John William DOBBS

Born

abt. 1817 , Kentucky, USA

Died

September 21 1863 , Izard, Arkansas, USA

Age: 46

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Born: abt. 1817 in Kentucky, USA

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John William was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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John William married Neoma BOWMAN . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Neoma BOWMAN was born abt. 1817 in South Carolina, USA. Neoma died abt. 1860 in Izard, Arkansas, USA.

John William DOBBS died September 21 1863 in Izard, Arkansas, USA.

1840 United States Federal Census
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Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
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John Dobbs
Company F
8 Mo. Cal.

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John William DOBBS married

Neoma BOWMAN
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Mary Ann DOBBS

Born: February 1 1841, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Died: October 31 1929, Kaufman, Texas, USA

Married: Lorenzo Dow KIZZIA

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1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.