Dorothy Marks
Last updated 1 Feb 2024 in Spear–Johnson Family.
Individual
Born: 30 May 1920 in , , Minnesota, United States
Died: Bef 28 Aug 2005
Father: Leopold Marks (1894 – 1983)
Mother: Clara Matilda Aggerholm (1898 – 1993)
census-us-1930-ps-mn-clay-32-26b: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead (Ward 4), enumeration district 14-32, sheet 26B (form/penned) or page 204B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 14 July 2018) 〉 "Minnesota 〉 Clay 〉 Moorhead 〉 District 0032" image 52; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1083 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2340818]
Reference Detail: Line 69, dwelling 482
Comment Detail: Source includes name (〈spelling〉 Marks). See research notes for spelling details.
census-us-1940-ps-mn-clay-33-12a: 1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead, enumeration district 14-33, sheet 12A; 1940 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before Aug 2018) 〉 "Minnesota 〉 Clay 〉 Moorhead 〉 14-33" image 23; citing “Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1914 (of 4643), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Line 12, household 238
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Dorothy Marks).
misc-clay-county-school-census-1939-52: Minnesota, Clay County, School Census Records, 1909-1962, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 20 Sep 2023), “〉District 002 (1939)”, image 52; digital folder: 004324164, image 545; citing “State School Superintendent, Clay County Auditor-Treasurer, Moorhead”
Reference Detail: Line 2
Comment Detail: Source includes name ([Marks,] Dorothy).
obituary-clara-marks-1993: Obituary for Clara M. Marks (1993); “Obituaries / Clara Marks,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 1 Feb 2024), “〉 United States 〉 California 〉 Chico 〉 Enterprise-Record 〉 1993 〉 August 〉 Aug 25 1993, Wed 〉 Page 17”, column 4; citing “Chico Enterprise-Record (Chico, California), 25 Aug 1993 (Wednesday), page 7B, column 4”
Comment Detail: Source includes [married] name (Dorothy V. Christanson).
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census-us-1930-ps-mn-clay-32-26b: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead (Ward 4), enumeration district 14-32, sheet 26B (form/penned) or page 204B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 14 July 2018) 〉 "Minnesota 〉 Clay 〉 Moorhead 〉 District 0032" image 52; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1083 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2340818]
Reference Detail: Line 69, dwelling 482
Comment Detail: Source includes age (9) and location (Minnesota). Using her age and the official census date of 1 Apr 1930 gives a birth date range from 2 Apr 1920 to 1 Apr 1921.
census-us-1940-ps-mn-clay-33-12a: 1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead, enumeration district 14-33, sheet 12A; 1940 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before Aug 2018) 〉 "Minnesota 〉 Clay 〉 Moorhead 〉 14-33" image 23; citing “Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1914 (of 4643), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Line 12, household 238
Comment Detail: Source includes age (〈conflict〉) and location (Minnesota). See research notes for conflict details.
misc-clay-county-school-census-1939-52: Minnesota, Clay County, School Census Records, 1909-1962, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 20 Sep 2023), “〉District 002 (1939)”, image 52; digital folder: 004324164, image 545; citing “State School Superintendent, Clay County Auditor-Treasurer, Moorhead”
Reference Detail: Line 2
Comment Detail: Source includes date (May 30 [19]20).
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obituary-inez-scott-2005: Obituary for Inez L. Scott (2005); “Deaths and Funerals / Inez L. Scott,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 25 Jun 2021), image “United States of America 〉 Missouri 〉 Kansas City 〉 The Kansas City Star 〉 2005 〉 08 〉 31 〉 main-edition” page 19; citing “The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Missouri), Metropolitan Edition, 31 Aug 2005 (Wednesday), page B5, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source notes that Dorothy [Marks] died before her sister Inez L. ([Marks]) Scott, who died 28 Aug 2005.
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census-us-1930-ps-mn-clay-32-26b: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead (Ward 4), enumeration district 14-32, sheet 26B (form/penned) or page 204B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 14 July 2018) 〉 "Minnesota 〉 Clay 〉 Moorhead 〉 District 0032" image 52; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1083 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2340818]
Reference Detail: Lines 65,69, dwelling 482
Comment Detail: Source identifies Dorathy Marks as a daughter of Leopold Marks. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.
census-us-1940-ps-mn-clay-33-12a: 1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead, enumeration district 14-33, sheet 12A; 1940 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before Aug 2018) 〉 "Minnesota 〉 Clay 〉 Moorhead 〉 14-33" image 23; citing “Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1914 (of 4643), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Line 12, household 238
Comment Detail: Source idenitfies Dorothy Marks as a daughter of Leo Marks. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.
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obituary-clara-marks-1993: Obituary for Clara M. Marks (1993); “Obituaries / Clara Marks,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 1 Feb 2024), “〉 United States 〉 California 〉 Chico 〉 Enterprise-Record 〉 1993 〉 August 〉 Aug 25 1993, Wed 〉 Page 17”, column 4; citing “Chico Enterprise-Record (Chico, California), 25 Aug 1993 (Wednesday), page 7B, column 4”
Comment Detail: Source identifies Dorothy V. Christianson as a daughter of Clara M. Marks. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.
