James Douglas Hardy

Charles married Maria Dortch. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1940 Federal Census
Name: John Douglas Dortch
Age: 9
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1931
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Alabama
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Thomasville, Clarke, Alabama
Street: Claiborn Road
Inferred Residence in 1935: Thomasville, Clarke, Alabama
Residence in 1935: Same House
Household Members:
Eva Spinks Dortch 45
Eloise Dortch 22
Jean Dortch 19
Kirksey Dortch 13
John Douglas Dortch 9
Robert Dwain Dortch 7

OBITUARIES

The Meridian Star; 25 March 2009

THOMASVILLE, Ala. ? Services for John Douglas Dortch Sr. will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at O'Bryant Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. David Wilkinson and Dr. Doug Dortch Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Choctaw Corner Cemetery.

Mr. Dortch, 78, of York, died Sunday, March 22, 2009, at the Hospice of West Alabama in Tuscaloosa. He was born November 3, 1930, in Thomasville to the late Kirksey Dortch and Eva Spinks Dortch. He was a graduate of Thomasville High School and the University of Alabama. He was a first Lieutenant in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.Mr. Dortch owned and operated the Western Auto Associate Stores in York and Livingston for 30 years, where he was known for his integrity, diligence, and congenial spirit. He was a faithful member of the York Baptist Church, and served as a deacon.

Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Betty Hall Dortch; his son, John Douglas Dortch Jr. and his wife Judy, of Tallahassee, Fla.; his daughter, Maria Dortch Hardy and her husband Glen, of Tuscaloosa; his grandchildren, Corrie Dortch Zimmerman and her husband Brent, of Jacksonville, Fla., John Douglas Dortch III, of Tallahassee, Fla., Charles Glen Hardy Jr., James Douglas Hardy, and Emily Faith Hardy, all of Tuscaloosa; and his brother, Kirksey Dortch, of Birmingham.

He was preceded in death by his sisters, Eloise Dortch Holloway and Jean Dortch Bouler; and his brother Robert D. Dortch.

Pallbearers will be Jimmy Black, John Dortch, Glen Hardy, James Hardy, Andrew Wilkerson, and Brent Zimmerman.Honorary pallbearers will be Billie Carney, Johnny Cook, Glenn Dortch, Norman Masters, and Robert Taylor.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the York Baptist Church, 314 N. Broad St., York, Ala. 36925, or the Hospice of West Alabama, 3851 Loop Road, Tuscaloosa, Ala. 35404.Visitation will be Thursday, one hour prior to services at the funeral home.



Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: John D. Dortch
Last Residence: 36925 York, Sumter, Alabama
BORN: 3 Nov 1930
Died: 22 Mar 2009
State (Year) SSN issued: Alabama (Before 1951)

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35104765&ref=acom

John married Betty Hall. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 Federal Census
Name: Kirksey Dortch
Age: 13
Birth Date: Mar 1887
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1900: Pleasant Hill, Clarke, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Hiram P Dortch
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's name: Anna Dortch
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Household Members:
Hiram P Dortch 39
Anna Dortch 36
Nora Dortch 14
Kirksey Dortch 13
Hiram J Dortch 10

1910 Federal Census
Name: Kecksey Dortch [Kirksey]
Age in 1910: 23
Birth Year: abt 1887
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1910: Thomasville, Clarke, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Household Members:
Kirksey Dortch 23
Johnson H Dortch 19

1930 Federal Census
Name: Kerksey Dortch [Kirksey Dortch]
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1887
Birthplace: Alabama
Race: White
Home in 1930: Thomasville, Clarke, Alabama
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: E Ophelia Dortch
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Household Members:
Kerksey Dortch 43
E Ophelia Dortch 35
Eloise Dortch 12
J Marie Dortch 9
Kirksey Dortch 3 years 4 months

Birth:
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Kirksey Dortch
County: Clarke
State: Alabama
Birthplace: Alabama
Birth Date: 6 Mar 1887
Race: Caucasian (White)

Died:
Alabama Deaths, 1908-59
Name: Kirksey Dortch
Death Date: Jun 1939
Death County: Clarke
Volume: 25
Certificate: 12262
Roll: 3

Kirksey married Eva Ophelia Spinks. Eva was born 13 Mar 1895, Alabama; died 20 Apr 1990, Alabama. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1930 Federal Census
Name: E Ophelia Dortch
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1895
Birthplace: Alabama
Race: White
Home in 1930: Thomasville, Clarke, Alabama
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: Kerksey Dortch
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Household Members:
Kerksey Dortch 43
E Ophelia Dortch 35
Eloise Dortch 12
J Marie Dortch 9
Kirksey Dortch 3 years 4 months

1940 Federal Census
Name: Eva Spinks Dortch
Respondent: Yes
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Alabama
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Thomasville, Clarke, Alabama
Street: Claiborn Road
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Thomasville, Clarke, Alabama
Residence in 1935: Same House
Highest Grade Completed: 1 year of high school
Household Members:
Eva Spinks Dortch 45
Eloise Dortch 22
Jean Dortch 19
Kirksey Dortch 13
John Douglas Dortch 9
Robert Dwain Dortch 7

Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Eva O. Dortch
SSN: 421-26-0555
BORN: 13 Mar 1895
Died: 20 Apr 1990
State (Year) SSN issued: Alabama (Before 1951)