 1773 - 1854 (80 years)
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| Name |
Robert Boyd Dobbins [1, 2] |
| Born |
23 Aug 1773 |
Augusta County, Virginia  [2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
18 Aug 1854 |
Vermont Township, Fulton, Illinois U.S.A. [2] |
| Notes |
- [TEST_file_Nov2002.ged]
From his great-great- great granddaughter - Bobby Dobbins Title
"Robert B. Dobbins was ordained as a Presbyterian Misister in So uth Carolina, although it appears he went to college in Virginia . His ordination and licensing papers were from North Carolin a and are dated 1803 and 1804. After he was licensed, he marrie d Catherine Alexander and they went on horseback to Brown County , Ohio, and settled there, where most of their kids were born . Robert rode circuit and established many churches there unti l 1834, when he and the whole family packed up and went to Fulto n County, IL, where he again founded many churches. He was als o involved in the Underground Railroad. He and his brother Joh n are the only of James and Elizabeth's kids that went north . The rest all stayed in the south. Robert's oldest son, Jame s Alexander Dobbins, is the only one of Robert's kids to leav e Illinois. In 1856, he and his whole family (including the mar ried kids) came out to Douglas County, Kansas, although a few ye ars after the death of his wife (also named Elizabeth), he move d back to Ohio and remarried. He was fairly old at the time. H is youngest son, James Sellers Dobbins (my great-grandpa) was bo rn in Kansas but moved to colorado in 1875 with his wife and kid s. My dad was born in Colorado and came to California in 1932 , following my mother whom he was courting."
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From History of Johnson County, Indiana, Chicago: Brant and Fuller , 1888
Robert B. Dobbins, a venerable citizen of Pleasant Township, wa s born in
Pendleton County, S.C. November 2, 1805. He is the son of Joh n and Jane
(Johnson) Dobbins. H is father was the son of James and Elizabet h
(Stephenson) Dobbins, who emigrated to South Carolina from Virgi nia. His
mother was the daughter of Francis and Margaret (Sawright) Johns on; the
latter of whom was a native of Ireland. In 1818, the parents o f our subject
emigrated from Pendleton County, S.C. to Clermont County, Ohio , but a year
later, or in March, 1819, they came to the State of Indiana an d settled in
Campbell Township, Jennings County. His father died there Apri l 12, 1827.
His mother came to Johnson County in about 1832, and spent the r est of her
life in Clark Township; she died in April 1836. Our subject spe nt his youth
in Jennings County on a farm. In his early manhood he took up t he vocation
of a farmer for himself, and continued it through life. In 183 4, he came to
Johnson County and located on the farm he now occupies, where h e has resided
continuously for fifty-four years. His farm contains 197-1/8 ac res of
well-improved land. Mr. Dobbins was married in Ripley County, t his state,
October 28, 1928, to Harriet L. Hughey, who was born in Buncom County, N.C.
November 29, 1804, and was the daughter of Joseph and Jane (Bran k) Hughey,
the former of whom was born in North Carolina. The marriage o f Mr. & Mrs.
Dobbins resulted in the birth of five children: John M., burn Fe bruary 17,
1830, deceased; Joseph H., September 18, 1832, deceased; Samue l J. November
16, 1835, deceased; Mary J. July 25, 1842, and Martha H., Septem ber 24, 1848,
deceased. The wife of Mr. Dobbins died April 15, 1885. She wa s a devout
member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Dobbins is also a membe r of the same
church. In politics, he is an ardent republican. He cast his f irst
presidential vote for Gen. Jackson in 1828. Mr. Dobbins has le d an
industrious life, and he is now permitted to spend his declinin g years in
comfort and happiness. He has not spent more than half a centur y in this
county, and although in the eighty-third year of his age, he i s still in the
enjoyment of good health. The county has no pioneer that is mor e highly
respected than Mr. Dobbins.
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| Person ID |
I4671 |
Devin Timber | Cay's pedigree |
| Last Modified |
15 Jun 2010 |
| Father |
James Dobbins, b. Abt 1750, Ireland , d. 24 Jul 1817, Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina U.S.A. (Age 67 years) |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Stephenson, b. Abt 1752, Augusta County, Virginia , d. Oct 1838, Anderson County, South Carolina U.S.A. (Age 86 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1772 |
Auguesta County, Virginia [2] |
| Notes |
- May have been married in Shenandoah County Virginia.
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| Family ID |
F1593 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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