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Family History & Genealogy

The Dorothy Family

199 Dorothy records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

199Records in our database
1845Earliest birth
2Documented families
See the Dorothy family trees →27 Dorothy families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers
At a glance

199 Dorothy records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

North Dakota: 5 Dorothy recordsSouth Dakota: 10 Dorothy recordsNebraska: 26 Dorothy recordsKansas: 3 Dorothy recordsMinnesota: 8 Dorothy recordsIowa: 54 Dorothy recordsMissouri: 15 Dorothy recordsWisconsin: 4 Dorothy recordsIllinois: 27 Dorothy recordsMichigan: 6 Dorothy recordsIndiana: 1 Dorothy recordOhio: 24 Dorothy records510263854154276124
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When they were born

Born in the 1840s: 140Born in the 1850s: 1Born in the 1860s: 060Born in the 1870s: 4Born in the 1880s: 880Born in the 1890s: 25Born in the 1900s: 231900Born in the 1910s: 54Born in the 1920s: 3120Born in the 1930s: 13Born in the 1940s: 940Born in the 1950s: 6Born in the 1960s: 160Born in the 1970s: 0Born in the 1980s: 080Born in the 1990s: 0Born in the 2000s: 12000
  • Most records: Iowa (54 of 199)
  • Most common birth decade: the 1910s
  • Earliest birth in the database: James P Dorothy, born 1845, Butler County, Ohio
Documented families

Dorothy families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family records from county histories (2)

Family trees from the public record

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People in the record

Dorothy people in our records

120 of the 199 Dorothy people in our records, from every state where the name turns up: the earliest born and the most recent deaths, newest first. Tap a name to open that person's page. Someone listed in two public indexes is shown once. Search every Dorothy record →

