John Melvin Dorn
M, b. 24 August 1850, d. 14 April 1937
John Melvin Dorn Different histories and research on this family...
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Peter Ouzts I and His Descendants by Hortense Woodson, 1949, p. 90Edgefield SC US Census 1850,1860,1870,1880John Melvin Dorn left Edgefield SC for Mount Hilliard AL in 1871, where he met and married Talvia Ann McCreless. They had 11 children in AL. The family moved to Falls County TX in 1886 then on to Colorado TX on November 18, 1890. There he with neighbors, Boswell, Green, and Richardson, built a church meeting and school house, later known as Dorn Chapel. This county was later named Mitchell County and many descendants are from Colorado City TX.
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ORAL FAMILY TRADITION:
John Melvin Dorn lived on a plantation owned by his father in South Carolina. His father went away to the Civil War (Confederate army, of course), and John Melvin (age 15) wanted to go, too, but his father insisted he stay and take care of the plantation and the family. When word came that the Union Army was on its way through, John Melvin's mother had him take the slaves and hide in the fields until the soldiers left. The soldiers took food and anything else they wanted from the plantation. Later, when the Civil War was over, the slaves were told they were free to go, but they chose to stay with the Dorn family.
John Melvin's grandfather had been a wealthy man in Germany until a war there wiped out his fortune (when the Mark became worthless).
When John Melvin married and had his own family, he decided to move to Texas, so he hired two railroad cars and put the livestock in one car and the family and household goods in the other and headed for Texas on Nov. 1, 1890.
The area in Texas where the Dorns settled (in Mitchell County, near Colorado City) became known as the Dorn Community. There was a Dorn School and the Dorn Church. The church, still in existence, bears a historical marker with dates and information.1 John Melvin Dorn was also known as called Grandad Dorn by his descendants.2 He was born on 24 August 1850 at Mount Hilliard, Alabama, (alternate date and location - 13 Feb. 1849, Edgefield, SC.) He was the son of Wright Peter Dorn and Sarah Sallie Ouzts.3,4 He married Talvy Ann McCreless, daughter of John Milton McCreless and Hannah Moore, after 1869. He died on 14 April 1937 at Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas, at age 86.3
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Peter Ouzts I and His Descendants by Hortense Woodson, 1949, p. 90Edgefield SC US Census 1850,1860,1870,1880John Melvin Dorn left Edgefield SC for Mount Hilliard AL in 1871, where he met and married Talvia Ann McCreless. They had 11 children in AL. The family moved to Falls County TX in 1886 then on to Colorado TX on November 18, 1890. There he with neighbors, Boswell, Green, and Richardson, built a church meeting and school house, later known as Dorn Chapel. This county was later named Mitchell County and many descendants are from Colorado City TX.
[From RootsWeb source]
ORAL FAMILY TRADITION:
John Melvin Dorn lived on a plantation owned by his father in South Carolina. His father went away to the Civil War (Confederate army, of course), and John Melvin (age 15) wanted to go, too, but his father insisted he stay and take care of the plantation and the family. When word came that the Union Army was on its way through, John Melvin's mother had him take the slaves and hide in the fields until the soldiers left. The soldiers took food and anything else they wanted from the plantation. Later, when the Civil War was over, the slaves were told they were free to go, but they chose to stay with the Dorn family.
John Melvin's grandfather had been a wealthy man in Germany until a war there wiped out his fortune (when the Mark became worthless).
When John Melvin married and had his own family, he decided to move to Texas, so he hired two railroad cars and put the livestock in one car and the family and household goods in the other and headed for Texas on Nov. 1, 1890.
