Rebecca Elizabeth Dobson

Background

Dobson, Rebecca Elizabeth was born on January 31, 1925 in Kinston, Alabama, United States. Daughter of Marcus F. and Henrietta (Fleming) Newsom.

Education

Associate of Arts, St. Petersburg College, 1954. Bachelor, Bachelor of Science, University Tampa, 1959. Master of Arts, University Tampa, 1963.

Career

Clerk, State of Alabama, Montgomery, 1943-1944; information specialist, Department of State, Washington, 1944-1945; substitute teacher, Pinellas School, System Technologies. Petersburg, Florida, 1955-1958; teacher, Hillsboro School Sys., Tampa, 1958-1980; genealogical consultant, Ozark, Alabama, 1984-1996; retired, 1996.

Achievements

• Rebecca Elizabeth Dobson has been listed as a noteworthy Secondary education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association of University Women, Florida Retired Educators Association, University Tampa Alumni Association, DeSoto Daughters of the American Revolution, United Daughters Confederacy, Pocahontas Descendants, First Families of Virginia, Order of the Crown of Charlemagne, Pea River History Society.

Interests

• Avocations: computers, gardening, genealogy, gourmet cooking, traveling.

Connections

Married Clem M. Martin, Junior, August 2, 1940 (divorced May 1959). Married Bernard D. Dobson, November 21, 1963.

Father:

Marcus F. Newsom

Mother:

Henrietta (Fleming) Newsom

Spouse:

Clem M. Martin

Spouse:

Bernard D. Dobson