Marcia Witt
adds this supplement to the family of William Whitfield Dobyns from ¶409 of book
#1 WILLIAM WHITFIELD DOBYNS was born on 1 May 1866 in Bedford Co. VA and died there on 20 June 1925. On 23 Jan 1889 at Bedford Co. he married (1st) VICTORIA CATHERINE ASHWELL, born 8 Aug 1869 in Bedford Co, died July 1904 in Bedford Co, daughter of CARY AUSTIN ASHWELL and his wife FRANCES WEST HOWELL. On 11 Feb 1920 in Bedford Co., he married (2nd) CARRIE DAVIS LAUGHLIN SPERBURG (a widow), daughter of THOMAS and ALICE LAUGHLIN.
CHILDREN of the first marriage
WILLIAM AUSTIN DOBYNS, b 10 May 1890 (See #2)
SAMUEL GRIFFIN "GRIFF" DOBYNS, b 28 Oct 1892, d 28 Dec 1920 in Lynchburg VA, m Bedford Co 13 Nov 1918 (or 24 Dec 1913) LOLA ETHEL ZIMMERMAN
COLITA "COLEAR" ELLIS DOBYNS, b 28 June 1894 (See #3)
OPIE DOBYNS, b 23 Apr 1897, killed in action in France 9 Nov 1918, buried in Arlington Cemetery
JESSE LEE DOBYNS, b 19 Mar 1896, died of pneumonia in service in France 1 Nov 1918, buried Arlington Cemetery
CORA MALVINA DOBYNS, b Bedford Co 7 Sep 1898, d Lynchburg 16 May 1962, m Bedford Co 27 Nov 1915 CLAUDE DuVALL WITT, son of MORTON and TABITHA WITT, daughter JANE WITT
NINA LOIS DOBYNS, b Bedford Co 7 Aug 1899, d Lynchburg 7 Oct 1981, m Bedford Co 23 Dec 1916 JAMES EDGAR McCORMICK
EVA MAY DOBYNS, b Bedford Co 19 Feb 1902, d 13 May 1986, m (1st) Bedford Co 24 Dec 1919 ENA JAMES MILTON, son of W.E. and SARAH F. MILTON, m (2nd) 1924 HENRY or EMMITT L. BRUFFERY
HUGH DOBYNS, b Bedford Co 4 Jun 1904, d Lynchburg 23 Jun 1926, m MAE CROUCH. He served in WWI and worked for Ford Motor Co in Detroit MI.
CHILDREN of the second marriage
THOMAS SHERWOOD DOBYNS, b 13 Dec 1920 in Bedford Co, d 7 Jan 1986, m 21 May 1943 PAULINE REBECCA WITT, Bedford Co. He served in the U.S. Navy in WWII.
ALICE JULIA DOBYNS, b Bedford Co 3 Mar 1922, d Bedford Co 20 Jan 1996, m 5 Dec 1939 HARRY HARDY WITT, Bedford Co.
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#2 WILLIAM AUSTIN DOBYNS (from #1), b 10 May 1890 in Bedford Co, d 31 July 1976 in Rustburg VA, m Bedford Co 24 Dec 1913 Elizabeth Keziah Tobitha Wilkerson, b 19 Aug 1889, d 5 May 1944, daughter of Dr. Hugh Brown Wilkerson (b 16 Feb 1856 Bedford Co, d 8 Feb 1929 Bedford Co, veterinarian) and his wife Ellen Rebecca Mount (b 19 Oct 1859 in Brighton IA, m 26 Mar 1882 Bedford Co, died 24 Feb 1940 Bedford Co).
CHILDREN
ELLEN VICTORIA DOBYNS, b 12 (or 21) Nov 1914 Bedford Co (See #5)
RAYMOND AUSTIN DOBYNS, b 8 Mar 1916 (See #8)
KATHLEEN REGINA DOBYNS, b 18 Jun 1917 Bedford Co (See #4)
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#3 COLITA "COLEAR" ELLIS DOBYNS (from #1), b Bedford Co 28 June 1894, killed in action in France 9 Sept 1918 (or 8 Oct?) (buried Belleau, France), m. Bedford Co 10 Jan 1915 LOLA SWAIN, daughter of ROLAND and MARY SWAIN
CHILD
RUTH VICTORIA DOBYNS, b 10 Feb 1916, m RAYMOND E. KELLOGG, residence California
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#4 KATHLEEN REGINA DOBYNS (from #2) was born 18 Jun 1917 in Lynchburg VA, died 16 Feb 1993 in West Palm Beach FL, and married in Greensboro NC on 24 Dec 1935 to HENRY LUTHER WITT, b 29 Jan 1913 in Bedford Co VA, d 12 Nov 1980 in West Palm Beach.
