William
Dobbs
Born in Tennessee, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary Branscomb
— married
1 Apr 1813 (to 24 May 1858) in Monticello, Wayne, Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Ann (Dobbs) Davis, Wesley Dobbs, Sarah Dobbs, Sarah Dobbs, Wiliam Dobbs, Elisha Dobbs, Jeremiah Dobbs, Margarett Dobbs, Mary Ann Dobbs and Lucinda Dobbs
Died
at age 78
in Rockcastle Co., Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Feb 2013
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Contents |
Biography
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Name
- William /Dobbs/ Jr[1]
William Dobbs was born on October 20, 1791, in Tennessee, the son of Mary and James.
He married Mary Harrison Branscomb on April 1, 1813, in Monticello, Kentucky. They had ten children in 22 years.
He passed away on December 8, 1869, in Rockcastle, Kentucky, having lived a long life of 78 years, and was buried there.
Sources
Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1963
U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5851794/william-dobbs
1850 United States Federal Census The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Northern District, Rockcastle, Kentucky; Roll: 217; Page: 200b
Ancestry Family Tree https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/82346925/person/230063541185/facts
Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1963
U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815
1820 United States Federal Census Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Wayne, Kentucky; Page: 99; NARA Roll: M33_28; Image: 112
1840 United States Federal Census Year: 1840; Census Place: Wayne, Tennessee; Roll: 536; Page: 107; Family History Library Film: 0024550
1860 United States Federal Census The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Rockcastle, Kentucky; Roll: M653_393; Page: 540; Family History Library Film: 803
Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1947 Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Marriage
Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996
Kentucky, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Frederick Sheffield for creating WikiTree profile Dobbs-285 through the import of Buttrum Family Tree_2013-02-24.ged on Feb 24, 2013.
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