BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH about her father. - "He (Thomas James) was married May 30, 1805, to Miss Dorcas Perry, daughter of Mr. George and Anna Perry, of the town of Richmond. She was a woman of great excellence of character devoted piety, and her influence in her family was of the most salutary kind. Her sons and daughters still bear the marks of her molding and guiding power. She was an esteemed member of the Baptist Church. The fruit of this marriage was a family of eleven children: Fanny. the eldest was the wife of Gardner Kenyon. both are deceased; Nancy is the widow of Joseph Barber, of California; Hannah is the widow of Robert Sherman, of Delavan; Susan is the widow of Asa Congden, of Delavan; Thomas Perry married Elizabeth McClary, and resides in Richmond; George E. married for his first wife, Miss Elizabeth Odell, and upon her death, for his second wife, Miss Ellen Delaney, and resides in Beloit, Kan.; Dorcas, is the widow of Jonathan Church of Delavan; Mary is the wife of Elijah Balding, of Delavan, they were the first couple married in the town of Richmond; Robert H., married Mary R. Paul, and is a merchant of Delavan; Sarah T., is the wife of David Irish, and resides in Beloit, Kan.; Elizabeth, the youngest member of the family, is the wife of E.M. Irish, and resides in the town of Darien.

SOURCE: "History of Walworth County, Wisconsin", page 785, by Beckworth, published by Brookhaven Press, 1882.
Source [link]: http://books.google.com/books?id=5QMrAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA785&

Read about her father, mother and family:

Father: Thomas James, b.1782, d.1858
Mother: Dorcas Perry, b.????, d.????

"US CENSUS 1900"
Name: Dorcas Church
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Delavan city Ward 1-3, Walworth, WI.
Gender: Female
Age: 80
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Boarder
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Boarder
Number of Living Children: 1
Birth Date: May 1820
Birthplace: Rhode Island
Father's Birthplace: Rhode Island
Mother's Birthplace: Rhode Island
Mother of how many children: 5
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Joel M Bailey Head M 56 New York
Mary E Bailey Wife F 52 New York
Bramard S Parsons Nephew M 24 Missouri
Dorcas Church Boarder F 80 Rhode Island <<<
Ida L Smith Servant F 22 Wisconsin

SOURCE: US Federal Census, 1900.
Source [link]: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MM2V-F45

"US CENSUS 1880"
Name: Dorcus Church
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1880
Event Place: Delavan, Walworth, WI.
Gender: Female
Age: 60
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Keeping House
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self
Birth Year (Estimated): 1820
Birthplace: RI.
Father's Birthplace: RI.
Mother's Birthplace: RI.
Affiliate Name: The U.S. (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 1449
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Dorcus Church Self F 60 RI.
William Church Son M 18 WI.

SOURCE: US Federal Census, 1880.
Source [link]: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNH2-R27

"US CENSUS 1860"
Name: Dorcas Church
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1860
Event Place: Village Of Delavan, Walworth, WI.
Gender: Female
Age: 40
Race: White
Race (Original): [Blank]
Birth Year (Estimated): 1820
Birthplace: Rhode Island
Page: 22
Affiliate Name: The U.S. (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Jonathan Church M 49 New York
Dorcas Church F 40 Rhode Island <<<

SOURCE: US Federal Census, 1860.
Source [link]:
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"WI CENSUS, 1905"
Name: Dorcas Church
Residence Place: Delavan town, Walworth, Wisconsin
Age (Original): 85y
Birth Year (Estimated): Abt 1820
Birthplace: Rhode Island
Relationship to Head of Household (Original Language): Aunt
Race: White
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Parent 1 Birthplace: Rhode Island
Parent 2 Birthplace: Rhode Island
Page: 104
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
N K Jones Head M 62y Wisconsin
Emily D Jones Wife F 59y Wisconsin
Mary Belding Mother F 82y Rhode Island
Dorcas Church Aunt F 85y Rhode Island <<<
Mildred Jones Daughter F 15y Illinois

SOURCE: Wisconsin, State Census, 1905.
Source [link]: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMQD-WWQ