Dorothy Louise Allen was born December 31, 1922, in Bentley, Oklahoma. Her family moved to California during the Great Depression. On October 13, 1940, she married Harry C. Serrano [1918-1999] in Reno, Nevada. They made their home in Stockton, California. They were married fifty-eight years when Harry died. Dorothy died in her home on September 26, 2008.
Harry was descended as follows:
Enoch Cooper > John S. Cooper > Rose Cooper > Lois Hodgson > Harry Serrano.
Three sons, Alan of Galt, CA; Jerry of Stockton, CA; and Randy, of Costa Rica. There are several grandchildren, great grandchildren, and a great great grandchild. She and Harry are buried in Park View Cemetery in Manteca, California, the burial site for many of the descendants of Rose Cooper Hodgson Goodrich [1875-1960].