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Elizabeth "Betsey" Wilkes 1790–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1790

Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia

Death Date: 22 Aug 1866

Death Location: Woodlawn, Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Samuel Wilks

Mother: Elizabeth NEWMAN

Spouse(s): Abner Dobyns

Children(s): Samuel Dobyns, Benjamin Sr, Thomas Dobyns, Griffin Dobyns

Elizabeth "Betsey" Wilkes was born in 1790 in Bedford, Virginia, the child of Samuel Wilks And Elizabeth Newman. Elizabeth "Betsey" Wilkes married Abner Dobyns, and had children including Benjamin Wilkes Dobyns Sr, Griffin Dobyns, Samuel Russell Dobyns, Thomas Mitchell Dobyns. Elizabeth "Betsey" Wilkes passed away in 1866 in Woodlawn, Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth "Betsey" Wilkes was born in 1790 in Bedford, Virginia, the child of Samuel Wilks And Elizabeth Newman.
  • Elizabeth "Betsey" Wilkes married Abner Dobyns, and had children including Benjamin Wilkes Dobyns Sr, Griffin Dobyns, Samuel Russell Dobyns, Thomas Mitchell Dobyns.
  • Elizabeth "Betsey" Wilkes passed away in 1866 in Woodlawn, Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Elizabeth Wilkes's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Wilkes
1790–1866
Birth Place: Bedford, Virginia
Parents
Samuel Wilks
1764–1837
Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth NEWMAN
1765–1826
Dunmore Co. (now Shenandoah), Va.
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Wilkes's Descendants

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Elizabeth ("Betsey") Wilkes (28 Apr 1790–22 Aug 1866) m. Abner Dobyns (1787–1 May 1858)
  1. 1. Samuel (Russell) Dobyns 1810–1874 m. Antoinette ((Mary Antoinette)) Otey 1819–1844
    1. 1. Armistead (Otey Dobyns) CAPT 1841–1875 m. Henrietta Dobyns 1843–1925
      1. 1. Netta Dobyns 1870–1916 m. Benjamin (F) Childress 1864–1941
        1. 1. Annie Lucas 1891–1980 m. Clarence (C) Lucas 1885–
        2. 2. Nannie (Lewis) Childress 1903–1975
        3. 3. Louretta Childress 1898–1928
        4. 4. Bennie Childress 1900–1904
        5. 5. Ralph (H) Childress 1895–1940
        6. 6. Addie Terry 1893–1970
    2. 2. Abner Dobyns 1840–1877
    3. 3. Thomas (P) Dobyns 1837–1863
  2. 2. Benjamin (Wilkes Dobyns) Sr 1831–1888
  3. 3. Thomas (Mitchell) Dobyns 1826–1872
  4. 4. Griffin Dobyns 1823–1895

Elizabeth Wilkes's Timeline

2 Records

1790
28 Apr 1790
Birth of Elizabeth "Betsey" Wilkes in Bedford, Virginia
Bedford, Virginia
1866
22 Aug 1866
Age 76
Death of Elizabeth "Betsey" Wilkes in Woodlawn, Carroll, Virginia
Woodlawn, Carroll, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1790
    Event Place: Bedford, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Non-population Census Schedules for Virginia, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T1132; Archive Roll Number: 10; Census Year: 1869; Census Place: Sulphur Springs, Carroll, Virginia
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1866
    Event Place: Woodlawn, Carroll, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Non-population Census Schedules for Virginia, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T1132; Archive Roll Number: 10; Census Year: 1869; Census Place: Sulphur Springs, Carroll, Virginia
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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