The area in Texas where the Dorns settled (in Mitchell County, near Colorado City) became known as the Dorn Community. There was a Dorn School and the Dorn Church. The church, still in existence, bears a historical marker with dates and information.1 John Melvin Dorn was also known as called Grandad Dorn by his descendants.2 He was born on 24 August 1850 at Mount Hilliard, Alabama, (alternate date and location - 13 Feb. 1849, Edgefield, SC.) He was the son of Wright Peter Dorn and Sarah Sallie Ouzts.3,4 He married Talvy Ann McCreless, daughter of John Milton McCreless and Hannah Moore, after 1869. He died on 14 April 1937 at Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas, at age 86.3
Children of John Melvin Dorn and Talvy Ann McCreless
- Nancy Addrene Dorn3 b. c 1872, d. c 1873
- Hannah Pauline Dorn+3 b. 13 Oct 1873, d. 19 Mar 1969
- Arthur Ansley Dorn+3 b. 27 Oct 1874, d. 2 Jun 1931
- Sarah LeeAnn Dorn3 b. Mar 1876, d. Sep 1876
- James Wright Dorn+3 b. 16 Jun 1877, d. 9 Nov 1934
- John Marvin Dorn+3 b. 30 Mar 1879, d. 10 Aug 1968
- Una Palestine Dorn+3 b. 16 Oct 1882, d. 17 Apr 1967
- Lois Delilah Dorn3 b. 18 Oct 1884, d. 14 Jun 1967
- Emma Dorn3 b. 4 Oct 1886, d. 24 Jul 1968
- Ida Dorn b. 4 Oct 1886, d. 13 Apr 1958
- Lottie Eulala Dorn+3 b. Dec 1889, d. 7 Jun 1978
- Melvin Pierce Dorn Sr.+ b. 26 Feb 1892, d. 23 Mar 1967
Citations
- [S29] RootsWeb, online http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/, Smith_AannestadTree, ,http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
- [S38] Donna Starr, "Email from Donna Starr," to Keith Hunter, "...John Melvin Dorn, who we all refer to as Grandad Dorn."
- [S29] RootsWeb, online http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/, Smith_AannestadTree, ,http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
- [S29] RootsWeb, online http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/, Smith_AannestadTree, ,http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
John Melvin Dorn1
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Citations
- [S181] 1940 U.S. Census, Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]; Vesta Dan Farn; Year: 1940; Census Place: Mitchell, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04107; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 168-6; Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls; Accessed: 5 Nov 2022.
Lois Delilah Dorn
F, b. 18 October 1884, d. 14 June 1967
Lois Delilah Dorn also went by the name of Lila. She was born on 18 October 1884 at Mount Hilliard, Bullock County, Alabama. She was the daughter of John Melvin Dorn and Talvy Ann McCreless.1 She married James Lorenzo Dow on 1 May 1904 at Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas. She died on 14 June 1967 at Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, at age 82. She was buried on 16 June 1967 at Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas.
Citations
- [S29] RootsWeb, online http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/, Smith_AannestadTree, ,http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
Lottie Eulala Dorn1
F, b. December 1889, d. 7 June 1978
Lottie Eulala Dorn also went by the name of Lala.2 Lottie Eulala Dorn was also known as (she was know in later years as Aunt Lala or Aunt Lot.)3 She was born in December 1889 at Falls County, Texas.1,4 She was the daughter of John Melvin Dorn and Talvy Ann McCreless.1 She married Ruben Decater Hart, son of William C. Hart and Angie L.D. Wilson, before 1909. She and Ruben Decater Hart appeared on the census of 1940 at Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas.5 She died on 7 June 1978 at Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas, at age 88.
Children of Lottie Eulala Dorn and Ruben Decater Hart
- Sue Hart
- Homer Clayborn Hart b. 30 Jul 1909, d. 25 Jun 1983
- Talva Mae Hart6 b. 9 Oct 1912, d. 11 Jul 2002
- Sherman Lee Hart b. 4 May 1914, d. 6 Dec 1995
- Emma Jo Hart b. 25 Nov 1915, d. 12 Jan 1995
- Ida Lanelle Hart b. 25 Mar 1922, d. May 1993
- Chlotille Dimple Hart+ b. 19 Sep 1926, d. 3 Jan 2014
Citations
- [S29] RootsWeb, online http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/, Smith_AannestadTree, ,http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
- [S267] Kiker-Seale Funeral Home, online unknown url, Chlotille "Dimple Sue" McCarley obituary,Published: 3 Jan 2014, Accessed: 6 Jan 2014 (http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/…).
- [S38] Donna Starr, "Email from Donna Starr," to Keith Hunter, "...my grandmother, Lottie Eulala, known as Aunt Lala or Aunt Lot."
- [S18] Ancestry.com, online http://www.ancestry.com/, Chlotille Hart, Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932, Accessed: 7 Jan 2014.
- [S181] 1940 U.S. Census, Census Place: Colorado City, Mitchell, Texas; Roll: T627_4107; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 168-1B, Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census, Accessed: 7 Jan 2014.
