James Dobbs and Samantha Hunter

Contributed by Erick Montgomery
©1999

Samantha Hester E.6 Hunter (daughter of Andrew West5 and Clarinda Taylor, Phebe4 West, Andrew3, Levi2, George1) was born 26 August 1845 in Bethpage, Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 08 January 1929 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married James Chesley Dobbs 25 October 1866 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, son of Henry Dobbs and Harriet. He was born 18 December 1842 in Illinois, and died 09 July 1898 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.

See the Death Notice of James Chesley Dobbs.

Children of Samantha Hunter and James Dobbs are:

  1. Milton Elzia7 Dobbs, born 05 March 1868 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 01 February 1954 in Nashville, Davidson Co, Tennessee.
  2. Mary ("Lou") Loucinda Dobbs, born 24 March 1869 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 21 July 1897 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  3. Mahala ("Ad") Adeline Dobbs, born 02 May 1870 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 20 August 1918 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  4. Harriet ("Clara") Clarinda Dobbs, born 06 October 1871 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 29 August 1965 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married (1) Mr. Grubbs She married (2) Joseph J. Adams 07 February 1892 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; born 05 October 1870; died 29 July 1930.
  5. Andrew Wesley Dobbs, born 31 December 1872 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 30 March 1936 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  6. Rachel ("Minnie") Minerva Dobbs, born 31 March 1874 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 07 December 1945 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married W. Jefferson Slayton 26 February 1913 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He was born 1860 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  7. James ("Jim") Henry Dobbs, born 24 April 1877 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 10 March 1960 in Indianapolis, Marion Co, Indiana. He married (1) ("Mattie") Martha Jane Durham 20 October 1898 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, daughter of John Durham and Nancy Brown. He married (2) Anna B. Durham 02 April 1910 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, daughter of (son) Durham. She was born Bet. 1894 - 1895 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 24 April 1977 in Indianapolis, Marion Co, Indiana.
  8. Eula Dobbs, born 27 August 1878 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 28 July 1945 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  9. Daisy Dobbs, born 04 October 1880 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 27 March 1956 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married (1) John F. Williams 14 January 1911 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; born 05 March 1858; died 01 January 1933. She married (2) Benjamin S. Shrum 04 June 1935 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; born 18 June 1866. She married (3) Dock Gross 31 March 1950 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; born 15 May 1868; died 08 February 1960.
  10. Willie Hanna Dobbs, born 30 November 1881 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 26 November 1936 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  11. Verna Zero Dobbs, born 18 November 1883 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 06 October 1975 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  12. Lewis Carlyle Dobbs, born 09 May 1887 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 27 July 1959. He married Bessie Crowder 06 October 1907 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, daughter of James Crowder and Emily Brizendine. She was born 04 August 1890 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 02 April 1939 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  13. Samantha ("Genia") Eugenia Dobbs, born 03 July 1889 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 15 May 1934 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married James Henry Webb 16 November 1907 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He was born 15 February 1885 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 24 September 1975 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.

Milton Elzia7 Dobbs (son of James Dobbs and Samantha Hester E.6 Hunter, Andrew West5, Phebe4 West, Andrew3, Levi2, George1) was born 05 March 1868 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 01 February 1954 in Nashville, Davidson Co, Tennessee. He married ("Hattie") Harriet Simpson 11 September 1890 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, daughter of Thomas Simpson and Frances Graves. She was born 26 February 1868 in Simpson's Gap, Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 08 April 1943 in Rockbridge, Sumner Co, Tennessee.

