The 1880 census of Rusk County, lists the family of Thomas and Elizabeth and the family of their son, Henry Fountain Bobbitt.
Family # 319, counted June 17, 1880
Thomas Bobbitt 58 (1822) Tennessee
Elizabeth (Walker) Bobbitt 50 (1830) Tennessee (Virginia)
Family # 326, counted June 17, 1880
Henry Bobbitt 25 (1855) Tennessee
Willie (Langford) Bobbitt 19 (1861) Alabama
Virgil Bobbitt 2 (1879) Texas
Henry Fountain and Willie Ina (Langford) Bobbitt reared a large family. They lived in both Rusk and Van Zandt Counties of Texas.
Virgil A. Bobbitt Jan. 1, 1879 Mar. 10, 1940
Eufaula Bobbitt Apr. 8, 1881 Aug. 1833
Lila Verna Bobbitt Aug. 7, 1883 ... .. ....
Alice Roberta Bobbitt Oct. 31, 1885 ... .. ....
Walter A. Bobbitt Mar. 29, 1888 ... .. ....
Jessie Eaton Bobbitt Oct. 19, 1890 May . 5 , 1958
Allen D. Bobbitt Feb. 24, 1893 Dec. 12, 1933
Marshall Dewey Bobbitt Sep. 20, 1895 ... .. ....
Marvin R. Bobbitt Jul. 6, 1898 ... .. ....
Clarence Bobbitt Jan. 5, 1901 Jun . 1 , 1901
Hubert Lee Bobbitt Oct. 6, 1903 ... .. ....
Manuel Larry Bobbitt Aug. 31, 1905 ... .. ....
Information for some of the facts in this chapter came from Marla Kay Bobbitt of Dallas, Texas. Marla is a daughter of Marland D. and Rosalee (West) Bobbitt and descends through Allen D. and Mildred M. (Jones) Bobbitt.
The Bobbitt lineage of Thomas Bobbitt is:
William Bobbitt from Wales 1649 - 1703 Anna Sturdivant
John Bobbitt of Chowan, N.C. 1678 - 1736 Sarah Green
William Bobbitt Senior, N.C. 1704 - 1768 Amy Bennett
John Richard Bobbitt 1725 - 1791 Amy Alston
Stephen Erasmus Bobbitt 1747 - 1824 Celah Harris
Stephen Bobbitt Junior 1785 - 1831 Elizabeth Bradley
Thomas Bobbitt 1822 - 1886 Elizabeth Walker
Theodore Newton Bobbitt 1843-1940 Amelia Phillips Bobbitt 1846-1911
From left to right; Lon Bobbitt, George Bobbitt, Theodore N. Bobbitt, Willard Bobbitt, Frank Bobbitt, Charles Bobbitt and William Bobbitt. Two boys in front are sons of Lon Bobbitt. George and Charles are both sons of Theodore Newton Bobbitt. All are relatives.