Samuel Porter Dobbins

Brief Life History of Samuel Porter

When Samuel Porter Dobbins was born in 1816, in Anderson, South Carolina, United States, his father, James A Dobbins Jr, was 26 and his mother, Elizabeth A Porter, was 24. He married Elizabeth Kent on 9 March 1843, in Taliaferro, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Georgia, United States in 1870 and Buckhead, Morgan, Georgia, United States in 1880.

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Samuel Porter Dobbins
1816–
Elizabeth Kent
1825–
Marriage: 9 March 1843
Martha A E Dobbins
1844–
James William Dobbins
1845–1925
Nancy Evaline Dobbins
1847–1898
Samuel L. Dobbins
1848–1908
Francis V Dobbins
1851–1910
Cornelia Dobbins
1855–
Roberta A Dobbins
1857–
Sylvester Quinn Dobbins
1859–1917
Susan Dobbins
1862–
Sarah Dobbins
1864–
George Porter Dobbins
1867–1934
Robert Lee Dobbins
1870–

Sources (9)

  • Samuel Dobbins, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Samuel C Dobbins, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  • Sam P Dobbins in entry for J W Dobbins, "Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1825

Historical Boundaries: 1825: Taliaferro, Georgia, United States

1861

Civil War History - Some 11,000 Georgians gave their lives in defense of their state a state that suffered immense destruction. But wars end brought about an even more dramatic figure to tell: 460,000 African-Americans were set free from the shackles of slavery to begin new lives as free people.

Name Meaning

English (Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, and Herefordshire): variant of Dobbin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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