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     Dorothy Kollros was born on March 17, 1907 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. She married James Monroe , Jr. Dobbs, son of James Monroe , Sr. Dobbs and Helen D. Spiegel, in 1925 in Louisville; Divorced in 1936. She and James Monroe , Jr. Dobbs were divorced in 1936. She died on September 28, 1978 in West Palm Beach, Florida, at age 71. She was buried in North Palm Beach Hospital, West Palm Beach, Florida.
     Her married name was Dobbs. Her married name was Coarsey. Her married name was Askew. She was a medical records librarian in Houston, Texas, from 1960 to 1968.

     James Monroe , Jr. Dobbs was born on July 4, 1902 in Dallas, Texas. He was the son of James Monroe , Sr. Dobbs and Helen D. Spiegel. He married Dorothy Kollros in 1925 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; Divorced in 1936. He and Dorothy Kollros were divorced in 1936. He married Helen Mewhinney on December 21, 1937 in First Presbyterian Church, Fort Worth, Texas. He died on January 18, 1956 in Temple, Texas, at age 53; His death certificate shows that he was divorced, was retired, had worked for the Soil Conservation Service, had never served in the military, and died of acute alcoholism. Buried at Holland Cemetery, Holland, Texas.¹ He was buried on January 19, 1956 in Holland Cementary, Holland, Texas.
     James Monroe , Jr. Dobbs was also known as Monroe James Dobbs. He was named Monroe James Dobbs, but changed his name in childhood to James Monroe Dobbs, Jr. He appeared on the census of 1910 in the household of James Monroe , Sr. Dobbs and Helen Dobbs in Fulton County, Georgia.² He graduated from University of Georgia School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia, circa 1923. He was a Manager for the US Soil Conservation Service in Temple from 1935 to 1950.

     Josephine Catherine Dobbs was born in 1929 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. She was the daughter of James Monroe , Jr. Dobbs and Dorothy Kollros. She married William Worth Carlin after 1954 in Birmingham, Alabama. She died in 1997 in Corpus Christi, Texas.
     Her married name was Carlin.

