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Lester Reese Dobbs

Lester Reese Dobbs

Male 1888 - 1943  (55 years)

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  • Name Lester Reese Dobbs  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Born 31 Jul 1888  Salt Lake City, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5
    Gender Male 
    Died 15 Aug 1943  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Lester R. Dobbs succumbs to long illness.

      Lester R. Dobbs, 55, who had made his home at Jackson, since his retirements as superintendent of the Tintic Standard mine of Dividend, Utah, in 1939, passed away here early Monday morning. He had been in ill health for some time.

      Funeral Services will be held at Salt Lake City, Utah.

      Mr. Dobbs had served fro about one year as chairman of the Teton Valley Selective Service board and was well known throughout the county.

      He began his career as a miner at the Highland Boy Mine in Bingham, Utah, owned at the time by the Utah Consolidated Mining Company.

      His first advancement was to the position as shift boss and later he became mine foreman. In March 1922, Mr. Dobbs succeeded to the Superintendency of the Tintic Standard mine. It was during his long service in this capacity that Mr. Dobbs gained prominence.

      He is survived by his widow and two daughters, Mrs. George Kohler of Michigan and Mrs. A. Peteron of San Francisco; also three grandchildren.

      16 Aug 1943, Jackson Courier. Posted by Virginia K. Hauser on Ancestery.com
    Buried Mount Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Memorial for Lester Dobbs with Headstone
    Memorial for Lester Dobbs with Headstone
    Find a Grave
    Person ID I6227  Grow
    Last Modified 23 Sep 2012 

    Father John Harrison Dobbs,   b. 20 July 1838 or 1858, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1898, Mecur, Tooele, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years) 
    Mother Mildred Amelia Grow,   b. 10 Mar 1869, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1920, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Married 8 Oct 1885  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F317  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rae Lisette Ruvane,   b. Abt 1893, Kent County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 A[r 1961, Elko County, Nevada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Married 31 Aug 1910  Ogden, Weber County, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Madge Corinne Dobbs
     2. Virginia Ann Dobbs,   b. 9 Sep 1912, Bingham Canyon, Highland Boy, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1950, Battlemountain, Nevada (Auto Accident) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2016 
    Family ID F1849  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 31 Jul 1888 - Salt Lake City, Utah Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Aug 1943 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Lester Reese Dobbs
    Lester Reese Dobbs
    Virginia K. Kauser (Ancestry.com)
    Lester Reese Dobbs & Rae Lisette Ruvane Marriage Cert.
    Lester Reese Dobbs & Rae Lisette Ruvane Marriage Cert.
    Wedding was in the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepard
    Virginia K. Kauser (Ancestry.com)
    Lester Reese Dobbs
    Lester Reese Dobbs
    Lester and Lisette's 25th Wedding Anniversary, Dividend, UT
    Lester and Lisette's 25th Wedding Anniversary, Dividend, UT
    Posted by Virginia Hauser on Ancestry.com
    Lester Dobbs
    Lester Dobbs

  • Sources 
    1. [S77] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Admi;), Registration Location: Salt Lake County, Utah; Roll: 1983887; Draft Board: 1.
      Birth date: 31 Jul 1888 Birth place: Utah;United States of America Residence date: Residence place: Salt Lake, Utah

    2. [S81] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the Unit;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Highland Boy, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
      Birth date: 1889 Birth place: Utah Residence date: 1910 Residence place: Highland Boy, Salt Lake, Utah

    3. [S83] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Precinct 10, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: T625_1865; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 65; Image: .
      Birth date: abt 1889 Birth place: Utah Residence date: 1920 Residence place: Precinct 10, Salt Lake, Utah

    4. [S90] Public Member Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees.

    5. [S97] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623,;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Bingham, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: T623_1685; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 58.
      Birth date: Jul 1888 Birth place: Utah Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Bingham Precinct (North and West Side of Bingham Canyon), Salt Lake, Utah