Children of Milton Dobbs and Harriet Simpson are:

  1. Walter Orville8 Dobbs, born 10 June 1891 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 12 November 1946 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Lizzie Dora Bradley 02 May 1908 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; born 12 March 1887 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 03 July 1952 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  2. Thomas Chesley Dobbs, born 23 October 1893 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 27 December 1935 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Annie Gertrude Crowder 12 September 1911 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; born 25 November 1894 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 09 June 1973 in Gallatin, Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  3. Fannie Logan Dobbs, born 20 June 1896 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 04 November 1966 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Johnnie Cullum Hall 14 July 1917 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; born 17 July 1899 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 28 February 1974 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  4. Milton Enoch Dobbs, born 26 May 1902 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Willie Brown
  5. Alton Wade Dobbs, born 21 July 1905 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 18 July 1957 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Virgie Avis Linville 27 March 1923 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; born 28 July 1904 in Dallas, Dallas Co, Texas.
  6. Redmond Franklin Dobbs, born 03 April 1908 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 14 November 1976 in Gallatin, Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Eva Mai Moncrief 16 December 1930 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; born 09 March 1908 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  7. Harvey Jarvis Dobbs, born 01 September 1911 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Erma Brown 22 December 1928 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.

Mary ("Lou") Loucinda7 Dobbs (daughter of James Dobbs and Samantha Hester E.6 Hunter, Andrew West5, Phebe4 West, Andrew3, Levi2, George1) was born 24 March 1869 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 21 July 1897 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Stephen S. Martin 28 November 1885 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He was born 19 July 1867 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 23 December 1956 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.

Children of Mary Dobbs and Stephen Martin are:

  1. Tennie8 Martin. She married Clarence Freeland 02 May 1909 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  2. Myrtle Elizabeth Martin, born 25 June 1887 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 13 August 1939. She married Aubra Franklin Lee; born 23 August 1888 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 10 August 1962.
  3. Lula Adline Martin, born 01 September 1892 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Paul Isaac Pryor; born 01 May 1891; died 23 July 1976 in Allen Co, Kentucky.
  4. James William Martin, born 25 March 1897 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 08 August 1897 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.

Mahala ("Ad") Adeline7 Dobbs (daughter of James Dobbs and Samantha Hester E.6 Hunter, Andrew West5, Phebe4 West, Andrew3, Levi2, George1) was born 02 May 1870 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 20 August 1918 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Thomas S. Adams 30 September 1896 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He was born 21 March 1869, and died 15 August 1950.

Children of Mahala Dobbs and Thomas Adams are:

  1. Lela O.8 Adams. She married Jesse F. Adcock
  2. Oscar Adams.
  3. Clifford Adams. He married Carrie May Durham 02 August 1928 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  4. William Bryan Adams, born 16 September 1900; died 10 August 1919.
  5. Chesley Adams, born 1907; died 03 January 1975. He married Albertia Parker 03 February 1934 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.

Andrew Wesley7 Dobbs (son of James Dobbs and Samantha Hester E.6 Hunter, Andrew West5, Phebe4 West, Andrew3, Levi2, George1) was born 31 December 1872 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 30 March 1936 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married ("Lizzie") Elizabeth Hill. She was born 14 May 1875 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 09 April 1952 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.

Children of Andrew Dobbs and Elizabeth Hill are:

  1. Edward8 Dobbs, born 20 September 1893 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 07 May 1956. He married (1) Doris Marlnee He married (2) (Mrs.) Thelma Sparks.
  2. Velma Zero Dobbs, born 04 February 1895 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 15 March 1950. She married Carlie Dolma Perdue
  3. Ethel Ray Dobbs, born 14 December 1896 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 26 November 1958. She married Hugh Love Crowder 27 June 1915 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; born 26 September 1891 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 12 March 1962 in Gallatin, Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  4. Harry Douglas Dobbs, born 24 October 1898 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Bertha Crowder 07 October 1917 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  5. Mallie Dobbs, born 30 October 1900 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Porter R. Branham 20 January 1922 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; born Bet. 1897 - 1898 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 10 March 1976 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  6. Abner Hill Dobbs, born 10 December 1902 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 15 February 1924 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  7. Thomas Olie Dobbs, born 17 October 1904 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 29 September 1905 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  8. Sarah Elizabeth Dobbs, born 19 April 1906 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 30 January 1979 in Gallatin, Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married (1) ("Buddy") John Paul Womack She married (2) Caney Odell Crowder 30 January 1925 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; born 06 December 1897 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 22 December 1950.
  9. Clara Julia Dobbs, born 18 April 1909 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 21 September 1953. She married R. Ezekiel Perdue 08 August 1927 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  10. Gilbert Jesse Dobbs, born 25 September 1911 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 24 June 1979 in Gallatin, Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Janie Wright Wallace 26 May 1935 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; born 29 September 1914 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  11. Clifford Melvin Dobbs, born 04 April 1914 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Leatha Cooper
  12. James Wesley Dobbs, born 21 April 1917 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 20 July 1958.

