Descendants of John Bobbet   20 Jan 1578/79

by

Keith Bobbitt

 

 

Descendants of John Bobbet

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  JOHN¹ BOBBET^1,2 was born 20 Jan 1578/79 in Grundisburgh, Suffolk, England³, and died Unknown in Campsea Ash, Suffolk, England.  He married MARGARET EDGARE 07 Oct 1600 in Campsea Ash, Suffolk, England⁴.  She was born 16 Mar 1576/77 in Campsea Ash, Suffolk, England, and died Unknown in Campsea Ash, Suffolk, England.

 

Notes for JOHN BOBBET:

John Bobbet

Christening: 20 Jan 1579 Grundisburgh, Suffolk, England

 

Source: Grundisburgh register Church of England. Parish Church of

Grundisburgh.

 

Source of Information: Marsha Berry

http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=grosscup1674&id=I3743

 

 

More About JOHN BOBBET:

Burial: Campsea Ash, Suffolk, England

Christening: 20 Jan 1578/79, Grundisburgh, Suffolk, England⁵

 

Notes for MARGARET EDGARE:

Margaret Edgare

Christening: 16 Mar 1577 Campsea Ash, Suffolk, England

Father: John Edgare

Parish registers, 1559-1970 Church of England.  Parish Church of Campsea-Ash

 

Source of Information: Marsha Berry

http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=grosscup1674&id=I3743

 

 

More About MARGARET EDGARE:

Burial: Campsea Ash, Suffolk, England

 

More About JOHN BOBBET and MARGARET EDGARE:

Marriage: 07 Oct 1600, Campsea Ash, Suffolk, England⁶

     

Children of JOHN BOBBET and MARGARET EDGARE are:

2.               i.    WILLIAM OR WILLM² BOBBETT, b. 18 Oct 1610, Campsea Ash, Suffolk, England; d. Unknown, Unknown.

                 ii.    ELSABETH BOBBET⁷, b. 24 Jul 1608, Campsea Ash, Suffolk, England⁷; d. Unknown, Unknown.

 

More About ELSABETH BOBBET:

Christening: 24 Jul 1608, Campea Ash, Sufflolk, England⁷

 

                iii.    DOROTHIE BOBBET⁷, b. 20 Jan 1603/04, Campsea Ash, Suffolk, England⁸; d. Unknown, Unknown.

 

More About DOROTHIE BOBBET:

Christening: 20 Jan 1603/04, Campsea Ash, Suffolk, England⁸

 

                iv.    JOHN BOBBETT, b. 20 Mar 1601/02, Campsea Ash, Suffolk, England; d. Unknown, Unknown.

 

Notes for JOHN BOBBETT:

Parish registers, 1559-1879 Church of England. Parish Church of Camsey-Ash.

 

John Bobbet

Chr 20 Mar 1602 Campsea Ash, Suffolk, England

Father: John Bobbet

 

Source of Information: Marsha Berry

http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=grosscup1674&id=I3743

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  WILLIAM OR WILLM² BOBBETT (JOHN¹ BOBBET)⁹ was born 18 Oct 1610 in Campsea Ash, Suffolk, England¹⁰, and died Unknown in Unknown.  He married FRANCISSE UNKNOWN Abt. 1645 in Unknown.  She was born Unknown in Unknown, and died Unknown in Unknown.

 

Notes for WILLIAM OR WILLM BOBBETT:

Willm Bobbet

Christening: 18 Oct 1810 Campsea Ash, Suffolk, England

Father: John Bobbet

Parish registers, 1559-1879 Church of England.  Parish Church of Campsea Ash

 

Source of Information: Marsha Berry

http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=grosscup1674&id=I3743

 

 

More About WILLIAM OR WILLM BOBBETT:

Christening: 18 Oct 1610, Saint Mary, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England¹¹

 

More About WILLIAM BOBBETT and FRANCISSE UNKNOWN:

Marriage: Abt. 1645, Unknown

     

Children of WILLIAM BOBBETT and FRANCISSE UNKNOWN are:

3.               i.    WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT³ ANCESTOR, b. 12 Aug 1647, Saint Mary, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England; d. Abt. 1703, Bristol Parish, Prince George or Charles City, Virginia, U.S.A..

                 ii.    FRANCIS BOBBETT¹², b. 11 Oct 1660, Saint Mary, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England; d. Unknown, Unknown; m. UNKNOWN.

 

More About FRANCIS BOBBETT:

Christening: 11 Oct 1660, Saint Mary, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

3.  WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT³ ANCESTOR (WILLIAM OR WILLM² BOBBETT, JOHN¹ BOBBET)¹³ was born 12 Aug 1647 in Saint Mary, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England¹⁴, and died Abt. 1703 in Bristol Parish, Prince George or Charles City, Virginia, U.S.A..  He married ANNA OR MAYBE JOANNA OR MAYBE MISS WHITTINGTON Abt. 1673 in Somewhere in America.  She was born 1652 in Somewhere, and died Unknown in Unknown.

 

Notes for WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT ANCESTOR:

Email from Marsha Berry 3-11-2005

 

"The letter "L" is not on any record.  It is best to take the "L" out of William Bobbet's name as it is not proven in any sources.  The "L" has been used by a Bobbitt cousin but it's source was never verified and I put it on only for reference."

 

 

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Source of information: Marsha Berry

http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=grosscup1674&id=I3743

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Information as of March 2005

 

William Bobbet

Christening: 12 Aug 1647

Saint Mary, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England

Parents: William Bobbet

Mother: Francisee

Message: Extracted birth or christening record

Parish registers, 1545-1910 Church of England. Parish Church of Woodbridge

 

Burial: Ferry Chapel South of Petersburg, Bristol Parish, Prince George County, Virginia

 

Ferry Chapel

The Vestry Book and Register of Bristol Parish, Virginia

 

William Bobbet sold 95 acres of his land granted to him on 27 October 1673

near the present day town of Hopewell in the seaport town of City Point which is

now extinct and made this sale on 12 May 1703. William Bobbet lived on that

one acre of land until the time was right and he bought land on 18 June 1712

south of the present day town of Petersburg, Virginia.

 

Note: Hopewell and Petersburg are about 20 miles apart, a little more than a day's ride on a horse. Then it is another 11 miles from Petersburg to Jones Hole Swamp south of today's Templeton.

 

William Bobbet purchased 90 acres of land on 18 June 1712 South Side of Jones Hole Swamp in Prince George County, Virginia. As William Bobbet is buried south of today's Petersburg, Virginia, then he died after his land purchase in 1712 as this land went to his son William Bobbet Junior in 1712 and his son WIlliam Bobbet Junior sold the land and purchased land in Rocky Run in 1718 and 1725.

 

Survey for William Bobbet

18 June 1712

Prince George County, Virginia

90 acres on South Side of Jones Hole Swamp

Prince George County Virginia Surveys 1716-1724, page 2

Note: Jones Hole Swamp is 20 miles East of Rocky Run and

a few miles south of Templeton, Virginia.

 

According to the Cash/Malone/Wynne Genealogy:

"Her father Thomas Wynne gave the couple 98 acres "on ye south side of Jones Hole

Swamp." In those days "swamp" meant an area around a slow-moving stream. It was

a valuable piece of land."

 

Survey for William Bobbit

5 Dec 1718

on West Side of Rocky Run

Prince George County Virginia Surveys 1710-1726, page 3

Note: Rocky Run is near today's town of Dinwiddlie, Virginia

 

Survey for William Bobbitt

17 Aug 1725

Prince George County Virginia

254 acres on the West Side of Rocky Run

Land Office Patients No. 12, 1724-1726, p. 278 [Reel 11]

 

Virginia County Boundary Changes:

1643-1701 Henrico, then Charles City, then Prince George County

 

William Bobbet's son William Bobbitt Junior

1712 - guarantee to receive his father's land near Jones Hole Swamp come time his

father's passing

1718 - purchased land near Rocky Run

1725 - purchased land near Rocky Run

 

William Bobbet's son John [of Chowan] Bobbitt

1718 - received land in North Carolina

 

William Bobbet's son John [of Chowan] Bobbitt

North Carolina Archives

Chowan County, North Carolina Cross Index to Deeds - Grantees

1696 -1878 Vol. B, Page 643

State Archives

Raleigh, North Carolina

 

Transaction: Deed of gift

1st Grantee Last Name: Bobbett

1st Grantee First Name: John

Grantor First Name: Jon

Grantor Last Name: Owen

Year: 1718

Note: The above can be seen on RootsWeb.com

 

Note: There are those who theorize that William Bobbit and his wife were married in

Glamorgan, Wales, but, there are no Bobbit or Sturdivant entries on the Glamorgan

pre-1837 Marriage Index.

 

"There are no Bobbitt or Sturdivant entries on the Glamorgan pre-1837 Marriage

Index," Source: John Garath of the South/West Wales Look-up Exchange,

Glamorgan-L Archives, RootsWeb.com

 

William Bobbet's handwritten Land Grant on THE LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA:

 

BOBBETT

96

 

To all & c: Wheras & c: Now know ye that by said Sir Wiliam Berkeley Knit

[Knight] Goverr [Governor] & c: Give and Grant [Grants] unto the said William

Bobbett a divident of Land conteynning [containing] ninety six acres three rods

24 po [poles]: on the said south side & off [of the] Appomattox River in Charles

City County extending as fflolloweth [follows] - 1 br [branch] beginning at a point

of a hickory nigh Mo [Mr] Whittington his line and runnig no. [north]: said line;

1/3 said line: 200 poles along maire [mayor or major] Cooper his line to a

corner: Continuring said same coursse [course] 40 po [poles]: to a small red

oake nigh said Cattale [Cattail] Stream along the line: by 80: 80 po [poles]: to

a valley to a white oake &c marked four waise [ways], 80 degrees; 56 po [poles]:

to Mr. Whittington his line then up his line ne [northeast]: by 80: 296 po [poles];

no [north]: 6 po [poles], to said place aforementioned the said' Land due by

and for ye transportation of two p'sons [persons] into this Colony to have and to

hold &c: to be held &c: yielding and payding [paying] &c: provided &c; Dated

this said 27th day of October 1673.

John Leader and Richard Tonstall

 

Francis Whittington, 1200 asc., Chas. City Co., S. side of Appomattox Riv.,

at the head of Baylye's Cr., 30 Oct 1673, p. 484, 900 acs. granted Tho. &

Henry Battes, who sold sd. Whittington; 300 acs. for trans. of 6 pers.:

Barth. Batts, Jno. Cumber, Robt. Mevill, Jno. Collins, Mary Mahanes,

Eliz. Wood.

Source: Book: Cavaliers and Pioneers, Abstracts of Virginia Patients and

Grants, Vol. II: 1666-1695, by Nell Marion Nugent, page 136.

 

The Library of Virginia, Land Office Grants

Whittington, Francis

29 Jul 1650

Grantee[s]: Yarrett, William; and Francis Whittington

Description: 580 acres

Source: Land Office Patients No. 2, 1643-1651, p. 216 [Reel 2]

 

27 Oct 1673 - William Bobbett

30 Oct 1673 - Francis Whittington

Why was Francis Whittington on William Bobbet's land grant 3 days before

he had his own land grant on 30 October?

Some land grants were prearranged for being recorded on a certain date. Such

may be the case here, as William Bobbet would have needed to prearrange for

this to be taken care of before his departure on the ship "Martha" from England.

And, it is believed that Francis Whittington was the person to make arrangements

in Virginia.

 

John Leader's surname is Leader and nothing else. John Leader and Richard

Tonstall were the 2 persons transported from England to Virginia around 1673.

 

John Leader chr 21 May 1653 Saint Giles Cripplegate, London, London,

England

Father: John Leader

Message: Extracted birth or christening record

Parish registers of St. Giles Cripplegate Church [London, 1559-1936

Church of England, St. Giles Cripplegate Chuch [London]

 

John Leader's relative William Leader came on the ship "Martha" to Virginia

in 1677 to join John Leader in Virginia and other areas. Another person on

the ship "Martha" in 1677 was Samuel Oldale who was born in England

around 1640.

Source: Leader and Oldale genealogy

 

William Leader chr Jul 1643 St. Botolph Without Aldgate, London, London,

England

Father: William Leader

Mother: Dorethie

Message: Extracted birth or christening record

Parish registers of St. Botolph Aldgate, 1558-1945 Church of England. St.

Botolph Aldgate [London]

 

Richard Tonstall chr 26 Jan 1644 Rystone, Yorkshire, England

Father: William Tonstall

The registers of Fartham, Yorkshire, 1569-1812

 

William Bobbett's 1673 Land Grant was written up in England and

then was copied in Virginia.

 

Even though George Cabell Greer's book: Early Virginia immigrants

1623-1666, does not include the years 1673 and 1674, in the

outline Virginia Help List, William Mecham said:

"This is an alpabetical listing of ca. 20, 000 immigrants with the following

information: name of immigrant, date [probably the year in which "headright"

was claimed, rather than the immigrant's arrival date in Virginia, name of

patentee or other party importing the immigrant, county. Rarely, these is other

information, such as "his wife."

 

"To have and to hold" in the land grant does not refer to a wife. It means that

if William Bobbett does not marry and have heirs, his land goes back to the

King of England who owns the land in Virginia. William Bobbett did marry his

neighbor's daughter and had 3 sons.

