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M Henry L. Dobbyn

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1870 personal census, Deerfield, Van Buren Co., MI, images through Library of Michigan:
Dobbyn Henry L., 28, M, Farmer, born Canada, father of foreign birth, mother of foreign birth;
Martha, 23, F, Keeping House, born New York;
Ida Bell, 1/12, F, born Michigan, born Apr.

1880 federal census, Covert, Van Buren Co., MI, LDS 1880 census household record:
Dobbyn Henry, M, Married, 34, born Can, father born Canada, mother born Canada, Farmer;
Martha, F, wife, Married, 34, born NY, fb NY, mb NY, Keeping House;
Ida, F, daughter, Single, 10, born MI, fb Can, mb NY, At Home;
Alvin, M, son, Single, 8, born MI, fb Can, mb NY, At Home;
Minnie, F, daughter, Single, 6, born MI, fb Can, mb NY;
Daniel E., M, son, Single, 4, born MI, fb Can, mb NY.

A History of Van Buren County Michigan By Captain O. W. Rowland, Volume II Published by The Lewis Publishing Company Chicago and New York 1912, graciously typed and submitted by Barbara Eberhart, from MIGenWeb, Van Buren Co.:
Biographies of Van Buren Citizens:
Henry L. Dobbyn.- To him whose name inaugurates this review, belongs to the distinction of having lived on the same half section in Van Buren county since the age of seven years. He is a Canadian by circumstance of birth, but for many years has been one of the most loyal and helpful of the adopted sons of this township, and has ever given his support to such measures as he has esteemed likely to be of general benefit to the community. Henry F. Dobbyn was born September 9, 1846, and is the son of James and Margaret (Drake) Dobbyn. They were among the early pioneers in this section, having come to Michigan, in April 1854, at which time they took up three hundred and twenty acres of land from the government in section 32. The father who engaged in farming throughout his entire life, died in 1907, his wife preceding him the Great Beyond in 1905. They were the parents of a family of children of typical pioneer proportions, eleven boys and girls coming to bless their household. An enumeration of them is as follow: William, residing in Mancelona, Michigan; Henry L.; John and Richard, deceased; Jane, wife of George W. Hale, of Mancelona; George, a citizen of Mancelona; Curtis, residing in Hyburn; Mary, deceased; and George and his twin brother whose young lives ended in infancy.
Mr. Dobbyn's homestead, a desirably situated tract, consists of eighty acres and it is the scene of successful operations in the field of general farming. He makes a specialty of the raising of grain and fruit, and has done his share toward the achievement of the agricultural prosperity of Van Buren county, which more than any other factor gives it its prestige.
On April 21, 1868, Mr. Dobbyn laid the most important stone in the foundation of his success by his marriage to Martha Johnson, the daughter of Newton Johnson, deceased, both of whom are natives of the state of New York. Her family came to Michigan at an early day and Mrs. Dobbyn was engaged in teaching school in this district when she married. Their happy marriage has resulted in a family of four children, as follows: Ida B., wife of Elsworth Chorpenning, of Coloma; Alvin, an employee of the offices of the Michigan Central Railroad and located in Chicago; Minne, wife of E. Rockwell, of Coloma; and Daniel, of Covert township.
Mr. Dobbyn is a stalwart supporter of the cause of the Republican party. There is nothing of public import in his township in which he is not helpfully interested and no local movement which in his judgment promises to benefit any considerable number of his fellow citizens that does not have his cordial advocacy and support. He has held several township offices very creditably. He enjoys that highest honor of being a true and useful citizen, of the type whose record is essential to the completeness of this history of Van Buren county, Michigan.

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Henry Dobbyn 1798-1871   Elizabeth Bobier 1795-    
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James Dobbyn 1822-1905   Margaret Esther Drake 1824-1901
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Henry L. Dobbyn 1846-