Pennsylvania Families

New Jersey, Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931
Name: Benjamin W Dobson
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 29 May 1877
Birth Place: Matawan, Monmouth, New Jersey
Father's name: Benjamin F Dobson
Mother's name: Jennie
FHL Film Number: 494182

"New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCB7-7DQ : accessed 20 December 2015), Benjamin W. Dobson, 29 May 1877; citing Matawan, Monmouth, New Jersey, reference v CN p 126; FHL microfilm 494,182.

1880 Census Matawan, Monmouth, New Jersey, ED 113, sheet 211C
June 23, 1880

The Cliffwood House
family 504

Benj F Dobson, 43, born in New York, parents also, landlord
Jennie Dobson, wife, 25, born in England, parents also, keeping house
Benj Dobson, 3, born in New Jersey, father in New York, mother in England
Alice M Dobson, 6m, born in Iowa, father in New York, mother in England
Maud Wallace, 19, sister in law, born in New York, parents in England, no occupation
Izzie McMellen, 37, other, born in Ohio, servant

"United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN82-GGQ : accessed 19 December 2015), Maud Wallace in entry for Benjamin F Dobson, 1880.

New Jersey State Census, 1885, Matawan, Monmouth, New Jersey, p 78, family 523
[living next door to Charles and Minnie (Wallace) Dobson, Benjamin's brother and Jennie's sister]

Benj F Dobson, male, age 20 to 60
Jennie Dobson, female, age 20 to 60
Benjamin Dobson, male, age 5 to 20
Maud Wallace, female, age 20 to 60

"New Jersey State Census, 1885," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6YCD-22M : accessed 19 December 2015), Jennie Dobson in household of Benj F Dobson, Matawan, Monmouth, New Jersey; citing p. 78, Department of State, Trenton; FHL microfilm 888,629.

1900 Census, Manhattan, ED 213, sheet 1a, family 2
June 1, 1900

in household of Elizabeth Cavanagh, born 1824 in Ireland, a boarding house operator

Ben W Dobson, 22, single, born May 30, 1878, in New Jersey, father in New York, mother in England, an actor
Jennie Dobson, 49, widowed, boarder, actor, born September 24, 1850, 2 children, 1 alive, born in England, parents also, an actor, arrived 1876, no naturalization information

[note: Jennie was on the 1870 census of Manhattan with a sister Minnie age 9 who was born in New York. Her arrival date is incorrect]

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSV3-XL4 : accessed 19 December 2015), Jennie Dobson in household of Elizabeth Cavanagh, Borough of Manhattan, Election District 19 New York City Ward 9, New York County, New York, United States; citing sheet 1A, family 2, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,090.

1910 Census, Manhattan, ED 170, sheet 2B
April 19, 1910
at 223 13th Street

Ben F Dobson, 32, head, single, born in Keyport, New Jersey, father in New York, mother in England, occupation: theatrical, out of work 2 weeks in 1909
Jennie Dobson, 50, mother, born in England, parents also, arrived 1868, occupation: theatrical, out of work 32 weeks in 1909
Herrold Dobson, 24, cousin, born in New York

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5SQ-VBB : accessed 21 December 2015), Jennie Dobson in household of Ben F Dobson, Manhattan Ward 9, New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 170, sheet 2B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,019.

New York City Directory
1918, image 299
Benj Dobson h 117 West 14th

World War I Draft Registration Cards
September 12, 1918, NYC Local Board 96
Benjamin W Dobson
age 39, born 31 May 1879, white, US native citizen
occupation: actor,
employer: Mrs Jacobs, 259 West 75th, NYC
medium height and build, blue eyes, brown hair
residence: 136 East 13th, Frank's Hotel, NYC
nearest relative: Mildred Dobson, same address

"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXYY-VZC : accessed 21 December 2015), Benjamin W Dobson, 1917-1918; citing New York City no 96, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,765,678.

living at 136 East 13th when he registered for the draft

according to his death record, he was living in Brookyn when he died

New York, New York City Municipal Deaths
Benjamin F. Dobson
Event Date 10 Dec 1918
Event Place Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Residence Place Brooklyn, Kings, N.Y.
Gender Male
Age 39
Marital Status Married
Race White
Occupation Actor
Birthplace U.S.
Burial Date 14 Dec 1918
Burial Place Key... Part..., N.J.
Cemetery Holmdel
Father's Name Benjamin F. Dobson
Father's Birthplace U.S.
Mother's Name Jamie Wallace
Mother's Birthplace England

"New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WNT-VTX : accessed 21 December 2015), Benjamin F. Dobson in entry for Benjamin F. Dobson, 10 Dec 1918; citing Death, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,324,330