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William Asbury Dorrell

Male Cal 1858 - 1893  (35 years)


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  • Name William Asbury Dorrell  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Birth Cal 1858  [3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Death 13 Feb 1893  Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Cause: alcoholism 
    Obituary 14 Feb 1893  Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Gazette 
    • Dorrel.

      Died yesterday at 3 o'clock, Asbury Donel, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Donel, aged 35 years.  Funeral will take place to-day at 1 o'clock, from the family residence No. […] South Twelfth street.  Remains will be conveyed to King Hill cemetery.  Friends of the family are invited to attend.
    Obituary 14 Feb 1893  Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gazette 
    • DORRELL DIED SUDDENLY

      Alcohol Said to Have Been the Promoter of His Death. 

      W. A. Dorrell died suddenly yesterday morning at his home, 2109 South Eleventh street, of alcoholism. 

      He complained of feeling ill Sunday, but his case was not considered serious and no physician was called.  Coroner Reynolds viewed the remains yesterday and found that it was not necessary to hold an inquest. 

      Dorrell was 35 years old and has two children.  He was separated from his wife.
    Burial 14 Feb 1893  New King Hill Cemetery, Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I17959  CCBasic
    Last Modified 18 Jul 2023 

    Father Whitfield E. Dorrell   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother (Dorrell   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F6913  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna Brown,   b. 17 Mar 1865, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 1928, Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 16 Dec 1885  Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Georgia Elizabeth Dorrell,   b. 3 Oct 1886, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1959, Clarksdale, DeKalb County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     2. Frances K. "Fannie" Dorrell,   b. 24 Sep 1888, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Oct 1968, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F6912  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2023 

  • Sources 
    1. [S387] California State Archives, Sacramento, California -- County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994, ((https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2001287 : 2023)), 17 Jul 2023, accessed 17 Jul 2023), Bernard Asbury Anderson.

    2. [S233] Missouri State Archives, Missouri -- County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991, ((https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2060668 : 2017)), 17 Jul 2023, accessed 17 Jul 2023), Dorrell-Brown.

    3. [S326] Missouri., Missouri, Buchanan County -- The St. Joseph Gazette Newspaper (Newspapers.com), 17 Jul 2023, "Dorrell Died Suddenly," 14 February 1893, p. 3, col. 5; digital images(https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/560103080/ : accessed 17 Jul 2023).

    4. [S326] Missouri., Missouri, Buchanan County -- The St. Joseph Gazette Newspaper (Newspapers.com), 17 Jul 2023, "Dorrel," 14 February 1893, p. 3, col. 4; digital images(https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/560103080/ : accessed 17 Jul 2023).

    5. [S64] Missouri Bureau of Vital Records, Missouri Secretary of State, Missouri -- Death Certificates 1910-1974, (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/Records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ :n.d.), 18 Jul 2023, death certificate no. 59-017209 (1959), Georgia Elizabeth Fry, accessed 17 Jul 2023.
      The death certificate lists "Darrel XXXX Brown" as Georgia's father, but research has determined his name is actually "William Asbury Dorrell," died 1893.