James Calvin Dobson

Brief Life History of James Calvin

When James Calvin Dobson was born on 15 September 1876, in Cass, Illinois, United States, his father, James Frank Dobson, was 24 and his mother, Sarah Elizabeth Davis, was 26. He married Ora Hilderbrand on 27 January 1900, in Van Buren, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Mount Pleasant Township, Van Buren, Missouri, United States in 1880. He died on 24 July 1944, in Van Buren, Missouri, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Peculiar, Van Buren, Missouri, United States.

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James Calvin Dobson
1876–1944
Ora Hilderbrand
1882–1964
Marriage: 27 January 1900
Lloyd Gilbert Dobson
1905–1973

Sources (5)

  • James C Dobson, "United States Census, 1940"
  • J C Dobson, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • James Calvin Dobson, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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World Events (8)

1877 · The First Workers Strike

The country was in great economic distress in mid-1877, which caused many workers of the Railroad to come together and began the first national strike in the United States. Crowds gathered in Chicago in extreme number to be a part of the strike which was later named the Great Railroad Strike. Shortly after the strike began, the battle was fought between the authorities and many of the strikers. The conflict escalated to violence and quickly each side turned bloody.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Dob(b), a rhyming pet form of Robert (see Dobbe ), + -son.

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

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