 

Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500's to 1900's

Name: Wm. Bobett

Year: 1674

Place: Virginia

Source: Cavaliers and Pioneers, Abstracts of Virginia Land Patients

and Grants, Vol. 2: 1666-1695, Indexed by Claudia B. Grundman,

Richmond, VA: Virginia State Library, 1977, 609 p., by Nell Marion

Nugent, Page: 146.

 

Land Patient books provide the date of the patient, number of acres

of land granted, general location of the land, and when granted on a

headright basis, the individual names of the headrights/persons for

whom the land was granted.

 

Late 1673 and early 1674 Immigration: Ship "Martha" sail to Virginia

from London, England, stop in Wales

Wm Bobbett

Voyage Origins: Felixstowe, Suffolk, England to London, England

Voyage: London, England to Virginia Colony

 

Abraham Wheelock - shipmaster of ships "Martha" and "Good Hope."

 

Abraham Wheelock filed a Will Aug 1673, "Being now outwards bound

on a voyage to the seas and with all considering the dangers hazards..."

Documents are found in the Public Records Office in London stating

that Abraham Wheelock was the shipmaster of the "Martha" and the

"Good Hope." Will probated 11/372, Public Records Office, London,

Documents E190/59/01 and E190/72/1, Public Records Office, London.

 

Only passengers on the flyboat "Martha" in late 1673:

Wm Bobbet -

Abraham Estes Indentured to Thoroughgood Keeling, who arranged and

paid for passage from England to Virginia

John Skinner -

Book: Virginia Section - Mesa Regional Family History Center

 

John Skinner

Birth: 23 Jan 1653 Saint Gregory, Sudbury, Suffolk, England

Father: Richard Skinner

Mother: Ledea

Messages: Extracted births and christening record

Parish Registers, 1652-1872 Church of England, St. Gregory's Church

[Sudbury, Suffolk]

Microfilm of originals at the County Records Office, Bury St. Edmunds

 

The ship "Martha" had to be a British ship with British crew and passengers.

 

"William Berkeley lead the military against the colony's remaining Native Americans.

He also organized the defence that prevented a Dutch landing on the Virginia coast in

1673." From Education of the Intenet & Teaching History Outline, Immigration to the USA

on www.sparticus.schoolnet.co.uk

 

Artist Jacob Knyff painted what he saw at the England port in late 1673. The ship, an

English flyboat, loaded with guns, and a few male passengers, was the ship "Martha."

Jacob Knyff: 1638 - 1681

Dock Scene at a British Port by Knyff

Date: 1673

Materials: Oil on canvas

Measurements: Painting 965.2 x 1270 mm

 

Description

England and Dutch ships taking on stores or cargo at a port. The activities relating to the loading has been closely observed. It has been set in a harbor, with the tower of a gate and a quay visable on the right, and the coast in the distance on the left. An England flagship is on the right, firing a salute and flying the ensign from the stern carved with the royal coat of arms. Beside the quay is an English flyboat that, from her shape, was probably Dutch-built.

A royal yacht is arriving on the left and this has prompted the firing of the salute. On the extreme left is the stern of a Dutch ship. On the quay two bales of stores or goods with clear markings have been positioned in the foreground. Men are involved in loading up small craft. a horse dragging a barrel on skids to the water's edge and there are several groups of gentlemen and women observing the activities. A guard stands outside a sentry box in the gate-way.

 

From 1673 Knyff's output appears to have been mostly British coastal or river scenes, with increasing emphasis on accurate and colourful depiction of the great ships of the Stuart navy. Although Dutch-born Knyff came to England when Charles II issued a general invitation to Dutch artists and craftmen to work in England in 1672. Although the two countries were at war, patronage for artists in Holland had diminished and a number took advantage of this offer, including the van de Veldes and Knyff.

Source: National Maritime Museum, London, England

 

Cockett's chapter on Jacob Wouterazoon Knyff in "Early Sea Pioneers" contains a list of Knyff's 37 paintings, some colour illustrations and a short sketch of Knyff's life and

background. Jacob Knyff worked and died in England. As Charles II ordered, Knyff's

paintings must be what he personally witnessed.

 

See more information at http://www.keithbobbitt.com

 

 

More About WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT ANCESTOR:

Burial: Unknown, Believed to be Ferry Chapel Church Yard of Bristol Parish

Christening: 12 Aug 1647, Saint Mary, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England¹⁵

Occupation: Planter

Religion: Church of England

Residence: Present day Hopewell, Virginia

 

Notes for ANNA OR MAYBE JOANNA OR MAYBE MISS WHITTINGTON:

We do not know the maiden name of the wife of William Bobbitt Senior, but believe it was Joanna Sturdivant and that she was called "Anna". The Sturdivant and Bobbitt family came to the colony at the same time and the two families were related but the records are not clear as to the exact relationship.

 

An extensive search to prove the name of the wife of William Bobbitt has failed. His marriage would have been recorded in Wales and the records there do not make a positive case for William. We know that the family in the colony of Virginia was related in some way to the Sturdivant family. It is somewhat significant that John Sturdivant received a land grant on October 28, 1673. The land that John received joined the land that William Bobbitt received on October 27, 1673. The first Bobbitt female mentioned in the records before the year of 1679 was Joanna Bobbitt. Since the sons of William were relatives of the Sturdivants I have concluded that the wife of our William Bobbitt was Joanna Sturdivant and from later records she was called Anna Bobbitt. John Sturdivant was a young man when he received his land grant and was likely the brother of Joanna rather than her father. The Bobbitt family and the Sturdivant family had close relationships which included subsequent marriages to the year of 1750.

 

One may search hundreds of pages of colonial records and find few names of females mentioned in any way. Females were not allowed to buy or sell land. Females seldom inherited land from their fathers or husbands. The maiden names of females were mentioned only in the marriage records and few of these records have been preserved. The females in the Virginia colony were not taxable, but were sometimes listed on the tax lists if they were widowed.

 

Our civil wars have destroyed many of the records that would prove the exactness of our genealogy and substantiate much of our family history. There are questions and answers in the records that have been preserved. Studies of the records along with the history of the people and times the records are dated will with logic and mathematics give us satisfactory answers.

 

It does not matter how changeable the story may be as long as the essence of the story can be substantiated by the records we are fortunate to have as our heritage from history.

 

Source of information:  "The Bobbitt Family In America" by John W. Bobbitt

 

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Anna is on the Virginia records as the wife of William Bobbet.

 

It has not been proven that Anna's surname is Sturdivant, but the Sturdivant family came at the same time that William Bobbet came to the Virginia Colony.

 

Source of information: Marsha Berry

http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=grosscup1674&id=I3743

 

 

More About ANNA OR MAYBE JOANNA OR MAYBE MISS WHITTINGTON:

Burial: Unknown, Believed to be Ferry Chapel Church Yard of Bristol Parish

 

More About WILLIAM ANCESTOR and ANNA WHITTINGTON:

Marriage: Abt. 1673, Somewhere in America

     

Children of WILLIAM ANCESTOR and ANNA WHITTINGTON are:

4.               i.    WILLIAM⁴ BOBBITT, JR., b. 1675, Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia (Hopewell, Virginia); d. 1738, (Prob.) Warren County, North Carolina.

                 ii.    JOHN BOBBITT, b. 1676, Bristol Parish, Charles City, Virginia (Hopewell, Virginia); d. 06 Nov 1736, Chowan Precinct, North Carolina; m. SARAH GREEN, 1703, Virginia.

 

Notes for JOHN BOBBITT:

John Bobbitt was in Chowan County, North Carolina as early as 1718.

 

By the date of November 8, 1725, we have recorded that John Bobbitt of the Chowan Precinct in North Carolina was married to Sarah Green. We have calculated the birth of John Bobbitt of Chowan as being born in 1678. John was the second son of William Bobbitt Senior to live to maturity. We know from the will of John Bobbitt that he died in North Carolina in 1736.

 

 

 

More About JOHN BOBBITT:

Occupation: Planter

Religion: Church of England

Residence: Chowan County, North Carolina

 

More About JOHN BOBBITT and SARAH GREEN:

Marriage: 1703, Virginia

 

                iii.    JAMES BOBBITT, b. 1680, Charles City, Virginia; d. 1740, Antrin Parish, Halifax, Virginia.

 

Notes for JAMES BOBBITT:

James Bobbitt of Hanover County was the youngest son of our William Bobbitt Senior. James was a mature man with land of his own, and a home of his own in 1708. He was a respected member of Saint Paul's Parish to the extent that the men who were appointed by the vestry to take the list of tithables for the parish were to meet at the home of James Bobbitt. James had to be at least twenty years of age in 1708. He would have been born in 1685 or 1686. James was born in 1685, married by 1705, and the father of Randolph Bobbitt, who received a land grant in 1737 in Hanover County.

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

4.  WILLIAM⁴ BOBBITT, JR. (WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT³ ANCESTOR, WILLIAM OR WILLM² BOBBETT, JOHN¹ BOBBET)¹⁶ was born 1675 in Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia (Hopewell, Virginia), and died 1738 in (Prob.) Warren County, North Carolina.  He married MARY GREEN¹⁶ 1695.  She was born 14 Feb 1682/83 in Abingdon Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia, and died in Warren County, North Carolina.

 

More About WILLIAM BOBBITT, JR.:

Burial: Ferry Chapel Cemetery, Hopewell, Virginia

Occupation: Tobacco Farmer

Religion: Church of England

Residence: Bristol Parish, Virginia

 

More About MARY GREEN:

Burial: Ferry Chapel Cemetery, Hopewell, Virginia

 

More About WILLIAM BOBBITT and MARY GREEN:

Marriage: 1695

     

Children of WILLIAM BOBBITT and MARY GREEN are:

5.               i.    LEWIS⁵ BOBBITT, SR., b. 1703, Prince George County, Virginia; d. Aft. 22 Sep 1769, Bute County, North Carolina.

                 ii.    JAMES BOBBITT, SR., b. 1707, Rocky Run, Prince George County, Virginia; d. 20 Aug 1761, Halifax County, Virginia; m. ELIZABETH DALTON, 1734.

 

More About JAMES BOBBITT, SR.:

Occupation: Farmer

Religion: Church of England

 

More About JAMES BOBBITT and ELIZABETH DALTON:

Marriage: 1734

 

                iii.    THOMAS BOBBITT, b. 1710, Prince George County, Virginia; d. 1759.

                iv.    WILLIAM BOBBITT III, b. 1718, Bedford County, Virginia; d. 1786, Bedford County, Virginia; m. LUCY LEFTWICH, Bef. 1752.

 

More About WILLIAM BOBBITT and LUCY LEFTWICH:

Marriage: Bef. 1752

 

 

Generation No. 5

 

5.  LEWIS⁵ BOBBITT, SR. (WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT³ ANCESTOR, WILLIAM OR WILLM² BOBBETT, JOHN¹ BOBBET)¹⁶ was born 1703 in Prince George County, Virginia, and died Aft. 22 Sep 1769 in Bute County, North Carolina.  He married ELIZABETH MOORE¹⁶ 1726 in Bristol Parish, Prince George County, Virginia, daughter of THOMAS MOORE and ANNE BASSET.  She was born Abt. 1709 in New Kent County, Virginia.

 

Notes for LEWIS BOBBITT, SR.:

Lewis Bobbitt moved from Prince Edward County, Virginia to Granville County, North Carolina about the year 1750.

He settled on a tract of 167 acres on the south side of Reedy Creek in Granville County, now Warren County.  He lived there for the rest of his life.

 

More About LEWIS BOBBITT, SR.:

Occupation: Tobacco Farmer

Residence: Warren County, North Carolina

 

More About LEWIS BOBBITT and ELIZABETH MOORE:

Marriage: 1726, Bristol Parish, Prince George County, Virginia

     

Children of LEWIS BOBBITT and ELIZABETH MOORE are:

                  i.    MARGARET⁶ BOBBITT, m. WILLIAM POWELL.

                 ii.    MARTHA BOBBITT, m. WILLIAM PERSON, JR..

                iii.    UNKNOWN BOBBITT, m. JOHN EDWARDS.

                iv.    MILES BOBBITT, b. 22 Jan 1730/31, Dinwiddie County, Virginia; d. 1794; m. MARY MARTHA POWELL, 1761.

 

More About MILES BOBBITT:

Christening: 23 Apr 1732

Religion: Church of England

 

More About MILES BOBBITT and MARY POWELL:

Marriage: 1761

 

                 v.    WILLIAM MOORE BOBBITT, b. 1738; d. 06 Jun 1825, Raleigh, North Carolina; m. (1) MARTHA TURNER, Bef. 1778; m. (2) LIVELY HIGHT, 1788.

 

More About WILLIAM BOBBITT and MARTHA TURNER:

Marriage: Bef. 1778

 

More About WILLIAM BOBBITT and LIVELY HIGHT:

Marriage: 1788

 

                vi.    AMY BOBBITT, b. 1740; d. Aft. 1790; m. NIMROD WILLIAMS, 09 Mar 1762, Granville County,  North Carolina.

 

More About NIMROD WILLIAMS and AMY BOBBITT:

Marriage: 09 Mar 1762, Granville County,  North Carolina

 

6.             vii.    LEWIS BOBBITT, JR., b. 1742, Amelia County, Virginia; d. May 1818, Warren County, North Carolina.

               viii.    ELIZABETH BOBBITT, b. Abt. 1745; m. CHRISTOPHER ROBERTSON.

