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Dorton, William Palmer

Dorton, William Palmer

Male 1844 - 1934  (89 years)

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  • Name Dorton, William Palmer 
    Birth 15 May 1844  Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Johnson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1880  Toms Creek, Johnson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Military Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    in Co. G, 39th Ky. Vol. Infantry (USA) in the Civil War 
    Death 9 Mar 1934  Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Burial 11 Mar 1934  Shelby Gap, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I262920  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 10 Aug 2021 

    Father Dorton, Joel Martin,   b. 9 Feb 1815, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1911, Catlettsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years) 
    Mother Johnson, Eleanor,   b. 1821, Johnson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1848 (Age 27 years) 
    Family ID F133957  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Vanover, Mary,   b. 27 Nov 1849, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1911, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 10 Jun 1873  Johnson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. Dorton, Kenis Roscoe,   b. 3 Apr 1874, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Nov 1951, Varney, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     2. Dorton, Turner Lee,   b. 14 Apr 1877, Johnson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 1959, Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    +3. Dorton, John Wheeler,   b. 2 Mar 1886, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Apr 1965, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F133956  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 May 1844 - Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Johnson, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Jun 1873 - Johnson, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Toms Creek, Johnson, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - in Co. G, 39th Ky. Vol. Infantry (USA) in the Civil War - - Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 Mar 1934 - Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 11 Mar 1934 - Shelby Gap, Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S172623] William Dorten in household of William Wiley, "United States Census, 1850".

    2. [S172624] William Dorton, "United States Census, 1880".

    3. [S172626] William P Dorton, "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949".

    4. [S172627] William P Dorton, "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940".

    5. [S172625] William P Dorton, "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999".

    6. [S172622] William C Dorton, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".