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Silas Melvin Dobbs 1879–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1879

Birth Location: DeKalb County, Alabama

Death Date: Oct 1942

Death Location: El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States of America

Father: James Dobbs

Mother: Matilda -

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The story of Silas Melvin Dobbs began in 1879 in DeKalb County, Alabama. In 1880, Silas Melvin Dobbs resided in DeKalb, Alabama, USA. Silas Melvin Dobbs passed away in 1942 in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Silas Melvin Dobbs began in 1879 in DeKalb County, Alabama.
  • In 1880, Silas Melvin Dobbs resided in DeKalb, Alabama, USA.
  • Silas Melvin Dobbs passed away in 1942 in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States of America.

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Silas Dobbs's Ancestors

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Silas Dobbs
1879–1942
Birth Place: DeKalb County, Alabama
Parents
James M Dobbs
1845–1918
Lebanon, DeKalb, Alabama
Matilda (Elizabeth Briggs) -
1848–1882
DeKalb County, Alabama
Grandparents
James (Gibson Dobbs) ℒ
1808–1857
South Carolina
Eliza (Frazier) -
1810–1882
South Carolina
John (J) Briggs
1785–1849
Delilah Matheny
1823–1880
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Lodowick ⬥Ð
1759–1814
Sarah ⬥
1767–1838
William -
1798–1876
Matilda -
1805–1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Fortunatus #A032681
1727–1792
Mary ⬥Ð
1735–1794
Thomas Murphy
–1844
Martha Murphy
1773–

Silas Dobbs's Timeline

3 Records

1879
Feb 1879
Birth of Silas Melvin Dobbs in DeKalb County, Alabama
DeKalb County, Alabama
1880
1880
Age 1
Silas Melvin Dobbs resided here in DeKalb, Alabama, USA
DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1942
Oct 1942
Age 63
Death of Silas Melvin Dobbs in El Paso, El Paso, Texas
El Paso, El Paso, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1879
    Event Place: DeKalb County, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: 12; Page: 590D; Enumeration District: 055
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: 12; Page: 590D; Enumeration District: 055

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1942
    Event Place: El Paso, El Paso, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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