About Dorothy
- Full Name: Dorothy Ritter (McKnight) Hendrickson
- Birth: 4 August 1921, Brooklyn, New York
- Parents: James Joseph McKnight and Matilda Goettisheim
- Spouse: Carlton Norman Hendrickson, Sr.
- Marriages: 28 October 1939, and 17 January 1957
- Children: Carol, James, Carlton, David, Richard, Paul, and John
- Death: 2 February 1983
- Burial: 7 February 1983, Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
Relationship to Author: Paternal Grandmother
A.K.A.: “Grandma Dot”
Ty !! As usual, I was hoping for more!!
Thanks, Chuck!
I think that one photo with the one son his Uncle Paul. Also I’m a little confused about the 2 marriages. Did they renew their vows?
They did renew their vows. They first married in 1939 at a Congregational church, but Grandma always wanted to be married in the Catholic church, so they did that in 1957. You can read about that here: https://relativelygenealogy.com/love-me-two-times-carl-and-dot/
I think that one photo with the one son his Uncle Paul. I’m seeing a lot of resemblance between Grandma Dot and Donna. One pic I see Kevin. And I always knew John looksclike Grandpa. Also I’m a little confused about the name Ritter.
I’m pretty sure that’s Uncle David, but I am not entirely sure. Ritter is Grandma’s middle name. She signed her name Dorothy Ritter McKnight on her marriage certificate. I don’t have her birth certificate to compare it to, but I think I heard that her middle name was intended to be Rita, but that it was spelled incorrectly and it just stuck. I could be wrong about that though.