Griffin Dobyns 1823

Griffin Dobyns, 1823–

Name

Griffin Dobyns

Name: Griffin /Dobyns/
Given names: Griffin
Surname: Dobyns

Gender Male

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	December 23, 1823 36 33 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
British King	George IV from January 29, 1820 to June 26, 1830
6th President of the United States	John Quincy Adams March 4, 1825
Death of a maternal grandmother	Elizabeth Newman before October 1826 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
7th President of the United States	Andrew Jackson March 4, 1829
Birth of a brother	Benjamin W. Dobyns March 8, 1831 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
Marriage of a sister	Samuel Norman Wilks — Sarah Dobyns — View this family November 28, 1832 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Selected Bedford County Virginia Marriages Citation details: Book 22, Page 438 Source: Virginia Marriages 1785 - 1940 Citation details: Indexing Project# M86847-8, Film# 30591, Reference# Pag 61 Note: "Nov. 26, 1832; Samuel Wilkes & Sarah Dobyns; Abner Dobyns, Surety; Married by William Leftwich, Nov. 28, 1832."
Marriage of a brother	Samuel Russell Dobyns — Antoinette Otey — View this family September 17, 1836 Franklin, Virginia, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
British King	William IV from June 26, 1830 to June 20, 1837
8th President of the United States	Martin Van Buren March 4, 1837
Death of a maternal grandfather	Samuel Wilks July 1, 1837 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Bedford County, Virginia, Wills Citation details: Book 9, pages 381, 384; Book 10, page 322 Note: his property was appraised by administrators Henry Wilks and Thomas Rider, and the last of sale buyer s included Samuel Norman Wilks (a grandson, Ben's son Samuel Norman)
9th President of the United States	William Henry Harrison March 4, 1841
10th President of the United States	John Tyler April 4, 1841
11th President of the United States	James K Polk March 4, 1845
12th President of the United States	Zachary Taylor March 4, 1849
Marriage	Jane Martin — View this family April 19, 1849 (aged 25 years) Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
Marriage of a brother	Albert Dobyns — Judy Turner — View this family 1849 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
13th President of the United States	Millard Fillmore July 9, 1850
Family census	Jane Martin — View this family August 16, 1850 Bedford, Virginia, USA Address: Southern Division Bedford County, Virginia, USA Source: 1850 Census for Bedford County, Virginia, USA Citation details: Page 225 Quality of data: census image Note: in hh 207 207 as Griffin Dobins, Age: 36, Male, Laborer, VA; Jane, Age 35, Female, VA, Cannot read & write. Next door were his parents on one side, his sister Sally Wilks [widow with children] on the other.
14th President of the United States	Franklin Pierce March 4, 1853
15th President of the United States	James Buchanan March 4, 1857
Death of a father	Abner Dobyns May 1, 1859 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853 - 1912 Citation details: Indexing Project# 109193-7, Film# 2056975, Reference# 2056975
Military	War Between the States 1862 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Note: served in Company B, 10th Virginia Infantry Battalion, throughout the Civil War
British Queen	Victoria from June 20, 1837 to January 22, 1901
16th President of the United States	Abraham Lincoln March 4, 1861
Marriage of a brother	Albert Dobyns — Amelia A. Hundley — View this family September 8, 1864 Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
17th President of the United States	Andrew Johnson April 15, 1865
18th President of the United States	Ulysses S Grant March 4, 1869
Family census	Jane Martin — View this family July 25, 1870 Bedford, Virginia, USA Address: Township of Otter Post Office: Liberty, VA Bedford County, Virginia, USA Source: 1870 Census for Bedford County, Virginia, USA Citation details: Sheet 60, Page 331 Note: in hh 445 424 as Dobyns, Griffin, Age: 46, Male, Farmer, $1070/$430, VA, Citizen; Jane, Age: 45, Female, White, Keeping house, VA.
Marriage of a brother	Benjamin W. Dobyns — Julina Holland Graham — View this family July 4, 1871 Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family Note: 3rd wife
Death of a brother	Samuel Russell Dobyns July 11, 1872 Floyd, Virginia, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
19th President of the United States	Rutherford B Hayes March 4, 1877
20th President of the United States	James A Garfield March 4, 1881
21st President of the United States	Chester A Arthur September 19, 1881
Residence	1884 Lone Gum, Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
22nd President of the United States	Grover Cleveland March 4, 1885
Death of a brother	Benjamin W. Dobyns August 11, 1888 Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
23rd President of the United States	Benjamin Harrison March 4, 1889
24th President of the United States	Grover Cleveland March 4, 1893
25th President of the United States	William McKinley March 4, 1897
British King	Edward VII from January 22, 1901 to May 6, 1910
26th President of the United States	Theodore Roosevelt September 14, 1901
27th President of the United States	William Howard Taft March 4, 1909
British King	George V from May 6, 1910 to January 20, 1936
28th President of the United States	Woodrow Wilson March 4, 1913
Death of a mother	Elizabeth Wilks
Number of children	Jane Martin — View this family 1 daughter Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
Death	yes

