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William Riley Dobbs 1825–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 November 1825

Birth Location: White County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 29 April 1899

Death Location: New Deal, Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Hiram Dobbs

Mother: Mary Grubb

Spouse(s): Sarah Sellers, Nancy Albright

Children(s): Dicey Dobbs, Martha Dobbs, Joshua Dobbs, Kary Dobbs, James Dobbs, George Dobbs, Mary Dobbs, Margaret Dobbs, Sampson Dobbs

William Riley Dobbs was born in 1825 in White County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Hiram Dobbs And Mary Ann Grubb. In 1880, William Riley Dobbs resided in District 7, White, Tennessee, USA. William Riley Dobbs married Nancy J Albright, Sarah Jane Sellers, and had children including Dicey Jane Dobbs, George Rush Dobbs, James Lafayette Dobbs, Joshua Dobbs, Kary Neil Dobbs, Margaret M Dobbs, Martha Catherine Dobbs, Mary R Dobbs, Sampson Morgan Dobbs. William Riley Dobbs passed away in 1899 in New Deal, Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Riley Dobbs was born in 1825 in White County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Hiram Dobbs And Mary Ann Grubb.
  • In 1880, William Riley Dobbs resided in District 7, White, Tennessee, USA.
  • William Riley Dobbs married Nancy J Albright, Sarah Jane Sellers, and had children including Dicey Jane Dobbs, George Rush Dobbs, James Lafayette Dobbs, Joshua Dobbs, Kary Neil Dobbs, Margaret M Dobbs, Martha Catherine Dobbs, Mary R Dobbs, Sampson Morgan Dobbs.
  • William Riley Dobbs passed away in 1899 in New Deal, Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hiram Dobbs
1805–1860
Birth Location: Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Grubb
1809–1869
Birth Location: Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Sellers
1827–1900
Birth Location: McMinn County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Nancy Albright
1834–1909
Birth Location: White County, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Dicey Dobbs
1873–1955
Birth Location: Smith County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Martha Dobbs
1872–1931
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America
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Joshua Dobbs
1868–1889
Birth Location: United States of America
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Kary Dobbs
1868–1943
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America
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James Dobbs
1854–1925
Birth Location: Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
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George Dobbs
1852–1910
Birth Location: Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Dobbs
1867–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Margaret Dobbs
1871–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Sampson Dobbs
1862–1930
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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William Dobbs's Ancestors

Self
William Dobbs
1825–1899
Birth Place: White County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Hiram Dobbs
1805–1860
Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Ann) Grubb
1809–1869
Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John Dobbs
1780–1851
Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Cynthia Oakes
1787–
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
John (Jacob) Grubb
1779–1842
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Barbara Polly) Shelley
1776–
Augusta, Washington County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Chesley Dobbs
1749–1834
Hannah Scott
1754–1838
James Oakes
1741–1829
Elizabeth Adamson
1738–1802
Susannah Kerlin
1742–1817
Abraham Shelly
1750–1793
Barbara Strader
1756–1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Dobbs
1723–1795
Lucretia Greenwood
1722–1795
Henry Scott
1735–1812
Sarah Rae
1734–1821
James Oakes
1699–1759
Susan Ray
1706–1788
Christopher Adamson
1702–1786
Elizabeth Athill
1698–1778
John Kerlin
1715–1787
Rosanna Widder
1713–1804
conrad Strader
1730–1809
Rebecca strader
1732–1805

