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 1887 - 1939 (52 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Kirksey Dortch was born 06 Mar 1887, Clarke Co. AL; died Jun 1939, Clarke Co. AL. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1900 Federal Census
Name: Kirksey Dortch
Age: 13
Birth Date: Mar 1887
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1900: Pleasant Hill, Clarke, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Hiram P Dortch
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's name: Anna Dortch
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Household Members:
Hiram P Dortch 39
Anna Dortch 36
Nora Dortch 14
Kirksey Dortch 13
Hiram J Dortch 10
1910 Federal Census
Name: Kecksey Dortch [Kirksey]
Age in 1910: 23
Birth Year: abt 1887
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1910: Thomasville, Clarke, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Household Members:
Kirksey Dortch 23
Johnson H Dortch 19
1930 Federal Census
Name: Kerksey Dortch [Kirksey Dortch]
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1887
Birthplace: Alabama
Race: White
Home in 1930: Thomasville, Clarke, Alabama
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: E Ophelia Dortch
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Household Members:
Kerksey Dortch 43
E Ophelia Dortch 35
Eloise Dortch 12
J Marie Dortch 9
Kirksey Dortch 3 years 4 months
Birth:
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Kirksey Dortch
County: Clarke
State: Alabama
Birthplace: Alabama
Birth Date: 6 Mar 1887
Race: Caucasian (White)
Died:
Alabama Deaths, 1908-59
Name: Kirksey Dortch
Death Date: Jun 1939
Death County: Clarke
Volume: 25
Certificate: 12262
Roll: 3
Kirksey married Eva Ophelia Spinks. Eva was born 13 Mar 1895, Alabama; died 20 Apr 1990, Alabama. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Eloise Dortch
 was born 16 Mar 1918, Clarke Co. AL; died 07 Jun 2006, Selma, Dallas Co. AL; was buried , Choctaw Corner Cemetery, Thomasville, Clarke Co. AL.
- 3. Jean Marie Dortch was born 28 Sep 1920, Thomasville, Clarke Co. AL; died 27 Jan 2003; was buried , Choctaw Corner Cemetery, Thomasville, Clarke Co. AL.
- 4. Kirksey (Bud) Dortch, Jr. was born 10 Apr 1926, Thomasville, Clarke Co. AL; died 15 Oct 2010, Birmingham, Jefferson Co. AL; was buried , Forest Crest Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson Co. AL.
- 5. John Douglas Dortch was born 03 Nov 1930, Thomasville, Clarke Co. AL; died 22 Mar 2009, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co. AL; was buried , Choctaw Corner Cemetery, Thomasville, Clarke Co. AL.
- 6. Robert Dwain Dortch was born 05 Jan 1933, Thomasville, Clarke Co. AL; died 27 Aug 1996, Jefferson Co. AL; was buried , Jefferson Memorial Gardens South, Hoover, Jefferson Co. AL.
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Generation: 2
| 2. | Eloise Dortch (1.Kirksey1) was born 16 Mar 1918, Clarke Co. AL; died 07 Jun 2006, Selma, Dallas Co. AL; was buried , Choctaw Corner Cemetery, Thomasville, Clarke Co. AL. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1930 Federal Census
Name: Eloise Dortch
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1918
Birthplace: Alabama
Race: White
Home in 1930: Thomasville, Clarke, Alabama
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: Kerksey Dortch
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's name: E Ophelia Dortch
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Household Members:
Kerksey Dortch 43
E Ophelia Dortch 35
Eloise Dortch 12
J Marie Dortch 9
Kirksey Dortch 3 years 4 months
1940 Federal Census
Name: Eloise Dortch
Age: 22
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1918
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Alabama
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Thomasville, Clarke, Alabama
Street: Claiborn Road
Inferred Residence in 1935: Thomasville, Clarke, Alabama
Residence in 1935: Same House
Occupation: Beauty Operator
Household Members:
Eva Spinks Dortch 45
Eloise Dortch 22
Jean Dortch 19
Kirksey Dortch 13
John Douglas Dortch 9
Robert Dwain Dortch 7
Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34937504&ref=acom
Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Eloise Holloway
Last Residence:
36701 Selma, Dallas, Alabama
BORN: 16 Mar 1918
Died: 7 Jun 2006
State (Year) SSN issued: Alabama (Before 1951)
Eloise married Willis Walter Holloway. Willis was born 16 Nov 1913; died 19 Feb 2010, Selma, Dallas Co. AL. [Group Sheet]
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| 3. | Jean Marie Dortch (1.Kirksey1) was born 28 Sep 1920, Thomasville, Clarke Co. AL; died 27 Jan 2003; was buried , Choctaw Corner Cemetery, Thomasville, Clarke Co. AL. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1930 Federal Census