 

 

Generation No. 6

 

6.  LEWIS⁶ BOBBITT, JR. (LEWIS⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT³ ANCESTOR, WILLIAM OR WILLM² BOBBETT, JOHN¹ BOBBET)¹⁶ was born 1742 in Amelia County, Virginia, and died May 1818 in Warren County, North Carolina.  He married MARY PERSON¹⁶ 1773, daughter of WILLIAM PERSON.  She was born 1750 in Gibson County, Tennessee.

 

Notes for LEWIS BOBBITT, JR.:

Lewis Bobbitt, Jr. married Mary Person when he was 31 years old.

The 1786 census for Warren County, North Carolina, shows Lewis Bobbitt as the owner of 12 slaves.

 

More About LEWIS BOBBITT, JR.:

Occupation: Planter

Residence: North Carolina and Tennessee

 

More About LEWIS BOBBITT and MARY PERSON:

Marriage: 1773

     

Children of LEWIS BOBBITT and MARY PERSON are:

                  i.    JAMES⁷ BOBBITT, b. 1782; m. MARY GUNN, 10 Feb 1809.

 

More About JAMES BOBBITT and MARY GUNN:

Marriage: 10 Feb 1809

 

7.              ii.    JOHN P. BOBBITT, b. 1789, Warren County, North Carolina; d. May 1866, Orange County, Indiana (no stone found).

                iii.    MILES BOBBITT, b. 1792; m. (1) SUSAN GUNN, 19 Oct 1814; m. (2) MARTHA DAVIS, 01 Jan 1827.

 

More About MILES BOBBITT and SUSAN GUNN:

Marriage: 19 Oct 1814

 

More About MILES BOBBITT and MARTHA DAVIS:

Marriage: 01 Jan 1827

 

                iv.    LEWIS BOBBITT, b. 1794; m. DICEY DUKE, 1815.

 

More About LEWIS BOBBITT and DICEY DUKE:

Marriage: 1815

 

                 v.    ELIZABETH BOBBITT, b. 1795.

                vi.    REBECCA BOBBITT, b. 1796; m. HILLEARY CAPPS, 10 Oct 1811.

 

More About HILLEARY CAPPS and REBECCA BOBBITT:

Marriage: 10 Oct 1811

 

 

Generation No. 7

 

7.  JOHN P.⁷ BOBBITT (LEWIS⁶, LEWIS⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT³ ANCESTOR, WILLIAM OR WILLM² BOBBETT, JOHN¹ BOBBET)^17,18,19 was born 1789 in Warren County, North Carolina, and died May 1866 in Orange County, Indiana (no stone found).  He married NANCY HUSE (HUGHES)²⁰ 1808 in Tennessee, daughter of JOHN HUGHES and JEMIMAH ?.  She was born 1793 in Kentucky, and died Mar 1871 in Orange or Crawford County, Indiana.

 

Notes for JOHN P. BOBBITT:

In the late 1700's and early 1800's few persons, especially males, were given a middle name.  Some were given middle initials that had no particular meaning.  In one instance John Bobbitt is recorded as having the middle initial of "P".  We think that the "P" meant Person, which was his mother's maiden name... I doubt that John had a middle name and he may have used one or more middle initials that he adopted on his own.  It was not uncommon for people of this time to adopt two or three middle initials or middle names.   SOURCE:  "The Bobbitt Family In America" by John W. Bobbitt, p. 402.

 

John Bobbitt and his family lived in Tennessee from 1808 until about 1817.  We believe that his wife's people lived in Shelby County, Alabama and that John and his family moved back and forth between Shelby County Alabama, and Rutherford County Tennessee.  John and his family were counted in the 1820 census of Alabama, and also in the 1820 census of Rutherford County, Tennessee.  Three of the children of John and Nancy Bobbitt were born in Alabama.

 

According to the records we have these dates and places as residences for John and Nancy Bobbitt and their family.

 

1789 - 1808 Warren County, North Carollina

1808 - 1817 Rutherford County, Tennessee

1817 - 1823 Shelby County, Alabama

1823 - 1829 Rutherford County, Tennessee

1829 - 1863 Orange County, Indiana

 

Rutherford County, Tennessee was a meeting place and a settler's location for families from Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama.  It was here that John Bobbitt met Nancy Huse, who was born in Kentucky.  Her parents were born in Virginia.  All of the children of John and Nancy Bobbitt were born in Tennessee and Alabama.  They were reared for the significant part of their lives in Indiana.

 

The children of John and Nancy married in the state of Indiana.  Numerous descendants live in the state today, and many in the county of Orange. Several descendants became prominent in the fields of education and law. SOURCE:  "The Bobbitt Family In America" by John W. Bobbitt, p. 398.

 

 

 

More About JOHN P. BOBBITT:

Census: 1820, Living in Shelby County, Alabama²¹

Occupation: Farmer

Residence: Orange County, Indiana

 

Notes for NANCY HUSE (HUGHES):

"History of Orange County, Indiana" published in 1884 has an article about James McDonald which states in part that James McDonald married Miss M. Babbitt, daughter of John and Nancy (Hughes)  Babbitt, and to them were born eigh children......... Mourning (Bobbitt) McDonald died November 13, 1859.  We have long thought that Huse was used as the name of Hughes and we think that this article confirms our belief.   SOURCE: "The Bobbitt Family In America", by John W. Bobbitt, p. 400.

 

More About JOHN BOBBITT and NANCY (HUGHES):

Marriage: 1808, Tennessee

     

Children of JOHN BOBBITT and NANCY (HUGHES) are:

                  i.    JEMIMAH⁸ BOBBITT, b. 1809, Tennessee; d. 1842, Washington County, Indiana; m. THOMAS MORRIS, 22 Dec 1831, Orange County, Indiana; b. 1808.

 

More About THOMAS MORRIS and JEMIMAH BOBBITT:

Marriage: 22 Dec 1831, Orange County, Indiana

 

8.              ii.    HARRISON BOBBITT, SR., b. 20 Apr 1810, Tennessee; d. 10 Jan 1876, Orange County, Indiana.

                iii.    MARY ELIZABETH BOBBITT, b. 21 Apr 1811, Tennessee; d. 26 Sep 1863, Orange County, Indiana; m. VALENTINE COOK, 09 Aug 1830, Orange County, Indiana; b. 16 Oct 1810, North Carolina; d. 14 Sep 1871, Orange County, Indiana.

 

More About MARY ELIZABETH BOBBITT:

Burial: Cook Chapel Cementery

 

More About VALENTINE COOK:

Burial: Cook Chapel Cementery

 

More About VALENTINE COOK and MARY BOBBITT:

Marriage: 09 Aug 1830, Orange County, Indiana

 

                iv.    NICHOLAS BOBBITT, b. 1815, Tennessee; m. REBECCA CAROLINE CRITTENDEN; b. 24 Sep 1816; d. 15 Aug 1883.

                 v.    ELIZABETH BOBBITT, b. 15 Mar 1816, Rutherford County, Tennessee²²; d. 14 Jul 1890, Orange County, Indiana²²; m. ABSOLOM COOK, 11 Dec 1834, Orange County, Indiana; b. 13 Oct 1816, North Carolina²²; d. 10 Jan 1859, Orange County, Indiana²².

 

More About ELIZABETH BOBBITT:

Burial: Cook Chapel Cementery, Paoli, Indiana

 

More About ABSOLOM COOK:

Burial: Cook Chapel Cementery, Paoli, Indiana

 

More About ABSOLOM COOK and ELIZABETH BOBBITT:

Marriage: 11 Dec 1834, Orange County, Indiana

 

9.             vi.    JOHN HUGHES BOBBITT, b. 03 Jun 1818, Shelby County, Alabama; d. 06 Jan 1892, Crawford County, Indiana.

               vii.    MOURNING BOBBITT, b. 1820, Shelby County, Alabama; d. 13 Nov 1859, Orange County, Indiana; m. JOHN F. MCDONALD, 01 Sep 1842.

 

More About MOURNING BOBBITT:

Burial: Valeene Cemetery

 

More About JOHN MCDONALD and MOURNING BOBBITT:

Marriage: 01 Sep 1842

 

               viii.    MARTHA BOBBITT, b. 1823, Alabama; m. JOHN STROUD, 1843, Orange County, Indiana.

 

More About JOHN STROUD and MARTHA BOBBITT:

Marriage: 1843, Orange County, Indiana

 

                ix.    JAMES BOBBITT, b. 1824, Rutherford County, Tennessee; d. Aft. 1870; m. (1) EVALINE FRENCH, 28 Jun 1846, Orange County, Indiana; b. 1829; m. (2) LYDIA HOLIDAY, 20 Sep 1855, Orange County, Indiana.

 

More About JAMES BOBBITT:

Occupation: Professor at the University of Chicago

 

More About JAMES BOBBITT and EVALINE FRENCH:

Marriage: 28 Jun 1846, Orange County, Indiana

 

More About JAMES BOBBITT and LYDIA HOLIDAY:

Marriage: 20 Sep 1855, Orange County, Indiana

 

                 x.    WILLIAM BOBBITT, b. 1829, Rutherford County, Tennessee; m. MARY JANE FARRALL, 08 Jan 1852, Orange County, Indiana; b. 1829.

 

Notes for WILLIAM BOBBITT:

Willaim Bobbitt was 21 years old in the 1850 Orange County, Indiana census.

 

More About WILLIAM BOBBITT:

Census: 1850, Was 21 years old

 

More About WILLIAM BOBBITT and MARY FARRALL:

Marriage: 08 Jan 1852, Orange County, Indiana

 

 

Generation No. 8

 

8.  HARRISON⁸ BOBBITT, SR. (JOHN P.⁷, LEWIS⁶, LEWIS⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT³ ANCESTOR, WILLIAM OR WILLM² BOBBETT, JOHN¹ BOBBET) was born 20 Apr 1810 in Tennessee, and died 10 Jan 1876 in Orange County, Indiana.  He married (1) LYDIA BOSWELL 15 Nov 1832 in Orange County, Indiana.  She was born 1810 in North Carolina, and died 1854.  He married (2) SARAH CURRY 06 Mar 1856 in Orange County, Indiana.  She died 1858.  He married (3) MARGARET CONDRA 31 Oct 1858 in Crawford County, Indiana.  She was born 14 Jul 1827, and died 26 Jun 1897.

 

More About HARRISON BOBBITT, SR.:

Burial: Valeene Cemetery

Census: 1870, Living in Orange County, Indiana

Occupation: Farmer

Residence: Southeast Township, Orange County, Indiana

 

More About HARRISON BOBBITT and LYDIA BOSWELL:

Marriage: 15 Nov 1832, Orange County, Indiana

 

More About HARRISON BOBBITT and SARAH CURRY:

Marriage: 06 Mar 1856, Orange County, Indiana

 

Notes for MARGARET CONDRA:

Margaret Condra was 40 years old in the 1850 Orange County Census, Indiana.

 

More About HARRISON BOBBITT and MARGARET CONDRA:

Marriage: 31 Oct 1858, Crawford County, Indiana

     

Children of HARRISON BOBBITT and LYDIA BOSWELL are:

                  i.    ABEILLA⁹ BOBBITT, b. 1835, Indiana.

                 ii.    JAMIMA BOBBITT, b. 1840, Indiana.

                iii.    HARRISON BOBBITT, b. 1842, Indiana.

 

 

9.  JOHN HUGHES⁸ BOBBITT (JOHN P.⁷, LEWIS⁶, LEWIS⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT³ ANCESTOR, WILLIAM OR WILLM² BOBBETT, JOHN¹ BOBBET)^23,24,25 was born 03 Jun 1818 in Shelby County, Alabama²⁶, and died 06 Jan 1892 in Crawford County, Indiana.  He married CATHARINE GOBLE²⁶ 21 May 1835 in Orange County, Indiana²⁷, daughter of ABSALOM GOEBEL and BETSY MILLER.  She was born 08 Mar 1816 in Charlotte, Mehlenberg, North Carolina, and died 18 Mar 1900 in Taswell, Crawford County, IN.

 

Notes for JOHN HUGHES BOBBITT:

John H. Bobbitt and Catherine Goble.

 

From "The Bobbitt Family In America" by John W. Bobbitt, published in 1985 and found on the Internet at http://www.keithbobbitt.com/bobbittbookmed.htm we find the following on page 418.

 

"John H. Bobbitt     1817 - 1892     Son of John and Nancy Bobbitt (This would be John P. Bobbitt)

 

John Bobbitt was born in 1817 in Shelby County, Alabama.  He was a son of John and Nancy (Huse) Bobbitt.  His ancestry goes back to Warren County, North Carolina.

 

John lived for a time in Tennessee and then moved with the family to Indiana where he was counted in the 1830 census of Orange County.

 

On May 21, 1835, John married Catharine Goble a daughter of Alex Goble, in Orange County, Indiana.  The family was counted in the 1840 census as living in the Greenfield Township.

 

John H. Bobbitt was a minister of the Gospel who preached in the rural areas of this section of Indiana."

 

More information about John H. Bobbitt and his family is found on pages 419 and 420.

 

John and Catherine's children were...

 

William Bobbitt, Nancy Bobbitt (died in infancy), Absolom Bobbitt, John Bobbitt, Elizabeth Bobbitt, Harrison Bobbitt, Sarah Bobbitt, Irvin Bobbitt, Henry Bobbitt (my great grandfather), James Bobbitt, Catharine Bobbitt, Nancy Caroline Bobbitt, and Mary Elizabeth Bobbitt.

