Background
Doswell, Thelma Esther was born on February 28, 1919 in Kenbridge, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Charlie Edward and Ella Perzilyer (Johnson) Short.
Doswell, Thelma Esther was born on February 28, 1919 in Kenbridge, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Charlie Edward and Ella Perzilyer (Johnson) Short.
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Virginia State College, 1957. Master of Science in Secondary Education, University Bridgeport, 1968. Postgraduate in genealogy/heraldry, Catholic University America, 1969.
Postgraduate in genealogy/heraldry, George Washington University, 1971.
Owner beauty parlor, Blackstone, Virginia, 1936-1940. Teacher Civilian Conservation Corps, 1938-1940, Works Projects Administration, Alberta, 1941, Center State Mental Hospital, Petersburg, 1954-1957. Teaching principal Nottoway and Brunswick counties, 1944-1946.
Teacher English and elementary education United States Army, Camp Pickett, 1950-1952. Teacher, supervisor hospital and post nurseries Nottoway High School, 1959-1961. Teacher special education District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, 1961-1980, Children's Hospital, Washington, 1961-1980, retired, 1980.
Consultant genealogy and family history Hyattsville, Maryland, since 1980. Teacher adult education and civil defense, Washington, 1961-1964. Lecturer in field.
Member National Genealogical Society, Maryland Genealogical Society, Prince Georges County Genealogical Society, Afro-American History and Genealogical Society, Association Professional Genealogists, Genealogy Club American, National Association Retired Teachers, National Association Civilian Conservation Corps Alumni, National Alliance Senior Citizens, University Bridgeport Alumni Association, Johnson-Shell-Stewart-Tisdalel Families Association, Brooks-Campbell-Short Society (founder, president, historian), Blackwell Family Association (historian), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Gamma Phi Delta. Lodges: Order of Eastern Star.
Married Howard Lee Doswell, March 30, 1938 (deceased April 1968). 1 child, Cosby Marquis.