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Male 1860 - 1942  (82 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James Dorsey was born 16 Mar 1860, South Carolina; died 15 Nov 1942; was buried McMillan Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 236.

    James married Lucinda Caroline Baxter 1878; divorced 31 Aug 1882. Lucinda (daughter of Perry Baxter and Millie McMahan) died Bef 1 Nov 1885; was buried McMahan Cemetery. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Rachel Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1879; died 1898.

    James married Amanda Elizabeth Smith 1 Nov 1885. Amanda (daughter of William Alexander Smith and Sarah Rollins) was born 15 Oct 1867; died 25 Feb 1950; was buried McMillan Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 3. John T. Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1886; died 1956.
    2. 4. James Oscar Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1891; died 1961.
    3. 5. Thomas Stanburg Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Dec 1893, Tennessee; died 18 Jul 1927; was buried Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    4. 6. William Bruce Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Jan 1896; died 19 May 1969; was buried McMillan Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    5. 7. Lada Belle Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1898; died 1926; was buried McMillan Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    6. 8. Roy Scott Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1900; died 1973.
    7. 9. David Winfield Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1902; died 1928.
    8. 10. Eva Gladys Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1905; died 1927.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Rachel Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 1879; died 1898.

    Rachel — William Smith. William (son of Thomas Smith and Barsheba "Bashie" Webb) was born Abt 1875, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  John T. Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 1886; died 1956.

    John — Delilah Costner. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. James Ervin Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Feb 1908; died 24 Nov 1982; was buried McMillan Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

  3. 4.  James Oscar Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 1891; died 1961.

    James — Mabel Ringer. [Group Sheet]


  4. 5.  Thomas Stanburg Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 9 Dec 1893, Tennessee; died 18 Jul 1927; was buried Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 61, 201.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 234, 236.

    Thomas married Charity Roxie Ogle , Cocke County, Tennessee. Charity (daughter of Rev. Isaac Leuallen Ogle and Nancy Jane Reagan) was born 25 Jan 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Mar 1976; was buried Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. Homard P. "Pot" Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Jul 1913, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 18 Mar 1993; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. 13. Gona Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Jan 1915, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 24 Nov 2009, Wellington Place; was buried 28 Nov 2009, Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    3. 14. Mabel Mae Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Feb 1920, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 13 Jul 1972; was buried Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    4. 15. ReVel Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Nov 1922, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 4 Sep 2015; was buried 7 Sep 2015, Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

  5. 6.  William Bruce Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 17 Jan 1896; died 19 May 1969; was buried McMillan Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    William — Vergie Gunter. Vergie (daughter of George Thomas "Tom" Gunter and Laura Williamson) was born 1897, Tennessee; died 2 Dec 1933, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Dec 1933, McMillan Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 16. Frances Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 17 Apr 1999.
    2. 17. Pauline Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 17 Apr 1999.
    3. 18. Gladys Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Jan 1920, Cosby, Tennessee; died 6 Jul 2007, St. John's Hospital; was buried 11 Jul 2007, Springfield National Cemetery.
    4. 19. Edward Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Jun 1922, Hartford, Tennessee; died 17 Apr 1999, South Jersey Hospital System-Bridgeton Division; was buried Olivet Cemetery, Salem County, New Jersey.
    5. 20. Helen I "Rena" Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Jun 1924; died 20 Jun 2002; was buried Arnhart Cemetery.
    6. 21. Imogene "Jean" Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Nov 1928, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 21 Aug 2007, Purdy, Missouri; was buried 25 Aug 2007, Arnhart Cemetery, Purdy, Missouri.

    William married Opal Taylor Abt 1939. Opal (daughter of Marion Taylor and Rhefina Jaynes) was born 15 Jun 1915, Tennessee; died 30 Oct 2003; was buried McMillan Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 22. Shirley Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 23. James Harold Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Apr 1942; died 1 Feb 2014; was buried 4 Feb 2014, McMillan Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    3. 24. Wayne Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 7.  Lada Belle Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 1898; died 1926; was buried McMillan Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Lada — Ed Clark. [Group Sheet]


  7. 8.  Roy Scott Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 1900; died 1973.

    Roy — Callie Mae Johnson. [Group Sheet]


  8. 9.  David Winfield Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 1902; died 1928.

    David — Eunivee Killian. [Group Sheet]


  9. 10.  Eva Gladys Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 1905; died 1927.


Generation: 3

  1. 11.  James Ervin Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.James1) was born 5 Feb 1908; died 24 Nov 1982; was buried McMillan Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    James — Maxie Hicks. Maxie (daughter of Charlie Anderson Hicks and Sue Addie Lane) was born 20 Mar 1907; died 19 May 1946. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 25. Charles Ralph Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 May 1930, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 19 Nov 2012, Aiken Regional Medical Center; was buried 21 Nov 2012, Southlawn Cemetery, Aiken County, South Carolina.
    2. 26. Jimmy Ray Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Nov 1934; died 20 May 2008, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 23 May 2008, McMillan Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    James — Callie Lily Henderson. Callie (daughter of Andrew J. Henderson and Harriet S. Ford) was born 27 Jul 1918, Tennessee; died 24 Nov 1982; was buried McMillan Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 12.  Homard P. "Pot" Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (5.Thomas2, 1.James1) was born 4 Jul 1913, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 18 Mar 1993; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 9, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 236.

