Benjamin Franklin Bobbitt had no children of his own to survive him. He and his wife Mary (Berry) Bobbitt reared six children w

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Benjamin Franklin Bobbitt had no children of his own to survive him. He and his wife Mary (Berry) Bobbitt reared six children who were orphaned and all the children were a testimony to their love and care. Four of these children were the nieces and a nephew of Benjamin Bobbitt, children of his brother James. Two of the children were a niece and nephew of Mary (Berry) Bobbitt, children of John Whitney Norton and his wife Tennessee (Berry) Norton. The children were Tennie Norton and Norman Campbell Norton.

Benjamin Bobbitt's history and contribution to Gibson County was written in the book by Frederick M. Culp and Mrs. Robert E. Ross, called "Gibson County Past and Present". The book was published by the Gibson County Historical Society at Trenton, Tennessee, in 1961.

On Saturday, June 3, 1899, the first municipal election was held at Dyer. Benjamin Franklin Bobbitt was one of the judges. The next day, Benjamin Bobbitt suffered a heart attack and after a brief illness, died on July 2, 1899. He was buried in the Bobbitt Cemetery at Dyer.

Mary Elizabeth (Berry) Bobbitt suffered a stroke and was attended by one of the children she reared, Tinnie Norton, a niece. Mary Bobbitt died on November 6, 1903 and was buried in the Bobbitt Cemetery at Dyer.