Monongalia County, [W] VA Dorsey
Hi Guys,
I am trying to trace a Dr. Dennis B. Dorsey, Esq. of Monongalia County, [West] Virginia.According to http://www.wvculture.org/history/statehood/wheelingconvention20611.htmlhttp://www.wvculture.org/history/statehood/wheelingconvention20611.html He was the temporary chairman of the First Session of the Second Wheeling Convention (June 11, 1861) that was instrumental in the development of the new state.
Although I am not personally related to him, I am interested in him for his historic significance and for the fact that he seems to be so elusive.He is clearly from Monongalia County as the official records of the convention mention he was a representative of that county, he was also a surgeon with the 3rd VA Inf., Loyal, which became the 6th WV Cav, and his discharge papers state that he was a resident of Morgantown which is (Monongalia County).I can find no mention of him in any of the Monongalia County histories located at the WV State archives, where I spent the day yesterday plowing through county histories, genealogies, microfilms, etc., and he appears to have been skipped in the 1850, 60 and 70 censuses, or at least does not show up in any of them in WV, that I could see.I am willing to share what little I do have with anyone who is interested, but I must admit it is very little.
BTW, there is a Rev. Dennis B. Dorsey from the general area, but I have not been able to positively identify him as the father of this Dr. D.B. Dorsey, and since the Rev died in 1860, I can positively state that he is *not* my man.There is also a Dennis in Marshall County, but he also does not appear to be the man I am looking for. I checked a Dorsey Genealogy that was in the library, but it was primarily about a branch of Dorseys in Georgia.Has anyone done research on Dennis B. Dorsey of Monongalia County, WV?
I would really like to write up a paper or two (non-profit) and present it to the WV State Archives in honor of Dr. Dorsey and WV statehood.If anyone can help me with any information, birth date/birth place, death date/ death place, wife's name, parents, children, etc. I would be forever indebted.
Thanks,
Linda Trent
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