     James Monroe , Sr. Dobbs was born on July 4, 1859 in Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia. He was the son of David Judson Dobbs and Martha Josephine Prothro. He married Emma Charlotte Hahr on December 10, 1891 in Marietta, Georgia. He married Helen D. Spiegel, daughter of George C. Spiegel and Sophia B. ___, on September 3, 1901 in New York City, New York.² He died on December 25, 1922 in College Park, Georgia, at age 63.^3,4,5 He was buried on December 26, 1922 in City Cemetery, Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia; Grave stone has July 8, 1925 as his death date, but this contradicts all other documents including his death certificate which gives the date of death as 25 Dec 1922 and shows that his body is to be removed to Marietta for burial on 26 Dec.¹
     James Monroe , Sr. Dobbs appeared on the census of 1860 in the household of David Judson Dobbs and Martha Josephine Prothro in Marietta; Occpation farmer; listed with family is D.S. Gray, the plantation overseer.⁶ He appeared on the census of 1870 in the household of David Judson Dobbs and Martha Josephine Prothro in Marietta; occupation listed as farmer.⁷ He ran away from home and became a merchant marine after his father and grandfather passed away circa 1875. He lived in South America circa 1878. It is known that he traveled exstensively throughout South America. There are at least two records of a James M. Dobbs arriving at New York from Panama in the late 1880's: arrived at New York on 8 June 1886 from Aspinwall, Panama on-board the SS Newport and arrived at New York on 23 February 1889 from Aspinwall, Panama on-board SS City Of Para. In the first record his occupation is listed as employeed by railroad and that he is in-transit. In the secod record his occupation is listed as conductor and that he is a sojourner. In both cases the age listed in consistent with the known age of James M. Dobbs.⁸ He returned to the United States and took up residence in Atlanta, Georgia circa 1889. He owned an interest in the Fulton Lumber Company circa 1890 in Atlanta, Georgia. As of 1890, James Monroe , Sr. Dobbs lived at Dobbs Lumber Co, 173 Courtland Ave, Atlanta, Georgia.⁹ He was in the U.S. Consular Service from 1893 to 1916. He was consul-general during the second Cleveland administration from 1893 to 1898 in Valparaiso, Chile.^10,11,12 He was in the U.S. consular service from 1898 to 1900 in Brazil.¹³ He may have worked on Panama Canal circa 1900.¹⁴ He was found on a passenger list on June 18, 1903 in Ellis Island, New York, New York,: Arrived from Rio de Janeiro onboard the SS Egyptian Princess. Image of original ship's manifest lists James M. Dobbs as US citizen age 45 without any other information.¹⁵ He and Helen Dobbs appeared on the census of 1910 in Fulton County, Georgia.¹⁶ He was a superintendant of farms in 1920 in College Park, Fulton County, Georgia.¹⁷ He and Helen Dobbs appeared on the census of 1920 in Fulton County, Georgia. His obituary reads: "James Monroe Dobbs, well-known resident of College Park, died Monday at the residence on Princeton Avenue, following a short illness. Mr. Dobbs was 63 years of age, and until six years ago, when he retired, was with the United States consular service. Mr. Dobbs was the son of the late Colonel David Dobbs and Mrs. Mattie J. Dobbs. Much of his early life was spent in and around Marietta and he had numbers of friends in that section. He is survived by his mother, a daughter, Mrs. W. H. Smith; a son, James Monroe Dobbs, Jr; two sisters, Mrs. Lillian Finn, College Park, and Mrs. S. H. Smith, Lynchburg, VA; and three brothers, E.P. and H.C. Dobbs of Marietta, and Max D. Dobbs of College Park. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at St. John's Episcopal church, College Park."³

     Helen D. Spiegel was born in 1872 in Texas. She was the daughter of George C. Spiegel and Sophia B. ___. She married James Monroe , Sr. Dobbs, son of David Judson Dobbs and Martha Josephine Prothro, on September 3, 1901 in New York City, New York.³ She died on April 17, 1950 in Temple, Texas.⁴ She was buried in Holland Cemetery, Temple, Texas; plot outlined by low shrubs, section C.
     Helen D. Spiegel was also known as Nellie Spiegel. She appeared on the census of 1880 in the household of George C. Spiegel and Sophie Spiegel in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.⁵ She appeared on the census of 1900 in the household of George C. Spiegel and Kate Spiegel in Dallas.⁶ Her married name was Helen Dobbs. She and James Monroe , Sr. Dobbs appeared on the census of 1910 in Fulton County, Georgia.⁷ She and James Monroe , Sr. Dobbs appeared on the census of 1920 in Fulton County, Georgia. For years I was not able to find the parents of my great-grandmother, Helen D. Spiegel. Years ago I had been told that she was born in Berlin, Germany and that she and my great-grandfather, J.M. Dobbs, were married in Mexico. I've later found that Helen was born in Texas and that her father was born in Germany and her mother was born in New York.

     Emma Hahr Dobbs was born on March 4, 1893 in Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia.¹ She was the daughter of James Monroe , Sr. Dobbs and Emma Charlotte Hahr. She married Walter Herbert Smith on October 28, 1915 in Marietta. She died circa May 4, 1972 in Washington, D.C..
     Emma Hahr Dobbs was also known as Emita Dobbs. She appeared on the census of 1900 in the household of Martha Josephine Prothro in Marietta.² She appeared on the census of 1910 in the household of Evan Prothro Dobbs and Margaret Hulda Dobbs in Marietta. Her married name was Emma Smith. She and Walter Herbert Smith appeared on the census of 1920 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma.³ She and Walter Herbert Smith appeared on the census of 1930 in Fort Bragg, North Carolina.