Elmer DOBSON
1897 - 1966 (~ 68 years)-
Name Elmer DOBSON Birth Oct 1897 Chelmsford 
Gender Male Death 2 Oct 1966 Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Burial Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Person ID I23371 Whitewater Region Early Families Last Modified 10 May 2024
Father Nessfield DOBSON, b. 25 Aug 1870, Stafford Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 22 May 1939, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 68 years) Mother Annie C. ROSS, b. 1864, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 14 Jun 1932, Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 68 years) Marriage 18 Aug 1897 Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada [1] Family ID F10623 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Clara Victoria RICHARDSON, b. 7 Jul 1902, Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 8 Mar 1980 (Age 77 years) Marriage 18 Apr 1923 Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada [2] Children + 1. Gerald N. DOBSON, b. 27 Jun 1924, Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 31 Oct 1996, Renfrew, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 72 years)Family ID F10620 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 17 Jan 2010
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Photos 
Dobson, Elma & Clara nee Richardson with son Gerald
Photograph provided by Ken & Christine Dobson
Duck Inn - owned by Elmer & Clara Dobson
Photograph provided by Linda (Dobson) BakerFour Whitewater Region WWII Veterans: Elmer Dobson, Harrison Burns, Stanley Wilcox and Roy Morrison.
From the photograph collection of Pauline Britney nee Morrison
Documents 
CHx-30 years ago: -Dobson-Richardson wedding; -A F Yates opening after fire -Snake River Cheese Factory to be sold
The Cobden Sun, Apr 30, 1953 p. 6
CHx-Dobson, Elmer obituary
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbooks of Grace Miller & Olive Hill, Paper & date unknown
CHx-Dobson, Elmer dies in car crash
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbooks of Grace Miller & Olive Hill, Paper & date unknown
CHx-E. Dobson & Son Plumbing & Tinsmithing advertisement, 1957
The Cobden Sun, 1957
CHx-Cobden Legion Cribbage winners 1957
Newspaper clipping from the collection of Gladys Francis
Property for sale on Hwy 17 across from park by Elmer Dobson
The Ottawa Journal, Mar 14, 1941
Announcement of opening of Mrs. E. Dobson's lunch counter
Newspaper clipping provided by Linda (Dobson) Baker
Headstones 
Gravestone-Dobson, Elmer & Clara nee Richardson
Block 4 - Presbyterian
Cobden Union Cemetery
photographed by Fay Bennett, Sept 2016
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Sources - [S779] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Marriage Registrations online at Ancestry.com", (subscription www.ancestry.ca), North Riding, Renfrew Co., Ontario (Reliability: 3).
Name: Annie Ross Spouse Name: Nessfield Dobson Marriage Date: 18 Aug 1897 Marriage Place: Pembroke Registration Number: 38692 Archives of Ontario Microfilm: 94
Name: Annie Ross Birth Place: Tp Ross Age: 26 Father Name: James Ross Mother Name: Alexandrine Ross Estimated Birth Year: abt 1871 Spouse Name: Newfield Dobson Spouse's Age: 27 Spouse Birth Place: Stafford Spouse Father Name: William Dobson Spouse Mother Name : Esther Brown - [S779] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Marriage Registrations online at Ancestry.com", (subscription www.ancestry.ca), 019538 (Reliability: 3).
Name: Elmer Dobson Birth Place: Renfrew Co Age: 25 Estimated birth year: abt 1898 Father Name: Nesfield Dobson Mother Name: Annie Ross Spouse Name: Clare Richardson Spouse's Age: 20 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1903 Spouse Birth Place: Westmeath Tp Spouse Father Name: William James Richardson Spouse Mother Name: Mary Elizabeth Thompson Marriage Date: 18 Apr 1923 at St. Pauls Church, Cobden
- [S779] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Marriage Registrations online at Ancestry.com", (subscription www.ancestry.ca), North Riding, Renfrew Co., Ontario (Reliability: 3).