 

More About JOHN HUGHES BOBBITT:

Burial: Williams Cemetery, Crawford County, Indiana

Census: 1840, Greenfield Township

Occupation: Minister of the Gospel

 

Notes for CATHARINE GOBLE:

John H. Bobbitt and Catherine Gobble were married by Reverand Kinsey Veach.

 

More About CATHARINE GOBLE:

Burial: Williams Cemetery, Crawford County, Indiana

Occupation: Farmer and Minister - Christian Church

Residence: Orange County, Indiana - Southeast Township

 

More About JOHN BOBBITT and CATHARINE GOBLE:

Marriage: 21 May 1835, Orange County, Indiana²⁷

     

Children of JOHN BOBBITT and CATHARINE GOBLE are:

10.             i.    WILLIAM⁹ BOBBITT, b. 15 Mar 1836, Orange County, Indiana; d. 1887, Orange County, Indiana.

                 ii.    NANCY BOBBITT, b. 14 Sep 1837, Indiana; d. In Infancy.

11.            iii.    ABSOLOM BOBBITT, b. 01 Jan 1839, Orange County, Indiana; d. 03 Jul 1865.

12.            iv.    JOHN H. BOBBITT, b. 03 Jun 1841, Orange County, Indiana; d. 24 Dec 1918, Orange County, Indiana.

13.            v.    ELIZABETH BOBBITT, b. 04 Dec 1843, Orange County, Indiana; d. 1875.

                vi.    HARRISON BOBBITT, b. 14 Nov 1845, Orange County, Indiana; d. 11 Oct 1862, Battle of Perryville, Kentucky -- Civil War; m. NONE.

 

Notes for HARRISON BOBBITT:

Harrison Bobbitt died at the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky and was buried in a soldier's grave.  Harrison enlisted in Company "A" of 38 Regiment, Indiana Volunteers on September 17, 1861.  He was killed a year and two months later.  His body was never brought home.  Leander Free and William White, of that same company, notified the parents when they came home on leave.  Harrison was shot through the neck  and died the day after he was wounded.  In 1895 his mother applied for a Pension for Dependent Mothers and was given a pension until February 1900.

 

Harrison Bobbett Valeene, Orange County, Indiana, mustered in 17 Sep 1861, died 11 Oct 1862, wounds received at Perryville.  

Source:  http://jerry.vigo.lib.in.us/civilwar/383ya.htm

 

 

More About HARRISON BOBBITT:

Cause of Death (Facts Pg): Killed in Battle of Chaplain Hills, Kentucky (Perryville)

Occupation: Farmer

Residence: Valeene, Orange County, Indiana

 

14.           vii.    SARAH BOBBITT, b. 27 Mar 1848, Orange County, Indiana; d. Bef. 1880.

15.          viii.    IRVIN HENRY BOBBITT, b. 12 Apr 1850, Orange County, Indiana; d. 1923, Buried Eckerty Cemetery Crawford County IN.

16.            ix.    HENRY BOBBITT, b. 12 Jan 1852, Orange County, Indiana; d. 30 Jun 1930, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

                 x.    JAMES A. BOBBITT, b. 12 Sep 1854, Valeene, Orange County, Indiana; d. 01 Dec 1915, English, Crawford County, Indiana; m. (1) MARTHA ELIZABETH SMITH, 06 Jun 1875, Crawford County, Indiana; b. 1863; d. May 1884, Crawford County, Indiana; m. (2) LIZZIE E. GRESHAM, 18 Mar 1885.

 

Notes for JAMES A. BOBBITT:

The 1910 Federal Census of Crawford County, Indiana, shows James living in this county.

 

JAMES BOBBETT was born in Orange County, Ind., September 12, 1854, and is a son of John H. and Catherine (Goble) Bobbett, natives of Tennessee and North Carolina respectively. The father of James, the subject, came to Crawford county in 1877. He had five sons, three of whom served in the late civil war. He has been a minister of the Gospel in the Christian Church for forty years, and has preached in many of the counties of Southern Indiana. He is about 73 years of age. James Bobbett was educated in the schools of his native county (Orange) and in Marengo Academy, under Prof. Johnson. He came to Crawford county and taught school for twelve years. In June, 1885, he was elected County superintendent of schools, and in 1886, he was elected county auditor, the County being over 300 Democratic. In 1885 he began preaching the Gospel, and still preaches on Sundays. He was married in June, 1876, to Miss Mattie E. Smith of Crawford county. She died in May, 1884, and he was married again in June, 1885, to Miss Lizzie Gresham, of Harrison Co., a daughter of Elias Gresham. He had four children by his first wife, and one by his last wife. He belongs to Masonic and Odd Fellows fraternities.

 

Source:  http://www.usgennet.org/usa/in/county/orange/biogs9.htm

 

 

More About JAMES A. BOBBITT:

Burial: 03 Dec 1915, Eckerty Cemetery, Crawford County, Indiana

Census: 1870, Living in Orange County, Indiana

Occupation: Farmer and Minister

Residence: Eckerty, Indiana

 

More About MARTHA ELIZABETH SMITH:

Burial: Eckerty Cemetery

 

More About JAMES BOBBITT and MARTHA SMITH:

Marriage: 06 Jun 1875, Crawford County, Indiana

 

More About JAMES BOBBITT and LIZZIE GRESHAM:

Marriage: 18 Mar 1885

 

                xi.    CATHARINE BOBBITT, b. 30 Dec 1856, Orange County, Indiana; d. 09 Jul 1931; m. WILFORD H. MOON, 26 Mar 1874, Orange County, Indiana; b. 1853.

 

More About WILFORD MOON and CATHARINE BOBBITT:

Marriage: 26 Mar 1874, Orange County, Indiana

 

               xii.    NANCY CAROLINE BOBBITT, b. 17 Aug 1858, Orange County, Indiana; d. 14 Nov 1912; m. ANDREW JACKSON MAY, 25 Mar 1877; b. 07 Aug 1856; d. 29 May 1913.

 

More About ANDREW MAY and NANCY BOBBITT:

Marriage: 25 Mar 1877

 

               xiii.    MARY ELLEN BOBBITT, b. 15 Mar 1862, Orange County, Indiana; d. 13 Jun 1912, Walnut Hill, Jefferson County, Illinois; m. JOHN M. SANDERS, 19 Sep 1878, Orange County, Indiana; b. 21 Sep 1857; d. 22 Sep 1921.

 

More About MARY ELLEN BOBBITT:

Burial: 15 Jun 1912, Little Grove Cemetery, Walnut Hill, Illinois

 

More About JOHN SANDERS and MARY BOBBITT:

Marriage: 19 Sep 1878, Orange County, Indiana

 

 

Generation No. 9

 

10.  WILLIAM⁹ BOBBITT (JOHN HUGHES⁸, JOHN P.⁷, LEWIS⁶, LEWIS⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT³ ANCESTOR, WILLIAM OR WILLM² BOBBETT, JOHN¹ BOBBET) was born 15 Mar 1836 in Orange County, Indiana, and died 1887 in Orange County, Indiana.  He married (1) ELIZABETH BUSICK 04 Aug 1854 in Orange County, Indiana, daughter of JOSEPH BUSICK and NANCY JONES.  She was born 1836.  He married (2) ARTIMSEY RILEY 03 Nov 1865 in Crawford County, Indiana, daughter of HENRY RILEY and PHOEBE ?.  She was born 1842 in Indiana.

 

More About WILLIAM BOBBITT:

Burial: Valeene Cemetery

Census: 1870, Living in Orange County, Indiana²⁸

 

More About WILLIAM BOBBITT and ELIZABETH BUSICK:

Marriage: 04 Aug 1854, Orange County, Indiana

 

More About WILLIAM BOBBITT and ARTIMSEY RILEY:

Marriage: 03 Nov 1865, Crawford County, Indiana

     

Children of WILLIAM BOBBITT and ELIZABETH BUSICK are:

                  i.    JOHN¹⁰ BOBBITT, b. 1855.

                 ii.    JOSEPH F. BOBBITT, b. 1858, Indiana.

                iii.    WILLIAM BOBBITT, b. 1868, Orange County, Indiana.

 

     

Children of WILLIAM BOBBITT and ARTIMSEY RILEY are:

                iv.    BLUFORD E.¹⁰ BOBBITT, b. 26 Sep 1874, Orange County, Indiana.

                 v.    SILAS H. BOBBITT, b. 05 Mar 1876, Orange County, Indiana.

 

 

11.  ABSOLOM⁹ BOBBITT (JOHN HUGHES⁸, JOHN P.⁷, LEWIS⁶, LEWIS⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT³ ANCESTOR, WILLIAM OR WILLM² BOBBETT, JOHN¹ BOBBET) was born 01 Jan 1839 in Orange County, Indiana, and died 03 Jul 1865.  He married SARAH RILEY 26 Mar 1857 in Crawford County, Indiana.  She was born 1836 in Indiana.

 

More About ABSOLOM BOBBITT and SARAH RILEY:

Marriage: 26 Mar 1857, Crawford County, Indiana

     

Children of ABSOLOM BOBBITT and SARAH RILEY are:

                  i.    ELIZABETH¹⁰ BOBBITT, b. 1861.

                 ii.    ELVINA BOBBITT, b. 1862, Orange County, Indiana.

 

 

12.  JOHN H.⁹ BOBBITT (JOHN HUGHES⁸, JOHN P.⁷, LEWIS⁶, LEWIS⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT³ ANCESTOR, WILLIAM OR WILLM² BOBBETT, JOHN¹ BOBBET) was born 03 Jun 1841 in Orange County, Indiana, and died 24 Dec 1918 in Orange County, Indiana.  He married FANNY CORNWELL 20 Oct 1867 in Orange County, Indiana, daughter of SIMON CORNWELL and MARY WOLFE.  She was born 19 Oct 1848 in Orange County, Indiana, and died 27 Jul 1936 in Orange County, Indiana.

 

Notes for JOHN H. BOBBITT:

Died in County Poorhouse

 

More About JOHN H. BOBBITT:

Burial: Valeene Cemetery (no stone found)

Census: 1870, Living in Orange County, Indiana

Occupation: Farmer

Other Facts: Died in County Poorhouse

Residence: Southeast Township, Orange County, Indiana

 

More About FANNY CORNWELL:

Burial: Stampers Creek Cemetery

 

More About JOHN BOBBITT and FANNY CORNWELL:

Marriage: 20 Oct 1867, Orange County, Indiana

     

Child of JOHN BOBBITT and FANNY CORNWELL is:

                  i.    GEORGE W.¹⁰ BOBBITT, b. 15 Aug 1868, Orange County, Indiana; d. 14 May 1946, Paoli, Orange County, Indiana; m. AMANDA ELLEN MONTGOMERY, 06 Mar 1898, Crawford County, Indiana; b. 24 Apr 1873, Crawford County, Indiana; d. 07 Jul 1963, Paoli, Crawford County, Indiana.

 

More About GEORGE BOBBITT and AMANDA MONTGOMERY:

Marriage: 06 Mar 1898, Crawford County, Indiana

 

 

13.  ELIZABETH⁹ BOBBITT (JOHN HUGHES⁸, JOHN P.⁷, LEWIS⁶, LEWIS⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT³ ANCESTOR, WILLIAM OR WILLM² BOBBETT, JOHN¹ BOBBET) was born 04 Dec 1843 in Orange County, Indiana, and died 1875.  She married PETER R. HOLIDAY 02 Dec 1858 in Orange County, Indiana, son of WILLIAM HOLIDAY and MERIAM ?.  He was born 1839.

 

More About ELIZABETH BOBBITT:

Census: 1870, Living in Orange County, Indiana

 

More About PETER HOLIDAY and ELIZABETH BOBBITT:

Marriage: 02 Dec 1858, Orange County, Indiana

     

Child of ELIZABETH BOBBITT and PETER HOLIDAY is:

                  i.    LINDSEY V.¹⁰ HOLIDAY, b. 1860, Orange County, Indiana.

 

 

14.  SARAH⁹ BOBBITT (JOHN HUGHES⁸, JOHN P.⁷, LEWIS⁶, LEWIS⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT³ ANCESTOR, WILLIAM OR WILLM² BOBBETT, JOHN¹ BOBBET) was born 27 Mar 1848 in Orange County, Indiana, and died Bef. 1880.  She married JOHN CORNWELL 15 Sep 1869 in Orange County, Indiana, son of SIMON CORNWELL and MARY WOLFE.  He was born 05 Feb 1847 in Orange County, Indiana, and died 1941 in Orange County, Indiana.

 

More About JOHN CORNWELL:

Burial: Valeene Cemetery

 

More About JOHN CORNWELL and SARAH BOBBITT:

Marriage: 15 Sep 1869, Orange County, Indiana

     

Children of SARAH BOBBITT and JOHN CORNWELL are:

                  i.    CHARLES¹⁰ CORNWELL, b. 1870.

                 ii.    HETTIE CORNWELL, b. 1872.