Eula7 Dobbs (daughter of James Dobbs and Samantha Hester E.6 Hunter, Andrew West5, Phebe4 West, Andrew3, Levi2, George1) was born 27 August 1878 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 28 July 1945 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married James Ollie Woodall 24 May 1900 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He was born 19 February 1881 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 20 January 1946 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.

Children of Eula Dobbs and James Woodall are:

  1. Roy8 Woodall. He married Unknown
  2. Lizette Woodall. She married (1) Mr. Bennett She married (2) Fred Hester
  3. S. Middie Woodall. He married (Miss) Hester
  4. infant son Woodall, born 18 August 1901 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 20 August 1901 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  5. William Clyde Woodall, born 31 May 1905; died 04 July 1921.
  6. James Ollie Woodall Jr., born 04 September 1918; died 18 November 1970. He married Unknown

Willie Hanna7 Dobbs (son of James Dobbs and Samantha Hester E.6 Hunter, Andrew West5, Phebe4 West, Andrew3, Levi2, George1) was born 30 November 1881 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 26 November 1936 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Earnest Eugene Kirkham 16 April 1905 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He was born 27 July 1885 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 14 March 1973.

Children of Willie Dobbs and Earnest Kirkham are:

  1. Vallie8 Kirkham. She married Floyd Hunter 21 December 1922 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  2. Floyd James Kirkham. He married Bashti Meguiar
  3. Donna Kirkham. She married Charles Odell Bennett 25 December 1925 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  4. Ruby Jane Kirkham.
  5. Venters Kirkham. He married Raslee Keith 23 January 1937 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  6. Hayden Eugene Kirkham. She married Gradie Wright
  7. William Aubrey Kirkham, born 27 September 1910 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married Hughie Pearl Carmon 24 December 1936 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; born 16 April 1914 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  8. infant daughter Kirkham, born 27 June 1922 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 27 June 1922 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.

Verna Zero7 Dobbs (daughter of James Dobbs and Samantha Hester E.6 Hunter, Andrew West5, Phebe4 West, Andrew3, Levi2, George1) was born 18 November 1883 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 06 October 1975 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Martin Van Buren Durham 23 April 1910 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, son of John Durham and Nancy Brown. He was born 13 July 1890 in Sumner Co, Tennessee, and died 12 April 1962 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.

Children of Verna Dobbs and Martin Durham are:

  1. Herman Head8 Durham, born 18 August 1905. He married Velma Gregory
  2. John Chesley Durham, born 29 October 1910; died 06 May 1937. He married Alpha LaUna Adcock 26 May 1934 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  3. Alice Pauline Durham, born 21 March 1913. She married Ernest Eslie Cooper 26 May 1930 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; born 09 April 1909.
  4. Margaret Elizabeth Durham, born 20 October 1914 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. She married Altie Clyde Crowder; born 29 July 1910 in Sumner Co, Tennessee; died 07 December 1977 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.
  5. Edith Mae Durham, born 04 May 1916. She married James Daniel Vanetta; born 08 December 1911; died 06 March 1975.
  6. Roy Franklin Durham, born 30 November 1919. He married Rachel Caudill 10 May 1953 in Sumner Co, Tennessee.


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