Dobyns Chronicles

About the Book

Dobyns Chronicles is a captivating celebration of the life of Charlie Dobyns. His life began in northeast Texas near Bonham, on the Red River. His Cherokee mother and cowboy father strove to survive on their river valley ranch. Tragedy ended this way of life for Charlie in 1888. Follow him through Chickasaw Territory and on to McAlester in eastern Oklahoma. This is a story of a changing way of life and adaptations made to survive. Charlie's strong passion for life and dignity equipped him for survival as he raised his siblings with, likeability and dignity. It’s a story of loss, misfortune, hard times and heartbreak, but also love, determination, kindness, joy and spirituality. Follow Charlie’s life through the adventures that shaped the man he became, and that of his family for generations.

About the Author

I remember meeting my Great Grandfather, Charlie, as a child and grew up hearing the stories of his life. He had the strength and courage to do what needed to be done during the hard times . You never heard a bad word said about he or Mila. Dobyns Chronicles was a labor of love. I wrote this book as a tribute to my mother’s family. For the strength and courage that was demonstrated. The love given and passed down through the generations of the family, and the Oklahoma land they shared helped hold the family together. Enjoying my retirement from Nursing, after 33 years, is my main goal right now. I live outside Sapulpa Oklahoma with my husband, Lee and our three dogs and three cats. It's like having a house full of three year olds. Never a dull moment. I've several publications, My first book, "The Tower," is a juvenile mystery, based in Oklahoma but takes you around the world. I have published an ebook of short stories of different genres called "Shirley's Shorts and Flashes." I also published a short ebook of Christian Poetry called "Verses For My King.”