Benjamin
Wilkes
"Ben"
Dobyns
Born in Bedford, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Abner Dobyns
and Elizabeth (Wilks) Dobyns
Husband of
Elizabeth Frances (Kinzer) Dobyns
— married
23 Feb 1859 (to 1862) [location unknown]
Husband of
Charlotte V. (Hale) Dobyns
— married
after 1862 [location unknown]
Husband of
Julina Holland (Graham) Dobyns
— married
4 Jan 1871 (to 11 Aug 1888) [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Mildred Dobyns, Albert G. Dobyns, James Wiley Dobyns, Emma A. Dobyns, Infant Dobyns, Walter Alvin Dobyns and Elizabeth M. Dobyns
Died
at age 57
in Carroll, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jun 2012
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Biography
Benjamin Wilkes "Ben" Dobyns, son of Abner Daubin and Elizabeth Wilkes, was born on the 08 Mar 1831 in Bedford, Virginia.[1]
Benjamin married 1st on the 11 Aug 1888, Elizabeth Frances Kinzer. To this union were born two children; Mildred and Albert. Benjamin married next, Charlotte V. Hale who passed in 1869. To this union was born one child; James. Last Benjamin married Julina Holland “Lina” Graham Dobyns on the 4 Jan 1871.
Benjamin passed away on the 11 Aug 1888 in Carroll, Virginia.[1]
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M88P-F7M : 23 December 2020), Betsey Dobins in household of Abner Dobins, Liberty, Bedford, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53889425/benjamin-wilkes-dobyns : accessed 27 September 2021), memorial page for Benjamin Wilkes Dobyns Sr. (8 Mar 1831–11 Aug 1888), Find a Grave Memorial ID 53889425, citing Woodlawn United Methodist Church Cemetery, Woodlawn, Carroll County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Victoria Taylor-True (contributor 47036752)
Acknowledgements
- Donald Vinson, firsthand knowledge.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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