Eighth Generation  

63. Albert Edward Dorr was born on 3 Sep 1918 in Macon, Fayette Co., TN, died on 13 Jul 1995 in Oklahoma City, OK at age 76, and was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City, OK.

The following was written by Dad in 1988.

My father was killed at the 2nd Street hill in McAlester six months before I was born. My mother moved to Macon, Tennessee where I was born on September 3, 1918. When I was three months old we moved back to McAlester. My brother, Ernest B., was ten years older than me, and my sister Dorothy was six years older.

Mother bought a nineteen-room house and took in roomers and boarders. We were across the street from the fire station and I was the mascot of the fire department in my younger years. I went to McAlester elementary, junior high and high schools. I worked for four years during high school at Dixieana Creamery and Bender Drug as a soda jerk. I graduated from McAlester High School in 1936.

Mother and I moved to Stillwater, rented a house and took in roomers and boarders. I worked my first year at Kennicutt Drug and enrolled in Electrical Engineering. The second year I was flunking in twelve hours of EE and was kicked out for the semester. Electrical Engineering was just not for me so I enrolled in Mechanical Engineering and made the Dean's Honor Roll. I pledged Acacia Fraternity, where I became social chairman, vice president and in my fourth year, president of my fraternity and also president of the Inter-Fraternity Council. During these years, I worked as fountain manager of the Midwest Creamery.

At the 1938 Acacia Christmas party I met Maxyne Zerby, who was dating my best friend Bus Walker. During the summer of 1939 I began dating Maxyne and we had a wonderful courtship. On June 1, 1940 at 9:00 PM we were married in Mr. and Mrs. Zerby's home by a blind Methodist preacher. Thirza Murphy, Ernest B. Dorr and Maxyne's brother Don Perry were present. We drove to Oklahoma City in my brother's car and arrived at the Biltmore Hotel. We spent two days at $4 .00 per day in Room 1707. We continued working and going to school and in January 1942 I graduated.

Maxyne was pregnant at the time and didn't get to graduate. On February 15, 1942 Edward Max was born at Stillwater Hospital with brain damage that caused cerebral palsy, although it took two years before a doctor told us what was wrong.

I started to work with Phillips Petroleum Company and we moved to Oklahoma City on September 23, 1943. Dana Michael was born and a month later we moved to Wichita, where I worked as a power plant engineer for Beech Aircraft. After eleven months of this, I enlisted in the U.S. Navy with the rank of Ensign and went to Officer's Candidate School for two months at Hollywood Beach, Florida. Maxyne, Ed and Dana moved in with her folks at Perry. I was assigned to LST 817 for duty in the Pacific.

Before I left my ship pulled in to New Orleans where Maxyne came down and spent a week with me. My ship then went through the Panama Canal and up the West Coast to Seattle. Maxyne came out and spent about a month with me as I went through firefighter and navigation schools. The next eighteen months were spent in action, where I was a navigator on the 817.

All through college, Phillips and Beech I was a 35mm photographer where I made pretty good extra money. So when my ship left Seattle, I bought all the development and enlarging needs and set up in my stateroom. My only major encounter was Okinawa, where 1400 ships and troops stormed the island. I was discharged in March 1946 with the rank of Lt. (jg).

While I was away Maxyne got her degree in Art. I came back to Oklahoma City and went to work as a mechanical engineer with OG&E. We bought our first house at 2401 NE 27th. It was a two-bedroom with built-in garage, which we later turned into a den and still later built a double garage. Later we built a 20"x16" den on the back.

On May 20, 1947 our third son Patrick B. was born. During this time I continued my photo business as well as a company called Cleaning Contractors, Inc., which specialized in washing walls and ceilings and cleaning kitchen grease ducts for restaurants.

In March 1948 I left OG&E and took a job as engineer with an air conditioning distributor and contractor named C. Robert Ingram Inc. The second year I was made sales manager and had a pleasant life until November 1953, when Lewis H. Carter, Sr. and I left Ingram and started Comfort Inc. We subleased from Ingram the first year and the second year had a 10,000 square foot building built at 1808 West Main, where we stayed for ten years. At the end of this period we build a 20,000 square foot building at 100 NE 34th and later added another 15,000 square feet. We worked hard and put in many long days and weeks. Our business was very successful and we had a very good reputation. We were both distributors for Chrysler Airtemp air conditioning and mechanical contractors.

