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Capt Jonathan Dobbs 1820–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 November 1820

Birth Location: Franklin, Georgia, United States,

Death Date: 17 January 1892

Death Location: Yellville, Marion County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: William ℒ

Mother: Catherine Covington

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Snelson

Children(s): Seaborn Dobbs, Jefferson Dobbs, William Dobbs, Eli Dobbs, Felix Dobbs, James Dobbs, Jonathan Dobbs, Cynthia Wood

The story of Capt Jonathan Dobbs began in 1820 in Franklin, Georgia, United States,. Capt Jonathan Dobbs married Elizabeth Snelson, and had children including Cynthia Wood, Eli Sylman Dobbs, Felix Newman Dobbs, James Calloway Dobbs, Jefferson Davis Dobbs, Jonathan Kirby Dobbs, Seaborn Noonan Dobbs, William T Dobbs. Capt Jonathan Dobbs passed away in 1892 in Yellville, Marion County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt Jonathan Dobbs began in 1820 in Franklin, Georgia, United States,.
  • Capt Jonathan Dobbs married Elizabeth Snelson, and had children including Cynthia Wood, Eli Sylman Dobbs, Felix Newman Dobbs, James Calloway Dobbs, Jefferson Davis Dobbs, Jonathan Kirby Dobbs, Seaborn Noonan Dobbs, William T Dobbs.
  • Capt Jonathan Dobbs passed away in 1892 in Yellville, Marion County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Capt Dobbs's Ancestors

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Capt Dobbs
1820–1892
Birth Place: Franklin, Georgia, United States,
Parents
William Dobbs ℒ
1804–
South Carolina
Catherine Covington
1789–1850
Franklin County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Lodowick (Adams Dobbs) ⬥Ð
1759–1814
NC
Sarah (Adams) ⬥
1767–1838
NC
Great-Grandparents
Fortunatus #A032681
1727–1792
Mary ⬥Ð
1735–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Rev.
1695–1775
Mary Ð
1705–1732

Capt Dobbs's Descendants

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Capt (Jonathan) Dobbs (4 November 1820–17 January 1892) m. Elizabeth Snelson (24 Jul 1825–13 Jan 1916)
  1. 1. Seaborn (Noonan) Dobbs 1866–1941 m. Sophia (Rebecca) Compton 1873–1953
    1. 1. Russell (Ernest) Dobbs 1901–1941 m. Edna (Elsie) Hamrick 1906–1985
      1. 1. Doyle (Mac) Dobbs 1930–2014 m. Ruth (Edd Thomas) (Dobbs) 1933–2021
  2. 2. Jefferson (Davis) Dobbs 1862–1947
  3. 3. William (T) Dobbs 1845–1916
  4. 4. Eli (Sylman) Dobbs 1848–1928
  5. 5. Felix (Newman) Dobbs 1866–1934
  6. 6. James (Calloway) Dobbs 1860–1881
  7. 7. Jonathan (Kirby) Dobbs 1864–1929
  8. 8. Cynthia Wood 1853–1930

Capt Dobbs's Timeline

2 Records

1820
4 November 1820
Birth of Capt Jonathan Dobbs in Franklin, Georgia, United States,
Franklin, Georgia, United States,
1892
17 January 1892
Age 72
Death of Capt Jonathan Dobbs in Bur Georges Crreek cem, Yellville, Marion Co, Arkansas
Bur Georges Crreek cem, Yellville, Marion Co, Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 November 1820
    Event Place: Franklin, Georgia, United States,
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 January 1892
    Event Place: Bur Georges Crreek cem, Yellville, Marion Co, Arkansas
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Yellville, Marion County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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