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Lester Franklin Dobson 1915–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Feb 1915

Birth Location: Willows, Glenn, CA, USA

Death Date: 01 Feb 1985

Death Location: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California

Father: Thomas Dobson

Mother: Hulda Stout

Spouse(s): Wilma Dobson

Children(s): Lester Dobson, Willo Wagner, Gerald Dobson, Gilbert Dobson

The story of Lester Franklin Dobson began in 1915 in Willows, Glenn, CA, USA. Lester Franklin Dobson married Wilma Ilene Dobson, and had children including Gerald Leroy Dobson, Gilbert Norman Dobson, Lester Franklin Dobson, Willo Jean Wagner. Lester Franklin Dobson passed away in 1985 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California.

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Biography

  • The story of Lester Franklin Dobson began in 1915 in Willows, Glenn, CA, USA.
  • Lester Franklin Dobson married Wilma Ilene Dobson, and had children including Gerald Leroy Dobson, Gilbert Norman Dobson, Lester Franklin Dobson, Willo Jean Wagner.
  • Lester Franklin Dobson passed away in 1985 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Dobson
1886–1917
Birth Location: California, United States
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Hulda Stout
1894–1958
Birth Location: Willows, Glenn, California, USA
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Spouses(s)

Wilma Dobson
1918–1988
Birth Location: Webb City, Jasper County, Missouri, United States of America
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Children(s)

Lester Dobson
1935–1999
Birth Location: Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
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Willo Wagner
1939–2011
Birth Location: Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
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Gerald Dobson
1940–1997
Birth Location: Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
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Gilbert Dobson
1945–2007
Birth Location: Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
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Lester Dobson's Ancestors

Self
Lester Dobson
1915–1985
Birth Place: Willows, Glenn, CA, USA
Parents
Thomas Franklin Dobson
1886–1917
California, United States
Hulda (Viola) Stout
1894–1958
Willows, Glenn, California, USA
Grandparents
Henry (F.) Dobson
1858–1896
Missouri
Claretta Center
1867–1924
, , OR, USA
Henry (Clay) Stout
1857–1908
Placerville, El Dorado, CA, US
Martha (Ann) Statton
1871–1918
Suamico, Brown, Wisconsin, United States
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Dobson
1823–1868
Sarah Rogers
1824–1885
Jonathan Center
1820–1895
Amanda Johnson
1842–1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Rogers
1795–
Christina Rogers
1800–

Lester Dobson's Descendants

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Lester (Franklin) Dobson (25 Feb 1915–01 Feb 1985) m. Wilma (Ilene) Dobson (10 April 1918–22 January 1988)
  1. 1. Lester (Franklin) Dobson 1935–1999
  2. 2. Willo (Jean) Wagner 1939–2011
  3. 3. Gerald (LeRoy) Dobson 1940–1997
  4. 4. Gilbert (Norman) Dobson 1945–2007

Lester Dobson's Timeline

2 Records

1915
25 Feb 1915
Birth of Lester Franklin Dobson in Willows, Glenn, CA, USA
Willows, Glenn, CA, USA
1985
01 Feb 1985
Age 70
Death of Lester Franklin Dobson in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California
Long Beach, Los Angeles, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1915
    Event Place: Willows, Glenn, CA, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Feb 1985
    Event Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California
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