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Family with parents
father	Links Birth: June 19, 1787 — Shenandoah, Virginia, USA Marriage: December 28, 1809 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Family census: August 15, 1850 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: May 1, 1859 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Unique identifier: 4A5B6A7A5627B52F4B4AD5345F094F08 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Wilks Samuel Russell Dobyns Sarah Dobyns Albert Dobyns Griffin Dobyns Benjamin W. Dobyns Abner Dobyns 1787–1859 Birth: June 19, 1787 — Shenandoah, Virginia, USA Death: May 1, 1859 — Bedford, Virginia, USA
mother	Links Birth: April 28, 1790 25 25 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: December 28, 1809 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Family census: August 15, 1850 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: Unique identifier: 4A5B6A7A5627B52F4B4AD5345F094F08 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Abner Dobyns Samuel Russell Dobyns Sarah Dobyns Albert Dobyns Griffin Dobyns Benjamin W. Dobyns Elizabeth Wilks 1790– Birth: April 28, 1790 25 25 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death:
Marriage	Marriage — December 28, 1809 — Bedford, Virginia, USA
10 months elder brother	Links Birth: October 12, 1810 23 20 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: September 17, 1836 — Franklin, Virginia, USA Family census: August 31, 1860 — Floyd, Kentucky, USA Number of children: 8 sons, 2 daughters Death: July 11, 1872 — Floyd, Virginia, USA Unique identifier: A06254F8AED895A8441CDE63FA1A7629 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Antoinette Otey Samuel Russell Dobyns 1810–1872 Birth: October 12, 1810 23 20 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: July 11, 1872 — Floyd, Virginia, USA
2 years elder sister	Links Birth: 1812 24 21 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: November 28, 1832 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Immigration: 1839 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Family census: 1840 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Census: August 15, 1850 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: Unique identifier: 5F70C019C429858148C528072F47A233 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Samuel Norman Wilks Benjamin Wilks Elizabeth Wilks Armanetta Wilks Mary Wilks Caroline Wilks Thomas G. Wilks Sarah Dobyns 1812– Birth: 1812 24 21 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death:
11 years elder brother	Links Birth: July 29, 1822 35 32 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: 1849 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Military: War Between the States — about 1862 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: September 8, 1864 — Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Death: Unique identifier: 603ABEF4A7B696AD450FE226021D4F38 Unique identifier: AE0DDCE1543FA35F4D55BF0FF583A5EE Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Judy Turner Family with spouse Amelia A. Hundley Albert Dobyns 1822– Birth: July 29, 1822 35 32 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death:
17 months himself	Links Birth: December 23, 1823 36 33 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: April 19, 1849 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Family census: August 16, 1850 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Military: War Between the States — 1862 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Family census: July 25, 1870 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Number of children: 1 daughter Death: Unique identifier: E778BE4D9F3895B94349383912B69112 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jane Martin Griffin Dobyns 1823– Birth: December 23, 1823 36 33 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death:
7 years younger brother	Links Birth: March 8, 1831 43 40 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Census: August 15, 1850 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: July 4, 1871 Number of children: 1 son Death: August 11, 1888 Unique identifier: 8B0D7B4EB87B8285451322DB51D76832 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Julina Holland Graham Benjamin W. Dobyns 1831–1888 Birth: March 8, 1831 43 40 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: August 11, 1888