    Homard married Mary Nell Lindsey 2 Nov 1936, Cocke County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Benjamin Harrison "Harrison" Lindsey and Georgia E. Valentine) was born 17 Jan 1919; died 18 Aug 2000, Baptist Hospital of Cocke County, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 22 Aug 2000, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 27. Harry Joe Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Aug 1937; died 28 Oct 1993; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

  3. 13.  Gona Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (5.Thomas2, 1.James1) was born 16 Jan 1915, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 24 Nov 2009, Wellington Place; was buried 28 Nov 2009, Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 9, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 4, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 236.

    Gona married Charles W. Hood 27 Aug 1935, Greene County, Tennessee. Charles was born Abt 1915. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 28. Charles Dorsey Hood  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Jul 1937, Kentucky; died 25 Apr 1953, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 27 Apr 1953, Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Gona — Leon Alexander Holt. Leon (son of Bruce Alexander Holt and Gladys Mamie Henry) was born 2 Feb 1917, Tennessee; died 4 Jan 1960, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Jan 1960, Francis Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 29. Billy Joe Holt  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1940, Tennessee.
    2. 30. Dr. Shirley Ann Holt  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 14.  Mabel Mae Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (5.Thomas2, 1.James1) was born 22 Feb 1920, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 13 Jul 1972; was buried Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 9, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 236.

    Mabel married Robert Lee Gunter 16 Dec 1937, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 31. Bobbie Faye Gunter  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1942; died 24 Apr 1995, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Mabel married Billy Ray Owenby 23 Aug 1969, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  5. 15.  ReVel DorseyReVel Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (5.Thomas2, 1.James1) was born 16 Nov 1922, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 4 Sep 2015; was buried 7 Sep 2015, Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 9, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 236.

    ReVel married Chester Eugene Bell Abt 1942. Chester (son of James Hezekiah Bell and Nancy Louise Presnell) was born 9 May 1915; died 2 Apr 1999, Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Apr 1999, Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 32. ReVel Eugenia "Jean" Bell  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Apr 1943; died 20 Jan 2010, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 22 Jan 2010, Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. 33. Betty Jo Bell  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 34. Janette "Jan" Bell  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 35. Ginger Sue Bell  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 36. Tommy Bell  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 16.  Frances Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (6.William2, 1.James1) died Bef 17 Apr 1999.

    Frances — Settlemyre. [Group Sheet]


  7. 17.  Pauline Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (6.William2, 1.James1) died Bef 17 Apr 1999.

    Pauline — Smith. [Group Sheet]


  8. 18.  Gladys Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (6.William2, 1.James1) was born 23 Jan 1920, Cosby, Tennessee; died 6 Jul 2007, St. John's Hospital; was buried 11 Jul 2007, Springfield National Cemetery.

    Gladys — Walter W. Darter. Walter died 1971. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 37. Betty Lou Darter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Sep 1937; died 6 Jul 1998.
    2. 38. Walter "Bill" Darter  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 39. Betty Darter  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 19.  Edward Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (6.William2, 1.James1) was born 5 Jun 1922, Hartford, Tennessee; died 17 Apr 1999, South Jersey Hospital System-Bridgeton Division; was buried Olivet Cemetery, Salem County, New Jersey.

    Edward — Mary Jenkins. Mary died Bef 17 Apr 1999. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 40. Judy E Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 41. Betty L. Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point

  10. 20.  Helen I "Rena" Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (6.William2, 1.James1) was born 12 Jun 1924; died 20 Jun 2002; was buried Arnhart Cemetery.

    Helen — Arp. [Group Sheet]


  11. 21.  Imogene "Jean" Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (6.William2, 1.James1) was born 8 Nov 1928, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 21 Aug 2007, Purdy, Missouri; was buried 25 Aug 2007, Arnhart Cemetery, Purdy, Missouri.

    Imogene — John Keckler. John died Bef 21 Aug 2007. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 42. John Keckler, II  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 43. James Keckler  Descendancy chart to this point

  12. 22.  Shirley Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (6.William2, 1.James1)

    Shirley — McMillen. [Group Sheet]


  13. 23.  James Harold Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (6.William2, 1.James1) was born 4 Apr 1942; died 1 Feb 2014; was buried 4 Feb 2014, McMillan Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    James — Betty S. Ellison. Betty (daughter of Jay P. Ellison and Helen Caldwell) was born Abt 1953; died 5 Oct 2008, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Oct 2008, McMillian Cemetery. [Group Sheet]


  14. 24.  Wayne Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (6.William2, 1.James1)


Generation: 4

  1. 25.  Charles Ralph DorseyCharles Ralph Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (11.James3, 3.John2, 1.James1) was born 24 May 1930, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 19 Nov 2012, Aiken Regional Medical Center; was buried 21 Nov 2012, Southlawn Cemetery, Aiken County, South Carolina.