On April 25, 1952 our fourth son, Jon Real Dorr, was born and on November 5, 1954 our fifth son, Kent Anthony Dorr, was born. In November 1958 we moved into our custom-built home in Wildewood, where we had six bedrooms, a swimming pool and paddle tennis court. We lived here happily until March 1970, when we moved into our custom-built 3500 square foot house in Lansbrook.

I always loved the water and boats, so in 1964 I bought a Lightning 19-foot centerboard sailboat. Maxyne didn't like jumping over the centerboard so the second year I traded it for an Aurora, a 21-foot keelboat, and joined the Oklahoma City Boat Club on Lake Hefner. I loved racing and won many trophies. As the Boat Club members began getting younger and I became older, I sold my boat to Ed and retired from sailing after about seventeen years.

At the end of 1979 I sold my Comfort Inc. interest to Carter. Although I retired, I kept my office in our building at 100 NE 34th where I come each day from 11:00 until 4:00, mainly to get away from the house, be around people and keep books on C&D Investments Company, which Carter and I started about 1961. During this time we owned two post offices in small towns, a 40-unit apartment house and about eight oil and gas wells. We still have the Comfort building, which pays Carter and me about $25,000 a year each. This also gives me time to read the Wall Street Journal and several trade and investment magazines.

It is now 1988 and I am seventy years old and have enjoyed a very full family life and have a wonderful wife and a bunch of kids and grandkids.

For more information see "Tales of the Al Dorr Family."

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Mechanical Engineer.

Albert married Maxyne C. Zerby on 1 Jun 1940 in Stillwater, OK, daughter of Percy Brandon Zerby and Ora Cecilia Million. Maxyne was born on 11 Jun 1919 in Supply, OK, died on 30 Sep 2007 in Stillwater, OK at age 88, and was buried on 6 Oct 2007 in Memorial Park, Oklahoma City, OK.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 116 M    i. Edward Max Dorr

+ 117 M    ii. Dana Michael Dorr

+ 118 M    iii. Patrick B. Dorr

+ 119 M    iv. Jon Real Dorr

+ 120 M    v. Kent Anthony Dorr

64. Ernest Boswell Dorr was born on 13 Sep 1908 in McAlster, OK and died on 13 Apr 1998 in Norman, OK at age 89.

Ernest married Emma Francile Jones.

Children from this marriage were:

   121 M    i. Albert Ernest Dorr

Albert married Debra Lynn Stavisky.

   122 F    ii. Sandra Sue Dorr

Sandra married Edwin Keith Newsom.

   123 F    iii. Kay Dorr

Kay married Robert Louis Novello.

65. Dorothy May Dorr was born on 6 Sep 1912 in McAlster, OK and died on 18 Jul 1988 in Oklahoma City, OK at age 75.

Dorothy married Jack Dimitri Moore on 6 Jan 1930 in Weeoka, OK. Jack was born on 4 Apr 1908 in Joplin, Mo and died on 12 Jun 1965 in Oklahoma City, OK at age 57.

Children from this marriage were:

   124 F    i. Rae Donna Moore

Rae married Dick Sterling Jones.

   125 M    ii. Winston Ellsworth Moore

Winston married Joan Sheppard.

   126 M    iii. Wendell Leon Moore

Wendell married Helen Jean Price.

66. Gladys Grace Hay was born on 24 Nov 1905, died on 20 Sep 1957 in Panola Co., MS at age 51, and was buried in Davis Chapel Cemetery, Panola Co., MS.

Gladys married Arnold Bonner.

The child from this marriage was:

   127 M    i. Arnold Hay Bonner

68. Henry Roscoe Freeman was born on 7 Sep 1898, died on 9 Nov 1973 in Panola Co., MS at age 75, and was buried in Davis Chapel Cemetery, Panola Co., MS.

No Proof That He Was The Son Of Roscoe And Jenny Dorr Freeman, But Highly Likely As He Is Buried With Them & Apparently Named For His Father.

Henry married Mary E. Charley. Mary was born on 3 Nov 1901, died on 26 Oct 1960 at age 58, and was buried in Davis Chapel Cemetery, Panola Co., MS.

