Ben Dorsey person
also known as: Ben Dorsey, Mr. Dorsey
Summary: A man found dead near the railroad track, ruled a suicide, who had escaped from a Kansas insane asylum.
Completeness: 65/100 Grade C
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Claims (5)
arrived_in
Silver City area— 1889
cited from Noel’s Meat Market on wheels will call at… (1890)and a general good time
is promised to all. Coffee and cake will be
served free after the cake walk.
Noel’s Meat Market on wheels will call at
your house Saturday morning, with all choice
cuts of beef, poultry, fish, etc.
From ihe Februar…
born_in
family including brothers Hank Dorsey and William Dorsey
cited from Noel’s Meat Market on wheels will call at… (1890) · +1 moreand a general good time
is promised to all. Coffee and cake will be
served free after the cake walk.
Noel’s Meat Market on wheels will call at
your house Saturday morning, with all choice
cuts of beef, poultry, fish, etc.
From ihe Februar…
departed_for
Silver City area from Kansas— 1889
cited from Noel’s Meat Market on wheels will call at… (1890)and a general good time
is promised to all. Coffee and cake will be
served free after the cake walk.
Noel’s Meat Market on wheels will call at
your house Saturday morning, with all choice
cuts of beef, poultry, fish, etc.
From ihe Februar…
escaped from insane asylum in Kansas— 1889-08
cited from Well, who would have thought it! Twenty-… (1890)had several
dollars in silver in his pockets. Mr. Dorsey
made his escape from an insane asylum in
Kansas in August last, having partially lost his
mind from the effects of a blow. He was a
brother to Hank and William Dorsey, of this
city…
died_in
location near railroad track below town, from suicide by pistol shot to head
cited from Noel’s Meat Market on wheels will call at… (1890)and a general good time
is promised to all. Coffee and cake will be
served free after the cake walk.
Noel’s Meat Market on wheels will call at
your house Saturday morning, with all choice
cuts of beef, poultry, fish, etc.
From ihe Februar…
Sources (2)
Noel’s Meat Market on wheels will call at… ↗
1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Well, who would have thought it! Twenty-… ↗
1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details