Stephen DOBSON

Birth:
8 Mar 1800
Virginia
Death:
22 Jul 1878
Tama, Iowa
Marriage:
4 Sep 1824
Lewis, Virginia
Sources:
FamilySearch.org/FamilyTree
Lewis County Virginia Marriages
Lewis County West Virginia Deeds (FHL 818742, 818743)
Elizabeth LAWSON
Birth:
17 Jul 1809
Virginia
Death:
25 Apr 1880
Tama, Iowa
Burial:
Dobson Cemetery, Garwin, Tama, Iowa
Sources:
Find a Grave Memorial
Obituary (Toledo Chronicle)
Notes:
                   NOTE:  Elizabeth is the "probable' daughter of Theophilus and Rebecca.
Children
Marriage
1
Henry Lawson DOBSON
Birth:
30 Sep 1825
Red Sulpher Springs, Monroe, Virginia
Death:
30 Jul 1914
La Grand, Marshall, Iowa
Edith Angeline WISEMAN 
Marr:
1 Sep 1850
Pendleton, Madison, Indiana 
2
Sumner DOBSON
Birth:
Oct 1827
Virginia
Death:
1911
Tama, Iowa
3
Rebecca DOBSON
Birth:
Abt 1829
Virginia
Death:
2 Mar 1864
Iowa
James S. HAYNES 
Marr:
5 Oct 1843
Virginia 
4
Calvin Waldo DOBSON
Birth:
25 Nov 1832
Lewis, Virginia
Death:
29 Oct 1917
Tama, Iowa
Mariam WISEHEART 
Marr:
20 Aug 1851
Indiana 
5
Sarah Ann DOBSON
Birth:
Abt 1835
Virginia
Death:
 
Marr:
 
6
Covington W. DOBSON
Birth:
12 Jul 1835
Virginia
Death:
5 Mar 1928
Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa
Mary Jane FERGUSON 
Marr:
7 Apr 1859
Marshall, Iowa 
7
Lorenzo R. DOBSON
Birth:
28 Aug 1837
Indiana
Death:
1919
Tama, Iowa
Mary JUDGE 
Marr:
29 Jun 1856
Tama, Iowa 
8
John Wesley DOBSON
Birth:
21 Jan 1840
Madison, Iowa
Death:
24 Jan 1905
Dedham, Carroll, Iowa
Sarah E. HOLLENBECK 
Marr:
18 Jun 1863
Tama, Iowa 
9
Maria Olive DOBSON
Birth:
19 Sep 1842
Huntington, Iowa
Death:
22 Jul 1920
Glendale, Los Angeles, California
Jacob B. EMERY 
Marr:
8 Nov 1860
Tama, Iowa 
10
Washington DOBSON
Birth:
7 Jul 1843
Indiana
Death:
6 Dec 1884
 
Marr:
 
11
Stephen N. DOBSON
Birth:
28 Oct 1845
Indiana
Death:
30 Aug 1865
 
Marr:
 
12
Emily E. DOBSON
Birth:
Abt 1849
Indiana
Death:
Cyrus Y. JUDSON 
Marr:
23 Nov 1909
Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa 
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Stephen Dobson - Elizabeth Lawson

Stephen Dobson was born at Virginia 8 Mar 1800. His parents were George Wallace Dobson and Mary Anderson.

He married Elizabeth Lawson 4 Sep 1824 at Lewis, Virginia . Elizabeth Lawson was born at Virginia 17 Jul 1809 daughter of Theophilus Washington Lawson and Rebecca Hancock .

They were the parents of 12 children:
Henry Lawson Dobson born 30 Sep 1825.
Sumner Dobson born Oct 1827.
Rebecca Dobson born Abt 1829.
Calvin Waldo Dobson born 25 Nov 1832.
Sarah Ann Dobson born Abt 1835.
Covington W. Dobson born 12 Jul 1835.
Lorenzo R. Dobson born 28 Aug 1837.
John Wesley Dobson born 21 Jan 1840.
Maria Olive Dobson born 19 Sep 1842.
Washington Dobson born 7 Jul 1843.
Stephen N. Dobson born 28 Oct 1845.
Emily E. Dobson born Abt 1849.

Stephen Dobson died 22 Jul 1878 at Tama, Iowa .

Elizabeth Lawson died 25 Apr 1880 at Tama, Iowa .