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Miscellaneous Facts
Events
Education Level: one year of college (as of the 1940 US Census), 1 Apr 1940
census-us-1940-ps-mn-clay-33-12a: 1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead, enumeration district 14-33, sheet 12A; 1940 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before Aug 2018) 〉 "Minnesota 〉 Clay 〉 Moorhead 〉 14-33" image 23; citing “Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1914 (of 4643), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Line 12, household 238
Comment Detail: Source includes census date (April 1 1940) and education level (C-1 [one year of college]).
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Attributes
Residence: at Moorhead, Clay County, Minnesota, United States
Residence: at Moorhead, Clay County, Minnesota, United States
Education: (enrolled in college)
Residence: at Moorhead, Clay County, Minnesota, United States
Residence: at San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States
census-us-1930-ps-mn-clay-32-26b: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead (Ward 4), enumeration district 14-32, sheet 26B (form/penned) or page 204B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 14 July 2018) 〉 "Minnesota 〉 Clay 〉 Moorhead 〉 District 0032" image 52; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1083 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2340818]
Reference Detail: Line 69, dwelling 482
Comment Detail: Source includes census date (1 Apr 1930) and location (Moorhead City, County: Clay, State: Minnesota).
census-us-1940-ps-mn-clay-33-12a: 1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead, enumeration district 14-33, sheet 12A; 1940 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before Aug 2018) 〉 "Minnesota 〉 Clay 〉 Moorhead 〉 14-33" image 23; citing “Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1914 (of 4643), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Line 12, household 238
Comment Detail: Source includes date (1 Apr 1935) and location (Moorhead, Clay County, Minnesota).
misc-clay-county-school-census-1939-52: Minnesota, Clay County, School Census Records, 1909-1962, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 20 Sep 2023), “〉District 002 (1939)”, image 52; digital folder: 004324164, image 545; citing “State School Superintendent, Clay County Auditor-Treasurer, Moorhead”
Reference Detail: Line 2
Comment Detail: Source includes date of school census (Sept. 15, 1939) and notes school enrollment (C [indicating college]).
census-us-1940-ps-mn-clay-33-12a: 1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead, enumeration district 14-33, sheet 12A; 1940 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before Aug 2018) 〉 "Minnesota 〉 Clay 〉 Moorhead 〉 14-33" image 23; citing “Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1914 (of 4643), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Line 12, household 238
Comment Detail: Source includes date (1 Apr 1940) and location (Moorhead, Clay County, Minnesota).
obituary-clara-marks-1993: Obituary for Clara M. Marks (1993); “Obituaries / Clara Marks,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 1 Feb 2024), “〉 United States 〉 California 〉 Chico 〉 Enterprise-Record 〉 1993 〉 August 〉 Aug 25 1993, Wed 〉 Page 17”, column 4; citing “Chico Enterprise-Record (Chico, California), 25 Aug 1993 (Wednesday), page 7B, column 4”
Comment Detail: Source includes event date (Aug. 23, 1993) and residence location (San Diego [, San Diego County, CA, USA]).
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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)
CONFLICTS
Birth Date: This database uses between 2 Apr 1920 and 1 Apr 1921. The 1940 U.S. Census gives an age of (20), which, when applied to the offical census date of 1 Apr 1940, gives a birth date range from 2 Apr 1919 to 1 Apr 1920. [census-us-1940-ps-mn-clay-33-12a]
SPELLING
Given Name: This database uses Dorothy Vivian. The 1930 U.S. Census gives a misspelled Dorathy. [census-us-1930-ps-mn-clay-32-26b]
FOLLOWUP
Dorothy's middle name may have been Vivian, and she may have been born 31 May 1920 in Clay County, Minnesota. (from the Minnesota Birth Certificate index, Minnesota Historical Society. Certificate #DC-10277.)
Dorothy married Jonas Vilmar Christensen (b. Moorhead, Minnesota). Their children are {private}. [research-conversation-with-{private}-2011]
Siblings Bernice, Dorothy, and Robert married into the Christianson or Christensen families. Are these siblings marrying siblings? Cousins? Different families? Is the spelling difference in the two surnames an error or are they distinct? [research-conversation-with-{private}-2011, obituary-june-bailey-2020]
census-us-1930-ps-mn-clay-32-26b: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead (Ward 4), enumeration district 14-32, sheet 26B (form/penned) or page 204B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 14 July 2018) 〉 "Minnesota 〉 Clay 〉 Moorhead 〉 District 0032" image 52; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1083 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2340818]
Reference Detail: Line 69, dwelling 482
census-us-1940-ps-mn-clay-33-12a: 1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead, enumeration district 14-33, sheet 12A; 1940 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before Aug 2018) 〉 "Minnesota 〉 Clay 〉 Moorhead 〉 14-33" image 23; citing “Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1914 (of 4643), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Line 12, household 238
obituary-june-bailey-2020: Obituary for June Elaine Baily (2020); Wright Funeral Home and Cremation Service (https://www.wrightfuneral.com/: accessed 20 Sep 2023), location (Moorhead, MN)
(no additional information)
research-conversation-with-{private}-2011: Research Source: Conversation with {private}, 5-15 Oct 2011, includes files containing a short family tree created by Wayne Scott from 15 Oct 2011 email; privately held
Reference Detail: Attachment 8-2, page 2; Attachment 8-4, page 1
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