DOLBY DAYS GENEALOGY


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ORAH CATHERINE DOLBY
HARRY LLOYD DOLBY
Daughter & Son of Abraham & Lydia (Brown) Dolby

Orah Catherine Dolby was born 15 December 1880 on the family farm oustide of Seymour, Webster Co MO. She was the 7th of 9 children born to Abe & Lydia. Orah never married or had a family of her own. She was a fine nurse in the Springfield MO area her whole life. She was also undoubtedly, the "self imposed" caretaker of the family. She was especially close to her younger brother Harry and treated him more like a husband than a brother. Orah Catherine was probably a lonely woman and its my own personal 'guess' that she might have been in love with the married Doctor she worked for, never to create a real life for herself. Orah was very devoted to her parents, her home and her brothers & sisters. She died on the 20th of April 1956 and is buried next to her brother Harry Lloyd.

Harry Lloyd Dolby was born 19 August 1888, the youngest child of Abraham & Lydia. Perhaps being the youngest child put him in a position of being spoiled and catered to by his older sisters. It is said that Harry just couldn't take care of himself at all. Harry was married to Gertrude Balderson 29 April 1938 but the married lasted but a very short time. Interference by Orah may have been the reason for the breakup. There were no children born to the marriage and Harry never married again. Orah took care of him when he retired but when Orah herself got sick and near death, she took him to their sister Jesse. Jesse being the other "baby" of the family was less than happy about the arrangement. Harry only a lived a short time after Orah's death. He died on the 9th of August 1958 and is buried next to his sister Orah.

Seymour Cemetery at Seymour, Webster Co MO

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