Submitted by: Cherie Lantz
STANLEY BEE AND JERUSHSAS “JESSIE” RUTH DOBBS
DOBBS, STANLEY BEE AND JERUSHA “JESSIE” RUTH
Surnames:
Dobbs,
Fleetwood, Pursley, Conlin
STANLEY BEE DOBBS, born in Dec 1882 in Mississippi and died in Fort Worth,
Tarrant Co., TX prior to 1955. Stanley married JERUSHA RUTH WILLIS on 6
June 1907 in Marlin, Texas. They
lived in Marlin from 1907 until 1916.
From Marlin, they went to Corsicana, TX for a few years. Stanley worked at a section hand for the railroad and a
machinist for an oil company.
Stanley and Jessie had four children, three girls and one boy.
The family moved to Belfalls around 1920 to live on the Willis Farm
(where Jessie was raised) until they migrated to Ft. Worth, TX.
JERUSHA RUTH WILLIS was the daughter of ASA HENRY and
ANNIE L. JACOBSON WILLIS. JESSIE
was born on 2 Nov 1890 in Hoboken, NJ and died on 8 Feb 1965 in Fort Worth,
Tarrant Co., TX Her parents
were tobacco farmers and had 350 acres in Falls and Bell County.
The
children of Stanley and Jessie Dobbs are:
i.
ARTHUR “Brother” BEE DOBBS (b. 18 Mar 1908, Marlin, TX; d: 3 Oct 1998 in
Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., TX)
m. ELIZABETH LEONA HARRISON (b: 30 Nov 1912 in Ft. Worth, TX; d: 24 Feb 1989 in 1930 in Ft. Worth, TX.)
Children of Arthur and Beth:
1. Bee Beth Dobbs (b: 13 December 13, 1936 in Ft. Worth, TX d: 16 June
1997 in Ft. Worth, TX) m. Ike Spears in Ft. Worth, TX m. Lester Allen Rowe in
Ft. Worth, TX.
Children of Ike and Beth:
Lee Beth Spears (b: 25 Mar 1955) m: Mark A. Knight on
12 Dec 1987 in Ft. Worth, TX
Children of Lester and Beth:
1. Leslie Jean Rowe (b: 10 Aug 10, 1956) m. David Louis
Dwortz (b: 21 Jul 21, 1946) on 24 Aug 1975 in Ft. Worth, TX
2. Lisa Allene
Rowe (b: 4 Jan 04, 1958) m. Robert William Rozell (b:1 Jan 1949) on 27 Mar 1987
in Ft. Worth, TX.
ii.
IDA CATHERINE DOBBS (b:
9 Nov 1909 in Marlin, TX; d: 27 Jan 1986 in Ft. Worth, TX) m. HALL KEMPER
FLEETWOOD (b: 2 Mar 1908, Odessa, TX; d: 12 Aug 1977, Mt. View, ARK) on 17 Nov
1928 in Dallas, TX. m: JAMES MARTIN JORDAN (b. 17 Apr 1915 in Graford, TX; d: 12
Jul 1985 in Ft. Worth, TX) on 25 Aug 1953 in Ft. Worth, TX.
Children of Ida and Hall:
1. Nettie Ruth Fleetwood, (b: 12 Jan 1930). m. William
“Bill” Thomas Crites
(b: 1 Mar 1926 in Marlin, TX d: 15 Jan 1981 in Ft. Worth, TX) on 29 Nov 1946. m.
James “Jimmy” Elmore Downs (b: 9 Apr 1927 in Ft. Worth, TX d: 27 Sept 1954 in Ft. Worth, TX) on 15
Sept 1952 in Ft. Worth, TX. m. Charles “Chuck” Duwayne Lantz (b: 12 Feb 1930 in
Altoona, PA; d: 15 Mar 2001in Ft. Worth, TX) on 15 Sep 1955 in Ft. Worth, TX.
Children of Ruth and William “W.T.”
Tommye Ruth Crites (b: 27 Aug 1947 in Ft. Worth, TX) m. Roger Dean Wintle (b: 17
Jun 1946) in 22 Apr 22, 1979 in Weston, CT
Children of Ruth and James
Debra Elaine Downs. (b: 23 May 1953 in Ft. Worth, TX) m. Johnny Lynn (11 Nov
1954) Brown on 2 Nov 1995 in Eudora, KS
Children of Ruth and Charles
Cheryll Darlene Lantz. (b. 9 Jun 1956 in Ft. Worth, TX) m. Ralph Charles Wilson
on 24 Mar 1999 in Honolulu, Hawaii
2. Shirley Viola Fleetwood, (b: 25 Feb 1933 in Ft. Worth,
TX); m. Roy Gene Crow (b: 28 May 1931 in Ft. Worth, TX) on 1 Feb 1957 in Ft.
Worth, TX.
Children of Shirley and Gene
1.
Toby Lee (b: 17 Jun
1952) m. Lona Rae Chastain on 29 May 1976 in Sumter, S.C.
2.
Catherine Jean (b: Mar
29, 1954) m. James Craig Creel on 26 May 1973 at College Station A&M, TX
3.
Carol Ann (b: Oct 2,
1952) m. Albert Miles Rand III on 28 March 1981 in Lubbock,TX
iii.
GLORIA “Gogie” JESSIE DOBBS, (b. 11 Aug 1911 in Marlin, TX; d: 22 Jun
1996 in Ft. Worth, TX). m. ROY EUGENE PURSLEY (b: 14 Nov 1909 in Ft.
Worth, TX. d. 1 Jun 2003 in Ft.
Worth, TX) on 5 May 1934 in Ft. Worth, TX.
Children of Gloria and Roy:
1. Roy Eugene Pursley, Jr. (b. 12 Sep 1939) in Fort
Worth, TX; m. Judith Ann Mitchell (b. 28 Nov 1940 in Ft. Worth, TX, d. 4 Dec
2002 in Ft. Worth, TX) on 5 May 1959; m. Barbara Ann Jones (b. 6 Dec 1958.) on
2-10-85 in Ft. Worth, TX.
Children of Roy and Judith:
1. Kristi Denise Pursley (b. 3 Jun 1960)
2. Lori Elaine Pursley (b. 6 Jan 1966). m. Robert Erin
Butterfield (b. 12-20-67) on 22 Jul 1989 in Ft. Worth, TX.
1. Jan Elaine Pursley (b. 15 Dec 1943); m. Jay Larry
Davis in Ft. Worth, TX; m. Jimmie Gailand Priddy on 19 Apr 1963 in Ft. Worth,
TX; m. John Austin Hollingsworth on 15 Dec 1975 in Ft. Worth, TX.
Children of Jan Elaine
Pursley and Jimmie Gailand Priddy:
Mark Lane Priddy (b. 9 Apr 1965); m. Cynthia Lynn
Gardner (b. 27 Dec 1961) in Ft. Worth, TX,
Children of Jan Elaine
Pursley and John Austin Hollingsworth:
Holly Ruth Hollingsworth (b. 4 Aug 1977)
2. BEATRICE “Bea” LILLIE DOBBS
(b. 26 April 1917 in Corsicana, TX; d: 17 Oct 1996 in Ft. Worth, TX) m. JAMES
PHILLIP CONLIN (b: 16 Jun 1909 in Ft. Worth, TX, d: 18 Oct 1972 in Ft. Worth,
TX) on 2 Aug 1963 in Ft. Worth, TX.
