Dorsey, Volney H. 1a

Birth Name Dorsey, Volney H.
Gender male
Age at Death 59 years, 5 months, 4 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 26 Feb 1841 LaPorte, Indiana, United States of America    
Census 1 Jun 1850 Union, Porter, Indiana, United States of America John Dorsey Household, 1850 Census 2a
  Page No.: 289 2a
  Sheet No.: 145 2a
  Minor Civil Division: Union township 2a
  County of: Porter 2a
  State of: Indiana 2a
  Enumeration Date: 1 October 1850 2a
  Line No.: 17-23 2a
  Family No.: 608 2a
  Name: Dorsey, Volney 2a
  Age: 9 2a
  Sex: M 2a
  Place of birth: Indiana 2a
  Attended school within the year: / 2a
Census 1 Jun 1860 Union, Porter, Indiana, United States of America John Dorsey Household, 1860 Census 3a
  Page No.: 90 3a
  Minor Civil Division: Union township 3a
  County of: Porter 3a
  State of: Indiana 3a
  Enumeration Date: 19 Sep 1860 3a
  Post Office: Wheeler Station 3a
  Line No.: 20-26 3a
  Family No.: 744 3a
  Name: Dorsey, Volney 3a
  Age: 19 3a
  Sex: M 3a
  Occupation: Day Laborer 3a
  Place of birth: Indiana 3a
Census 1 Jun 1870 High Point, Decatur, Iowa, United States of America Volney Dorsey Household, 1870 Census 4a
  Page No.: 16 4a
  Minor Civil Division: High Point township 4a
  County of: Decatur 4a
  State of: Iowa 4a
  Enumeration Date: 22 Aug 1870 4a
  Post Office: High Point 4a
  Line No.: 11-13 4a
  Family No.: 113 4a
  Name: Dorsey, Volney 4a
  Age: 39 4a
  Sex: M 4a
  Color: W 4a
  Occupation: Farmer 4a
  Place of birth: Indiana 4a
  Male citizen 21 and over: / 4a
Census 1 Jun 1880 Eden, Decatur, Iowa, United States of America Mary Dorsey Household, 1880 Census 5a
  Page No.: 7 5a
  Sheet No.: 313 5a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 3 5a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 62 5a
  Minor Civil Division: Eden 5a
  County of: Decatur 5a
  State of: Iowa 5a
  Enumeration Date: 8 July 1880 5a
  Line No.: 1-4 5a
  Family No.: 60 5a
  Name: Dorsey, Volney 5a
  Color: W 5a
  Sex: M 5a
  Age: 39 5a
  Relationship to head: husband 5a
  Married: / 5a
  Occupation: Retired Farmer 5a
  Insane: / 5a
  Place of birth: Indiana 5a
  Place of birth of father: New Jersey 5a
  Place of birth of mother: New York 5a
Census 1 Jan 1885 Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, United States of America Volney Dorsey, 1885 Iowa Census 6a
  Name: Dorsey, Volney 6a
  Street and Number: Decatur county 6a
  Age: 43 6a
  Sex: M 6a
  Marital Status: M 6a
  Occupation: Farmer 6a
  Place of birth, state or territory: Indiana 6a
  Father (N, Native; F, Foreign): N 6a
  Mother (N, Native; F, Foreign): N 6a
  Deaf and dumb, blind, insane, or idiotic: Insane 6a
Death 30 Jul 1900 Clarinda, Page, Iowa, United States of America    
Burial   Clarinda Mental Health Institute Cemetery, Clarinda, Page, Iowa, United States of America    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Dorsey, John Thomas5 May 180520 Feb 1879
Mother Curtis, Harriet28 Dec 180920 Aug 1896
    Brother     Dorsey, Allen Wiley 8 May 1836 about 1908
    Brother     Dorsey, Curtis about 1838
         Dorsey, Volney H. 26 Feb 1841 30 Jul 1900
    Sister     Dorsey, Marilla 3 Oct 1843 about 1928
    Sister     Dorsey, Clarissa E. 24 Mar 1847 24 Nov 1910
    Sister     Dorsey, Phebe about 1850

Families

Family of Dorsey, Volney H. and Clark, Mary Elizabeth
Married Wife Clark, Mary Elizabeth ( * 24 Jul 1846 + 28 Apr 1912 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 13 May 1865 Porter, Indiana, United States of America    
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Dorsey, Johnabout 1865
Dorsey, Grant Thomas29 Jul 187023 Oct 1914

Family Map

Source References

  1. Find A Grave
      • Page: Memorial ID 110407605
  2. U.S. 1850 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1850
      • Page: Indiana, Union township, Porter county, Page 289/145, Lines 17-23
      • 1850 Census, Union township, Porter county, Indiana
  3. U.S. 1860 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1860
      • Page: Indiana, Union township, Porter county, Page 90, Lines 20-26
      • 1860 Census, Union township, Porter county, Indiana
  4. U.S. 1870 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1870
      • Page: Iowa, High Point township, Decatur county, Page 16, Lines 11-13
      • 1870 Census, High Point township, Decatur county, Iowa
  5. U.S. 1880 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1880
      • Page: Iowa, Supervisor's District 3, Enumeration District 62, Page 7, Lines 1-4
      • 1880 Census, Eden township, Decatur county, Iowa
  6. 1885 Iowa State Census
      • Date: 1 Jan 1885
      • Page: Mount Pleasant, Henry county, 276, Line 17
      • 1885 Iowa Census, Mount Pleasant, Henry county

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