 

 

15.  IRVIN HENRY⁹ BOBBITT (JOHN HUGHES⁸, JOHN P.⁷, LEWIS⁶, LEWIS⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT³ ANCESTOR, WILLIAM OR WILLM² BOBBETT, JOHN¹ BOBBET) was born 12 Apr 1850 in Orange County, Indiana, and died 1923 in Buried Eckerty Cemetery Crawford County IN.  He married (1) MILLIE LINE 13 Jan 1870 in Orange County, Indiana.  She was born 05 May 1850, and died 23 Apr 1879 in Orange County, Indiana.  He married (2) IDA M. NEWTON Aft. 1879.  She was born May 1860.

 

Notes for IRVIN HENRY BOBBITT:

The 1910 Federal Census of Crawford County, Indiana shows Irvin as living in this county.

 

More About IRVIN HENRY BOBBITT:

Burial: Buried Eckerty Cemetery Crawford County IN

Census: 1870, Living in Orange County, Indiana

Occupation: Miller

Residence: Eckerty, Crawford County, Indiana

 

More About MILLIE LINE:

Burial: Valeene Cemetery

 

More About IRVIN BOBBITT and MILLIE LINE:

Marriage: 13 Jan 1870, Orange County, Indiana

 

More About IRVIN BOBBITT and IDA NEWTON:

Marriage: Aft. 1879

     

Child of IRVIN BOBBITT and IDA NEWTON is:

                  i.    ARCH N.¹⁰ BOBBITT, b. 03 Sep 1895, Crawford County, Indiana; d. 26 Jan 1978, Indianapolis, Indiana; m. FRANCES BRINGLE ADAMS.

 

Notes for ARCH N. BOBBITT:

Arch Bobbitt began his political career as Crawford County auditor 1920 - 1924 and later held the posts of state auditor, 1928 - 1930; Indiana Supreme Court Justice, 1951 - 1953; Republican State Chairman, 1937 - 1942; and Indianapolis city attorney and city corporation counsel, 1943 - 1948.

Arch taught school in Crawford County and was principal at Alton and Marengo High Schools.

SCOURCE OF INFORMATION

Indianapolis Star

 

 

More About ARCH N. BOBBITT:

Education: Central Normal and Indiana University

Graduation High School: Birdseye High School

Military service: WWI - US Navy

Occupation: Attorney and Politician

Political Office: Indiana Supreme Court

Religion: Methodist

Residence: Indianapolis, Indiana

 

 

16.  HENRY⁹ BOBBITT (JOHN HUGHES⁸, JOHN P.⁷, LEWIS⁶, LEWIS⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT³ ANCESTOR, WILLIAM OR WILLM² BOBBETT, JOHN¹ BOBBET)^29,30 was born 12 Jan 1852 in Orange County, Indiana³¹, and died 30 Jun 1930 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  He married (1) ABBIE ELIZABETH VANDIVER 01 Dec 1872 in Orange County, Indiana, daughter of JOHN VANDIVER and MARY VANDIVER.  She was born 12 Mar 1854 in Orange County, Indiana³², and died 01 Oct 1919 in Town of Bevier, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky³³.  He married (2) NANNIE MOHON 25 Jul 1923 in Greenville, Kentucky, daughter of ELIJA MOHON and BETTIE CLARDY.  She was born in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

 

Notes for HENRY BOBBITT:

Henry's second marriage was performed by Judge J.J. Rice, Greenville, Muhlenberg Co., Kentucky.  I have a copy of the Marriage Certificate of Henry's second marriage.

 

Commonwealth of Kentucky Certificate of Death shows the following information:  County of Muhlenberg, Town of Bevier, Registration District No. 1094, Primary Registration No. 6840, File No. 18091, Registered No. 243, Full Name -  Henry Bobbitt, Male, White, Widowed, Date of Birth - January 12, 1852, Age 78 years, 5 months, 22 days, Trade - Coal Miner, Birthplace -  Indiana, Name of Father - John Bobbitt, Birthplace of Father - West Virginia, Maiden name of mother - Kattie Bobbitt, Birthplace of Mother - West Virginia, Informant - Virgil Bobbitt, Cleaton, Kentucky, Filed June 30, 1930 by Vannie Thomas.  Date of Death - June 30, 1930, Cause of Death - pollagra, Duration - 3 months, 15 days. Signed by LeRoy Crullis, M.D., Cleaton, Kentucky, Place of Burial - Miller Graveyard, Date of Burial - July 1, 1930, Undertaker - J.L. Thomas, Cleaton, Kentucky.  My copy dated 29th day of July, 1999.  Signed by Barbara F. White, State Registrar.

 

I really don't think the birthplace of Henry's mother and father listed above is West Virginia.  I think maybe Virgil made a mistake about this information.  Henry's father, John H. Bobbitt, by all other accounts, was born in Shelby County, Alabama.  Henry's mother, Catherine Goble, was born in North Carolina.

 

More About HENRY BOBBITT:

Burial: 01 Jul 1930, Cleaton, Kentucky, Miller Cemetery³⁴

Census: 1900, Henry's family is located in McLean County, Kentucky³⁵

Occupation: Coal Miner, last occupation.³⁶

Residence: Muhlenberg County, Kentucky

 

Notes for ABBIE ELIZABETH VANDIVER:

Another spelling for Abbie = Aby E. Vandovener

Yet another spelling = Vander

 

Abbie's Certificate of Death has the following information as given by Henry Bobbitt her still living husband.  Commonwealth of Kentucky, Muhlenberg County, Town of Bevier.  Registration District No. 7135, File No. 28444, Registered No. 147.  Full Name - Abbie Bobbitt, Sex - Female, Color or Race - White, Married, Date of Birth - March 12, 1854, Housewife, Birthplace - Indiana, Name of Father - John Vandiver, Birthplace of Father - Indiana, Maiden Name Of Mother - Mary Vandiver (maiden name unknown at this time), Date of Death - October 1, 1919, Cause of Death - Tuberculosis of bowel, Signed by C.D. Almon, M.D. October 2, 1919, Place of Burial - Miller's Graveyard, Date of Burial - October 2, 1919, Undertaker - J.L. Thomas, Address - Cleaton, Ky.  My copy signed by Barbara F. White on 29th day of July, 1999.

 

More About ABBIE ELIZABETH VANDIVER:

Burial: 02 Oct 1919, Cleaton, Kentucky, Miller Cemetery³⁷

Cause of Death (Facts Pg): Tuberculosis of the bowels³⁷

 

More About HENRY BOBBITT and ABBIE VANDIVER:

Marriage: 01 Dec 1872, Orange County, Indiana

 

More About NANNIE MOHON:

Residence: Muhlenberg County, Kentucky

 

More About HENRY BOBBITT and NANNIE MOHON:

Marriage: 25 Jul 1923, Greenville, Kentucky

     

Children of HENRY BOBBITT and ABBIE VANDIVER are:

                  i.    VIRGIL F.¹⁰ BOBBITT³⁸, b. 17 Oct 1874, Indiana; d. 29 Jun 1944, Kentucky; m. SUSAN C. TURNER, 24 Dec 1900, Muhlenberg County, Greenville, Kentucky; b. 03 Jul 1875, Tennessee; d. 09 Feb 1961, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

 

Notes for VIRGIL F. BOBBITT:

Virgil and Sue are buried near his parents Henry and Abbie, in Cleaton, Kentucky.  There is no marker on Henry and Abbie's grave.   Sue was born July 3, 1875 and died February 9, 1961.  We know that the first two babies, daughters, born to Virgil and Sue, died very young and are buried in Livermore, Kentucky.

 

Veronica Bobbitt McGhee put a marker on Henry and Abbie's grave.  Thanks Veronica.

 

The 1910 Census shows Virgil F. Bobbitt, age 35, married 1 time 9 years, born in Indiana as were his parents and his wife Susan R. Bobbitt, age 34, married 1 time,  was born in Tennessee as were her parents.  She was listed as the mother of 2 children with 0 living in 1910.  (I need to check the years of the flu outbreak that took so many lives.  Maybe that's what happened to these children.)  This information emailed to me by Tamara Kincaide - tamara1k@evansville.net     Tamara does a lot of genealogy work.  Consider her an expert genealogist.

 

More About VIRGIL F. BOBBITT:

Burial: Cleaton, Kentucky, Miller Cemetery

Census: 1910, Living in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky³⁹

 

More About SUSAN C. TURNER:

Burial: Cleaton, Kentucky, Miller Cemetery

 

More About VIRGIL BOBBITT and SUSAN TURNER:

Marriage: 24 Dec 1900, Muhlenberg County, Greenville, Kentucky

 

                 ii.    MARY ELIZABETH BOBBITT, b. 1876.

 

Notes for MARY ELIZABETH BOBBITT:

Marvin Beatty, another Bobbitt genealogist,  has Mary E. Bobbitt listed as a child of Henry Bobbitt and Abbie Vandner.  Note the spelling of Abbie's last name.

 

17.            iii.    ROSELLA ELIZABETH BOBBITT, b. 22 Feb 1878, Crawford County, "Riceville"?, Indiana; d. 20 Apr 1917, Crockett, Texas.

                iv.    LILLY V. BOBBITT, b. Mar 1881; m. J.E. MARKWELL, 1900, Kentucky; b. Abt. 1879.

 

Notes for LILLY V. BOBBITT:

Wanda Bobbitt Powell says she remembers Lilly.

 

More About J.E. MARKWELL and LILLY BOBBITT:

Marriage: 1900, Kentucky

 

18.            v.    LOGAN HENRY BOBBITT, b. 10 Jun 1883, Indiana; d. 24 Jun 1961, Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky.

19.            vi.    ROY LEE BOBBITT, b. 24 Dec 1885, Indiana; d. 23 Jun 1931, McLean County, Sacramento, Kentucky.

20.           vii.    JOHN ARTHUR BOBBITT, b. 21 Apr 1888, McLean County, Kentucky; d. 16 Dec 1970, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

               viii.    BESSIE W. BOBBITT, b. Mar 1891.

 

Notes for BESSIE W. BOBBITT:

Wanda Bobbitt Powell doesn't remember Bessie.

Karen Milliff has Bessie listed as a daughter to Henry and Abbie Bobbitt.

Veronica Bobbitt McGhee shows her as "Bessie M. Bobbitt", born March 1891

 

                ix.    RISSIE BOBBITT, b. Unknown; d. 08 May 1959, Muhlenberg County, Central City, Kentucky.

 

Notes for RISSIE BOBBITT:

Rissie had a high fever that left her with the mind of a 5 year old child.  Her parents cared for her until they died and then her brothers and sisters cared for her.  She was eventually sent to a Western Kentucky Hospital where she died.  She is buried at Central City, Kentucky.

 

 

Generation No. 10

 

17.  ROSELLA ELIZABETH¹⁰ BOBBITT (HENRY⁹, JOHN HUGHES⁸, JOHN P.⁷, LEWIS⁶, LEWIS⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT³ ANCESTOR, WILLIAM OR WILLM² BOBBETT, JOHN¹ BOBBET) was born 22 Feb 1878 in Crawford County, "Riceville"?, Indiana, and died 20 Apr 1917 in Crockett, Texas.  She married MICHAEL ANGELO MILLIFF 08 Jan 1898 in Bremen, Kentucky⁴⁰, son of MICHAEL MILLIFF and NANCY VANDIVER.  He was born 09 Jul 1875 in Owensboro, Kentucky.

 

Notes for ROSELLA ELIZABETH BOBBITT:

This is the person that Wanda Bobbitt Powell calls Aunt Rosie.

Rosella passed away of peritinitis following a miscarriage in 1917.

 

 

More About ROSELLA ELIZABETH BOBBITT:

Burial: Crockett, Texas

 

More About MICHAEL MILLIFF and ROSELLA BOBBITT:

Marriage: 08 Jan 1898, Bremen, Kentucky⁴⁰

     

Children of ROSELLA BOBBITT and MICHAEL MILLIFF are:

                  i.    VERNON CLAYTON¹¹ MELLIFF, b. 19 May 1898.

                 ii.    NINA V. MILLIFF, b. Dec 1899.

                iii.    MICHAEL FRANKLIN MILLIFF, b. 28 Mar 1902.

                iv.    JOHN HENRY MILLIFF, b. 12 Sep 1903.

21.            v.    LAWRENCE WOOTEN MILLIFF, b. 16 Aug 1907, Sealy, Texas; d. 07 Feb 1969, Conroe, Texas.

 

 

18.  LOGAN HENRY¹⁰ BOBBITT (HENRY⁹, JOHN HUGHES⁸, JOHN P.⁷, LEWIS⁶, LEWIS⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT³ ANCESTOR, WILLIAM OR WILLM² BOBBETT, JOHN¹ BOBBET)⁴¹ was born 10 Jun 1883 in Indiana⁴², and died 24 Jun 1961 in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky⁴³.  He married IDA F..  She was born 1883, and died 1953.

 

Notes for LOGAN HENRY BOBBITT:

The 1910 Census shows LH Bobbitt, age 26, married 1 time for 2 years, was born in Indiana as were his parents.  His wife, Ida Bobbitt, age 26, also married 1 time.  She and her parents were born in Kentucky.  She is listed as a mother of 1 child with 0 living in 1910.  (Check the year of the flu outbreak).  This information emailed to me by Tamara Kincaide - tamara1k@evansville.net   Consider Tamara an expert genealogist.

