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Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Dorsey

Male 1847 - 1886  (38 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Dorsey was born on 28 Oct 1847 in Alabama (son of James H. Dorsey, Jr. and Mary Reeves); died on 14 Apr 1886 in Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Also shown as H. Frank Dorsey.

    (Research):

    Census Listings:

    1880 Census
    Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
    Enumerated 16 and 17 Jun 1880
    Pages 5 and 6B SD 1 ED 85
    53-54
    Dorsey, Frank W M 33 Farmer Ala Ala Ala
    Dorsey, Tabitha W F 28 Wf Keeping House Tx Ala Ala
    Dorsey, Thomas W M 10 Farm Laborer Tx
    Dorsey, Neoma W F 8 Dtr Tx
    Dorsey, Edward W M 6 Son Tx
    Dorsey, Rosa W F 4 Dtr Tx
    Dorsey, Dosia W F W Dtr Tx

    Family/Spouse: Tibatha Emeline Halbert. Tibatha (daughter of Joel Halbert and Emeline Grindle) was born on 17 Dec 1852 in Texas; died on 12 Jan 1926 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Thomas Dorsey was born about 1870 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    2. Naomi Leona Dorsey was born on 19 Sep 1872 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 4 Jul 1964; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
    3. Edward Woodland Dorsey was born on 13 Sep 1874 in Texas; died on 26 Jun 1951 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
    4. Rosa E. Dorsey was born on 16 Aug 1876 in Texas; died on 15 Nov 1930 in Newton, Newton County, Texas; was buried in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas.
    5. Dosia Dorsey was born in Nov 1879 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    6. Mary B. Dorsey was born in Apr 1881 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
    7. William Joel Dorsey was born in Sep 1884 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James H. Dorsey, Jr. was born before 1822 in Alabama; and died.

    Notes:

    Linda King Davenport shows him as the son of James H. Dorsey Sr.

    James married Mary Reeves on 23 Dec 1842 in Talledega County, Alabama. Mary (daughter of Richard Lawson Reeves and Alenna Rene "Allie" Bates) was born before 1822; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary Reeves was born before 1822 (daughter of Richard Lawson Reeves and Alenna Rene "Allie" Bates); and died.

    Notes:

    Married:
    Linda Davenport writes that "My Lucinda Reeves and James H. Dorsey (son of Alexander & Patsey) married before 23 Dec 1842 by W. McCann, Minister of the Gospel in Talladega Co, AL. Lucinda's sister, Mary Reeves, married James H. Dorsey, Jr. (son of James H. Dorsey, Sr. & Unknown) on the same date by the same person. The marriage licenses were returned on 23 Dec 1842. Supposedly, while in Alabama, Lucinda was pregnant, helped push a cow out of the mud & went into labor and died. I'm not certain what happened to the child, but James H. Dorsey, widower, was in Sabine County by 1860. All according to Blanche Finley Toole."

    Children:
    1. James L. Dorsey was born about 1844 in Alabama; and died.
    2. Thomas A. Dorsey was born about 1847 in Alabama; and died.
    3. 1. Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Dorsey was born on 28 Oct 1847 in Alabama; died on 14 Apr 1886 in Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
    4. John Wesley Dorsey was born in Apr 1850 in Alabama; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Richard Lawson Reeves was born on 11 Nov 1798 in York County, South Carolina; died on 4 Dec 1867 in Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    (Research):Joe Reeves shows that he was the son of John Hardy Reeves, and that he moved to Guinnet County, GA by 1818, and later to Texas. He lists his spouse as unknown. He shows Richard as being buried in Milam.

    Richard married Alenna Rene "Allie" Bates. Alenna was born on 1 May 1794 in York County, South Carolina; died on 16 Feb 1887 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Alenna Rene "Allie" Bates was born on 1 May 1794 in York County, South Carolina; died on 16 Feb 1887 in Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    AKA Aliene Rine

    At the time of the 1880 Federal census, she was living with her son Joseph Reeves in Sabine County.

    (Research):Census Listings:

    1870 Census
    Texas, Sabine, Beat No. 2, PO Sabine Town
    Enumerated 24 July 1870
    Page 6
    358-358
    Reeves, Joseph 39 M W Farmer Alabama $ --- $ 500
    Reeves, Mary Ann 28 F W Keeping House La
    Reeves, Thomas 14 M W Tx
    Reeves, Mary E 13 F W Tx
    Reeves, Elizabeth 10 F W Tx
    357-357
    C. and Harriet Hoskins
    360-360
    M. Coleman
    361-361
    Reeves, Ellie R 76 F W Famer $600 $800 South Carolina


    1880 Census
    Texas, Sabine, 5 Precinct
    Enumerated 6 July 1880
    Page 27 SD 1 ED 86 Stamped 250

    233-233
    Reaves, Joseph W M 48 Farmer Ga SC SC
    Reaves, Tom L W M 23 Son Works on Farm Tx Ga Miss
    Reaves, Henry W M 8 Son Tx Ga Ms
    Reaves, Ira W M 5 Son Tx Ga Miss
    Reaves, Olive W F 3 Dtr Tx Ga Miss
    Reaves, Margret A W F 4/12 Feby Daughter Tx Ga Miss
    Reaves, Allie R W F 87 Mother At House SC SC SC

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Reeves was born about 1817 in South Carolina; and died.
    2. 3. Mary Reeves was born before 1822; and died.
    3. Lucinda Reeves was born about 1825 in South Carolina; died before 1860 in Talledega County, Alabama.
    4. Joseph Reeves was born on 24 Jan 1832 in Georgia; died on 5 Jan 1910 in Texas; was buried in Bennett Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.