Married on Wednesday evening, Jan 1st, 1862, at the residence of the bride's father, by the Rev. S.H. Hay, Mr A.E. Doby to Miss Lizzie M., eldest daughter of Capt. A.M. Kennedy.
The Camden Confederate (SC) Jan 3, 1862 - provided by: Catoe4
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MRS. ELIZABETH DOBY DEAD
Widow of Confederate Officer Passes Away at Daughters Home Funeral in Camden Columbia, May 18 - -
Mrs. Elizabeth K. Doby, widow of the late Capt. Alfred English Doby, died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. B. M. English, on the Asylum road. The funeral will be held this morning at 9 oclock in the Presbyterian church at Camden.
Mrs. Doby was before her marriage Miss Elizabeth K. Kennedy, a prominent citizen of Camden. She was a sister of Gen. John D. Kennedy, also of Camden.
Although she had passed her 76th birthday, Mrs. Doby always took an active part in church work. She was a devoted member of the Presbyterian church throughout her long life. Mrs. Doby was also greatly interested in the work of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. She was a woman of many fine traits of character and made friends wherever she went. Sorrow at her death will be wide-spread. Her husband, the late Capt. Alfred English Doby, was a member of Gen. Kershaws staff. He was killed at the Battle of the Wilderness.
Mrs. Dobys only child, Mrs. B. M. English, survives her. She is survived by one brother and one sister, A. Daulton Kennedy of Camden and Mrs. Edward Burrows of Sumter. Other members of the family surviving are three grandchildren, Bevely English, Jr., and Misses Elizabeth and Maria English of Columbia.
Watchman and Southron (Sumter, SC) of 5/23/1917.
Married on Wednesday evening, Jan 1st, 1862, at the residence of the bride's father, by the Rev. S.H. Hay, Mr A.E. Doby to Miss Lizzie M., eldest daughter of Capt. A.M. Kennedy.
The Camden Confederate (SC) Jan 3, 1862 - provided by: Catoe4
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MRS. ELIZABETH DOBY DEAD
Widow of Confederate Officer Passes Away at Daughters Home Funeral in Camden Columbia, May 18 - -
Mrs. Elizabeth K. Doby, widow of the late Capt. Alfred English Doby, died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. B. M. English, on the Asylum road. The funeral will be held this morning at 9 oclock in the Presbyterian church at Camden.
Mrs. Doby was before her marriage Miss Elizabeth K. Kennedy, a prominent citizen of Camden. She was a sister of Gen. John D. Kennedy, also of Camden.
Although she had passed her 76th birthday, Mrs. Doby always took an active part in church work. She was a devoted member of the Presbyterian church throughout her long life. Mrs. Doby was also greatly interested in the work of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. She was a woman of many fine traits of character and made friends wherever she went. Sorrow at her death will be wide-spread. Her husband, the late Capt. Alfred English Doby, was a member of Gen. Kershaws staff. He was killed at the Battle of the Wilderness.
Mrs. Dobys only child, Mrs. B. M. English, survives her. She is survived by one brother and one sister, A. Daulton Kennedy of Camden and Mrs. Edward Burrows of Sumter. Other members of the family surviving are three grandchildren, Bevely English, Jr., and Misses Elizabeth and Maria English of Columbia.
Watchman and Southron (Sumter, SC) of 5/23/1917.
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