b: IN; d: Mt Carmel; d/of Adam John Dorsam (12 Feb 1875-30 Jan 1937 Lukin twp - Lawrence Co IL) & Mary Ann Foster (13 Sep 1879 IN-25 Oct 1925) both buried Jasper Co IN; res: 1910-30 Lukin twp - Lawrence Co IL 1940 Mt Carmel; siblings: Nora Grace (27 Sep 1889- Jan 1987 NY m: Grover C Neal) & Jesse (1898 IN-1898 IN) & Verl Lee (17 Sep 1907 IL-11 Oct 1858 Evansville IN) & Florence Loise (1 Jan 1913-27 Oct 2013 buried Claremont-Richland Co IL m: Guy Young) & Dorothy (12 Sep 1917-25 Oct 1917 Lukin twp - Lawrence Co IL)
