Wells Mayo Dorsey

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Wells Mayo Dorsey

Birth
Bunker Hill, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
Death
13 Jan 1947 (aged 69)
Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Gillespie, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Wells Mayo Dorsey was born on January 10, 1878, in Bunker Hill, Illinois to Plutarch Hines Dorsey (1833-1915) and Olivia Josephine [Williams] Dorsey (1834-1902).

He married Wilhelmina Lister (1873-1953) on November 1, 1899, in Christ Church, Bunker Hill, Illinois. They had two children during their marriage, Olivia Dorsey Whitfield and Charles Hines Dorsey.

Mayo started farming after he inherited his father's farm near Gillespie, Illinois in 1915 and continued farming until his death on January 13, 1947, at the age of 69. He is buried next to his wife in Gillespie Cemetery.
Wells Mayo Dorsey was born on January 10, 1878, in Bunker Hill, Illinois to Plutarch Hines Dorsey (1833-1915) and Olivia Josephine [Williams] Dorsey (1834-1902).

He married Wilhelmina Lister (1873-1953) on November 1, 1899, in Christ Church, Bunker Hill, Illinois. They had two children during their marriage, Olivia Dorsey Whitfield and Charles Hines Dorsey.

Mayo started farming after he inherited his father's farm near Gillespie, Illinois in 1915 and continued farming until his death on January 13, 1947, at the age of 69. He is buried next to his wife in Gillespie Cemetery.


  • Maintained by: Bob Relative Grandchild
  • Originally Created by: Iced Tea
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86524324/wells_mayo-dorsey: accessed ), memorial page for Wells Mayo Dorsey (10 Jan 1878–13 Jan 1947), Find a Grave Memorial ID 86524324, citing Gillespie City Cemetery, Gillespie, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Bob (contributor 48164352).