 

Commonwealth of Kentucky, Certificate of Death, Registration District No. 350, File No. 116 61 13975, Registrar's No. 336, Primary Regristration District No. 4751,  Place of Death - Christian County, Town of Hopkinsville, Length of Stay - Three months. 27 Days, Hospital - Western State Hospital, Usual Residence - McLean County, Kentucky, Town of Livermore, Name of Deceased - Logan Bobbitt, Date of Death -  June 24, 1961, Sex - Male, Race - White, Married, Date of Birth - June 10, 1883, Age - 78, Usual Occupation - Highway Employee, Birthplace - Unknown, Citizen of USA, Father's Name - Henry Bobbitt, Mother's Maiden Name - Abbie Vanover  (note the spelling), Informant - Western State Hospital, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Cause of Death - Cerebral Hemorrhage (sudden), Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (years), Time of Death - 5:20 P.M., Date Signed - June 24, 1961, Address - Western State Hospital, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Signature - (looks like) A. Lilnin, M.D., Burial Date - June 26, 1961, Rose Hill Cemetery, Central City, Kentucky, (hand written reads Livermore, Ky), Date Recorded - July 10, 1961, Registrar's Signature - Fannie G. Myers, Funeral Director - Muster Funeral Home, My Copy Signed - July 29, 1999 by Barbara F. White, State Registrar. (Note: there are hand written numbers and dates on the form  that lead me to think that someone has copied this before or have given their approval to what is written on the certificate.)

 

More About LOGAN HENRY BOBBITT:

Burial: 26 Jun 1961, Rose Hill Cemetery, Central City, Kentucky⁴³

Census: 1910, Living in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky⁴⁴

Occupation: Highway Emplyee⁴⁵

     

Children of LOGAN BOBBITT and IDA F. are:

22.             i.    FLORENE JESSIE¹¹ BOBBITT, b. 06 Sep 1908; d. 14 Jul 1977, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

                 ii.    RAE LOUISE BOBBITT, b. 11 Sep 1910; d. 24 Apr 1984; m. HUBERT M. HALE; b. 28 Mar 1910; d. 19 Feb 1983.

 

 

19.  ROY LEE¹⁰ BOBBITT (HENRY⁹, JOHN HUGHES⁸, JOHN P.⁷, LEWIS⁶, LEWIS⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT³ ANCESTOR, WILLIAM OR WILLM² BOBBETT, JOHN¹ BOBBET)^46,47,48,49 was born 24 Dec 1885 in Indiana, and died 23 Jun 1931 in McLean County, Sacramento, Kentucky.  He married MARY CASSANDRA BYERS^50,51, daughter of WILLIAM BYERS and DORA BRATCHER.  She was born 24 Jan 1893 in Hartford, Ohio County, Kentucky⁵², and died 22 Aug 1968 in Shady Rest Nursing Home, Chandler, Warrick County, Indiana⁵².

 

Notes for ROY LEE BOBBITT:

Roy L. Bobbitt is buried at Island Methodist Church Cemetery, Island, Kentucky.

Buried by his side is his wife Mary Cassandra Byers.

Also buried there by his side are  Chester Leon Bobbitt, Leyburn Kenneth Bobbitt, Hazel Bruce Bobbitt, Hubert Eugene Bobbitt, and Hubert's wife Louise.

Roy L. Bobbitt was killed by a lightening strike while plowing a field with a team of horses.  He had retreated under a tree in the field to protect himself from the rain.  This was told to me by my Father, Leyburn Kenneth Bobbitt.

 

Commonwealth of Kentucky Certificate of Death:  County - McLean, Voting Pct. - Sacramento, Registration District No. 961, Primary Registration District No. 6508, File No. 15372, Registered No. 9, Full Name - Roy Lee Bobbitt, Sex - Male, Race - White, Married, Age 45 years, 5 months, 2? days, Occupation - farmer, Birthplace - Indiana, Name of Father - Henry Bobbitt, Birthplace of Father - Indiana, Maiden Name of Mother - Abbie Vandiver, Birthplace of Mother - Indiana, Informant - Virgil Bobbitt, Address - Cleaton, Kentucky, Filed - July 3 1931, by Mrs. A. R. Plain. Date of Death - June 22, 1931, Cause of Death - Struck by lightning, Signed - E.M Watkins, M.D., June 22, 1931, Sacramento, Kentucky, Place of Burial - Island, Kentucky, Date of Burial - June 24, 1931, Undertaker - J.B. Tucker, Breman, Kentucky.  My copy signed the 29th day of July, 1999, by Barbara F. White, State Registrar.

 

More About ROY LEE BOBBITT:

Burial: 24 Jun 1931, Island Methodist Church Cemetery, Island, KY

Occupation: Farmer

 

Notes for MARY CASSANDRA BYERS:

Mary Cassandra (Byers) Bobbitt passed away while a resident at Shady Rest Home in Chandler, IN, Warrick County, Indiana.

 

Her Record Of Death Certificate shows the following:

 

Warrick County Department Of Health

No. 14262

Boonville, Indiana

 

Name:  Mary Bobbitt

Died on August 22, 1968 at Shady Rest Nursing Home

Age at death: 75

Sex:  Female

Race:  White

Marital Status:  Widowed

Primary cause of death:  Uremia

Place of burial:  Island Methodist Church Cemetery, Island, Kentucky

Funeral Director:  Browning Funeral Home

Date of burial:  August 25, 1968

Book No. H-26

Page No. 130

Date Filed:  August 26, 1968

Deceased Address:  2608 N. Kentucky Avenue, Evansville, Indiana

Place of birth:  Kentucky

Time of death:  5:30 AM

Cause of death:  Uremia

Manner of death:  Natural

SS Number:  404-26-1580

Occupation:  Housewife

Date of birth:  January 24, 1893

Age at death:  75

Spouse's Name:  Not given

Father's Name:  William Byers

Mother's Name:  Dora Bratcher

City of death:  Chandler, Indiana

 

 

 

More About MARY CASSANDRA BYERS:

Burial: 25 Aug 1968, Island Methodist Church Cemetery, Island, KY⁵²

     

Children of ROY BOBBITT and MARY BYERS are:

                  i.    HUBERT EUGENE¹¹ BOBBITT, b. 30 Sep 1910; d. 10 Jul 1971, Evansville, Indiana⁵³; m. LOUISE ?.

 

More About HUBERT EUGENE BOBBITT:

Burial: Island Methodist Church Cemetery, Island, KY

 

23.             ii.    LEYBURN KENNETH BOBBITT, b. 06 Jan 1913, Bevier, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky; d. 24 Jun 1997, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

24.            iii.    REATHA ALBERTA BOBBITT, b. 09 Feb 1916, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

                iv.    CHESTER LEON BOBBITT⁵⁴, b. 15 Apr 1920, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky; d. 27 Feb 1945, Germany -- WWII⁵⁵.

 

Notes for CHESTER LEON BOBBITT:

Chester was killed in WWII in Germany.  His body was brought back to Nonnell, Kentucky after the war.  He is buried at Island Methodist Church Cemetery, Island, Kentucky.

Chester never married and had no children.

 

I never knew Chester because he was already in Europe when I was born.  I do remember when they brought his body home to Nonnell, Kentucky to my Grandmother Mary C. Bobbitt's house.

 

Chester was under the command of General George Patton, 3rd Army. Chester was wounded 3 times before he was killed.  The army kept sending him back into action after he mended from each wound.  He was killed about two months before the end of the war.

 

More About CHESTER LEON BOBBITT:

Burial: Island Methodist Church Cemetery, Island, KY

 

 

20.  JOHN ARTHUR¹⁰ BOBBITT (HENRY⁹, JOHN HUGHES⁸, JOHN P.⁷, LEWIS⁶, LEWIS⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT³ ANCESTOR, WILLIAM OR WILLM² BOBBETT, JOHN¹ BOBBET) was born 21 Apr 1888 in McLean County, Kentucky, and died 16 Dec 1970 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky⁵⁶.  He married ELVIE LEE THOMAS GRAHAM⁵⁶ Abt. 1908 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, daughter of JOHN GRAHAM and ALLIE ATWOOD.  She was born 05 Jun 1886 in Warren County, Kentucky, and died 11 May 1976 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

 

Notes for JOHN ARTHUR BOBBITT:

This is the person Karen Milliff refers to as John A. Bobbitt

Leyburn Kenneth Bobbitt referred to him as Uncle Arthur

Cheryl Powell told me she remembers watching Arthur's house burn down in Central City, no date given.

 

Commonwealth of Kentucky, Certificate of Death, Registration District No. 1085, File No. 116 70 32642, Registrar's No. 272, Primary Registration District No. 2436, Deceased Name - John Arthur Bobbitt, Sex - Male, Date of Death - December 16, 1970,  County of Death - Muhlenberg, Town - Greenville, Inside city limits, Hospital -  Muhlenberg Communtiy Hospital, State of Birth - Kentucky, Citizen of USA, Married, Surviving Spouse - Elvie Graham, Social Security Number - 407-03-3669, Usual Occupation - Retired Deputy Sheriff, State of Residence - Kentucky, County - Muhlenberg, Town - Central City, outside city limits, Street and Number - Rural, Father's Name - Henry Bobbitt, Mother's Maiden Name - Abbie ?, Informant - Mrs. Elvie Bobbitt, Mailing Address - Central City, KY, 42330, Cause of Death - Pulmonary Edema, HCVD, Arterial Sclerosis, Date of Date - December 16, 1970 at 4:30 P.M., Certifier - Hylan H. Woodson, Jr., M.D., Date Signed - January 21, 1971, Box 230, Greenville, Kentucky, 42345, Burial at Fairmount Cemetery, Central City, Kentucky on December 19, 1970, Funeral Director - Joe ???, Central City, Kentucky, 42330, Name of Embalmer - Larry Mercer, Registrar Signature - Ruby L. Ellis, Date Received By Local Registrar - January, 25, 1971, My Copy Dated - July 29, 1999, and Signed by Barbara F. White - State Registrar.

 

 

More About JOHN ARTHUR BOBBITT:

Burial: 19 Dec 1970, Fairmont  Cemetery, Central City, Kentucky⁵⁶

Occupation: Retired Deputy Sheriff⁵⁶

 

Notes for ELVIE LEE THOMAS GRAHAM:

Elvie listed as John Arthur Bobbitt's wife on Arthur's Death Certificate.

 

More About ELVIE LEE THOMAS GRAHAM:

Burial: 14 May 1976, Fairmont  Cemetery, Central City, Kentucky

 

More About JOHN BOBBITT and ELVIE GRAHAM:

Marriage: Abt. 1908, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky

     

Children of JOHN BOBBITT and ELVIE GRAHAM are:

25.             i.    MITCHELL EDWARD¹¹ BOBBITT, b. 24 Feb 1914, Kentucky; d. 28 Oct 1952, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

                 ii.    HARRY LOUIS BOBBITT⁵⁷, b. 20 May 1916, Muhlenberg County, Greenville,  Kentucky; m. DORTHA F. CAMPBELL, 26 Jan 1945, Greenville, Kentucky⁵⁷; b. Muhlenberg County,  Kentucky.

 

Notes for HARRY LOUIS BOBBITT:

Henry Lewis Bobbitt is listed on Karen Milliff's pedigree as a son to John Arthur Bobbitt and Elvie Graham.  I'm assuming this is the same person as Harry Louis Bobbitt.

 

More About HARRY BOBBITT and DORTHA CAMPBELL:

Marriage: 26 Jan 1945, Greenville, Kentucky⁵⁷

 

                iii.    EDITH BOBBITT, b. 24 Sep 1919, McLean County, Sacramento, Kentucky; d. 11 Apr 1991, Elmhurst, Illinois; m. J.W. EPLEY, 15 Jul 1939, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky; b. Abt. 1916; d. 31 Oct 1987, Elmhurst, Illinois.

 

More About J.W. EPLEY and EDITH BOBBITT:

Marriage: 15 Jul 1939, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky

 

                iv.    ARTHUR FREDERICK BOBBITT, b. 02 Feb 1922.

 

Notes for ARTHUR FREDERICK BOBBITT:

This persons name is listed on the Kentucky Vital Statistics

County = Muhlenberg

Date = 2/2/22

Vol. = 61

Cer. = 30102

Mother's Name Elvie Graham

 

26.            v.    VIRGINIA THOMAS BOBBITT, b. 28 Dec 1929.

 

 

Generation No. 11

 

21.  LAWRENCE WOOTEN¹¹ MILLIFF (ROSELLA ELIZABETH¹⁰ BOBBITT, HENRY⁹, JOHN HUGHES⁸, JOHN P.⁷, LEWIS⁶, LEWIS⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT³ ANCESTOR, WILLIAM OR WILLM² BOBBETT, JOHN¹ BOBBET) was born 16 Aug 1907 in Sealy, Texas, and died 07 Feb 1969 in Conroe, Texas.  He married EDITH ELIZABETH MOBERLEY 25 May 1928.  She was born 03 Dec 1911 in Matagorda, Texas, and died 07 Feb 1969 in Conroe, Texas.

 

More About LAWRENCE MILLIFF and EDITH MOBERLEY:

Marriage: 25 May 1928

     

Children of LAWRENCE MILLIFF and EDITH MOBERLEY are:

                  i.    LAWRENCE ELBERT¹² MILLIFF, b. 21 Nov 1928.

                 ii.    JAMES GEROLD MILLIFF, b. 04 Feb 1932.

27.            iii.    MICHAEL ANGELO MILLIFF, b. 19 Mar 1934, Matagorda County, New Gulf, Texas.

