"Her parents, Henry and Martha (Ezell) Newton were natives of Virginia, and are long since deceased. Henry Newton was twice mar

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"Her parents, Henry and Martha (Ezell) Newton were natives of Virginia, and are long since deceased. Henry Newton was twice married and was the father of a large family. Mrs. Bobbitt was a daughter of the first wife, who died when she was a comparatively young woman. She lived with her father and her sister Mary, principally in this county, growing up with a limited education.

"Of the three children born to Mr. and Mrs. Bobbitt, one son Lewis M. Bobbitt died at the age of thirty four, in Township 15, range 10. He was married to Miss Julia Ellen Busey, who survives him. They had two children, Walter N. Bobbitt, and John Charles Bobbitt. Mary Louise Bobbitt became the wife of J. B. Holliday, and they are living on a farm in township 15, range 11. They have four children, Ralf, Mable, Charles L., and Frank S. Hattie E. Bobbitt remains at home with her parents; she is very intelligent and greatly interested in music. Mrs. Bobbitt and her children belong to the Christian Church."

Hattie E. Bobbitt the youngest child of John G. and Martha Bobbitt wrote a letter to her cousin, Mildred Welsh, who lived in Kansas City, Missouri. The letter concerned family history and was dated February 11, 1917. The following excerpts are taken from this letter.

"Father said (John G. Bobbitt) that we are English and Welsh. Father is buried in the same cemetery as your great grandfather (William J. Bobbitt) a few miles out in the country (from Chapin, Illinois). My grandfather and his son, William Bobbitt, were born in North Carolina..... About 20 years ago a John Bobbitt visited us from Kentucky. A fine looking fellow. I corresponded with him and his sisters in Nashville Tennessee for some time, but finally lost track of them. I can just barely remember Uncle Mike (Christman) and Aunt Sallie Christman, but they were very old. Grandfather died when father was but a boy, but I remember grandmother tho I was but a small child when she died. There were 11 children of that family your grandfather (Elzorah) and Uncle Hardie being the youngest. Madison, Everett, John, William, Elzy, Hardie, Martilla Glover, Purity Sentry, Pollie Boyd, Elma Giddings and Betsy Giddings. Five of the Bobbitt relatives married Giddings . If ever you find a Bobbitt whether you care to or not, I doubt not you could run it back to a common ancestor........ A few years ago in the national year book of the Christian Church, there were five Bobbitt ministers listed. I was told that one of my Bobbitt cousins, a slave holder, when the war was over, took his slaves and went to Cuba, so there may be Bobbitts of more than one color.

truly, Aunt Hattie"

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