CHILDREN
CYNTHIA KATHLEEN WITT, b 18 Oct 1936 (See #12)
KENNETH HENRY WITT, b 2 Nov 1939 (See #13)
BARBARA JEAN WITT, b 21 May 1942, unmarried
JANET LEE WITT, b 18 May 1944 (See #14)
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#5 ELLEN VICTORIA DOBYNS (from #2), b 12 (or 21) Nov 1914 Bedford Co, d 13 Mar 1978, lived in Rustburg, VA, m KORS DROOG (b 20 May 1913)
CHILDREN
MARY ELLEN DROOG, b 1 Sept 1936, m (1st) MERVIN HEATON WYNKOOP, who died, and she remarried. Residence Mt. Jackson Va, no children
DAVID ALLEN DROOG, b 22 July 1939 (See #6)
JUDY ANN DROOG, b 31 Dec 1945 (See #7)
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#6 DAVID ALLEN DROOG (from #5), b 22 July 1939, m. 16 July 1967 SANDRA G. HALL, daughter of MAMIE DODSON and STANLEY HALL
CHILDREN
WENDY GAYLE DROOG b 25 May 1970
DAVID ALLEN DROOG JR, b 5 May 1971
BENJAMIN DROOG b 6 Sept 1972
PHILLIP DROOG b 17 May 1974
DANIEL DROOG b 14 Dec 1975
SARAH ELLEN DROOG b 15 Nov 1977
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#7 JUDY ANN DROOG, b 31 Dec 1945 (from #5) m. JAMES DAVID EVANS
CHILDREN
JONATHAN D. EVANS, b 4 Mar 1971
JAMES PATRICK EVANS b 2 Jan 1974
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#8 RAYMOND AUSTIN DOBYNS (from #2) was born 8 Mar 1916 in Bedford Co VA. He married VERA MYRTLE GROGGIN, b 19 Apr 1919.
CHILDREN
RAYMOND AUSTIN DOBYNS JR, b 2 Mar 1942 (See #9)
MYRTLE ANN DOBYNS, b 16 Mar 1943 (See #10)
RUTH ELIZABETH DOBYNS, b 30 Dec 1949 (See #11))
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#9 RAYMOND AUSTIN DOBYNS JR (from #8), was born 2 Mar 1942. He married SUSAN STINNETT
CHILDREN
LARRY WAYNE DOBYNS, b 1 Feb 1965, m (1st) Elizabeth, m (2nd) Katherine
TERRY AUSTIN DOBYNS b 22 Jan 1966, m Tricia
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#10 MYRTLE ANN DOBYNS (from #8) was born 16 Mar 1943. She married RICHARD WAYNE SMITH
CHILDREN
DAVID ALLEN SMITH, b 18 Feb 1963
TROY WAYNE SMITH, b 27 Oct 1964
LISA KIMBERLY SMITH, b 5 June 1970
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#11 RUTH ELIZABETH DOBYNS (from #8) was born 30 Dec 1949. She married m JOHN T. POINDEXTER III
CHILD
JOHN T. POINDEXTER IV
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#12 CYNTHIA KATHLEEN WITT (from #4) was born 18 Oct 1936. She married (1st) RICHARD A. AYERS, b 1932, d 1957. She married (2nd) THOMAS MASSEY FARMER.
CHILD OF THE FIRST MARRIAGE
JANIS MARIE AYERS b 16 Dec 1956
CHILDREN OF THE SECOND MARRIAGE
DEBRA ANN FARMER, b 7 Sept 1959
JONATHAN DAVID FARMER, b 21 Aug 1964
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#13 KENNETH HENRY WITT (from #4) was born 2 Nov 1939. On 31 Dec 1962 he married MARCIA De SARRO, born 10 Mar 1943 Hartford CT.
CHILDREN
TANYA WITT, b 4 Dec 1970
SONYA WITT, b 4 Dec 1970
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#14 JANET LEE WITT (from #4) was born 18 May 1944. She married WILLIAM McDONALD
CHILDREN
WILLIAM MICHAEL McDONALD, b 28 Apr 1964
JAMES ANDREW McDONALD, b 16 Apr 1974
LINDSAY ANN McDONALD, b 21 Dec 1984
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