Joseph Dawson "Dorsey" Pleak
1800 - 1876 (75 years)-
Name Joseph Dawson "Dorsey" Pleak - Pleakandstalver appears as Pleak in many records [1]
Birth 15 Nov 1800 Kentucky 
[2] Gender Male Occupation farmer and carpenter [3] Census 1850 Bath County, Kentucky Census 1860 Fleming County, Kentucky Census 1870 Fleming County, Kentucky Death 20 Mar 1876 Decatur County, Indiana [2] Burial Old Westport Cemetery, Westport, Decatur County, Indiana [2] Person ID I426 Hedges Last Modified 28 Sep 2024
Family Sarah Ribelin, b. 11 Jun 1805, Kentucky d. 3 Dec 1888, Decatur County, Indiana (Age 83 years) Children 1. William S. Pleak, b. 1825, Kentucky d. Sep 1850, Fleming County, Kentucky (Age 25 years)2. Emily Pleak, b. Abt 1827, Kentucky 3. Ann M. Pleak, b. Abt 1829, Kentucky d. Sep 1850, Fleming County, Kentucky (Age 21 years)4. John A. Pleak 5. Martha C. Pleak, b. 12 Mar 1833, Kentucky d. 13 May 1921, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri (Age 88 years)+ 6. Sarah Jane Pleak, b. 24 Dec 1834, Kentucky d. 11 Jan 1926, Fleming County, Kentucky (Age 91 years)7. Marcus Franklin Pleak, b. 28 Apr 1838, Montgomery County, Kentucky d. 8 Nov 1908, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois (Age 70 years)8. Susan E. Pleak, b. 1845, Kentucky d. 4 Jun 1886, Decatur County, Indiana (Age 41 years)9. Margaret Pleak, b. 7 Nov 1847, Kentucky d. 2 Dec 1921, Missouri (Age 74 years)Family ID F258 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 11 Mar 2025
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Birth - 15 Nov 1800 - Kentucky 
Census - 1850 - Bath County, Kentucky 
Census - 1860 - Fleming County, Kentucky Census - 1870 - Fleming County, Kentucky 
Death - 20 Mar 1876 - Decatur County, Indiana 
Burial - - Old Westport Cemetery, Westport, Decatur County, Indiana = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - from Portrait and Biographical Record of Shelby and Moutrie Counties, Illinois. By Adam H. Fulton. 1891. Pages 599-600. Entry for Marcus F. Pleak. Gives Joseph's father as John Pleak, a native of Virginia, and a soldier in the Revolutionary War, belonging to a Virginia regiment. He, however, died in Kentucky, after marriage with a lady of that State whose maiden name was Nancy Wade. She was of Irish descent and like her husband, died in Kentucky at an advanced age. The family were all members, both active and prominent, of the Christian Church, and were among the early associates of that reform.
- from Portrait and Biographical Record of Shelby and Moutrie Counties, Illinois. By Adam H. Fulton. 1891. Pages 599-600. Entry for Marcus F. Pleak. Gives Joseph's father as John Pleak, a native of Virginia, and a soldier in the Revolutionary War, belonging to a Virginia regiment. He, however, died in Kentucky, after marriage with a lady of that State whose maiden name was Nancy Wade. She was of Irish descent and like her husband, died in Kentucky at an advanced age. The family were all members, both active and prominent, of the Christian Church, and were among the early associates of that reform.
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