Dorothy Verda Nims

1916 - 2007  (91 years)

• Name	Dorothy Verda Nims
  	Father: William Guy Nims Mother: Evelyn Goodwin Davis [10]
  Birth	31 Mar 1916	New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [6, 9, 10]
  Census	1920 (3 years)	New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1920 US Census, she was recorded as age 3, living in New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania with her parents.
  Census	1930 (13 years)	Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [2]
  In the 1930 US Census, she was recorded as age 14, living at 1017 Third Place, Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania with her parents.
  First Marriage	25 May 1933 (17 years)	Chautauqua, Chautauqua County, New York, U.S.A.   [7, 8]
  She married first on 25 May 1933 in Chautauqua, Chautauqua County, New York, Osborn Free Moore. He was born 25 June 1911 in Waterford, Pennsylvania and died in 1985. They were divorced in August 1959 in Orange County, Florida. Children: 1 Thomas Osborn Moore (1944-2014)
  Census	1940 (23 years)	Waterford, Erie County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [3]
  In the 1940 US Census, she was recorded as age 24, living on Cherry Street, Waterford, Erie County, Pennsylvania with her first husband, Osborn Moore.
  Second Marriage	1950 (33 years)  [4, 5]
  She married second, in 1950 Robert Reginald Hatch . He was born in 1906 and died n 1969. They were divorced.
  Census	Jun 1950 (34 years)	Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [4]
  In the 1950 US Census, she was recorded as age 34, living at 149 East 27th Street, Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania with her second husband, Robert Hatch.
  Death	27 Dec 2007	Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, U.S.A.   [6, 9]
  Burial	Aft 27 Dec 2007	Lakeside Cemetery, Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Lakeside Cemetery, Erie, Pennsylvania   [6]
  	Grave Marker of Dorothy V. (Nims) Burnett
  Person ID, Branch	I25808
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2026

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Norman William Burnett,   b. 30 May 1903, Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 16 Nov 1980, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, U.S.A. (Age 77 years)  Other Partners: Rena Belva Hagerdon  m. 1941
  Marriage	27 Jan 1956	Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia, U.S.A.   [10]
  	Certificate of Marriage for Dorothy Hatch and Norman Burnett
  Age at Marriage	She : 39 years and 10 months - He : 52 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F9383	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

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• Event Map		Birth - 31 Mar 1916 - New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1920 - New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1930 - Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. First Marriage - 25 May 1933 - Chautauqua, Chautauqua County, New York, U.S.A. Census - 1940 - Waterford, Erie County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - Jun 1950 - Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Marriage - 27 Jan 1956 - Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia, U.S.A. Death - 27 Dec 2007 - Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, U.S.A. Burial - Aft 27 Dec 2007 - Lakeside Cemetery, Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S26] Bureau of the Census, 1920 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: New Castle Ward 2, Lawrence, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1585; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 92. [S20] Bureau of the Census, 1930 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0052; FHL microfilm: 2341770. [S21] Bureau of the Census, 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Waterford, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03501; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 25-58. [S2303] Bureau of the Census, 1950 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 20212), National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: 3760; Page: 73; Enumeration District: 72-127. [S110] Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 136323303 Dorothy V. Nims Burnett . [S2310] Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2005). [S2182] New York, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936, ( Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016), Marriage License of Dorothy Nims and Osborne Moore. [S10] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011). [S58] Virginia Department of Health. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Certificate of Marriage for Dorothy Hatch and Norman Burnett.