WV; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. James Everett Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jun 1901 in Tipton, Nicholas Co., WV; and died.
    2. 15. J. C. Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Jun 1904 in Drennen, Nicholas Co., WV; and died.
    3. 16. Agnes Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Aug 1905 in Drennen, Nicholas Co., WV; and died.
    4. 17. Thomas C. Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Dec 1906 in Drennen, Nicholas Co., WV; and died.

  3. 4.  James A. Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born in 1873 in Nicholas Co., WV; and died.

  4. 5.  Rufus Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born on 15 May 1875 in Nicholas Co., WV; died before 1880.

  5. 6.  Otto Edwin Dorsey, Sr. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born in 1876 in Nicholas Co., WV; and died.

    Otto married Paulina Agnes Copenhaver on 22 Mar 1903 in Nicholas Co., WV. Paulina was born in 1885 in Nicholas Co., WV; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Georgia E. Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Dec 1903 in Gad, Nicholas Co., WV; and died.
    2. 19. Gilmer Allen Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Aug 1905 in Keslers Cross Lanes, Nicholas Co., WV; and died.
    3. 20. Daughter Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Sep 1906 in Sparks, Nicholas Co., WV; and died.
    4. 21. Otto Edwin Dorsey, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Jan 1916 in Sparks, Nicholas Co., WV; and died.

  6. 7.  Medora Bell Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born on 1 Nov 1877 in Nicholas Co., WV; and died.

    Medora married William Dodrill Fitzwater on 29 Nov 1899 in Nicholas Co., WV. William was born in 1855 in Nicholas Co., VA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 8.  Lula Florence Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born on 24 Dec 1879 in Nicholas Co., WV; and died.

    Lula married George Washington Ford on 21 Nov 1900 in Nicholas Co., WV. George was born in 1872 in Nicholas Co., WV; died about 1901. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Lula married Oscar F. Fitzwater on 26 Dec 1902 in Nicholas Co., WV. Oscar was born in 1878 in Nicholas Co., WV; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Neta Marie Fitzwater  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Feb 1908 in Zela, Nicholas Co., WV; and died.
    2. 23. Daughter Fitzwater  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Jul 1910 in Drennen, Nicholas Co., WV; and died.
    3. 24. Russell Oscar Fitzwater  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Sep 1912 in Zela, Nicholas Co., WV; and died.
    4. 25. Son Fitzwater  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Sep 1913 in Zela, Nicholas Co., WV; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 9.  N. R. Drennen Descendancy chart to this point (2.Victoria2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 14 Mar 1885 in Nicholas Co., WV; and died.

  2. 10.  Florence Drennen Descendancy chart to this point (2.Victoria2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 1 Jan 1886 in Nicholas Co., WV; and died.

  3. 11.  J. H. Drennen Descendancy chart to this point (2.Victoria2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 25 Sep 1893 in Winston, Nicholas Co., WV; and died.

  4. 12.  Nettie M. Drennen Descendancy chart to this point (2.Victoria2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 9 Aug 1898 in Nicholas Co., WV; and died.

  5. 13.  Dana S. Drennen Descendancy chart to this point (2.Victoria2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 9 Feb 1906 in Drennen, Nicholas Co., WV; and died.

  6. 14.  James Everett Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 18 Jun 1901 in Tipton, Nicholas Co., WV; and died.

    James married Emma Swartz on 29 Dec 1924 in Nicholas Co., WV. Emma was born in 1903 in Nicholas Co., WV; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 15.  J. C. Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 11 Jun 1904 in Drennen, Nicholas Co., WV; and died.

  8. 16.  Agnes Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 11 Aug 1905 in Drennen, Nicholas Co., WV; and died.

  9. 17.  Thomas C. Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 25 Dec 1906 in Drennen, Nicholas Co., WV; and died.

    Thomas married Queen Cavendish on 24 Dec 1935 in Nicholas Co., WV. Queen was born in 1910 in Nicholas Co., WV; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 18.  Georgia E. Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (6.Otto2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 16 Dec 1903 in Gad, Nicholas Co., WV; and died.

  11. 19.  Gilmer Allen Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (6.Otto2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 19 Aug 1905 in Keslers Cross Lanes, Nicholas Co., WV; and died.

    Gilmer married Edith Drennen on 4 Sep 1926 in Nicholas Co., WV. Edith was born in 1910 in Nicholas Co., WV; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  12. 20.  Daughter Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (6.Otto2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 22 Sep 1906 in Sparks, Nicholas Co., WV; and died.

  13. 21.  Otto Edwin Dorsey, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (6.Otto2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 5 Jan 1916 in Sparks, Nicholas Co., WV; and died.

  14. 22.  Neta Marie Fitzwater Descendancy chart to this point (8.Lula2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 1 Feb 1908 in Zela, Nicholas Co., WV; and died.

  15. 23.  Daughter Fitzwater Descendancy chart to this point (8.Lula2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 30 Jul 1910 in Drennen, Nicholas Co., WV; and died.

  16. 24.  Russell Oscar Fitzwater Descendancy chart to this point (8.Lula2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 24 Sep 1912 in Zela, Nicholas Co., WV; and died.

  17. 25.  Son Fitzwater Descendancy chart to this point (8.Lula2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 25 Sep 1913 in Zela, Nicholas Co., WV; and died.



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