William Dobbs's Descendants

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William (Riley) Dobbs (11 November 1825–29 April 1899) m. Sarah (Jane) Sellers (30 October 1827–1 March 1900) m. Nancy (J) Albright (4 October 1834–18 October 1909)
  1. 1. Dicey (Jane) Dobbs 1873–1955 m. James (Dias) Dobbs 1872–1937
    1. 1. Azie (Pauline) Dobbs 1906–1986
    2. 2. Bethel (Venable) Dobbs 1897–1957
    3. 3. Blonnie (Leon) Dobbs 1908–1955
    4. 4. George (T) Dobbs 1899–
    5. 5. Gladys (Nadine) Dobbs 1910–1941
    6. 6. Hubert (Venter) Dobbs 1912–1979
    7. 7. Obie (Fonzy) Dobbs 1904–1982
    8. 8. Vernon Dobbs 1902–
    9. 9. Walter (F) Dobbs 1894–
  2. 2. Martha (Catherine) Dobbs 1872–1931
    1. 1. William (Daniel Coon) Spencer 1893–1969
  3. 3. Joshua Dobbs 1868–1889 m. Sarah (Sally) Dobbs 1870–1939
    1. 1. Pearl (S) Dobbs 1889–1964 m. James (William) Harshaw 1875–1938
      1. 1. Charles (Uthon) Harshaw 1923–1999
      2. 2. Margrette (Lorene) George 1918–2014
      3. 3. Alma (Claudine) Templeton 1916–2006
      4. 4. Oma (Jewell) Perry 1911–1989
      5. 5. Floyd (Wilford) Harshaw 1913–2007
      6. 6. Imogene Ballard 1920–2016
  4. 4. Kary (Neil) Dobbs 1868–1943 m. Martha (Catherine) Culbreath 1864–1912
    1. 1. Bertha (Louise) Dobbs 1899–1980
    2. 2. Christine Dobbs 1922–1999
    3. 3. Gordon Dobbs 1895–
    4. 4. Infant Dobbs 1915–1940
    5. 5. Lillie (L) Dobbs 1889–1968
    6. 6. Martha (Catherine) Dobbs 1892–1969
    7. 7. Maud Dobbs 1910–
    8. 8. Neely (Belle) Dobbs 1903–1969
    9. 9. Obie Dobbs 1919–1985
    10. 10. Sam Dobbs 1904–1974
    11. 11. Thomas (E) Dobbs 1898–
    12. 12. William (Wilson) Dobbs 1916–1930
    13. 13. Allice Williams 1888–
  5. 5. James (Lafayette) Dobbs 1854–1925
  6. 6. George (Rush) Dobbs 1852–1910 m. Amanda Albert 1853–1907
    1. 1. James (Dias) Dobbs 1872–1937 m. Dicey (Jane) Dobbs 1873–1955
      1. 1. Bethel (Venable) Dobbs 1897–1957 m. Nannie (F) Dobbs 1894–1949
      2. 2. Obie (Fonzy) Dobbs 1904–1982
      3. 3. Gladys (Nadine) Saylors 1910–1941 m. Leslie (D) Saylors 1904–
      4. 4. Tommy Dobbs 1900–1973
      5. 5. Hubert (Venter) Dobbs 1912–1979
      6. 6. Blonnie (Leon) Dobbs 1908–1955 m. Annie (Mai) Gass 1912–1955
        1. 1. Wilbur (Frances) Dobbs 1919–1992 m. Marie (F) Dobbs 1920–1964
      7. 7. Jesse (Vernon) Dobbs 1901–1973
        1. 1. James (A.) Dobbs 1932–1951
      8. 8. Azie (Pauline) Saylors 1906–1986 m. Delma (William) Sailors 1904–1990
    2. 2. John (Tillman) Dobbs 1881–1961
      1. 1. Crystal (Nadine) Dobbs 1920–1992
  7. 7. Mary (R.) Dobbs 1867–
  8. 8. Margaret (M.) Dobbs 1871–
  9. 9. Sampson (Morgan) Dobbs 1862–1930 m. Susan (H) Morris 1855–1881
    1. 1. Martha (Ann) Dobbs 1881–1971 m. Newton (Edgar) Colwell 1878–1952
      1. 1. Toy (Brown) Colwell 1918–1974 m. Lydia Williams 1918–2007
        1. 1. John (B) Colwell 1941–2008
        2. 2. Calvin (Eugene) Colwell 1950–2021
        3. 3. James (Carl) Colwell 1944–1990
        4. 4. Martha (Colwell) Moore 1939–2022
      2. 2. Lillie (M) Colwell 1903–1981
      3. 3. Dallas (N) Colwell 1921–1995 m. Myrtle Usury 1922–2010
      4. 4. Everett (Auther) Colwell 1907–1967 m. Pressie (Odean) Colwell 1902–1987
        1. 1. Jimmy (Robins) Colwell 1943–1979
        2. 2. Willie (Oscar) Colwell 1933–2005
        3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Seals 1931–2014
      5. 5. Ocie Colwell 1904–1981 m. Joseph (C) O'Connor 1896–1945
        1. 1. Obie (D) O'Connor 1926–1990
        2. 2. Martha (Jane) Fowler 1938–1993
        3. 3. Patsy (Esther) Holton 1930–2006
        4. 4. Joseph (L.) O'Conner 1932–1999
        5. 5. Jack ((Jackie Reed) Reed) O'Connor 1941–2009
        6. 6. Ova (M.) Hayes 1926–2001
      6. 6. Ellen (A) Colwell 1908–1995 m. John (Raymond) Elrod 1893–1963
        1. 1. Rayvernell Dunn 1926–1970
        2. 2. Johnnie (Lee) Ebrod 1934–1999
      7. 7. Ada (Edna) Griffin 1910–1996
        1. 1. Ransom (Harold) Griffin 1938–1996
      8. 8. Zelma Colwell 1913–1989 m. Homer (Cleveland) Petty 1909–1952
        1. 1. John (Jewell) Petty 1945–1945
        2. 2. Homer (Petty) Jr 1929–1931
        3. 3. Opal (Odell) Waggoner 1931–2002
        4. 4. Virginia (Earlene) Rich 1935–2009
        5. 5. Grover (Cleveland) Petty 1934–1999

William Dobbs's Timeline

3 Records

1825
11 November 1825
Birth of William Riley Dobbs in White County, Tennessee, USA
White County, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 55
William Riley Dobbs resided here in District 7, White, Tennessee, USA
District 7, White, Tennessee, USA
1899
29 April 1899
Age 74
Death of William Riley Dobbs in Tennessee, United States of America
Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 November 1825
    Event Place: White County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [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: District 7, White, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 April 1899
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Deal, Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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