 

 

22.  FLORENE JESSIE¹¹ BOBBITT (LOGAN HENRY¹⁰, HENRY⁹, JOHN HUGHES⁸, JOHN P.⁷, LEWIS⁶, LEWIS⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT³ ANCESTOR, WILLIAM OR WILLM² BOBBETT, JOHN¹ BOBBET) was born 06 Sep 1908, and died 14 Jul 1977 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  She married JOHN TANNER. 

     

Child of FLORENE BOBBITT and JOHN TANNER is:

28.             i.    WANDA BOBBITT¹² TANNER, b. 26 Nov 1932.

 

 

23.  LEYBURN KENNETH¹¹ BOBBITT (ROY LEE¹⁰, HENRY⁹, JOHN HUGHES⁸, JOHN P.⁷, LEWIS⁶, LEWIS⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT³ ANCESTOR, WILLIAM OR WILLM² BOBBETT, JOHN¹ BOBBET)^58,59,60 was born 06 Jan 1913 in Bevier, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, and died 24 Jun 1997 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana⁶¹.  He married HAZEL MALVINA BRUCE^61,62 19 Oct 1942 in Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, daughter of ARCHIE BRUCE and MARY BROWN.  She was born 08 Nov 1924 in Drakesboro, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, and died 07 Oct 1976 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana⁶³.

 

Notes for LEYBURN KENNETH BOBBITT:

On dad's Certificate of Death Registration, his date of birth reads 01/16/1913.  Actually, his date of birth was 01/06/1913.  This is verified on his birth certificate.

 

On dad's birth certificate, his name is listed as Leyburn Kennith Bobbitt.  Actually, his name is spelled Leyburn Kenneth Bobbitt.

 

Leyburn was very active in the church.  The first church I remember him at was the little woodframe church in Nonnell, Kentucky.  He would always get to the church early before every service and raise the windows in summer or build a fire in the wood burning stove in winter.  At a certain time before each service he would ring the bell to let the people know it was time to come to church.  Nonnell was a very small town/village and everyone could hear the bell ringing.  When I got big enough, he would let me ring it.

 

The second church I remember of on the corner of Kentucky Avenue and Stanley Avenue in Evansville, Indiana.  Dad helped build this church.  He put in a lot of time every week helping to construct it.

 

The third church was St. Andrews Presbyterian Church.  He attended this church until his death.  He was a Deacon and an Elder at this church for many years.  This church was located on Stringtown Road, Evansville, Indiana.

 

More About LEYBURN KENNETH BOBBITT:

Burial: 27 Jun 1997, Methodist Church Cemetery, Island, McLean County, Kentucky⁶⁴

Cause of Death (Facts Pg): Cancer of Larynx

Occupation: Factory Worker

Other Facts: Deacon and Elder of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church

Religion: St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Evansville, IN

Residence: 2405 N. Harlan Ave., Evansville, IN 47711

Social Security Number: 404-01-4615

 

Notes for HAZEL MALVINA BRUCE:

Hazel's sisters and brothers always pronounced her middle name as "Malveena".  Just by looking at the spelling, I figure it should be pronounced 'Malvinena'.  But since she never used her middle name and no one ever called her by that name, there's no precident for the pronunciation.  She got this name from her grandmother.

 

Hazel was a good cook.  She cooked mostly in the 'Kentucky' style.  Good cornbread, beans, greens, etc.  She baked pies, cakes, and other goodies.  She always cooked a good, full meal on Sundays.

 

More About HAZEL MALVINA BRUCE:

Burial: 10 Oct 1976, Methodist Church Cemetery, Island, McLean County, Kentucky⁶⁴

Cause of Death (Facts Pg): Ovarian carcinoma with metastases

Occupation: Manager at DeJongs ladies clothing store.

Religion: St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Evansville, IN

Residence: 2405 N. Harlan Ave., Evansville, Indiana

 

More About LEYBURN BOBBITT and HAZEL BRUCE:

Marriage: 19 Oct 1942, Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky

     

Child of LEYBURN BOBBITT and HAZEL BRUCE is:

29.             i.    KEITH BARD¹² BOBBITT, b. 18 Apr 1943, East Alton, Illinois.

 

 

24.  REATHA ALBERTA¹¹ BOBBITT (ROY LEE¹⁰, HENRY⁹, JOHN HUGHES⁸, JOHN P.⁷, LEWIS⁶, LEWIS⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT³ ANCESTOR, WILLIAM OR WILLM² BOBBETT, JOHN¹ BOBBET)⁶⁵ was born 09 Feb 1916 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  She married JOE HAGAN. 

     

Children of REATHA BOBBITT and JOE HAGAN are:

                  i.    MARY LOU HAGAN¹² JOLLY.

                 ii.    JUDY HAGAN NORRIS.

                iii.    BARBARA JO HAGAN KING.

                iv.    GEORGE ALLEN HAGAN.

 

 

25.  MITCHELL EDWARD¹¹ BOBBITT (JOHN ARTHUR¹⁰, HENRY⁹, JOHN HUGHES⁸, JOHN P.⁷, LEWIS⁶, LEWIS⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT³ ANCESTOR, WILLIAM OR WILLM² BOBBETT, JOHN¹ BOBBET) was born 24 Feb 1914 in Kentucky⁶⁶, and died 28 Oct 1952 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky⁶⁷.  He married MARY EMMA HEARLD 09 Feb 1946 in Central City, Kentucky.  She was born 03 Mar 1923 in Central City, Kentucky, and died 11 Nov 1952 in Muhlenberg County, Greenville, Kentucky.

 

Notes for MITCHELL EDWARD BOBBITT:

Commonwealth of Kentucky Certificate of Death, Registration District No. 1085, File No. 11652 22099, Registrar's No. 258, Primary Registration District No. 2436, Place of Death - Muhlenberg County, City - Greenville, Hospital - Muhlenberg Comm. Hosp., Name of Deceased - Mitchell Edward Bobbitt, Residence - Central City, Kentucky, Date of Death - October 28, 1952, Sex - Male, Race - White, Married, Date of Birth - February 24, 1914, Age - 38 years, Occupation - Machinist, Birthplace - Kentucky, Father's Name - Arthur Bobbett, Mother's Maiden Name - Elvie Lee Graham, Social Security - 407-03-3670, Informant - Arthur Bobbett, Cause of Death - Unknown. Probably heart, Due To - Fell dead in Muhlenberg County Hospital while visiting his wife, Date Signed - October 28, 1952, Address - Cleaton, Kentucky, Signature - (looks like) O.D. Raleys, Coroner, Burial Date - October 30, 1952, Fairmount Cemetery, Location - Central City, Kentucky, Date Recorded - November 3, 1952, Registrar - Marjorie Hodge, Funeral Director - Tucker Funeral Home, Central City, Kentucky, My copy signed - July 29, 1999 by Barbara F. White

 

Notice the spelling of Arthur's last name above.  Writing error? Probably.

 

More About MITCHELL EDWARD BOBBITT:

Burial: 30 Oct 1952, Fairmount Cemetery, Central City, Kentucky⁶⁷

Social Security Number: 407-03-3670

 

More About MARY EMMA HEARLD:

Burial: Fairmount Cemetery

 

More About MITCHELL BOBBITT and MARY HEARLD:

Marriage: 09 Feb 1946, Central City, Kentucky

     

Children of MITCHELL BOBBITT and MARY HEARLD are:

                  i.    THOMAS GENE¹² BOBBITT, b. 09 Oct 1946, Muhlenberg County, Greenville, Kentucky; d. 09 Oct 1946, Muhlenberg County, Greenville, Kentucky.

30.             ii.    VERONICA ANN BOBBITT, b. 20 Jul 1952, Chicago, Illinois.

 

 

26.  VIRGINIA THOMAS¹¹ BOBBITT (JOHN ARTHUR¹⁰, HENRY⁹, JOHN HUGHES⁸, JOHN P.⁷, LEWIS⁶, LEWIS⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT³ ANCESTOR, WILLIAM OR WILLM² BOBBETT, JOHN¹ BOBBET) was born 28 Dec 1929.  She married JESSE E. MILLER. 

 

Notes for VIRGINIA THOMAS BOBBITT:

Vernon Byers Baggett said in a telephone conversation with me that she remembers Virginia Bobbitt and that Virginia was a daughter to "Uncle Arthur" named here as John Arthur Bobbitt.

 

I talked to Virginia Thomas Bobbitt on the telephone in the month of July, 1999.  She specifically told me to include the name of Thomas as her middle name.  I don't know the significance of why she insisted on doing this.

 

Virginia called me today, May 31, 2002.  She explained that the names 'Lee' and 'Thomas' came from her mother Elvie Lee Thomas Graham. Virginia also named her son Thomas Lee.

 

Here is an email I received about Virginia from one of her friends... April 30, 2001.

 

"Hello, Keith,

 

"I just noticed your posting on Bobbitts in Muhlenberg County and I wanted to

reply.

 

"When I grew up my best friend was Virginia Bobbitt. She lived with her

father and mother (Arthur and Elvie) on the top of Fourth Street hill just

above the Scout House before you got to Park Street. I lived one block from

her and not on a hill. I remember that she had a brother named Mitchell.

Later on Mitchell helped my father to build a house so I remember the name

well. You named two other sons, Henry Lewis and Arthur F. but I cannot

recall them.

 

"Arthur Bobbitt was sherriff of Muhlenberg County at one time. (Actually, he was deputy sheriff)

 

"I was Virginia's age, actually just two months older than she. We spent many

a day playing together. Her mother gave me a bantum hen from her chicken

lot. Virginia and I played paper dolls, day in and day out! I lost contact

with her in 1942 when my family moved out of the state. The war years. I

heard that she married James Miller, son of the Millers who ran the LuRay

Hotel in Central City. It hasn't existed for a good number of years. I also

understood that they moved to Chicago, IL.

 

"Muhlenberg County, KY Marriages

09 Feb 1946 - Mitchel Edward Bobbitt m. Mary Emma Hearld (93-332)

26 Jan 1945 - Harry Louis Bobbitt m. Dortha F. Campbell (92-436)

Virginia (we called her Jenny) must have married elsewhere.

 

And a follow-up email...on August 15, 2001...

 

"Keith -

 

"Yes, I did write Virginia and have heard from her. Thanks for sending her address. She was quite surprised after all these years - 59 to quote her letter. She did not marry James Miller but married his brother whom I did not know, Jesse E. Miller. Had three boys. She stated in her May 10, 2001 note, "Do you realize I'm 71 and in 1942, I was only 12." I had thought she was younger than I. I'll be 71 later this year. If I can remember I'll get her birthdate for you.

 

"I've had cataract surgery and not seeing as well as I like so forgive my typos.

 

"Dorann O'Neil Lamb, Bowling Green, KY  "

 

I thought it was nice that these two friends could converse again after so many years.

 

 

 

 

     

Child of VIRGINIA BOBBITT and JESSE MILLER is:

                  i.    THOMAS LEE¹² MILLER.

 

Notes for THOMAS LEE MILLER:

Named after his grand mother... Elvie Lee Thomas Graham.

 

 

Generation No. 12

 

27.  MICHAEL ANGELO¹² MILLIFF (LAWRENCE WOOTEN¹¹, ROSELLA ELIZABETH¹⁰ BOBBITT, HENRY⁹, JOHN HUGHES⁸, JOHN P.⁷, LEWIS⁶, LEWIS⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT³ ANCESTOR, WILLIAM OR WILLM² BOBBETT, JOHN¹ BOBBET) was born 19 Mar 1934 in Matagorda County, New Gulf, Texas.  He married (1) THERESA L. CASTLESCHOULD 16 Jun 1956 in Conroe, Texas.  She was born 23 Oct 1939.  He married (2) KAREN ALITA CHAMPAGNE 04 Jul 1975 in Conroe, Texas.  She was born 18 Jul 1951 in Port Arthur, Texas.

 

More About MICHAEL MILLIFF and THERESA CASTLESCHOULD:

Marriage: 16 Jun 1956, Conroe, Texas

 

More About MICHAEL MILLIFF and KAREN CHAMPAGNE:

Marriage: 04 Jul 1975, Conroe, Texas

     

Children of MICHAEL MILLIFF and THERESA CASTLESCHOULD are:

                  i.    MICHAEL ANGELO¹³ MILLIFF, b. 13 May 1957.

                 ii.    WESLEY MATHEW MILLIFF, b. 11 Oct 1958.

                iii.    LAURA ELIZABETH MILLIFF, b. 01 Jun 1960.

                iv.    PAUL DEAN MILLIFF, b. 17 Sep 1961.

                 v.    JEFFREY JOSEPH MILLIFF, b. 13 Aug 1963.

 

     

Children of MICHAEL MILLIFF and KAREN CHAMPAGNE are:

                vi.    SEAN MICHAEL¹³ MILLIFF, b. 10 Jun 1976.

               vii.    RYAN MONTGOMERY MILLIFF, b. 29 Aug 1978.

 

 

28.  WANDA BOBBITT¹² TANNER (FLORENE JESSIE¹¹ BOBBITT, LOGAN HENRY¹⁰, HENRY⁹, JOHN HUGHES⁸, JOHN P.⁷, LEWIS⁶, LEWIS⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT³ ANCESTOR, WILLIAM OR WILLM² BOBBETT, JOHN¹ BOBBET) was born 26 Nov 1932.  She married KENNETH POWELL.  He was born 15 Jun 1930.

