Dorsey John WhitlowAge: 67 years1887–1955
- Name
- Dorsey John Whitlow
- Given names
- Dorsey John
- Surname
- Whitlow
 Birth | September 25, 1887 31 25 |
 Birth of a sister | Nettie Whitlow May 1889 (Age 19 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Orpha Whitlow August 3, 1892 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Henry Clay Whitlow June 4, 1894 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Whitlow August 19, 1898 (Age 10 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a sister | Orpha Whitlow 1901 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah M “Sallie” Shemwell 1901 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nellie Whitlow 1902 (Age 14 years) |
| News item | Newspaper May 8, 1903 (Age 15 years)Note: Sick with typhoid fever |
| Death of a father | Ishamel Higdon Whitlow June 5, 1903 (Age 15 years) Cause: Typhoid fever (Since May 22, 1903) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | George Morton Shemwell July 29, 1904 (Age 16 years) |
 Marriage | Myrtle “Mattie” Parks — View this family about 1907 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Eva Dell Whitlow February 1, 1908 (Age 20 years) |
 Voter Registration | Boiler maker; democrat; Richmond, Contra Costa , California, USA about 1909 (Age 21 years) |
| Census | April 26, 1910 (Age 22 years) |
 Occupation | Laborer in a lead mine April 1910 (Age 22 years) |
| Census | 1915 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 28 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Lorraine Evelyn Whitlow January 19, 1917 (Age 29 years) |
 Military | WW1 Draft June 5, 1917 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 29 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 30 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 23, 1920 (Age 32 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Joseph Leroy Wisdom — Eva Dell Whitlow — View this family December 24, 1925 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Patsy Iona Wisdom November 14, 1926 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nettie Whitlow February 16, 1927 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 42 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 12, 1930 (Age 42 years) |
| Occupation | Construction - Lead Smelter April 1930 (Age 42 years) |
 Divorce | Myrtle “Mattie” Parks — View this family between 1931 and 1934 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Doris Jeannine Wisdom January 30, 1932 (Age 44 years) |
| Census | April 11, 1940 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a sister | Anna Louise “Dolly” Whitlow July 1, 1946 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 62 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 58 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | April 11, 1955 (Age 67 years) Cause of death: Heart attack - had surgery for acute appenticitis |
 Burial | April 14, 1955 (3 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Ishamel Higdon Whitlow Birth: June 16, 1856 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: June 5, 1903 |
| mother |
Sarah M “Sallie” Shemwell Birth: May 1862 37 31 — Missouri, United States Death: 1901 |
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Marriage: January 10, 1878 — Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Flora Dell Whitlow Birth: July 6, 1880 24 18 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: November 19, 1959 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Nellie Whitlow Birth: August 1882 26 20 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: 1902 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Anna Louise “Dolly” Whitlow Birth: April 21, 1885 28 22 — Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: July 1, 1946 |
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2 years himself |
Dorsey John Whitlow Birth: September 25, 1887 31 25 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: April 11, 1955 — Cassville Community Hospital, Cassville, Barry, Missouri, United States |
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20 months younger sister |
Nettie Whitlow Birth: May 1889 32 27 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: February 16, 1927 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Orpha Whitlow Birth: August 3, 1892 36 30 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: 1901 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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22 months younger brother |
Henry Clay Whitlow Birth: June 4, 1894 37 32 — Missouri, United States Death: April 13, 1972 |
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4 years younger brother |
John Whitlow Birth: August 19, 1898 42 36 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: June 30, 1983 |
| Family with Myrtle “Mattie” Parks |
| himself |
Dorsey John Whitlow Birth: September 25, 1887 31 25 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: April 11, 1955 — Cassville Community Hospital, Cassville, Barry, Missouri, United States |
| ex-wife |
Myrtle “Mattie” Parks Birth: June 21, 1889 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: December 20, 1958 — Cassville, Barry, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: about 1907 — |
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Divorce: between 1931 and 1934 — Galena, Cherokee, Kansas, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Eva Dell Whitlow Birth: February 1, 1908 20 18 — Cherokee, Kansas, United States Death: March 5, 1973 — San Pablo, Contra Costa, California, United States |
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9 years daughter |
Lorraine Evelyn Whitlow Birth: January 19, 1917 29 27 — Cherokee, Kansas, United States Death: June 10, 1999 — Missouri, United States |
| Family with Private |
| himself |
Dorsey John Whitlow Birth: September 25, 1887 31 25 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: April 11, 1955 — Cassville Community Hospital, Cassville, Barry, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Private |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Ishamel Higdon Whitlow - Household
Blackwater, Cooper, MO
Next door to Ida Sallie's neice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| News item | Sick with typhoid fever | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Dorsey John Whitlow - Household
Galena, Cherokee, Kansas
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Dorsey John Whitlow - Household
Empire Street Galena, Cherokee, Kansas
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Dorsey John Whitlow - Household
Galena, Cherokee, Kansas
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Leroy Wisdom - Household
Lake Street Contra Costa, California
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