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John Allen Dubberley Sr
3 Oct 1852 – 29 Jan 1943
| Birth | 3 Oct 1852 |
| Death | 29 Jan 1943 |
| Cemetery | Armstrong Cemetery Macon County , Alabama , USA |
| Added by | NP on 18 Apr 2010 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8848646 |
Bio
John Allen Dubberley, Sr. (b 1852, d 1943 in Macon County, Alabama) was the son of Harriett Walker and Sacker Dubberley. Married L.D. Bufford, who was the daughter of Sarah Ann Bedell and James Jeffries Bufford. John Allen Dubberley was a landowner and planter who owned and operated his own cotton gin. As the Great Depression began to affect so many people through loss of fortune and jobs, those who lived on his plantation felt little of the hardship until the 1930's.The farm fed the families who lived and worked on the place. This proud man was finally impacted by the depressed economy. His production of cotton never ceased and was always revered as some of the finest in the south. As the economic situation grew more desperate in the 1930's, the price of cotton began to fall, reaching an all-time low of $.10 a bale. He refused to sell at such a low price as he considered this "giving it away" so he stored his cotton in every out building on the property as well as in the groves surrounding the house and barn for several years waiting for the price to reach an acceptable rate of sale. As far as the eye could see, there were bales of cotton, which eventually rotted and had to be burned by his family in 1938.He was never the same jovial man as he once was following the loss of his great harvest. He and his wife, L. Dee were members of the Armstrong United Methodist Church for 73 years. They raised and educated 6 children–John Allen Dubberley, Jr.(University of Tennessee); Jeffries Nathaniel Dubberley (Alabama Polytechnical Institute); Cliffie Beulah Dubberley Ray (Birmingham Business College); Walter Benjamin Dubberley (U.S. Postal Service); Annie Mae Dubberley Whatley (mother of nine children); and Vannie Dubberley (died in her teens).The children studied by kerosene lamp at night and were tested yearly by Miss Mary Robinson, a visiting teacher, to check their educational progress. John Allen Dubberley provided each of his children land from the original plantation, money, and a family home to raise their children. Considered to be a medicinal tonic, each evening, he enjoyed a small jigger of Four Roses Bourbon with a slice of orange peel. The tonic proved effective as he lived a long and fruitful life, leaving this earth at age 91. The above material was provided by a direct descendant of John Allen Dubberley, Sr. The contributor wishes to remain anonymous.
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Family
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Siblings
- Amanda Inez Dubberly Rea 1849–1943
- Mary Dubberly 1851–1911
- Millard Filmore "M Frank" Dubberly 1853–1906
- Emma Clay Dubberly Eckles 1856–1931
- Nathaniel Webster Dubberly 1858–1938
- James Henry "Tony" Dubberly 1866–1938
- Harriet Dubberley Atkins
Children
- Walter Benjamin Dubberley 1881–1955 FaG
- Cliffie Beulah "Dittie" Dubberley Ray 1882–1974 FaG
- Annie Mae Dubberley Whatley 1884–1966 FaG
- Vannie Augustus Dubberley 1887–1904 FaG
- John Allen "Doc" Dubberley Jr 1889–1943 FaG
- Jeffries Nathaniel "Jeff" Dubberley 1896–1970 FaG
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