     

Children of WANDA TANNER and KENNETH POWELL are:

                  i.    KEVIN D.¹³ POWELL, b. 12 Oct 1954.

                 ii.    CHERYL K. POWELL, b. 19 Feb 1957.

                iii.    KEENAN W. POWELL, b. 22 Mar 1960.

 

 

29.  KEITH BARD¹² BOBBITT (LEYBURN KENNETH¹¹, ROY LEE¹⁰, HENRY⁹, JOHN HUGHES⁸, JOHN P.⁷, LEWIS⁶, LEWIS⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT³ ANCESTOR, WILLIAM OR WILLM² BOBBETT, JOHN¹ BOBBET)⁶⁸ was born 18 Apr 1943 in East Alton, Illinois.  He married MARY KATHERYN ZUBER⁶⁹ 09 Dec 1967 in Evansville, Indiana⁷⁰, daughter of JAMES ZUBER and CATHERINE EAKINS.  She was born 01 Aug 1946 in Evansville, Indiana.

 

More About KEITH BARD BOBBITT:

Graduation College: Jun 1965, University of Evansville

Graduation High School: Jun 1961, North High School, Evansville, Indiana

Graduation Masters: Jun 1970, University of Evansville

Occupation: Bet. 1965 - 1996, School teacher for 31 years.  Two years in Mishawaka, IN and 29 years in Evansville, Indiana

Retirement Disability: 30 Sep 1996, Forced retirement due to three back surgeries

 

Notes for MARY KATHERYN ZUBER:

Mary is an excellent pianist.  She could be a concert pianist.  Instead of pursuing the concert stage after college, she decided to get married, have a couple of children, and teach music education in the public schools in the area.  Most of her teaching years have been with The Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation, Evansville, Indiana.

 

Mary's hobbies include canines of all kinds.  She has never been without a dog, and, more than likely, two of them.

 

More About MARY KATHERYN ZUBER:

Graduation College: Jun 1968, University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana

Graduation High School: May 1964, North Posey H.S., Posey County, Indiana

Graduation Masters: Dec 1970, University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana

Occupation: Sep 1968, Teacher Of Music Education in the public schools of Evansville, Indiana

 

More About KEITH BOBBITT and MARY ZUBER:

Marriage: 09 Dec 1967, Evansville, Indiana⁷⁰

     

Children of KEITH BOBBITT and MARY ZUBER are:

31.             i.    LORI ANN¹³ BOBBITT, b. 05 Feb 1971, Evansville, Indiana.

32.             ii.    BRIAN KEITH BOBBITT, b. 26 Jul 1978, Evansville, Indiana.

 

 

30.  VERONICA ANN¹² BOBBITT (MITCHELL EDWARD¹¹, JOHN ARTHUR¹⁰, HENRY⁹, JOHN HUGHES⁸, JOHN P.⁷, LEWIS⁶, LEWIS⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT³ ANCESTOR, WILLIAM OR WILLM² BOBBETT, JOHN¹ BOBBET) was born 20 Jul 1952 in Chicago, Illinois.  She married WILLIAM RONDAL MCGHEE 09 May 1971.  He was born 03 Mar 1950 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

 

More About WILLIAM MCGHEE and VERONICA BOBBITT:

Marriage: 09 May 1971

     

Children of VERONICA BOBBITT and WILLIAM MCGHEE are:

                  i.    JENNIFER LYNN¹³ MCGHEE, b. 02 Jan 1975.

                 ii.    WILLIAM DAVID MCGHEE, b. 28 Aug 1977.

                iii.    TIMOTHY ROBERT MCGHEE, b. 04 Mar 1980.

 

 

Generation No. 13

 

31.  LORI ANN¹³ BOBBITT (KEITH BARD¹², LEYBURN KENNETH¹¹, ROY LEE¹⁰, HENRY⁹, JOHN HUGHES⁸, JOHN P.⁷, LEWIS⁶, LEWIS⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT³ ANCESTOR, WILLIAM OR WILLM² BOBBETT, JOHN¹ BOBBET)⁷¹ was born 05 Feb 1971 in Evansville, Indiana.  She married MARK EDWARD YOUNG 21 Mar 1998 in Brownstown, Indiana.  He was born 12 Feb 1965 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

 

Notes for LORI ANN BOBBITT:

Lori is an excellent singer.  She performed in her high school choir and musicals.  Lori won the prestigious "Hagemann Award For Musical Performance" in 1988 while studying music with Mr. Jerry Hoover.  This was a four year college scholarship to the college of her choice.

 

While a student at Indiana University, she performed with the world renown 'Singing Hoosiers' under the direction of Robert Stoll, School of Music.  She also performed with the Cinncinati Symphony - 'The Music Man' and 'Snow White'.  After graduation she performed with the Indianapolis Symphony Chorus and Orchestra.

 

Lori's first teaching job was at Pike Middle School, Indianapolis, Indiana.  She is now teaching at Avon Middle School, Avon, Indiana.  She is a science teacher and the mother of a daughter.

 

More About LORI ANN BOBBITT:

Graduation College: Jun 1993, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

Graduation High School: May 1989, Mt. Vernon High School, Mt. Vernon, Indiana

Graduation Masters: Dec 1997, IUPUI, Indiana University/Purdue University/Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana

 

More About MARK YOUNG and LORI BOBBITT:

Divorce: 19 Sep 2000, Indianapolis, Indiana

Marriage: 21 Mar 1998, Brownstown, Indiana

     

Child of LORI BOBBITT and MARK YOUNG is:

                  i.    CASSANDRA GRACE¹⁴ YOUNG⁷², b. 07 Jul 2000, Indianapolis, Indiana.

 

 

32.  BRIAN KEITH¹³ BOBBITT (KEITH BARD¹², LEYBURN KENNETH¹¹, ROY LEE¹⁰, HENRY⁹, JOHN HUGHES⁸, JOHN P.⁷, LEWIS⁶, LEWIS⁵, WILLIAM⁴, WILLIAM BOBBET - OUR IMMIGRANT³ ANCESTOR, WILLIAM OR WILLM² BOBBETT, JOHN¹ BOBBET)^73,74,75 was born 26 Jul 1978 in Evansville, Indiana.  He married KELLY JOHNSON 05 Jun 2004 in Evansville, IN. 

 

Notes for BRIAN KEITH BOBBITT:

Brian was a track star in high school.  He excelled in shot put and discus.  He played some football and lifted weights.  He helped coach junior high football when he was a junior and senior in high school. Later, when he was in college at Indiana University, he helped coach varsity track at Mt. Vernon Senior High School in Mt. Vernon, Indiana and Evansville Reitz High School in Evansville, Indiana.

 

Brian was chosen by his professors and department chairs  to receive the "Physical Education Major Of The Year Award, 2000 - 2001"  during his senior year at Indiana University.  The School of Physical Education  at Indiana University is ranked the number one school in the United States.

 

Brian has worked at Burdette Park in Vanderburgh County, Indiana as the Director of Sports Activities and later as Director of All Activities. He has done this during the summer months while attending Indiana University.

 

Brian's first teaching job was at Harwood Middle School, Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation, Evansville, Indiana.  He taught children in the field of Industrial Technology.  He also wrote and received a grant totaling thousands of dollars in Engineering sponsored by Purdue University and Indiana State University.

 

More About BRIAN KEITH BOBBITT:

Graduation College: May 2001, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

Graduation High School: May 1996, Mt. Vernon, Indiana

 

More About BRIAN BOBBITT and KELLY JOHNSON:

Marriage: 05 Jun 2004, Evansville, IN

     

Child of BRIAN BOBBITT and KELLY JOHNSON is:

                  i.    NOT YET¹⁴ BOBBITT.

 

 

 

Endnotes

 

1.  Grundisburgh Register Church of England Parish Church of Grundisburgh

2.  Research by Marsha Berry http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=grosscup1674&id=I3743.

3.  Grundisburgh Register Church of England Parish Church of Grundisburgh, Genealogy work by Marsha Berry.

4.  Parish registers, 1559 - 1879 Church of England, Parish Church of Campsea Ash.

5.  Grundisburgh Register Church of England Parish Church of Grundisburgh.

6.  Parish registers, 1559 - 1879 Church of England, Parish Church of Campsea Ash.

7.  Parish registers, 1599-1879 Church of England. Parish Church of Campsea Ash.

8.  Parish registers, 1559-1879 Church of England. Parish Church of Campsea Ash.

9.  Parish registers, 1559 - 1879 Church of England, Parish Church of Campsea Ash, Genealogy by Marsha Berry - March 2005.

10.  Parish registers, 1559 - 1879 Church of England, Parish Church of Campsea Ash, Genealogy work by Marsha Berry.

11.  Parish registers, 1559 - 1879 Church of England, Parish Church of Campsea Ash.

12.  Parish Registers, 1545 - 1910 Church of England, Parish Church of Woodbridge.

13.  Parish Registers, 1545 - 1910 Church of England, Parish Church of Woodbridge, Genealogy by Marsha Berry - March 2005.

14.  Parish registers, 1559 - 1879 Church of England, Parish Church of Campsea Ash, Bobbitt Family Genealogy by Marsha Berry.

15.  Parish Registers, 1545 - 1910 Church of England, Parish Church of Woodbridge.

16.  The Bobbitt Family In America by John W. Bobbitt.

17.  Marvin Beatty - Genealogist of Orange County, Indiana.

18.  Census Records, Orange County, Indiana 1850 and 1860.

19.  Valeene Church Records, Orange County, Indiana.

20.  Marvin Beatty - Genealogist of Orange County, Indiana.

21.  1820 Federal Census, Shelby County, Alabama2 White males over 213 White males under 211 White female over 214 White females under 2110 Total.

22.  Photo of headstone by Vickie L. Tolbert.

23.  Marvin Beatty - Genealogist of Orange County, Indiana.

24.  Valeene Church Records - Southeast Township.

25.  Headstone photo taken by Vickie Tolbert.

26.  Marvin Beatty - Genealogist of Orange County, Indiana.

27.  Indiana State Library Genealogy Division - Indiana Marriages Through 1850.

28.  Federal Census of 1870.

29.  1860 Census, Orange County, Indiana.

30.  Cemetery in Bevier, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

31.  Commonwealth of Kentucky Certificate of Death of Henry Bobbitt.

32.  Certificate of Death of Abbey Vandiver, Commonwealth of Kentucky.

33.  Certificate of Death of Abbey Vandiver, Commonwealth of Kentucky, File No. 28444, Registered No. 147, Registration District No. 7135, Cause of Death, Tuberculosis of bowles, signed by C.D. Almon, M.D.Place of burial  -  Millers Graveyard, Cleaton, Ky.

34.  Commonwealth of Kentucky Certificate of Death of Henry Bobbitt.

35.  "The Bobbitt Family In America" by John W. Bobbitt.  Published in 1985.

36.  Commonwealth of Kentucky Certificate of Death of Henry Bobbitt.

37.  Certificate of Death of Abbey Vandiver, Commonwealth of Kentucky.

38.  Muhlenberg County KY 1910 Census, Page 77.

39.  The Federal Census of 1910.

40.  Marriage Bond -- The Commonwealth of Kentucky, 516.

41.  Muhlenberg County KY 1910 Census, Page 81.

42.  The Federal Census of 1910.

43.  Certificate of Death of Abbey Vandiver, Commonwealth of Kentucky.

44.  The Federal Census of 1910.

45.  Certificate of Death of Abbey Vandiver, Commonwealth of Kentucky.

46.  Death Certificate, Commonweatlth of Kentucky.

47.  Cemetery Records, Island, McLean County, Kentucky.

48.  Voice of Mary Cassandra Byers Bobbitt - My Grandmother.

49.  Leyburn Bobbitt - my dad, son of Roy.

50.  Death Certificate of Mary Cassandra Bobbitt, State of Indiana.

51.  Verbal Information from The Byers Family.

52.  Death Certificate of Mary Cassandra Bobbitt, State of Indiana.

53.  Island Methodist Church Cemetary, Page 15.

54.  Verbal Information from The Byers Family, Date of Import: May 21, 2002.

55.  Island Methodist Church Cemetary, Page 15.

56.  Certificate of Death of Abbey Vandiver, Commonwealth of Kentucky.

57.  Marriage Bond -- The Commonwealth of Kentucky.

58.  Verbal Information from The Byers Family.

59.  Birth Certificate, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

60.  Death Certificate, State of Indiana.

61.  Death Certificate, Commonweatlth of Kentucky.

62.  Leonard Brown.FTW, Date of Import: May 20, 2002.

63.  Death Certificate, State of Indiana.

64.  Death Certificate, Commonweatlth of Kentucky.

65.  Verbal Information from The Byers Family, Date of Import: May 21, 2002.

66.  Certificate of Death of Abbey Vandiver, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 572.

67.  Certificate of Death of Abbey Vandiver, Commonwealth of Kentucky.

68.  Birth Certificate, East Alton, Illinois.

69.  Birth Certificate. Evansville, Indiana.

70.  Marriage Certificate, Evansville, Indiana.

71.  Birth Certificate, Evansville, Indiana.

72.  Birth Certificate, Indianapolis, Indiana.

73.  Death Certificate, Commonweatlth of Kentucky, Date of Import: May 20, 2002.

74.  Leonard Brown.FTW, Date of Import: May 20, 2002.

75.  littlebrown.FTW, Date of Import: May 20, 2002.