Gazlay Family History
Clarence Wiley Dobbs
Parents
| Father | James E. Dobbs (September 1849 - 19 February 1904) |
| Mother | Kate Clara Callender (27 January 1852 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 22 December 2013; Last Edited: 24 October 2014 |
| Person ID | 6230 |
| Name | Clarence Wiley Dobbs |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 4 April 1890 in Arlington, Bergan County, New Jersey1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 5 June 1918 in Manhattan, New York City, New York to Helen K. Morrison5 |
| Divorced | from Helen K. Morrison6 |
| Married | to Ella Elizabeth Brown7 |
| Died | 9 November 1927 in Manhattan, New York City, New York7, 8 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Helen K. Morrison (daughter of Norman Morrison and Annie McRitchie) |
| Born | 7 December 1884 in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Canada |
| Married | 5 June 1918 in Manhattan, New York City, New York to Clarence Wiley Dobbs |
| Children | of Clarence Wiley Dobbs and Helen K. Morrison: |
| +1. | June Kathryn Dobbs |
| Born | 12 September 1919 in New York, New York |
| Married | to William David Mailler |
| +2. | Anne Virginia Norway (born Virginia Anne Dobbs) |
| Born | 30 March 1921 in New York, New York |
| Married | 30 July 1941 in Coventry, Orleans County, Vermont to Donald Warren Lawson |
| Died | 1 November 2007 in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont |
| +3. | Bruce Morrison Vann (born Dobbs) |
| Born | 16 October 1922 in Canada |
| Married | to Jean Tilton (born Jean _____) |
| Died | 2 May 1976 in Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Spouse 2 | Ella Elizabeth Brown |
| Born | |
| Married | to Clarence Wiley Dobbs |
Sources
- 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.
- 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).
- 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).
- 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).
- Italian Genealogical Group, New York City Grooms Records (with Bride information), marriage of Clarence W. Dobbs and Helen Morrison, 5 June 1918 in Manhattan; cert# 16166.
- Email between Roger Lawson and Lee Gazlay, various dates in October and November 2014, regarding Roger’s ancestors and family.
- 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.
- Italian Genealogical Group, New York Death Index, Dobbs, Clarence, 9 November 1927, Manhattan, age 38 years, Cert# 25145.