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Chester Myrle Dobbs 1923–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1923

Birth Location: Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States of America

Death Date: 6 December 2002

Death Location: Machesney Park, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Ewing Dobbs

Mother: Maggie Higgins

Spouse(s): Anna Whitmire

Children(s):

Chester Myrle Dobbs was born in 1923 in Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States of America, the child of Ewing Richmond Dobbs And Maggie Savannah Higgins. Chester Myrle Dobbs married Anna Whitmire. Chester Myrle Dobbs passed away in 2002 in Machesney Park, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Chester Myrle Dobbs was born in 1923 in Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States of America, the child of Ewing Richmond Dobbs And Maggie Savannah Higgins.
  • Chester Myrle Dobbs married Anna Whitmire.
  • Chester Myrle Dobbs passed away in 2002 in Machesney Park, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Chester Dobbs's Ancestors

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Chester Dobbs
1923–2002
Birth Place: Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States of America
Parents
Ewing Richmond Dobbs
1894–1983
Arkansas, United States of America
Maggie (Savannah) Higgins
1901–1986
Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States of America
Grandparents
Marion (Caloway) Dobbs
1875–1949
Fulton County Ark
Laura (Ellen) Hendrix
1865–1940
Kentucky
William (Newton "Newt") Higgins
1869–1945
Arkansas
Laura (Ann) Penn
1869–1910
Jesup, Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Dobbs
1847–1915
Telitha Bergin
1849–1890
William Hendricks
1821–1870
Lucy W.
1837–1870
Ebenezer Higgins
1843–
Malinda Wilson
1851–
Charles Penn
1825–1918
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lemuel Burgin
1817–1860
Louisa HOWARD
1810–1880
John Higgins
1818–1897
Rebecca Fain
1820–1905
Elizabeth Hammontree
1816–1875

Chester Dobbs's Timeline

2 Records

1923
16 May 1923
Birth of Chester Myrle Dobbs in Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States of America
Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States of America
2002
6 December 2002
Age 79
Death of Chester Myrle Dobbs in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States of America
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1923
    Event Place: Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Arkansas, County Marriages Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 December 2002
    Event Place: Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Machesney Park, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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