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Roby Finley "Doc" Cable 1852 – 1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Oct 1852

Birth Location: Beaver Dam, Watauga, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 09 Nov 1931

Death Location: Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Claiborne Cable

Mother: Charlotte Dugger

Spouse(s): Josephine Spencer

Children(s): Myrtle Hobbs

The story of Roby Finley "Doc" Cable began in 1852 in Beaver Dam, Watauga, North Carolina, USA. Roby Finley "Doc" Cable married Josephine "Josey" Spencer, and had children including Myrtle "Mertie" Lilla CABLE Hobbs. Roby Finley "Doc" Cable passed away in 1931 in Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Roby Finley "Doc" Cable began in 1852 in Beaver Dam, Watauga, North Carolina, USA.
  • Roby Finley "Doc" Cable married Josephine "Josey" Spencer, and had children including Myrtle "Mertie" Lilla CABLE Hobbs.
  • Roby Finley "Doc" Cable passed away in 1931 in Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Claiborne Cable
1810 – 1906
Birth Location: Carter, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
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Charlotte Dugger
1815 – 1906
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Josephine Spencer
1858 – 1884
Birth Location: Wolfe, Kentucky
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Children(s)

Myrtle Hobbs
1880 – 1911
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Roby Cable's Ancestors

Self
Roby Cable
1852 – 1931
Birth Place: Beaver Dam, Watauga, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Claiborne Cable
1810 – 1906
Carter, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
Charlotte ("Lottie") Dugger
1815 – 1906
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Conrad ("Coonrod" "Koonrad" Krevard) Cable
1787 – 1858
Beaver Dam, Watauga or Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Mary Whitehead
1787 – 1850
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Roby Cable's Descendants

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Roby (Finley "Doc") Cable (15 Oct 1852 – 09 Nov 1931) m. Josephine ("Josey") Spencer (abt 1858 – Bet. 1884–1949)
  1. 1. Myrtle ("Mertie" Lilla CABLE) Hobbs (Apr 1880 – 9 Feb 1911) m. William (Harrison) Hobbs (22 Jul 1880 – 27 Sep 1954)
    1. 1. Ezekiel (P) Hobbs (abt 1900 – ) m. Chloe (M) Chrisman (abt 1894 – )
      1. 1. Genola (Fern) Hobbs (abt 1922 – 2007) m. Dila (William) Quesenberry (abt 1920 – 4 October 1976)
        1. 1. Cleo (Donald) Turpin (17 Apr 1944 – ) m. Judith (Carole) Bryant (28 Jan 1952 – )

Roby Cable's Timeline

4 Records

1852
15 Oct 1852
Birth of Roby Finley "Doc" Cable in Beaver Dam, Watauga, North Carolina, USA
Beaver Dam, Watauga, North Carolina, USA
1875
1875
Age 23
Roby Finley "Doc" Cable was married in , Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
1886
1886
Age 34
Roby Finley "Doc" Cable was married in , Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
1931
09 Nov 1931
Age 79
Death of Roby Finley "Doc" Cable in Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA
Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1852
    Event Place: Beaver Dam, Watauga, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1875
    Event Place: , Wolfe, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1886
    Event Place: , Wolfe, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Nov 1931
    Event Place: Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA
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