From "HISTORY OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY,"  Vol. I, pages 694-695.
Brant & Fuller, 1890.


D. A. DORSEY


D. A. Dorsey, a prominent citizen of Moundsville, was born in  
Marshall county, W.Va., September 22, 1857, the son of Dennis and 
Elizabeth (Allen) Dorsey, both natives of this state.  The father, a 
farmer and stock dealer by occupation, was a large land owner, and 
successful in business.  He died in 1880, aged fifty-seven years, 
leaving surviving a widow, now aged sixty-three years, and five 
children, residents of Marshall county.  Samuel Dorsey, the father of 
Dennis, a farmer and pioneer settler, came to Marshall county about 
sixty years ago, and died at New Rutland, Ill., at the age of ninety-
seven years.  D. A. Dorsey was reared upon the farm, and at the age 
of twenty years engaged in agriculture on his own account and 
followed that occupation and stock dealing quite closely until 1885, 
when he was appointed deputy sheriff by Sheriff Showacre, who, having 
been elected by a combined vote, appointed two deputies, W. H. Dorsey 
representing republicans, and D. A. Dorsey on behalf of the 
democrats.  In filling the duties of the office named, the subject of 
this mention has displayed the highest integrity and a proper sense 
of his responsibility to the public.  He is a member of the I.O.O.F.  
In politics he is prominent as a democrat, and at the last democratic 
state convention was a candidate for nomination for the state 
treasurership.  His prospects for securing this honor were very 
flattering, had not the plan of renominating the entire ticket, 
except governor, been adopted. October 23, 1877, he was married to 
Lydia, daughter of John and Rachel Jefferson, prominent pioneer 
settlers, and they have six children, two sons and four daughters.  

(Linda Fluharty)