Submitted
by: Cheri Lantz
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 prior to 1955. Stanley married JERUSHA RUTH WILLIS on 6 June 1907
in Marlin, Texas. They lived in
Marlin from 1907 until 1916.
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. They moved
to Belfalls around 1920.
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.
ii.
IDA CATHERINE DOBBS b: 9 Nov 1909 in Marlin, TX; d: 27 Jan
1986 in Ft. Worth, TX; m. HALL KEMPER FLEETWOOD on 17 Nov 1928 in Dallas, TX; b:
2 Mar 1908, Odessa, TX; d: 12 Aug 1977, Mt. View, AR m: JAMES MARTIN JORDAN on
25 Aug 1953 in Ft. Worth, TX; b: 17 Apr 1915 in Graford, TX; d: 12 Jul 1985 in
Ft. Worth, TX.
Children of Ida and Hall:
1.
Nettie Ruth Fleetwood, b: 12 Jan 1930. m. William “Bill”
Thomas Crites on 1946. b: 1 Mar 1926 d:
m. James “Jimmy” Elmor Downs on 1953 in Ft. Worth, TX. m. Charles “Chuck”
Duwayne Lantz on 15 Sep 1955 in Ft. Worth, TX. b: 12 Feb 1930 d: 15 Mar 2001.
Children of Ruth and William
Tommye Ruth Crites. b: 27 Aug 1947
Children of Ruth and James
Debra Elaine Downs. b: 23 May 1953
Children of Ruth and Charles
Cheryll Darlene Lantz. B: 9 Jun
1956
2.
Shirley Viola Fleetwood, b: 1933; m. Roy Gene Crow on 1 Feb
1957 in Ft. Worth, TX.
Children of Shirley and Gene
Toby b:
Catherine b:
Carol b:
iii. GLORIA “Gogie” JESSIE DOBBS, b. 11 Aug 1911 in Marlin, TX; d: 22 Jun 1996 in Ft. Worth, TX. m. ROY EUGENE PURSLEY on 5 May 1934 in Ft. Worth, TX; b: 14 Nov 1909 in Ft. Worth, TX. d: 1 Jun 2003 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 on 5 May 1959; b. 28 Nov 1940, d. 4 Dec 2002;
m. Barbara Ann Jones on 2-10-85 in Ft. Worth, TX; b. 6 Dec 1958.
Children of Roy and Judith:
Kristi Denise Pursley, b. 3 Jun 1960.
Lori Elaine Pursley; b. 6 Jan 1966. m. Robert Erin
Butterfield on 22 Jul 1989 in Ft. Worth, TX; b. 12-20-67.
2. Jan Elaine Pursley; b. 15 Dec 1943; m. Jay Larry Davis in Ft. Worth, TX; m. Jimmie Gailand Priddy in Ft. Worth, TX; m. John Austin Hollingsworth in Ft. Worth, TX.
Children of Jan Elaine Pursle and
Jimmie Gailand Priddy:
Mark Lane Priddy, b. 9 Apr 1965,; m. Cynthia Lynn Gardner in
Ft. Worth, TX, b. 27 Dec 1961.
Children of Jan Elaine Pursley and
John Austin Hollingsworth:
Holly Ruth
Hollingsworth, b. 4 Aug 1977
iv. BEATRICE “Bea” LILLIE DOBBS, b. 26 April 1917 in Corsicana, TX; d: 17 Oct 1996 in Ft. Worth, TX; m. JAMES PHILLIP CONLIN ON 2 Aug 1963 in Ft. Worth, TX; b: 16 Jun 1909 in Ft. Worth, TX, d: 18 Oct 1972 in Ft. Worth, TX.