    Charles married Wanda Barnes Abt 1952. Wanda (daughter of Harrison Benjamin Barnes and Fannie Mae Johnson) was born 3 Mar 1933; died 22 Sep 1990; was buried Barnes Valley Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 44. Debra Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 45. Diana L. Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point

    Charles married Mariam Dyches Abt 1995. [Group Sheet]


  2. 26.  Jimmy Ray DorseyJimmy Ray Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (11.James3, 3.John2, 1.James1) was born 17 Nov 1934; died 20 May 2008, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 23 May 2008, McMillan Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Jimmy — Martha A. Jenkins. Martha (daughter of George Anderson Jenkins and Velma Pearl Vinson) was born 6 May 1946; died 29 May 2005, St. Mary's Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Jun 2005, McMillan Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 46. Brian Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 47. Jimmy R. Dorsey, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 48. David Dorsey  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 27.  Harry Joe Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (12.Homard3, 5.Thomas2, 1.James1) was born 8 Aug 1937; died 28 Oct 1993; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

  4. 28.  Charles Dorsey Hood Descendancy chart to this point (13.Gona3, 5.Thomas2, 1.James1) was born 21 Jul 1937, Kentucky; died 25 Apr 1953, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 27 Apr 1953, Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 4, Cocke County, Tennessee


  5. 29.  Billy Joe Holt Descendancy chart to this point (13.Gona3, 5.Thomas2, 1.James1) was born Abt 1940, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 4, Cocke County, Tennessee


  6. 30.  Dr. Shirley Ann Holt Descendancy chart to this point (13.Gona3, 5.Thomas2, 1.James1)

    Shirley married Roger Allen Hale 18 Dec 1977, Anderson County, Tennessee. (son of Allen Aubrey Hale and Nannie Tennessee Gray) [Group Sheet]


  7. 31.  Bobbie Faye Gunter Descendancy chart to this point (14.Mabel3, 5.Thomas2, 1.James1) was born Abt 1942; died 24 Apr 1995, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Bobbie married Charles Kenneth O'Dell 26 Apr 1958, Cocke County, Tennessee. Charles (son of Charles Manuel O'Dell and Ida Belle Rowland) was born 26 May 1933, Tennessee; died 5 Aug 2014; was buried 8 Aug 2014, Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 49. Debra Ann O'Dell  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Dec 1960; died 11 Feb 2008; was buried 14 Feb 2008, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. 50. Kenny O'Dell  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 51. Randall O'Dell  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 32.  ReVel Eugenia "Jean" Bell Descendancy chart to this point (15.ReVel3, 5.Thomas2, 1.James1) was born 16 Apr 1943; died 20 Jan 2010, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 22 Jan 2010, Ogle's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    ReVel married Andy Luther Seaton 27 Jul 1960, Cocke County, Tennessee; divorced Yes, date unknown. Andy (son of Cecil Harvey Seaton and Flora Reagan) was born 19 Oct 1937, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 52. Cecil Eugene "Tank" Seaton  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Mar 1961.
    2. 53. Andy Chad Seaton  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 54. Angela Melanie Seaton  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 33.  Betty Jo BellBetty Jo Bell Descendancy chart to this point (15.ReVel3, 5.Thomas2, 1.James1)

    Betty — Dan Ford. (son of Joe Tom Ford and Beatrice) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 55. Kevin Ford  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 56. Karen Ford  Descendancy chart to this point

  10. 34.  Janette "Jan" BellJanette "Jan" Bell Descendancy chart to this point (15.ReVel3, 5.Thomas2, 1.James1)

    Janette — Jerry Caughron. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 57. David Caughron  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 58. Christy Caughron  Descendancy chart to this point

  11. 35.  Ginger Sue Bell Descendancy chart to this point (15.ReVel3, 5.Thomas2, 1.James1)

    Ginger — Paul Cantrell. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 59. Kimberly Cantrell  Descendancy chart to this point

  12. 36.  Tommy BellTommy Bell Descendancy chart to this point (15.ReVel3, 5.Thomas2, 1.James1)

    Tommy — Joyce. [Group Sheet]


  13. 37.  Betty Lou Darter Descendancy chart to this point (18.Gladys3, 6.William2, 1.James1) was born 12 Sep 1937; died 6 Jul 1998.

    Betty — Spietel. [Group Sheet]


  14. 38.  Walter "Bill" Darter Descendancy chart to this point (18.Gladys3, 6.William2, 1.James1)

  15. 39.  Betty Darter Descendancy chart to this point (18.Gladys3, 6.William2, 1.James1)

    Betty — Don Duckworth. [Group Sheet]


  16. 40.  Judy E Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (19.Edward3, 6.William2, 1.James1)

    Judy — Gaunt. [Group Sheet]


  17. 41.  Betty L. Dorsey Descendancy chart to this point (19.Edward3, 6.William2, 1.James1)

    Betty — Ricci. [Group Sheet]


  18. 42.  John Keckler, II Descendancy chart to this point (21.Imogene3, 6.William2, 1.James1)

  19. 43.  James Keckler Descendancy chart to this point (21.Imogene3, 6.William2, 1.James1)


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