Born in Fauquier, Commonwealth of Virginia
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Dobbs
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Hiram B. Dobbs and Jerusha (Dobbs) Carter
Died
at about age 72
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Jun 2014
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Biography
This profile is part of the Oaks Name Study.
Cynthia Oakes was born on November 24, 1787 in Fauquier, Commonwealth of Virginia.
Cynthia married John Dobbs (born on May 8, 1780 in Burke, North Carolina, United States). Their daughter was Jerusha Dobbs (~1826–~1859).
In 1850, Cynthia (62) was living with John Dobbs in McDonald, Missouri. [1]
Cynthia died in 1860, aged 72.
Research Notes
1850 Census shows Cynthia and John in a home with:
- Abigail Dobbs, 36, Tenn
- Rachael Dobbs, 26, Tenn
- Hiram Falliler, 8, Tenn (likely the son of Abigail or Rachael)
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZD-YSG : 22 December 2020), John Dobbs, McDonald, Missouri, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Cynthia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Cynthia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Cynthia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Cynthia:
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~6.25%
Virginia Carter
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T313733 [compare], FTDNA kit #395842
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~3.12%
Randy Wilson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T516287 [compare]
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~3.12%
Judith Wilson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T050560 [compare], FTDNA kit #334152
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~1.56%
Eric Wilson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T547952 [compare], Ancestry member EricWi7son
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T547952 [compare], FTDNA kit #83425
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch T547952 [compare], FTDNA kit #83425
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Robin Lee
Robin Lee
Oaks-225 and Oakes-696 appear to represent the same person because: while neither profile has any sources, the children all have the last name of Hobbs. Per https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:3:MMS5-76V it would appear that these are intended to be the same person
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