John T. Bobbitt served in the Confederate Navy. After the war he worked in various sections of North Carolina. In 1888 he marri

The Bobbitt Family In America

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John T. Bobbitt served in the Confederate Navy. After the war he worked in various sections of North Carolina. In 1888 he married Laura F. Smith. In 1891 he moved to Roanoke Virginia. He and his family was listed in the 1900 federal census as:

J. T. Bobbitt May. 1845 55 North Carolina

Laura F. (Smith) Bobbitt May. 1861 39 North Carolina

John M. Bobbitt Jul. 1889 10 North Carolina

M. Frank Bobbitt Jan. 1892 8 Virginia

Charles L. Bobbitt Mar. 1900 3/12 Virginia

W. L. Smith (bro-in-law) Apr. 1876 24 North Carolina

Carrie McHugh (sis-in-law) Feb. 1874 26 North Carolina

John Thomas Bobbitt married Laura F. Smith on October 3, 1888 at Durham, North Carolina. John died September 18, 1921 at Roanoke. In Virginia John was a successful real estate agent.

George W. Bobbitt lived on the home place in Fishing Creek until about 1885. In 1877 he married Bettie P --------. In 1885 he moved to Marks Creek in Wake County. In the federal census of 1900 he was listed with his entire family as:

George W. Bobbitt Dec. 1849 50 North Carolina

Bettie P. Bobbitt Mar. 1856 44 North Carolina

Lenna M. Bobbitt Nov. 1877 22 North Carolina

Lizzie G. Bobbitt Feb. 1880 20 North Carolina

Joseph C. Bobbitt Aug. 1882 17 North Carolina

Sidney A. Bobbitt Aug. 1888 11 North Carolina

Earl H. Bobbitt Mar. 1892 8 North Carolina

Walton Clark Bobbitt was the fourth son of Lewis Bobbitt who lived to maturity. Walton married Ella Carraway Hight on February 4, 1884. The family was listed in the 1900 census of Franklin County, on Sandy Creek as:

Walton C. Bobbitt Aug. 1860 39 North Carolina

Ella C. Bobbitt Jun. 1869 30 North Carolina

Louis W. Bobbitt Dec. 1884 15 North Carolina

Clarence R. Bobbitt Apr. 1887 13 North Carolina

Boldie 0. Bobbitt Jun. 1889 10 North Carolina

Bettie A. Bobbitt Jul. 1891 8 North Carolina

St. Clair Bobbitt Aug. 1896 3 North Carolina

Willie N. Bobbitt Jun. 1899 4m North Carolina

Four daughters were born after the 1900 census. The daughters are Mary Roxanna Bobbitt, Ella Magdalene Bobbitt, Annie Lou Bobbitt, and Parrieleigh Mildred Bobbitt. Walton Clark Bobbitt was born on August 23, 1860 and died on August 4, 1927.

Most of the descendants of Lewis Bobbitt now live, or have lived their entire lives in North Carolina.

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