The child from this marriage was:

   128 M    i. N.F.I.

69. Jennie Louise Freeman was born on 28 Nov 1909 and died on 18 Jul 1993 in Clarksdale, MS at age 83.

Melissa Deming <mmdeming@bellsouth.net>, To: Jo Helmers, December 16, 2002: It was wonderful to hear from you. I enjoyed reading Ed Dorr's webpages. I sent the website address on to my father, who lives in Oxford, Mississippi. His mother was Jennie Louise Freeman (Murphree-Tripp), daughter of Jennie Dorr, a daughter of Narcissus Dorr. His address is <CarlMurphree@aol.com>.

Noted events in her life were:

• Residence 1: 1993, Oxford, MS.

Jennie married Harley Price Tripp Dr. after 1958. Harley was born on 9 Aug 1903 in Slagle, Polk Co., MO and died on 24 Sep 1984 in Oxford, MS at age 81.

The child from this marriage was:

   129 F    i. No Known Issue

Jennie next married Carl Murphree.

The child from this marriage was:

   130 F    i. Melissa Murphree

Melissa married ? Deming.

70. Milton Dorr Trotter was born on 8 Nov 1905, died on 31 Mar 1978 at age 72, and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Sardis, Panola Co., MS.

Noted events in his life were:

• Marriage fact: Marriage fact: Rose Hill Cemetery, Sardis, Panola Co., MS.

Milton married Pattie Love Lamb on 23 Jun 1929. Pattie was born on 14 Apr 1905, died in 1996 at age 91, and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Sardis, Panola Co., MS.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 131 F    i. Barbara Dean Trotter

72. Robert Edwin "Snooks" Trotter was born on 3 Dec 1909 in Panola Co., MS, died on 18 Dec 1974 in Sardis, Panola Co., MS at age 65, and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Sardis, Panola Co., MS.

Robert married Virginia Ann Carter on 28 Jul 1929 in Senatobia, Tate Co., MS, daughter of James Carter and Emily Goodnight. Virginia was born on 2 Sep 1910 in Panola Co., MS, died in Jun 1980 in Memphis, TN at age 69, and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Sardis, Panola Co., MS.

Noted events in her life were:

• Marriage fact: Marriage fact: Rose Hill Cemetery, Sardis, Panola Co., MS.

The child from this marriage was:

   132 M    i. James Edwin "Jimmy" Trotter was born on 10 Oct 1939 in Sardis, Panola Co., MS and died on 6 Jul 1994 in Batesville, MS at age 54.

James married Sara Jane O'neill.

73. Annie Louise "May" Trotter was born on 20 Dec 1912 in Sardis, Panola Co., MS and died on 24 Mar 1979 in Sardis, Panola Co., MS at age 66.

Annie married Thomas Venson "Dick" Dixon on 27 Aug 1931. Thomas was born on 6 Nov 1906 in Senatobia, Tate Co., MS and died on 27 May 1980 in Sardis, Panola Co., MS at age 73.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 133 F    i. Joyce Anne "Jo" Dixon

+ 134 M    ii. James Robert "Bud" Dixon

+ 135 F    iii. Carolyn Marie Dixon

   136 M    iv. Thomas Venson "Dickie" Dixon Jr.

+ 137 M    v. Henry Wayne "Hal" Dixon

+ 138 M    vi. Henry Wayne Dixon

74. Bennie Belle Trotter was born on 23 Jun 1914, died on 28 Jan 1966 at age 51, and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Sardis, Panola Co., MS.

Bennie married Jeff Davis Lane. Jeff was born on 14 May 1910, died on 15 Jun 1952 at age 42, and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Sardis, Panola Co., MS.

The child from this marriage was:

   139 F    i. No Issue

78. Frances Trotter

Frances married Amos Harrison Terrell. Amos was born on 12 Mar 1918 in Panola Co., MS and died on 3 Aug 2001 in Methodist North Hospital at age 83.

Noted events in his life were:

• Fact 1: Obit, The Southern Reporter, 9 Aug 2001 (Wife Still Living, In Memphis).

Children from this marriage were:

+ 140 M    i. Amos Harrison Terrell Jr.

