The Bobbitt Family In America

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In 1987, William returned to Dyer, but in October of that year he left for the last time and moved to the state of Washington. In Washington, William acquired a farm in Columbia County.

In a letter to his son, Alfred Benjamin Bobbitt, dated March 1, 1903, William mentions some thirty five acres in wheat, oats and barley and the fact that his nearest neighbor, was a Mr. Dodge, who live about a mile from his home. On August 7, 1907, William Bobbitt's dog went to the Dodge home and because of the peculiar actions of the dog, Mr. Dodge followed the dog back to the Bobbitt home. There he found William James Bobbitt dead from a bullet wound. The circumstances of the death were never fully explained or understood.

Lena (Stephenson) Bobbitt died at Dyer on June 9. 1930 and is buried in Oakwood cemetery at Dyer, Tennessee.

Alfred Benjamin Bobbitt was born at Dyer, and died on May 25, 1941, at Jackson. He is buried at Henderson, Tennessee. He was a railroad man all of his life and later became a train conductor. He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and was a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason. He and his wife Lillie (Thompson) Bobbitt had one son, Malcolm Marvin Bobbitt.

Guy Hale Bobbitt was born at Dyer. Guy enlisted in the United States Army at the time of the Aguinaldo rebellion in the Philipine Islands. Gy was a skilled telegraph operator and served in that capacity in the army. Guy and his wife had no children to survive them.

This Bobbitt family of Gibson County, Tennessee was and is a remarkable family. Thanks to Allen Wade Mount, Sr. the history was carefully recorded in his book "Our Bobbitt Family" and the details of each family is more fully explained than in the brief accounts written here. The book is in many genealogical sections of state libraries and a copy is recorded with the Library of Congress.

Chief Justice William H. Bobbitt, North Carolina Supreme Court. I took this picture during a very gracious and interesting visit with him.

He had a strong interest in family history. He tried to find his early family history in North Carolina but was never really satisfied with the findings.