Family with Jane Martin
himself	Links Birth: December 23, 1823 36 33 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: April 19, 1849 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Family census: August 16, 1850 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Military: War Between the States — 1862 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Family census: July 25, 1870 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Number of children: 1 daughter Death: Unique identifier: E778BE4D9F3895B94349383912B69112 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jane Martin Griffin Dobyns 1823– Birth: December 23, 1823 36 33 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death:
wife	Links Birth: February 28, 1825 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: April 19, 1849 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Family census: August 16, 1850 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Family census: July 25, 1870 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Number of children: 1 daughter Death: Unique identifier: E778BE4D9F3895B94349383912B69112 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Griffin Dobyns Jane Martin 1825– Birth: February 28, 1825 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death:
Marriage	Marriage — April 19, 1849 — Bedford, Virginia, USA

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Birth	Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
Marriage	Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
Family census	Source: 1850 Census for Bedford County, Virginia, USA Citation details: Page 225 Quality of data: census image
Military	Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
Family census	Source: 1870 Census for Bedford County, Virginia, USA Citation details: Sheet 60, Page 331
Residence	Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
Number of children	Source: Doris Ross Johnston's Our Texas Family
Note	Source: Hardesty's Historical and Geographical Encylopedia, Illustrated Citation details: Page 434

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Family census	in hh 207 207 as Griffin Dobins, Age: 36, Male, Laborer, VA; Jane, Age 35, Female, VA, Cannot read & write. Next door were his parents on one side, his sister Sally Wilks [widow with children] on the other.
Military	served in Company B, 10th Virginia Infantry Battalion, throughout the Civil War
Family census	in hh 445 424 as Dobyns, Griffin, Age: 46, Male, Farmer, $1070/$430, VA, Citizen; Jane, Age: 45, Female, White, Keeping house, VA.
Note	named for his grandfather, seems to be credited as a son of both Joseph and Abner Dobyns, who were brothers Source: Hardesty's Historical and Geographical Encylopedia, Illustrated Citation details: Page 434

Research links

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Belgium 1

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Germany 10

International 21

Italy 1

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Netherlands 24

Poland 1

Szukaj w Archiwach (tylko link)

Russia 11

Ukraine 7

United Kingdom 2

United States 2

Extra information

Last change

June 16, 2010 – 13:28:25

Author of last change: barbaracorner

Unique identifier

335B9A42A3ECADA944285F62760774C0

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Family with parents
father	Abner Dobyns 1787–1859
mother Parents Samuel Wilks Elizabeth Newman	Elizabeth Wilks 1790–
elder brother Family Antoinette Otey	Samuel Russell Dobyns 1810–1872
elder sister Family Samuel Norman Wilks Benjamin Wilks Elizabeth Wilks Armanetta Wilks Mary Wilks Caroline Wilks Thomas G. Wilks	Sarah Dobyns 1812–
elder brother Family Judy Turner Family Amelia A. Hundley	Albert Dobyns 1822–
himself	Griffin Dobyns 1823–
younger brother Family Julina Holland Graham	Benjamin W. Dobyns 1831–1888

Family with Jane Martin
himself	Griffin Dobyns 1823–
wife	Jane Martin 1825–

Descendants

Griffin Dobyns(1823–)
- Jane Martin1849
  - No children