- [S37] Abilene Reporter News, online http://www.reporternews.com/, Saturday July 13, 2002, "Obituary of Talva Mae 'Sis' Hart Jones", ,http://www.texnews.com/1998/2002/obits/0713.html
Lovic L. Dorn
M, b. 17 March 1902, d. 19 April 1969
Lovic L. Dorn was born on 17 March 1902 at Mitchell County, Texas. He was the son of John Marvin Dorn and Nancy Maude Morrow. He died on 19 April 1969 at Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, at age 67. He was buried on 21 April 1969 at Mitchell County, Texas.
Mary Mattie Dorn
F, b. 8 September 1903, d. 7 June 1938
Mary Mattie Dorn also went by the name of Mattie.1 She was born on 8 September 1903 at Mitchell County, Texas. She was the daughter of John Marvin Dorn and Nancy Maude Morrow. Mattie attended Colorado City High School at Colorado City, Texas between 1920 and 1924.1 She married Willie Newton Bacon on 22 June 1936 at Westbrook, Mitchell County, Texas. She died on 7 June 1938 at Mitchell County, Texas, at age 34.
Citations
- [S32] USGenWeb Archives, online http://www.usgwarchives.org/, Mitchell County, TX - Alumni of Colorado City High School Lone Wolf Yearbook; http://files.usgwarchives.org/tx/mitchell/history/schools/…
Melvin Pierce Dorn Sr.
M, b. 26 February 1892, d. 23 March 1967
Melvin Pierce Dorn Sr. also went by the name of Pierce (also known as Purdy.)1 He Different history trees available on this family...
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He was born on 26 February 1892 at Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas.2 He was the son of John Melvin Dorn and Talvy Ann McCreless. He married Katherine Witt on 15 October 1911. He died on 23 March 1967 at Houston, Harris County, Texas, at age 75. He was buried after 24 March 1967 at Mitchell County, Texas.
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He was born on 26 February 1892 at Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas.2 He was the son of John Melvin Dorn and Talvy Ann McCreless. He married Katherine Witt on 15 October 1911. He died on 23 March 1967 at Houston, Harris County, Texas, at age 75. He was buried after 24 March 1967 at Mitchell County, Texas.
Children of Melvin Pierce Dorn Sr. and Katherine Witt
- Reverend Clarence Calvin Dorn+ b. 6 Jul 1912, d. 9 Jun 1971
- Edna Christine Dorn b. 11 Aug 1914, d. 24 May 2007
- Emma Lucille Dorn+ b. 25 Aug 1918, d. 14 Jan 1995
- Virginia Ann Dorn+ b. 10 Jan 1921, d. 7 Feb 2007
- James Willis Dorn b. 2 Jun 1926, d. 25 Nov 1983
- Melvin Pierce, Jr. Dorn+ b. 4 Nov 1932, d. 2 Mar 2009
Citations
- [S38] Donna Starr, "Email from Donna Starr," to Keith Hunter, "After they reached Mitchell County they had their last child, Pierce, who was also known as Purdy (you will find a slew of nicknames in this family)."
- [S29] RootsWeb, online http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/, Smith_AannestadTree, ,http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
Melvin Pierce, Jr. Dorn
M, b. 4 November 1932, d. 2 March 2009
Melvin Pierce, Jr. Dorn also went by the name of Junior. He was born on 4 November 1932 at Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas. He was the son of Melvin Pierce Dorn Sr. and Katherine Witt. He married Shirley Aubrey Ann Rees, daughter of Tom Aubrey Rees and Amanda Ada Phillips, on 24 March 1950 at Hobbs, Lea County, New Mexico. He died on 2 March 2009 at Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas, at age 76.1 He was buried on 4 March 2009 at Mitchell County, Texas.
Children of Melvin Pierce, Jr. Dorn and Shirley Aubrey Ann Rees
Citations
- [S39] Colorado Record, "Melvin Pierce Dorn, Jr.", obituary, 5 Mar 2009, online edition.
Nancy Addrene Dorn1
F, b. circa 1872, d. circa 1873
Nancy Addrene Dorn was born circa 1872 at Mount Hilliard, Bullock County, Alabama.1 She was the daughter of John Melvin Dorn and Talvy Ann McCreless.1 She died circa 1873 at Mount Hilliard, Bullock County, Alabama.
Citations
- [S29] RootsWeb, online http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/, Smith_AannestadTree, ,http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi