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Sampson Dobbs 1866–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1866

Birth Location: DeKalb County, Alabama

Death Date: Jul 1953

Death Location: Duncan Crossroads, Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Elijah Dobbs

Mother: Mary -

Spouse(s): Mary Wilson, Ritta -

Children(s): Bessie (2), Ollie (2), Lois (2), Luke (2), Ruby Dobbs, Eugene Dobbs, Annie (2), Ruthy Dobbs, Clayton Dobbs, Thomas Dobbs, Pauline Johnson, Delta Wootten, Una Johnson, Bernice Dobbs

Sampson Dobbs was born in 1866 in DeKalb County, Alabama, the child of Elijah Haynes Dobbs And Mary Jennie Chitwood. In 1870, Sampson Dobbs resided in Township 8 Range 8, Lebanon, De Kalb, Alabama, USA. In 1900, Sampson Dobbs resided in Dutton, Jackson, Alabama, USA. Sampson Dobbs married Mary Daniel Wilson, Ritta Sophronia Carroll, and had children including Annie Henrietta Wooten 2, Bernice Elijah Dobbs, Bessie Jane Dobbs 2, Clayton Samuel Dobbs, Delta Christene Wootten, Eugene Bunyon Dobbs, Lois Lucinda Dobbs 2, Luke Boyd Dobbs 2, Ollie Viola Dobbs 2, Pauline Elsie Johnson, Ruby Elizabeth Dobbs, Ruthy Dannie Dobbs, Thomas Lester Dobbs, Una Inez Johnson. Sampson Dobbs passed away in 1953 in Duncan Crossroads, Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sampson Dobbs was born in 1866 in DeKalb County, Alabama, the child of Elijah Haynes Dobbs And Mary Jennie Chitwood.
  • In 1870, Sampson Dobbs resided in Township 8 Range 8, Lebanon, De Kalb, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1900, Sampson Dobbs resided in Dutton, Jackson, Alabama, USA.
  • Sampson Dobbs married Mary Daniel Wilson, Ritta Sophronia Carroll, and had children including Annie Henrietta Wooten 2, Bernice Elijah Dobbs, Bessie Jane Dobbs 2, Clayton Samuel Dobbs, Delta Christene Wootten, Eugene Bunyon Dobbs, Lois Lucinda Dobbs 2, Luke Boyd Dobbs 2, Ollie Viola Dobbs 2, Pauline Elsie Johnson, Ruby Elizabeth Dobbs, Ruthy Dannie Dobbs, Thomas Lester Dobbs, Una Inez Johnson.
  • Sampson Dobbs passed away in 1953 in Duncan Crossroads, Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sampson Dobbs's Ancestors

Self
Sampson Dobbs
1866–1953
Birth Place: DeKalb County, Alabama
Parents
Elijah Haynes Dobbs
1828–1901
Tennessee City, Dickson, TN
Mary (Jennie Chitwood) -
1827–1897
Tennessee
Grandparents
David (Dobbs) ⬥Ðℒ
1785–1871
Margaret (Frances Fowler) ⬦
1788–1875
South Carolina
Mathias (Chitwood) -
1799–1891
Rutherford County, North Carolina
Nancy Chitwood
1810–1899
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Lodowick ⬥Ð
1759–1814
Sarah ⬥
1767–1838
William ⬦
1755–1830
Margaret ⬦
1760–1830
Shadrack -
1756–1845
Margaret -
1760–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Fortunatus #A032681
1727–1792
Mary ⬥Ð
1735–1794
Capt Chitwood
1720–1780
Alice Carpenter
1723–1825

Sampson Dobbs's Descendants

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Sampson Dobbs (Mar 1866–Jul 1953) m. Mary (Daniel) Wilson (Apr 1867–Oct 1904) m. Ritta (Sophronia Carroll) - (8 November 1882–7 Jan 1950)
  1. 1. Bessie (Jane Dobbs) (2) 1884–1968 m. Walter (Albert Erwin) - 1882–1959 m. James (M) Phillips 1882–1960
    1. 1. Florence (A Gilbreath) (3) 1903–1982 m. James (Jesse) Gilbreath 1897–1960
    2. 2. Gladys Erwin 1906–
    3. 3. Wallace (F) Erwin 1908–
  2. 2. Ollie (Viola Dobbs) (2) 1885–1938
  3. 3. Lois (Lucinda Dobbs) (2) 1887–1945 m. Mack Gilbreath 1894–1948
    1. 1. Willis (Hoyt) Bishop 1909–
    2. 2. Syble Bishop 1918–1926
    3. 3. Lois (Irene) Bishop 1921–
    4. 4. Clifford (Windfield) Gilbreath 1927–2013 m. Mary (Agnes) Gilbreath 1928–2020
  4. 4. Luke (Boyd Dobbs) (2) 1900–1963 m. Cumy (Lee) - 1878–1974 m. Hannah (Belle Tigue) - 1889–1961
    1. 1. Jimmy (Sampson) Dobbs 1934–1970
    2. 2. Jewell (Lyndell Richards) (3) 1922–2008
    3. 3. Erion (Voy) Phillips 1923–2009
    4. 4. Roy (Lee) Dobbs 1927–2010
  5. 5. Ruby (Elizabeth) Dobbs 1898–1899
  6. 6. Eugene (Bunyon) Dobbs 1895–1897
  7. 7. Annie (Henrietta Wooten) (2) 1893–1932 m. Marion (J Wooten) - 1876–
  8. 8. Ruthy (Dannie) Dobbs 1890–1932
  9. 9. Clayton (Samuel) Dobbs 1908–1983
  10. 10. Thomas (Lester) Dobbs 1910–1961
  11. 11. Pauline (Elsie) Johnson 1913–1995
  12. 12. Delta (Christene) Wootten 1915–1996
  13. 13. Una (Inez) Johnson 1917–2010
  14. 14. Bernice (Elijah) Dobbs 1919–1938

Sampson Dobbs's Timeline

9 Records

1866
Mar 1866
Birth of Sampson Dobbs in DeKalb County, Alabama
DeKalb County, Alabama
1870
1870
Age 4
Sampson Dobbs resided here in Township 8 Range 8, Lebanon, De Kalb, Alabama, USA
Township 8 Range 8, Lebanon, De Kalb, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 34
Sampson Dobbs resided here in Dutton, Jackson, Alabama, USA
Dutton, Jackson, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 44
Sampson Dobbs resided here in Dutton, Jackson, Alabama, USA
Dutton, Jackson, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 54
Sampson Dobbs resided here in Dutton, Jackson, Alabama, USA
Dutton, Jackson, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 64
Sampson Dobbs resided here in Dutton, Dutton, Jackson, Alabama, USA
Dutton, Dutton, Jackson, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 69
Sampson Dobbs resided here in Dutton, Jackson, Alabama
Dutton, Jackson, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 74
Sampson Dobbs resided here in Dutton Precinct 28, Dutton, Jackson, Alabama, USA
Dutton Precinct 28, Dutton, Jackson, Alabama, USA
1953
Jul 1953
Age 87
Death of Sampson Dobbs in DeKalb County, Alabama
DeKalb County, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1866
    Event Place: DeKalb County, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Dutton, Jackson, Alabama; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1240020
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [9] 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 8 Range 8, Lebanon, De Kalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Dutton, Jackson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Dutton, Jackson, Alabama; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1240020

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Dutton, Jackson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Dutton, Jackson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Dutton, Dutton, Jackson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Dutton, Jackson, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Dutton Precinct 28, Dutton, Jackson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1953
    Event Place: DeKalb County, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Duncan Crossroads, Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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