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Walter Lee Hendericks Dobson 1937–2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jun 1937

Birth Location: Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 8 Mar 2008

Death Location: Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA

Father: Kemp Hendericks

Mother: Virginia Shofner

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The story of Walter Lee Hendericks Dobson began in 1937 in Kentucky, USA. In 1940, Walter Lee Hendericks Dobson resided in Magisterial Dist 1 Greensburg, Green, Kentucky, US. In 1950, Walter Lee Hendericks Dobson resided in Montgomery, Illinois, USA. Walter Lee Hendericks Dobson passed away in 2008 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Lee Hendericks Dobson began in 1937 in Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1940, Walter Lee Hendericks Dobson resided in Magisterial Dist 1 Greensburg, Green, Kentucky, US.
  • In 1950, Walter Lee Hendericks Dobson resided in Montgomery, Illinois, USA.
  • Walter Lee Hendericks Dobson passed away in 2008 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA.

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Walter Dobson's Ancestors

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Walter Dobson
1937–2008
Birth Place: Kentucky, USA
Parents
Kemp Henry Hendericks
1888–1960
Barren County, Kentucky, USA
Virginia Shofner
1918–2013
Campbellsville, Taylor County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
James (Walter) Shofner
1881–1963
White Rose, Taylor, Kentucky, USA
Annie (Liza) Thompson
1892–1972
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
Great-Grandparents
King Thompson
1859–
Catherine Kyler
1859–1928
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam 3GGF
1827–1915
Eliza 3GGM
1831–1908

Walter Dobson's Timeline

4 Records

1937
5 Jun 1937
Birth of Walter Lee Hendericks Dobson in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1940
1940
Age 3
Walter Lee Hendericks Dobson resided here in Magisterial Dist 1 Greensburg, Green, Kentucky, USA
Magisterial Dist 1 Greensburg, Green, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 13
Walter Lee Hendericks Dobson resided here in Montgomery, Illinois, USA
Montgomery, Illinois, USA
2008
8 Mar 2008
Age 71
Death of Walter Lee Hendericks Dobson in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1937
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Green, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01310; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 44-3
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: 1701; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 68-3

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Magisterial Dist 1 Greensburg, Green, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Green, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01310; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 44-3

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Montgomery, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: 1701; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 68-3

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Mar 2008
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA

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