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Family HistoryFamily History - Ella Elizabeth Brown


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Ella Elizabeth Brown and her immediate family.



First Generation
1. Ella Elizabeth Brown,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Ella married Clarence Wiley Dobbs6 (born 4 April 1890 in Arlington, Bergan County, New Jersey, the son of James E. Dobbs and Kate Clara Callender;1, 2, 3, 4 Clarence died 9 November 1927 in Manhattan, New York City, New York5, 6).

  1. Draft Registration Card, World War I, Clarence W. Dobbs, Card No. I5; born: 4 April 1890 in Arlington, New Jersey; living in Tobyhanna, PA; employment: groundman, American Tel. and Tel. Co., Tobyhanna, PA; single.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, New York County, New York City, Enumeration District 958, Sheet No. 8B, 9A, family of James E. Dobbs (50, New York, Sept 1849, R.R. clerk); wife of 29 years Kate C. Dobbs (48, New York, Jan 1852, 13 children, 5 living); daughter Grace M. Dobbs (26, New York, Apr 1874); son Harold B. Dobbs (19, New York, Nov 1880, telegraph clerk); son Clarence W. Dobbs (10, New York, Apr 1890).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New Jersey, Bergen County, Rutherford, Enumeration District 49, Sheet No. 23A, family of Kate C. Dobbs (57, New York, widow); son Harold B. Dobbs (29, New York, clerk, telegraph); son Clarence W. Dobbs (20, New Jersey, clerk, broker); daughter Grace M. Wittridge (28, New York), married 1/12; son-in-law Harry Wittridge (27, England, clerk, railroad).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, New York County, New York City, Enumeration District 1509, Sheet No. 28B, family of Clarence W. Dobbs (31, New Jersey, reporter, newspaper); wife Helen Dobbs (33, Canada); daughter June Dobbs (4/12, New York).
  5. Italian Genealogical Group, New York Death Index, Dobbs, Clarence, 9 November 1927, Manhattan, age 38 years, Cert# 25145.
  6. Obituary, The New York Times, 10 November 1927, Clarence Wiley Dobbs, died 9 November 1927 in New York, New York, age 38. The article provides biographical details and the names of his wife and father. Transcription provided by Roger Lawson.