Dobie Family Links to Harris and Chambers Counties Unearthed
Kevin Ladd shares from the Handbook of Texas on William Dobie born 1780s in Sussex County Virginia who moved to Texas in 1828 and became a merchant in Anahuac. His sons Sterling Robert and Nathaniel key to the Dobie lineage and J Frank Dobie born 1888 in Live Oak County studied at Southwestern University before writing poetry and prose.
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Kevin
William Dobie
Anahuac
J. Frank Dobie
William Dobie Dunlap
Kevin Ladd
Wallisville
Handbook of Texas
Sussex County
Virginia
Texas
Stephen F. Austin
John R. Harris
Harrisburg
Dobie
Brazoria
Middle Bayou
Armand Bayou
Harris County
Nathaniel
William
Sterling
Robert
Robert Dobie
J. Frank
Seabrook
Sterling Dobie
Live Oak County
Amanda
Live Oak Country
Richard
Ella Dobie
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Baytown to Host July 3–4 Independence Fest at Bicentennial Park
Baytown Parks and Recreation sponsors Independence Day events July 3 at 6 PM headlined by The Coastliners and July 4 festivities starting 3 PM with contests. Music by John Conlee J Paul Jr Zydeco Nubreeds Eli Young Band and Tracy Byrd, fireworks at 9 30 PM. Parade at 5 30 PM Friday. Activities include kids area food and crafts and Little Mr Miss Firecracker.
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City of
Baytown
Bicentennial Park
Eddie V. Gray
Baytown Community Activities Calendar Highlights
Baytown homeschoolers meet at 11 30 a m at Highlands Community Center contact 281 573 2120. BAY Area Networking Groups gathers 7 30 a m at E F Green Center near Ross S Sterling High. Highlands seniors take line dancing 8 30 and 9 45 a m with ceramics at 9. Precinct2gether runs 9 a m to 1 p m at J D Walker Center 7613 Wade Rd. TOPS TX No 594.
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Baytown
Highlands Community Center
Bay Area
B.A.N.G
E. F. Green Center
West Baker Road
Ross S. Sterling High School
J.D. Walker Community Center
Wade Road
Baytown group events and bird note update from Tuesday's paper
The Baytown Sun photo misidentified a Black Bellied Whistling Duck and offspring as egrets. local outdoorsmen report more sightings possibly due to flight patterns and climate shifts. Community Center meets 9 to 11 a.m. at 2407 Market. Baytown Genealogy Library hours. Sterling Library Spanish Story Time. Rotary Club lunch at Goose Creek CC. ExxonMobil Toastmasters noon. Over 42 Club 1 p.m. at St John’s UMC.
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Baytown Sun
Baytown
Decker Dr
RIS
Sterling
Goose Creek
ExxonMobil Baytown Toastmasters Club
ExxonMobil
Ralph Matthews
St. John's United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Today in History July 2 2008 highlights
July 2 1776 Congress declared independence in the resolution these United Colonies are free. On this date 1807 Jefferson ordered British ships from U S waters after Chesapeake incident. 1881 Garfield shot. 1926 Army Air Corps created. 1937 Earhart Noonan disappeared. 1964 Civil rights bill signed. 1964 Hemingway death. 2007 Libby commutation.
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Continental Congress
Chesapeake
Jefferson
U.S
Garfield
Charles J. Guiteau
Washington
Guiteau
United States Army Air Corps
Amelia Earhart
Fred Noonan
Pacific Ocean
Equator
Ernest Hemingway
Ketchum
Idaho
Johnson
Congress
Bush
I. Lewis
Scooter
Libby
CIA
The
Associated Press
SUN HISTORY And Local Notes From City Archives
A 1950 note records Superintendent George H. Gentry seeking raises for top district staff. The Decker Drive In Theater showed Dear Wife and Sea Spoilers. In 1975 the city museum in the community building lobby entered the Texas Museum Directory for the first time. In 2000 the Eagle Pointe Wave Pool in Mont Belvieu opened in time for the holidays.
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George H. Gentry
Decker Drive In
Eagle Pointe
Mont Belvieu
Corrections Correct Address For Chambers County Candidates
A Tuesday story corrected the address for candidates of outgoing Chambers County Commissioner Judy Edmonds. The Chambers County Democratic Party mailing address is P.O. Box 1936 in Winnie Texas 77665.
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Chambers County
Judy Edmonds
Democratic Party
P.O. Box
Winnie
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harris & Chambers Counties
Wanda Orton
Baker
Gary
Txcm
Cal
Edward W. Leahey
M.D
P.A
F.A.C
Kimber Sawyer
P.A.C
Plaza I
Garth Rd
Texa
Flooring
America
Susan Milner
Ney
Eastham
Home Essentials
N. Alexander
Reems
Nicki Evans
Norman Pardue
Archer Road
North Main
TOPS
SUN History
Michelangelo
God
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