1860 Census Northern Division, Talladega County, Alabama written p 60, printed p 679a, June 19, 1860, listed as "I Roseman farmer"
1870 Census Township 16, Range 5 East, Lincoln PO, Talladega Co, Alabama, p6 written, farmer
Tombstone inscription: In Memory of N.H. Dobbins who was born October 11th, 1804 and died October 31st, 1877, A devoted husband, a kind father and a exemplary Christian lies here. "Fear not the sentence of death, remember them that have been before thee, and that have come after, for this is the sentence over all flesh, A good life hath but a few days, but a good name endureth forever." Visited March 8, 2006.
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Source of the following Julia Burns websitehttp:// familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/u/r/Julia-A-Burns-nc/GENE2-0004.html
February 4, 2005
Per Adelle Whitby Olney (1975) of San Bernardinao, CA. In Cherokee Co., Al., the records of James D Dobbins and Betsy Hughes and also Grisby Hughes and Elizabeth Dobbins are found. James bought land in Cherokee in 1834 however he died about 1840 and some of his sons evidently went to live with Nathaniel and Harriett. Elizabeth Dobbins Hughes was a widow in 1850. Nathaniel was also an orphan and was reared by his Uncle Drury Dobbins, a Baptist minister, who preached for 40 years at Sandy Run Church in Cleveland Co., NC.
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Source http://burns-walters.accessgenealogy.com/custom.html
(Ref Dobbins Gen. Boxes ? Call # 976.4 Dobbinds Family 051S)
Grandparents - William Dobbins b Feb 17, 1740 Granville Co, NC, d September 23, 1814 Rutherford Co, NC married Susannah b Feb 27, 1738 d May 1, 1832. Her son "Drury Dobbins" b April 7, 1776 became a preacher at age 20. We think that is the man that raised Nathaniel. Nathaniel's 3rd child was named Drury Dobbins b 1830 Talladega, Alabama
