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Dorton, John Wesley[1]

Male 1818 - 1909  (91 years)


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  • Name Dorton, John Wesley 
    Birth 4 Apr 1818  Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1860  Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1880  Moccasin Magisterial District, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1900  Mocassin Township, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Death 8 Jun 1909  Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Moccasin Creek, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I318997  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2020 

    Father Dorton, John,   b. 27 Feb 1788, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Dec 1857, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Fugate, Margaret Nancy,   b. 1790, Hansonville, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Dec 1857, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1809  Washington, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F113733  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Osborne, Jemima,   b. 14 Oct 1821, Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1875, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Marriage 1839  Moccasin Magisterial District, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Dorton, Mary Jane,   b. 1840, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Dorton, Margaret E.,   b. 3 Dec 1843, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Aug 1897, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
    +3. Dorton, Nancy C.,   b. 7 Feb 1845, Moccasin Creek, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 1916, Moccasin Magisterial District, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    +4. Dorton, John Clark,   b. 4 Aug 1848, Moccasin Creek, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1909, Washington, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     5. Dorton, James S.,   b. 1850, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1880, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years)
     6. Dorton, Edith,   b. 1851, Moccasin Creek, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F126039  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Combs, Anna Perry,   b. 1 Jan 1834, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 1914, Moccasin Creek, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 8 Jul 1875  Moccasin Magisterial District, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Dorton, Dicy Isabelle,   b. 29 Mar 1876, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Aug 1950, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     2. Dorton, William Ross,   b. 24 Jul 1878, Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Dec 1913, Moccasin Magisterial District, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)
     3. Dorton, Charles Wesley,   b. 1881, Washington, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F126041  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 Apr 1818 - Russell, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Russell, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Russell, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Jun 1909 - Russell, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Moccasin Creek, Russell, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S141125] Wesley Dorton in entry for Nancy Caloline Combow, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987".

    2. [S141123] John W Dorton, "United States Census, 1850".

    3. [S143185] John W Dorton, "United States Census, 1860".

    4. [S143186] Wesley Dorten, "United States Census, 1880".

    5. [S143184] John W Darten, "United States Census, 1900".