Name: J Marie Dortch
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1921
Birthplace: Alabama
Race: White
Home in 1930: Thomasville, Clarke, Alabama
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: Kerksey Dortch
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's name: E Ophelia Dortch
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Household Members:
Kerksey Dortch 43
E Ophelia Dortch 35
Eloise Dortch 12
J Marie Dortch 9
Kirksey Dortch 3 years 4 months
1940 Federal Census
Name: Jean Dortch
Age: 19
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1921
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Alabama
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Thomasville, Clarke, Alabama
Street: Claiborn Road
Inferred Residence in 1935: Thomasville, Clarke, Alabama
Residence in 1935: Same House
Occupation: Secretary
Household Members:
Eva Spinks Dortch 45
Eloise Dortch 22
Jean Dortch 19
Kirksey Dortch 13
John Douglas Dortch 9
Robert Dwain Dortch 7
Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Jean M. Bouler
SSN: 004-18-0475
Last Residence: 36784 Thomasville, Clarke, Alabama
BORN: 28 Sep 1920
Died: 27 Jan 2003
State (Year) SSN issued: Maine (Before 1951)
Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=62563558&ref=acom
Jean married Bouler. [Group Sheet]
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| 4. | Kirksey (Bud) Dortch, Jr. (1.Kirksey1) was born 10 Apr 1926, Thomasville, Clarke Co. AL; died 15 Oct 2010, Birmingham, Jefferson Co. AL; was buried , Forest Crest Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson Co. AL. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1930 Federal Census
Name: Kirksey Dortch
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1927
Birthplace: Alabama
Race: White
Home in 1930: Thomasville, Clarke, Alabama
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Kerksey Dortch
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's name: E Ophelia Dortch
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Household Members:
Kerksey Dortch 43
E Ophelia Dortch 35
Eloise Dortch 12
J Marie Dortch 9
Kirksey Dortch 3 years 4 months
1940 Federal Census
Name: Kirksey Dortch Junior
Age: 13
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1927
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Alabama
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Thomasville, Clarke, Alabama
Street: Claiborn Road
Inferred Residence in 1935: Thomasville, Clarke, Alabama
Residence in 1935: Same House
Household Members:
Eva Spinks Dortch 45
Eloise Dortch 22
Jean Dortch 19
Kirksey Dortch 13
John Douglas Dortch 9
Robert Dwain Dortch 7
OBITUARY
Birmingham News; 17 Oct 2010
Kirksey "Buddy" Dortch, Jr., 84, of Birmingham went home to be with his Lord and Savior October 15, 2010. He loved the Lord and serving others while an active member of Crestway Baptist Church for over 40 years where he served on various committees.
Buddy was born April 10, 1926 and raised in Thomasville. After graduation from Thomasville High School in 1944, he enlisted and served in the United States Navy in the Pacific Theatre during World War II aboard the tank landing ship LST-850. He participated in the invasion of Okinawa and landed at Yokahama, Japan, two weeks after the end of WWII. After being honorably discharged from the Navy, Buddy enrolled at The University of Alabama where he received his Bachelor of science degree in Accounting in 1949. After college graduation, he began his career in medical supply sales with Durr- Fillauer Medical, Inc. where he served his entire career until retiring in 1992 as Vice-President of Marketing.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at Crestway Baptist Church in Birmingham with Dr. Jimmy Wilson officiating. Interment was at Forest Crest Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials contributions may be made to Crestway Baptist Church.
Buddy was preceded in death by two sons, Preston Dortch and Billy Dortch; his parents, Kirksey Dortch, Sr. and Eva Spinks Dortch; two brothers, Robert "Bobby" Dortch, John Douglas Dortch; two sisters, Eloise Dortch Holloway and Jean Dortch Bouler.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Virginia Pearce Dortch of Birmingham; two sons, Kirk (Linnie) Dortch of Carrollton, Ga. and Ken (Alisa) Dortch of Birmingham; daughter, Cheryl Dortch White of Homewood; daughter-inlaw, Marleen Dortch of Florence; ten grandchildren, Ashley White, Heather White, Houston White, Molly Dortch, Amanda Davis, Logan Dortch, Duffee Dortch, Katie Dortch, Deanna (Greg) Beck and Dalisha Herring.
Roebuck Chapel Funeral Home in Birmingham directed.
Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Kirksey Dortch
Last Residence: 35222 Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
BORN: 10 Apr 1926
Died: 15 Oct 2010
State (Year) SSN issued: Alabama (Before 1951)
Buried:
Grave location and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=60410279&ref=acom
Kirksey married Virginia Pearce. [Group Sheet]
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| 5. | John Douglas Dortch (1.Kirksey1) was born 03 Nov 1930, Thomasville, Clarke Co. AL; died 22 Mar 2009, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co. AL; was buried , Choctaw Corner Cemetery, Thomasville, Clarke Co. AL. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1940 Federal Census
Name: John Douglas Dortch
Age: 9
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1931
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Alabama
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Thomasville, Clarke, Alabama
Street: Claiborn Road
Inferred Residence in 1935: Thomasville, Clarke, Alabama
Residence in 1935: Same House
Household Members:
Eva Spinks Dortch 45
Eloise Dortch 22
Jean Dortch 19
Kirksey Dortch 13
John Douglas Dortch 9
Robert Dwain Dortch 7
OBITUARIES
The Meridian Star; 25 March 2009
THOMASVILLE, Ala. ? Services for John Douglas Dortch Sr. will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at O'Bryant Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. David Wilkinson and Dr. Doug Dortch Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Choctaw Corner Cemetery.
Mr. Dortch, 78, of York, died Sunday, March 22, 2009, at the Hospice of West Alabama in Tuscaloosa. He was born November 3, 1930, in Thomasville to the late Kirksey Dortch and Eva Spinks Dortch. He was a graduate of Thomasville High School and the University of Alabama. He was a first Lieutenant in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.Mr. Dortch owned and operated the Western Auto Associate Stores in York and Livingston for 30 years, where he was known for his integrity, diligence, and congenial spirit. He was a faithful member of the York Baptist Church, and served as a deacon.
Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Betty Hall Dortch; his son, John Douglas Dortch Jr. and his wife Judy, of Tallahassee, Fla.; his daughter, Maria Dortch Hardy and her husband Glen, of Tuscaloosa; his grandchildren, Corrie Dortch Zimmerman and her husband Brent, of Jacksonville, Fla., John Douglas Dortch III, of Tallahassee, Fla., Charles Glen Hardy Jr., James Douglas Hardy, and Emily Faith Hardy, all of Tuscaloosa; and his brother, Kirksey Dortch, of Birmingham.
He was preceded in death by his sisters, Eloise Dortch Holloway and Jean Dortch Bouler; and his brother Robert D. Dortch.
Pallbearers will be Jimmy Black, John Dortch, Glen Hardy, James Hardy, Andrew Wilkerson, and Brent Zimmerman.Honorary pallbearers will be Billie Carney, Johnny Cook, Glenn Dortch, Norman Masters, and Robert Taylor.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the York Baptist Church, 314 N. Broad St., York, Ala. 36925, or the Hospice of West Alabama, 3851 Loop Road, Tuscaloosa, Ala. 35404.Visitation will be Thursday, one hour prior to services at the funeral home.
Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: John D. Dortch
Last Residence: 36925 York, Sumter, Alabama
BORN: 3 Nov 1930
Died: 22 Mar 2009
State (Year) SSN issued: Alabama (Before 1951)
Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35104765&ref=acom
John married Betty Hall. [Group Sheet]
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| 6. | Robert Dwain Dortch (1.Kirksey1) was born 05 Jan 1933, Thomasville, Clarke Co. AL; died 27 Aug 1996, Jefferson Co. AL; was buried , Jefferson Memorial Gardens South, Hoover, Jefferson Co. AL. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1940 Federal Census
Name: Robert Dwain Dortch
Age: 7
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1933
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Alabama
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Thomasville, Clarke, Alabama
Street: Claiborn Road
Inferred Residence in 1935: Thomasville, Clarke, Alabama
Residence in 1935: Same House
Household Members:
Eva Spinks Dortch 45
Eloise Dortch 22
Jean Dortch 19
Kirksey Dortch 13
John Douglas Dortch 9
Robert Dwain Dortch 7
Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Robert D. Dortch
SSN: 422-38-0170
BORN: 5 Jan 1933
Died: 27 Aug 1996
State (Year) SSN issued: Alabama (Before 1951)
Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=104687148&ref=acom
Robert married Carolyn. Carolyn was born 06 May 1936; died Sep 1978, Birmingham, Jefferson Co. AL; was buried , Jefferson Memorial Gardens South, Hoover, Jefferson Co. AL. [Group Sheet]
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