Jasper Adair Dobson 
Jasper Adair was born on April 5th, 1926 in AL.1 Jasper Adair's father was Jasper Newton Dobson and his mother was Lela Olive Goodgame. His paternal grandparents were Rainer B. Dobson and Harriet Ann Carlisle; his maternal grandparents were Robert Lafayette Goodgame and Victoria Lauderdale. He had two brothers and four sisters, named Robert D., Ralph Goodgame, Clara, Clarris, Linnie and Edna Earle. He was the youngest of the seven children.-
Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.20 Jun 1829 in SC d.25 Nov 1896 in Coosa Co., AL
- b.18 Jun 1872 in Hanover, Coosa Co., AL d.10 Nov 1949 in AL
- b. in ? d. in ?
- b.01 Oct 1837 in AL d.01 May 1914 in Hanover, Coosa Co., AL
- b. in ? d. in ?
- b.05 Apr 1926 in AL
- b.15 Mar 1847 in ? d.27 Dec 1927 in AL
- b.22 Sep 1876 in AL d.11 Jul 1951 in AL
- b.16 Jan 1852 in ? d.24 Jul 1940 in AL
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Jasper Adair and Meredith Evelyne were married in a religious ceremony on February 12th, 1944 in Rockford, Coosa Co., AL.1
Family Notes
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"Miss Evlyne Cleghorn Wed To Jasper Dobson
The marriage of Miss Evlyne Cleghorn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Acker Cleghorn, of Sylacauga, and Jasper Adair Dobson, USN, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jasper Neuton Dobson, of Rockford, Ala., took place Feb. 12,
with Judge Winston Stewart performing the ceremony at his home. Mrs. John
Felix Stone was matron of honor, and Ralph G. Dodson, of Gadsden, served
his brother as best man.
Relatives present included Mrs. Wallace Boaz, of Anniston; Mrs. Ezra
Bussie and Mrs. Stone. After a wedding trip Mrs. Dodson will be at home
with her parents in Sylacauga, and her husband will return to his post in
Philadelphia.”
Source: (newspaper name and date unreadable); Surname clippings file at
the Alabama Department of Archives and History in Montgomery.
"Jasper Adair Dobson, WT 1-c, better known to his friends as "Jack," is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Dobson of Hanover. He enlisted in the Navy
Sept. 28, 1942 and was sent to San Diego for his boot training, and made
two voyages overseas on the Aircraft Carrier Altamaha. He is the husband
of Evelyne Cleghorn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Cleghorn of
Sylacauga. Source: Sylacauga News 11-29-1945; Surname clippings file at
the Alabama Department of Archives and History in Montgomery.
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