Person:Kennerly Dobyns (1)

¶N01-02 KENNERLY5 DOBYNS (DANGERFIELD4, SAMUEL3, CHARLES2, DANIELI) (from ¶N01-01) was born about 1821 in Montgomery Co VA. His name was variously spelled Kinnley, Kenaly and Kinnerly. He married (1st) Elizabeth [or Esther] Groseclose on 24 Mar 1854 in Johnson Co IN. They moved to Story Co IA. His first wife was born about 1828 and died about 1872 at age 44, after spending much of 12 years in the Iowa Hospital for the Insane in Mt Pleasant IA. He then married (2nd) in 1872 Mary Eliza Kelso, a full-blooded Cherokee, who had been his housekeeper and helped raise his children by the first marriage. About 1875 they moved from Iowa to Texas. In 1888 Mary Eliza and Kennerly died the same day of yellow fever. Many of his orphaned children left for the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, to work on the cattle ranch of Holmes Willis.Children of the first marriage wereJohn Jacob6 Dobyns, born about 1857 in Story Co IA. There is a record that J.J. Dobyns, age 47, married Mary J. Dobbs, age 50, on 23 Dec 1904 at Leigh, Chocktaw Nation, Indian TerritoryElizabeth C.6 Dobyns, born Oct 1859 in Story Co IA, died after 1889, married Mr Barnett. Apparently she was the Bettie Barnett, sister, in the 1900 census listing with Thomas Dobbyns in Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory.Ella M.6 Dobyns, born 5 Mar 1862 in Story Co IA, died 4 Dec 1885 at Whitehead, Garvin County, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma)Thomas J.6 Dobyns, b 27 Mar 1864 (See ¶N01-07)Martha Elmira6 Dobyns, b 23 Oct 1866 (See ¶N01-08)Children of the second marriage wereOscar6 Dobyns (See ¶N01-09)Charles Kinley6 Dobyns (See ¶N01-10)David Fletcher6 Dobyns (See ¶N01-11)Viola Gertrude6 Dobyns (See ¶N01-12)Infant child, born about 1887, died 1888 in Texas in same yellow fever epidemic as parents.------