Milford C Dorothy
1927 to 2018
Troy Mills, Iowa
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Ross Edward Dorothy
1953 to 2016
Dakota, Minnesota
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Alton T Dorothy
1930 to 2014
Callender, Iowa
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James Lee Dorothy
1934 to 2014
Scott, Minnesota
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Perry L Dorothy
died 2013
Missouri
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Robert E Dorothy
1924 to 2013
Iowa
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Teresa A Dorothy
1949 to 2013
Illinois
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Irene E Dorothy
1921 to 2012
Mandan, North Dakota
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Ralph L Dorothy
1964 to 2012
Iowa
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Kenneth L Dorothy
1933 to 2011
Iowa
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Margaret L Dorothy
1934 to 2011
Iowa
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Michael L Dorothy
1952 to 2011
Illinois
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Vivian D Dorothy
1927 to 2011
Iowa
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Dolores Viola Dorothy
1930 to 2010
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
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Patricia H Dorothy
1930 to 2010
Michigan
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Steven E Dorothy
1953 to 2010
Iowa
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Verlia C Dorothy
1942 to 2010
Bartonville, Peoria County, Illinois
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Elise G Dorothy
1929 to 2009
Gobles, Van Buren County, Michigan
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Kelsey M Dorothy
2009 to 2009
Iowa
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Edna M Dorothy
1914 to 2008
Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa
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Larry L Dorothy
1940 to 2007
Elmwood, Peoria County, Illinois
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Michael G Dorothy
1947 to 2007
Iowa
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Wyona Dorothy
1916 to 2007
Stockport, Van Buren County, Iowa
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Dorothy E Dorothy
1915 to 2006
Newton, Jasper County, Iowa
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Eleanor M Dorothy
1917 to 2006
McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon
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Lois A Dorothy
1924 to 2006
Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa
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Bernard L Dorothy
1916 to 2005
Sherwood, Washington County, Oregon
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Jack W Dorothy
1930 to 2005
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa
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Joanna L Dorothy
1935 to 2005
Washington
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Lawrence G Dorothy
1917 to 2005
Kalamazoo County, Michigan
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Brenda L Dorothy
1956 to 2004
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
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Catharine B Dorothy
1926 to 2004
Torrance, Los Angeles County, California
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Gordon Stanley Dorothy
1915 to 2004
St. James, Watonwan County, Minnesota
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Ruth M Dorothy
1917 to 2002
Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois
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W Dorothy
1924 to 2002
Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska
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Lloyd W Dorothy
1930 to 2001
Colchester, Illinois
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Ruth T Dorothy
1910 to 2001
Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota
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Clara J Dorothy
1927 to 2000
Hamilton, Hancock County, Illinois
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Dorothy I Dorothy
1914 to 2000
Laurie, Morgan County, Missouri
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Irma J Dorothy
1913 to 2000
Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri
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Janet Lavonne Dorothy
1955 to 2000
Pleasanton, Buffalo County, Nebraska
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Robert D Dorothy
1947 to 2000
Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas
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Coy Dorothy
1925 to 1999
Hamilton, Hancock County, Illinois
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Raymond Dorothy
1898 to 1999
Stockport, Van Buren County, Iowa
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Florence M Dorothy
1901 to 1998
Viola, Mercer County, Illinois
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Floyd Dorothy
1909 to 1998
Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa
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Mary Dorothy
1910 to 1998
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
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Spencer B Dorothy
1926 to 1997
Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska
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Arnold L Dorothy
1901 to 1995
Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota
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Doris B Dorothy
1921 to 1995
Anderson, McDonald County, Missouri
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William G Dorothy
1919 to 1995
Anderson, McDonald County, Missouri
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Anne M Dorothy
1908 to 1994
Leawood, Johnson County, Kansas
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Neal D Dorothy
1901 to 1992
Leawood, Johnson County, Kansas
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Ray L Dorothy
1924 to 1992
Pleasanton, Buffalo County, Nebraska
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Inez M Dorothy
1893 to 1991
Dodge, Nebraska
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Lola F Dorothy
1915 to 1988
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Richard K Dorothy
1918 to 1988
Otsego, Allegan County, Michigan
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Chester Dorothy
1896 to 1987
Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa
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Coy Dorothy
1899 to 1987
Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois
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Lucile Dorothy
1921 to 1987
Anderson, McDonald County, Missouri
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Minnie Dorothy
1901 to 1987
David City, Butler County, Nebraska
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Lester Dorothy
1899 to 1985
Philip, Haakon County, South Dakota
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Harry Dorothy
1905 to 1984
Napa, Napa County, California
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Russell L Dorothy
1900 to 1983
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
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Edith Dorothy
1911 to 1982
Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa
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Vern N Dorothy
1895 to 1982
Pleasanton, Buffalo County, Nebraska
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A Dorothy
1899 to 1981
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa
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Erma Dorothy
1905 to 1981
Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa
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Jay D Dorothy
1908 to 1981
Burwell, Garfield County, Nebraska
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Spencer B Dorothy
1897 to 1981
David City, Butler County, Nebraska
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Charlotte Dorothy
1893 to 1980
Koochiching County, Minnesota
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Cleo Dorothy
1886 to 1980
Iowa
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Irven Dorothy
1907 to 1980
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
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Olive Dorothy
1890 to 1979
Hope, Steele County, North Dakota
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Mark Dorothy
1905 to 1978
Stockport, Van Buren County, Iowa
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Dorothy Dorothy
1899 to 1976
Buffalo, Johnson County, Wyoming
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Esther Dorothy
1900 to 1976
Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa
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Ida A Dorothy
1881 to 1976
Mitchell, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska
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Myrtle Dorothy
1896 to 1975
Rialto, San Bernardino County, California
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Delbert H Dorothy
1893 to 1974
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
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John Dorothy
1900 to 1974
Paris, Edgar County, Illinois
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Maude Dorothy
1891 to 1974
Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois
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Raymond Dorothy
1899 to 1974
Port Orchard, Kitsap County, Washington
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Fred Dorothy
1887 to 1973
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
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Vernon Dorothy
1921 to 1973
Missouri
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Gertrude Dorothy
1887 to 1972
Blakesburg, Wapello County, Iowa
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Mary Dorothy
1900 to 1971
Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois
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Mark Dorothy
1891 to 1969
Ames, Story County, Iowa
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Addie Dorothy
1874 to 1968
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
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Ida Dorothy
1881 to 1968
Hymera, Sullivan County, Indiana
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Lauretta M Dorothy
1877 to 1968
Anderson, McDonald County, Missouri
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Ruth Dorothy
1893 to 1968
Nevada, Vernon County, Missouri
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Marion Dorothy
1897 to 1967
Ames, Story County, Iowa
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Thomas Dorothy
1900 to 1967
Lake Sumner, De Baca County, New Mexico
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Esther Dorothy
1894 to 1966
Ferris, Hancock County, Illinois
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Everett Dorothy
1892 to 1966
Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois
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Wilmer Dorothy
1887 to 1966
Hope, Steele County, North Dakota
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Chester Dorothy
1884 to 1965
Illinois
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George Dorothy
1885 to 1964
Wisconsin
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George W Dorothy
1872 to 1964
Lancaster, Nebraska
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Robert Dorothy
1894 to 1964
Iowa
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Morton Dorothy
1920 to 1963
Ohio
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Walter W Dorothy
1893 to 1962
Hall, Nebraska
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James P Dorothy
1873 to 1956
Butler County, Ohio
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James P Dorothy
1845 to 1922
Butler County, Ohio
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Lillian Dorothy
born 1920
Cleveland, Ohio
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Sallie L Dorothy
1894 to 1920
Butler County, Ohio
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Gladys Dorothy
born 1918
Cleveland, Ohio
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Mildred Dorothy
born 1918
Aurora, South Dakota
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Ethel Dorothy
born 1917
Cleveland, Ohio
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Doris Dorothy
born 1916
Freedom Twp, Ohio
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Jane Dorothy
born 1916
Akron, Ohio
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Laverne Harriet Dorothy
born 1910
Cleveland, Ohio
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Margaret Dorothy
born 1910
Cleveland, Ohio
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Amber L Dorothy
born 1909
Wisconsin
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Janette Dorothy
born 1909
Wisconsin
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Mildred Dorothy
born 1909
Euclid, Ohio
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John D Dorothy
1898 to 1898
Butler County, Ohio
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Clarence Dorothy
born 1896
Hughes, South Dakota
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W Dorothy
1851 to 1889
Butler County, Ohio
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Dorothy genealogy: FAQ

Where were Dorothy ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 199 Dorothy records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Iowa (54), then Illinois (27) and Nebraska (26).

How far back does the Dorothy family tree go?

The earliest Dorothy birth in our database is 1845: James P Dorothy, Butler County, Ohio. We have pieced together 27 Dorothy family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Dorothy family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Dorothy family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.

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