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Richard Lindsey Dobbs 1805–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1805

Birth Location: Benjamin, Bedford, TN

Death Date: Mar 1865

Death Location: Ava, Douglas County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: James Dobbs

Mother: Sarah Howard

Spouse(s): Piety Evans

Children(s): Elias Dobbs, Nancy Dobbs, Louisa Dobbs, Sarah Dobbs, William Dobbs, Martha Dobbs, Richard Dobbs, John Dobbs, James Dobbs, Joseph Dobbs

Richard Lindsey Dobbs was born in 1805 in Benjamin, Bedford, TN, the child of James Smith Dobbs And Sarah Howard. In 1830, Richard Lindsey Dobbs resided in Bedford, Tennessee, USA. In 1836, Richard Lindsey Dobbs resided in Bedford, Tennessee, USA. Richard Lindsey Dobbs married Piety Elizabeth Evans, and had children including Elias Newton Dobbs, James Knox Polk Dennis Dobbs, John Jones Lewis Dobbs, Joseph Smith Dobbs, Louisa Matilda Dobbs, Martha Anne Dobbs, Nancy Mahulda Dobbs, Richard Marion Dobbs, Sarah Malinda Sally Dobbs, William Haywood Dobbs. Richard Lindsey Dobbs passed away in 1865 in Ava, Douglas County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Richard Lindsey Dobbs was born in 1805 in Benjamin, Bedford, TN, the child of James Smith Dobbs And Sarah Howard.
  • In 1830, Richard Lindsey Dobbs resided in Bedford, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1836, Richard Lindsey Dobbs resided in Bedford, Tennessee, USA.
  • Richard Lindsey Dobbs married Piety Elizabeth Evans, and had children including Elias Newton Dobbs, James Knox Polk Dennis Dobbs, John Jones Lewis Dobbs, Joseph Smith Dobbs, Louisa Matilda Dobbs, Martha Anne Dobbs, Nancy Mahulda Dobbs, Richard Marion Dobbs, Sarah Malinda Sally Dobbs, William Haywood Dobbs.
  • Richard Lindsey Dobbs passed away in 1865 in Ava, Douglas County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Dobbs
1774–1816
Birth Location: Fair Play, Oconee County, Colony of South Carolina
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Sarah Howard
1782–1850
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Spouses(s)

Piety Evans
1812–1872
Birth Location: Dublin, Haywood County, North Carolina
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Children(s)

Elias Dobbs
1843–1932
Birth Location: Bedford County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Nancy Dobbs
1831–1923
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
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Louisa Dobbs
1829–1899
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
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Sarah Dobbs
1833–1880
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
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William Dobbs
1836–1902
Birth Location: Bedford, Tennessee, USA
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Martha Dobbs
1838–1849
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
MD
Richard Dobbs
1840–1932
Birth Location: Shelbyville, Bedford Co., Tennessee, United States
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John Dobbs
1842–1932
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
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James Dobbs
1845–1914
Birth Location: Ozark Co., Missouri
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Joseph Dobbs
1848–1931
Birth Location: Ava, Douglas Co., Missouri, United States
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Richard Dobbs's Ancestors

Self
Richard Dobbs
1805–1865
Birth Place: Benjamin, Bedford, TN
Parents
James Smith Dobbs
1774–1816
Fair Play, Oconee County, Colony of South Carolina
Sarah Howard
1782–1850
Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Fortunatus (Fortune Dobbs DAR) #A032681
1727–1792
Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Province of Ulster, Ireland
Mary (Adams) ⬥Ð
1735–1794
Rowan, Guilford, NC
Great-Grandparents
Richard Rev.
1695–1775
Mary Ð
1705–1732
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard II
1660–1711
Mary Stewart
1662–1737

Richard Dobbs's Descendants

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Richard (Lindsey) Dobbs (Aug 1805–Mar 1865) m. Piety (Elizabeth) Evans (1 June 1812–15 July 1872)
  1. 1. Elias (Newton) Dobbs 1843–1932 m. Elvira (Elizabeth) Hicks 1843–1881
    1. 1. Thomas (Franklin) Dobbs 1865–1893 m. Matilda (Catherine) Forrest 1869–1948
      1. 1. Noah (Franklin) Dobbs 1890–1954
      2. 2. Joseph (Gordon) Dobbs 1892–1969
      3. 3. Benjamin (Herbert) Dobbs 1887–1964 m. Mary (Melvina) Dobbs 1891–1974
        1. 1. Albert (Newton) Dobbs 1912–1980
        2. 2. Chester (Youles) Dobbs 1924–2006
        3. 3. Esther (Marie) Burt 1920–2012
        4. 4. Howard (H.) Dobbs 1917–1983
        5. 5. Lee (Henry) Dobbs 1914–1996
        6. 6. Dee (Jones) Dobbs 1916–2003
        7. 7. Lorenzo (Dow) Dobbs 1927–1976
        8. 8. Lester (Thomas) Dobbs 1923–1954
        9. 9. Everett (Roosevelt) Dobbs 1919–1973
        10. 10. Lesley (Ray) Dobbs 1926–1926
      4. 4. Everett (Newton) Dobbs 1889–1944
    2. 2. Emmaline (F.) Black 1861–1922
    3. 3. Sarah (Jane) Freeman 1864–1954
    4. 4. Belle Webster 1888–1962
    5. 5. Mary (Piety) Williams 1875–1938
  2. 2. Nancy (Mahulda) Dobbs 1831–1923
  3. 3. Louisa (Matilda) Dobbs 1829–1899
  4. 4. Sarah (Malinda "Sally") Dobbs 1833–1880
  5. 5. William (Haywood) Dobbs 1836–1902
  6. 6. Martha (Anne) Dobbs 1838–1849
  7. 7. Richard (Marion) Dobbs 1840–1932
  8. 8. John (Jones Lewis) Dobbs 1842–1932
  9. 9. James (Knox Polk "Dennis") Dobbs 1845–1914
  10. 10. Joseph (Smith) Dobbs 1848–1931

Richard Dobbs's Timeline

7 Records

1805
Aug 1805
Birth of Richard Lindsey Dobbs in Benjamin, Bedford, TN
Benjamin, Bedford, TN
1830
1830
Age 25
Richard Lindsey Dobbs resided here in Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Bedford, Tennessee, USA
1836
1836
Age 31
Richard Lindsey Dobbs resided here in Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Bedford, Tennessee, USA
1840
1840
Age 35
Richard Lindsey Dobbs resided here in Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Bedford, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 45
Richard Lindsey Dobbs resided here in District 45, Ozark, Missouri, USA
District 45, Ozark, Missouri, USA
1860
1860
Age 55
Richard Lindsey Dobbs resided here in Falling Spring, Douglas, Missouri, USA
Falling Spring, Douglas, Missouri, USA
1865
Mar 1865
Age 60
Death of Richard Lindsey Dobbs in Douglas County, Missouri
Douglas County, Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1805
    Event Place: Benjamin, Bedford, TN
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Douglas, Missouri; Roll: M653_618; Page: 866; Family History Library Film: 803618
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2140.002; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 45, Ozark, Missouri; Roll: 409; Page: 19b
    [5] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Bedford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Bedford, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 174; Page: 122; Family History Library Film: 0024532

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1836
    Event Place: Bedford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Early Tax List Records, The Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Early Tax Lists of Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Bedford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: 519; Page: 64; Family History Library Film: 0024543

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 45, Ozark, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 45, Ozark, Missouri; Roll: 409; Page: 19b

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Falling Spring, Douglas, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Douglas, Missouri; Roll: M653_618; Page: 866; Family History Library Film: 803618

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1865
    Event Place: Douglas County, Missouri
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ava, Douglas County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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