Charles Robert "Charlie" Doby b. 22 Aug 1915 Surry County, North Carolina, USA d. aft. 1980: Doby Family History

1915 - 1980 (65 years)

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Name	Charles Robert "Charlie" Doby [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Birth	22 Aug 1915	Surry County, North Carolina, USA [3, 5]
Gender	Male
Biography	CHARLES ROBERT "CHARLIE"3 DOBY, (Robert Lee2 DOBY, William Pinkney1 DOBY) was born on August 22, 1915, in Crutchfield, Surry County, North Carolina. The North Carolina Birth Index lists his birth date as 22 Aug 1915. The World War II Draft Registration and the California Death Index list his birthdate as 19 Aug 1915. Charles enlisted in the United States Army on February 9, 1942, at Fort Bragg (now Fort Liberty) in North Carolina. In December 1943, he was admitted to a military hospital for “disease of the ear.” His death and burial dates and locations are not known. There is a death record for a Charles Doby in 1975 in Los Angeles, California, however, Charlie was still living in the 1980s. He married CLARA ADELLE SNIPES, who went by Adelle, daughter of JACK JOHN SNIPES and CLARA WORKMAN, on September 13, 1947, in Guilford County, North Carolina. She was born on June 13, 1917, in Alamance County, North Carolina. She died on January 24, 2016, in Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina and was buried on January 27, 2016, in Haw River, Alamance County, North Carolina (Phillips Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery). In 1949 or 1950 (before the census), Charlie disappeared, never to be seen by his children again. The information that the family has about his disappearance centers around his relationship with his mother-in-law, Clara, who lived with him and Adelle. For a while, Charlie lived with his brother, Carlie Lee Doby in Cameron, Moore County, North Carolina. One day, with no explanation, he walked off the front porch, down the road, and got on a bus. It was many years before the family knew where he was, and every time they would locate him, he would move, telling the family not to try to find him or contact him. In the 1980s, he was living in Florida and ran into his nephew, Grady Lee Doby, in a Miami hospital. They talked, but Charlie did not maintain contact with the family. He is listed in the obituaries of his parents and some siblings, placing him in Texas in 1951, Phoenix in 1960, back in Texas in 1966, and Mebane, NC in 1971. The family may not have really known where he was so this information may not be fully accurate. For the descendants of Charles Doby: You have many Doby cousins in and around Alamance County that would love to connect with you. Several of them remember Charlie and Adelle and are eager to share their memories of your family. If you ever decide that you want to contact these family members, just send me an email. Children of Charlie and Clara: Jackie Lee Doby Rebecca “Becky” Ann (Doby) Rumley
Residence	1920	Rockford, Surry County, North Carolina, USA [1]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Residence	1930	Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA [2]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Residence	1940	Mebane, Orange, North Carolina, USA [6]
	Relation to Head of House: Self
Military	9 Feb 1942	Fort Bragg, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA [5]
	Enlisted in U.S. Army.
Military	Dec 1943 [7]
	He was admitted to the hospital for "disease of the ear".
Death	aft. 1980
	There is a death record for a Charles Doby in 1975 in Los Angeles, CA. This is not the same person. According to the family of Grady Lee Doby, Charles' nephew, Grady met and talk with Charles in a Miami hospital in the 1980s.
Person ID	I232339732978	Doby
Last Modified	12 Nov 2024

Father	Robert Lee Doby, b. 07 Aug 1876, Surry County, North Carolina, USA d. 11 Jul 1960, Mebane, Orange, North Carolina, USA (Age 83 years)
Mother	Nancy Regina Holyfield, b. 6 May 1879, Surry County, North Carolina, USA d. 9 Apr 1951, Orange County, North Carolina, USA (Age 71 years)
Marriage	17 Mar 1898	Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA [8, 9]
Family ID	F363	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Clara Adelle Snipes, b. 13 Jun 1917, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA d. 24 Jan 2016, Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, USA (Age 98 years)

Marriage 13 Sep 1947 Guilford County, North Carolina, USA [4]

Children

	1. Jackie Lee Doby
+	2. Rebecca "Becky" Ann Doby

Family ID F245 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 1 Feb 2024

Photos » Slide Show		Charles "Charlie" Robert Doby Part of the Nancy Carol Sentelle collection.
		Charlie Robert Doby, John Elliott Sentelle LEFT TO RIGHT: Charlie Robert Doby John Elliott Sentelle Part of the Nancy Carol Sentelle collection.
		Robert Lee Doby and family LEFT TO RIGHT: Nancy Carol Sentelle Charles Robert Doby James Elmer Doby Mabel Ruth (Doby) Horne Carl Lee Doby Jesse Raymond Doby Robert Lee Doby Lela Mary (Doby) Edmonds Nancy Regina (Holyfield) Doby Macie Etta (Doby) Sentelle William Pinkney Doby Vera Catherline (Doby) Pope Stella Elizabeth (Hammack) Markham Bessie Mae (Doby)…
		Charles "Charlie" Robert Doby Part of the Nancy Carol Sentelle collection.
		Charles Robert Doby, Nancy Doby, unknown, Macie Etta Doby, Lela Mary Doby LEFT TO RIGHT: Charles "Charlie" Robert Doby Nancy Doby unknown Macie Etta Doby Lela Mary Doby Part of the Nancy Carol Sentelle collection.

Sources

[S717051274] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1920; Census Place: Rockford, Surry, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1316; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 261; Image: 883.
[S717051294] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1930; Census Place: Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Roll: 2455; Page: 28A; Enumeration District: 0031; Image: 309.0; FHL microfilm: 2342189.
[S717051295] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800-2000, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).
[S717051277] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).
[S717051354] National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).
[S717051325] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives Southeast Region; Atlanta, GA; Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group: RG 147; Class: RG147, North Carolina World War II Draft Registration Cards; Box Number: 99.
[S744995345] U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954, (Ancestry.com), Doby, Charlie R 1942-1954.
[S717051267] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2004, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Data Source: North Carolina State Archives.
[S717051273] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1900; Census Place: Rockford, Surry, North Carolina; Roll: 1219; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0115; FHL microfilm: 1241219.