+ 141 F    ii. Katherine Lorena Terrell

   142 M    iii. John Terrell

79. Kathryn Trotter was born in 1911, died in 1971 in Panola Co., MS at age 60, and was buried in Davis Chapel Cemetery, Panola Co., MS.

Kathryn married Alfred Preston Riales. Alfred was born in 1909, died in 1953 in Panola Co., MS at age 44, and was buried in Davis Chapel Cemetery, Panola Co., MS.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 143 F    i. Mary Louise Riales

+ 144 M    ii. James Riales

+ 145 M    iii. Robert Leslie Riales

+ 146 M    iv. Kenneth Riales

   147 M    v. Fred Riales

Fred married Maggie Robinson.

+ 148 F    vi. Wanda Riales

85. Nellie Katherine Dorr

Nellie married Cecil Neal.

The child from this marriage was:

   149 F    i. Susan Neal

87. Leonard Ira Dorr Jr.

Leonard married Virginia Valentine.

Children from this marriage were:

   150 M    i. Norman Dorr

+ 151 F    ii. Rosannia Dorr

   152 F    iii. Ginny Sue Dorr

88. Emily Josephine Dorr was born on 27 Sep 1907 and died on 1 Sep 1992 in Panola Co., MS at age 84.

Emily married James Shelby Dettor Sr., son of Charlie Dettor and Martha Woods. James was born on 4 Dec 1902 in Panola Co., MS and died on 25 Oct 1979 in Panola Co., MS at age 76.

Noted events in his life were:

• Fact 1: Most Information This Line From Barbara (Mrs. Jerry) Dettor.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 153 M    i. James Shelby Dettor Jr.

+ 154 M    ii. Gerald Eugene "Jerry" Dettor

+ 155 F    iii. Mary Helen Dettor

89. Anna Ouida Dorr was born on 11 Apr 1909 in Sardis, Panola Co., MS and died on 19 Aug 1999 in Titusville, FL at age 90.

5th Of 14 Children

Noted events in her life were:

• Marriage fact: Marriage fact. Obit, The Southern Reporter, 2 Sept 1999

Anna married James Floyd "Jack" Mizell. James was born on 24 Oct 1905 and died on 8 Jul 1973 at age 67.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 156 F    i. Marilyn Mizell

+ 157 F    ii. Betty Gail Mizell

+ 158 M    iii. James Floyd Mizell Jr. was born about 1931 in Sardis, Panola Co., MS and died on 7 May 1999 in Titusville, FL about age 68.

90. Robert Franklin Sorrells was born on 2 Aug 1899 in Panola Co., MS and died in 1979 in Pine Bluff, AR at age 80.

There is a question which wife was the mother of his children

Robert married Patty Johnson.

Robert next married Mildred ?.

Children from this marriage were:

   159 F    i. Gayle Sorrells

   160 F    ii. Judy Sorrells

   161 F    iii. Alice Sorrells

91. Byrd Carlton Sorrells Sr was born on 27 Apr 1903 in Pleasant Grove, Panola Co., MS and died on 5 Jun 1972 in Greenville, Washington Co., MS at age 69.

Byrd married Arminda Gertrude Huffman.

Children from this marriage were:

   162 F    i. Lila Maude Sorrells was born on 8 Dec 1927 in Sledge, Panola Co., MS, died on 14 Feb 1930 in Panola Co., MS at age 2, and was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Panola Co., MS.

+ 163 M    ii. Byrd Carlton Sorrells Jr

92. Harry Evans Sorrells was born on 25 Jan 1905 in Panola Co., MS and died in 1984 in Cleveland, Bolivar Co., MS at age 79.

All the children but Jefferson were given to me by Louise Cline - apparently she did not know Jefferson since he died young.

Harry married Gladys (charley) Shorley.

Children from this marriage were:

   164 M    i. Jefferson Sorrells

   165 M    ii. John Carlton Sorrells

   166 F    iii. Harriett Sorrells

   167 F    iv. Daughter Sorrells

93. Maudie Valeria Sorrells was born on 18 Apr 1907 in Panola Co., MS and died in Memphis, TN.

Maudie married Fernando Woody Loden II on 23 Jun 1926, son of Unknown and Vera Hope. Fernando died on 18 Oct 1973.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 168 M    i. Fernando Wooden Loden III

+ 169 M    ii. James Pope Loden

94. Blanche Lee Sorrells was born on 5 Sep 1908.

Blanche married J. D. Monteith. J. was born on 6 Apr 1892 in Panola Co., MS.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 170 F    i. Wanda Lee Monteith

Blanche next married Elliott Kizer.

