Background
Dorsey, James Owen was born on October 31, 1848 in Baltimore. Son of Thomas Anderson and Mary Sweetser (Hance) Dorsey.
Dorsey, James Owen was born on October 31, 1848 in Baltimore. Son of Thomas Anderson and Mary Sweetser (Hance) Dorsey.
Attended Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary.
Ordained deacon Episcopal Church, 1871. Missionary to Pawnee Indians, Dakota Territory, 1871-1880. Worked with Omaha Indians as member Bureau American Ethnology.
Member Anthropological Society Washington, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member Bureau; member Anthropological