Cecil Cleveland Dorris

1907 - 1980  (73 years)

• Name	Cecil Cleveland Dorris  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	14 Aug 1907	Greenbrier, Robertson, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	Robertson County, Tennessee, USA   [6]
  	Age: 3; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Grandson of Rosanna and William Dorris (Son of Ella Dorris)
  Census	1920	Robertson County, Tennessee, USA   [7]
  	Age: 12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Grandson of Rosanna and William Dorris (Son of Ella Dorris)
  Military Draft Registration	1940	Robertson County, Tennessee, USA
  	Draft Registration - World War II; Married to Ellen
  Census	1950	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [8]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Ellen
  FSID	LTG8-RGN
  Residence	Aug 1952	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [9]
  	Cecil Dorris
  Death	Aug 1980  [3, 4]
  Burial	Rose Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I31749	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Mother	Ella Rosaline Dorris,   b. 12 Feb 1884, Greenbrier, Robertson, Tennessee, USA d. 27 Aug 1952, Greenbrier, Robertson, Tennessee, USA (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F15267	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ellen Erma Jones,   b. 10 Jul 1918, Tennessee, USA d. 4 Jul 1980 (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1940  [10]
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F15257	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Fannie Belle Stewart,   b. Abt 1917   d. 1 Oct 1989 (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	17 Aug 1974	Giles County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F15258	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 3
  Family ID	F15264	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Aug 1907 - Greenbrier, Robertson, Tennessee, USA Census - Age: 3; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Grandson of Rosanna and William Dorris (Son of Ella Dorris) - 1910 - Robertson County, Tennessee, USA Census - Age: 12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Grandson of Rosanna and William Dorris (Son of Ella Dorris) - 1920 - Robertson County, Tennessee, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - World War II; Married to Ellen - 1940 - Robertson County, Tennessee, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Ellen - 1950 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Residence - Cecil Dorris - Aug 1952 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 17 Aug 1974 - Giles County, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S40] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2008;), Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN ; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002 Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [S9506] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 80. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 80 [S9507] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Social Security Administration; Washington D.C. ; Social Security Death Index, Master File. [S3674] FamilySearch - Find a Grave. [S21] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2012;). Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909 [S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 6, Robertson, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1516; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 0158; FHL microfilm: 1375529. 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 6, Robertson, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1516; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 0158; FHL microfilm: 1375529 [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 12, Robertson, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1761; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 182. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 12, Robertson, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1761; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 182 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: 999; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 99-248. 1950 United States Federal Census National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: 999; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 99-248 [S4183] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Ella Koonce • Nashville Banner - Aug 1952, (Name: Nashville Banner; Location: Nashville TN; Date: 28 Aug 1952;), Ella Dorris Koonce Obituary. Mrs Ella Dorris Koonce, 68 died Wednesday at her home, at Greenbrier. The body is at the residence. Services will be held at Greenbrier Baptist Church by the Rev Vernon Powers and the Rev Tom Madden. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery here. Mrs Koonee was a member of the Greenbrier Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late William C and Rosie Cannon Dorris. Survivors include her husband John R Koonce; two sons, Cecil Dorris of Nashvill,e and Joe Koonce of Greenbrier; a step-son Paul Koonce of Ridgetop; two daughters, Mrs Charles Chilton of Nashville, and Mrs Church Felts of Nashville; two sisters, Mrs Ethel Johnson and Miss Lou Dorris of Greenbrier; and two brothers, LL and HL Dorris of Greenbrier; and three grandchildren. Associated Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. https://www.newspapers.com/image/602863023/?article=f6fc41d9-cb4b-45bd-bd3f-49be0d243b7e&focus=0.04011761,0.8158462,0.16901024,0.9682705&xid=3355 Obituary-KOONCE Ella (Dorris) Obituary of ELLA ROSALINE DORRIS KOONCE • Nashville Banner • Nashville, Tennessee • Thu, Aug 28, 1952 • Page 18 [S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).