95. John Curtis Kyle Sorrells was born on 4 Apr 1910 in Panola Co., MS and died on 18 Dec 1979 in New Iberia, LA at age 69.

John married DeLila Pauline Huffman.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 171 M    i. John Curtis Kyle Sorrells Jr.

John next married Mamie Norris.

The child from this marriage was:

   172 F    i. Linda Sorrells

99. David Lee Cline was born on 13 Dec 1924 in Sardis, Panola Co., MS and died on 21 Feb 1996 in Panola Co., MS at age 71.

Attended Mississippi State University where was editor of "The Reveille", Student Body President, and ATO President. Who's Who Among Students in Colleges and Universities.

David married Elizabeth "Betty" Jane Allen on 11 Feb 1946, daughter of Howard Allen and Elma Hennington. Elizabeth was born on 13 Sep 1926 in Jackson, MS and died on 9 Nov 1995 in Memphis, TN at age 69.

Children from this marriage were:

   173 M    i. David Allen Cline

+ 174 F    ii. Caroline Dorr Cline

102. Lucy Josephine "Jo" Trotter was born about 1906 and died on 10 Jan 1998 in Clinton, MS about age 92.

Noted events in her life were:

• Fact 1: Obit: The Panolian, 1/22/1998.

Lucy married Howard E. Spell.

The child from this marriage was:

   175 M    i. William H. Spell Sr.

103. Luther Audley Dorr was born on 12 Jun 1901, died on 7 Apr 1984 at age 82, and was buried in Forrest Memorial Cemetery, East of Batesville.

Luther married Lillian Johns.

Children from this marriage were:

   176 M    i. Luther Mac Dorr

   177 F    ii. Linda Dorr

   178 F    iii. Brenda Dorr

104. Virginia Dorr

Virginia married Harold Young.

Children from this marriage were:

   179 M    i. Sonny Young

   180 M    ii. Bobby Young

   181 M    iii. Jim Young

   182 M    iv. Lee Young

   183 F    v. Marjorie Young

105. Jack Dorr

Jack married Mary Gilhardt.

Children from this marriage were:

   184 M    i. Boots Dorr

   185 M    ii. Buddy Dorr

106. Mary Agnis Dorr

Mary married Spencer Woods. Spencer was born on 2 Jul 1912, died on 25 Jun 1986 at age 73, and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Sardis, Panola Co., MS.

The child from this marriage was:

   186 F    i. Mary Glynn Woods

112. William Dorr

William married Marie Stewart.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 187 M    i. Bill Dorr

   188 M    ii. Jimmy Dorr

113. Reid Dorr

Reid married Joan Herring, daughter of Samuel Herring and Olive Bell. Joan was born on 11 Jan 1927 in Courtland, MS and died on 28 Dec 1997 in Memphis, TN at age 70.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 189 F    i. Mary Jo Dorr

   190 F    ii. Libby Dorr

Libby married Bill Lott.

+ 191 M    iii. Pat Dorr

+ 192 M    iv. Michael Irving "Mike" Dorr Sr.

115. Ellen Dorr was born about 1920, died on 2 Dec 1997 in Germantown about age 77, and was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Collierville, MS.

Noted events in her life were:

• Marriage fact: Marriage fact. Obit 12/9/97, The Panolian
Listed "Of Collierville, TN"
Husband & Ch & Sister Listed In Obit

Ellen married Thomas Franklin "Frank" Wooten Sr. Thomas was born about 1919, died on 23 Dec 1999 in Collierville, TN about age 80, and was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Collierville, MS.

Noted events in his life were:

• Fact 1: Obit The Southern Reporter, 30 Dec 99.

Children from this marriage were:

   193 F    i. Mary Ellen Wooten

Mary married ? Counce.

   194 M    ii. Thomas Franklin "Tommy" Wooten Jr.

   195 M    iii. David Eugene Wooten