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William Madison "Will" Dobbs
24 Sep 1874 – 13 Nov 1958
| Birth | 24 Sep 1874 |
| Death | 13 Nov 1958 |
| Cemetery | Lone Star Cemetery Rocky , Washita County , Oklahoma , USA |
| Added by | KiowaGal on 02 Jun 2011 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39553712 |
Bio
William Madison Dobbs was was born on September 24, 1875 near Decatur, Texas. He was the eighth child of ten children. His parents were Madison and Susannah (Susan) Dobbs. He grew up in Young County near Graham, Texas. “Will” as he was usually known, moved to Washita County in Oklahoma Territory. They journeyed in a covered wagon with a few belongings such as a bed, dresser, and all the food they could bring, such as flour, meal, side pork, dried fruit, and a sack of homemade soap. They filed and homestead on five or six quarters of land southwest of Cloud Chief, which was then the county seat of Washita County. The children attended school at Clabber Hollow School. William Madison Dobbs met and married Bessie Mae Weir in December, 1901 at Cordell, Oklahoma. She was daughter of Columbus Marshall Weir and Martha Ann (Crum) Weir. They lived on a farm located one mile south and one mile east of Clabber Hollow School. To this marriage was born a large of 13 children, nine sons and four daughters. Will and Bessie lived there for several years and knew many hardships of the pioneer life in trying to make a living. They built a small two room cabin on this land, but as the family grew and hard times continued, it crowded them off the homestead. They then moved to Gotebo, Hobart, and Roosevelt, Oklahoma and farmed around these towns. When most of the children married and left home, they moved to Hobart, Oklahoma. Ara recalls a time when she went with her father to town, and they saw people looking up. The grasshoppers were all in the sky so much as to darken the sun. The grasshoppers landed in the fields and devoured whole crops in an hour. The grasshoppers left after three-month period... there were no crops left. Then the dust storms came. Quilts had to be nailed over the windows to keep the dust out. Times were very very hard. Little food to eat, crops gone, droughts came. Durning this time, Bessie Mae became very ill and passed away on February 10, 1931. After the loss of his wife, Will could not make a living for his family so he moved to the Rio Grande Valley in the southern tip of Texas. Will was able to find work in the orchards and packing sheds. He worked as long as his health held out and then he had to draw on his old age pension. His youngest daughter, Oleta, got married and his son James, moved back to Oklahoma to live and work on his brothers’ farm outside of Rocky, Oklahoma. Will’s health became worse and it was necessary for him to live with his children until he passed away on November 13, 1958 at the age of 83 years. He was buried in Washita County by the side of his wife in the Lone Star Cemetery north of Rocky, Oklahoma. Their children: Homer Melvin Dobbs Lenora Bell (Dobbs) Reeves Alvin Henry Dobbs Clarence Andrew Dobbs Louis Elmer Dobbs Clifford Veron Dobbs Tiny Jewel Dobbs Ara Leola (Dobbs) Hall Virgil Thomas Dobbs Roy Lee Dobbs Baby Dobbs Oleda Mae (Dobbs) Spaulding James William Dobbs
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Siblings
- Albert Dobbs 1860–1915
- Alice Rebecca Dobbs Donnell 1862–1932
- Emmaline "Emma" Dobbs Burk 1866–1939
- Lee Andrew "Leander" Dobbs 1871–1948
- Nathan Levi "Nath" Dobbs 1873–1941
Children
- Homer Melvin Dobbs 1902–1934 FaG
- Lenora Bell Dobbs Reeves 1904–1976 FaG
- Alvin Henry Dobbs 1905–1989 FaG
- Louis Dobbs 1908–1986 FaG
- Clifford Veron Dobbs 1910–1991 FaG
- Tiny Jewel Dobbs 1914–1914 FaG
- Ara Leola Dobbs Hall 1916–1991 FaG
- Vergil T Dobbs 1917–1934 FaG
- Roy Lee Dobbs 1920–1922 FaG
- Infant Dobbs 1921–1921 FaG
- Oleda Mae Dobbs Spaulding 1924–2001 FaG
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