James was born in 1853 and is the son of George Dobbs. He died in 1942.
Sources
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SYFV-GC1 : accessed 2016-09-26), entry for James Shelby /Dobbs/.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC8S-ZW4 : 11 August 2016), James S Dobbs, Magisterial District 4, Wayne, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 109, sheet 550A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0445; FHL microfilm 1,254,445.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7YQ-VY3 : accessed 26 September 2016), J S Dobbs in household of John A Smith, Magisterial District 4, McCreary, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 74-10, sheet 8B, family 113, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1336.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
Dobbs-342 and Dobbs-340 appear to represent the same person because: they have the same spouse and vital dates. Please merge Dobbs-342 into Dobbs-340. Thank you!