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Husband:
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William James Bobbitt
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Born:
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1775
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in:
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Halifax County, North Carolina
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Source:
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John W. Bobbitt, "The Bobbitt Family in America", (Washington, D.C., 1985), 239.
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Died:
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1836
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in:
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Morgon County, Illinois
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Source:
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John W. Bobbitt, "The Bobbitt Family in America", (Washington, D.C., 1985), 683.
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Relationship with Father:
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Isham Drury Bobbitt, Senior - Natural
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Relationship with Mother:
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Elizabeth James - Natural
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Occupation:
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Millwright
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Source:
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John W. Bobbitt, "The Bobbitt Family in America", (Washington, D.C., 1985), 680.
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Religion:
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Baptist
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Source:
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John W. Bobbitt, "The Bobbitt Family in America", (Washington, D.C., 1985), 681.
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Medical
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Notes
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(The following is taken from "The Bobbitt Family in America," by John W. Bobbitt. Pages 680-684)
William James Bobbitt was the first child and son of Isham and Elizabeth (James) Bobbitt. He was born in North Carolina in 1775. His parents were married on October 13, 1774 in Halifax County, North Carolina. From Published information left by his son John G. Bobbitt, we have the following record of the family and the places they lived.
1774 - 1781 lived in Warren and Halifax Counties, N. C.
1781 - 1789 lived in Guilford County, North Carolina.
1789 - 1803 lived in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
1803 - 1816 lived in Christian County, Kentucky.
1816 - 1829 lived in Missouri Territory.
1829 - 1836 lived and died in Morgan County, Illinois.
William James Bobbitt had to be born before 1779 and after 1774. The census records indicate that William was born in 1775. Much of what we know about William Bobbitt comes from a published account in "Portrair and Biographical Album of Morgan County Illinois", published by Chapman Brothers in 1889. John G. Bobbitt son of William J. Bobbitt supplied the information. Excerpts from this acount pertaining to William J. Bobbitt are quoted here.
"William J. Bobbitt, father of our subject (John G. Bobbitt)
was a native of North Carolina, a millwright by trade and
a natural mechanic. He was the son of southern parents,
and his father Isham Bobbitt served in the Revolutionary
War. He died in this county at the age of 84 years.
He located in Kentucky where in due time he was married
to Miss Elizabeth Hale. After their marriage the parents
of our subject (John G. Bobbitt) settled in Hopkinsville,
Christian County, Kentucky, where they lived until after
the birth of two children. Then hoping to better their
financial condition, they sought the southwest, locating
in Madison County, Missouri, where the father put up a
mill and engaged as a miller and general mechanic until
coming to this county."
In our research on William J. Bobbitt in Missouri, we found him listed as one of the justices of the peace who performed some marriages. One of the records showed that he performed the marriage of William Campbell to Malinda Davis on January 31, 1829, not long before he left Missouri and returned to Morgan County, Illinois.
"William J. Bobbitt purchased forty acres of land from
the government and began the construction of a homestead
in the wilderness. He lived but seven years thereafter,
resting from his earthly labors in 1836, at the age of 61.
Both he and his wife (Elizabeth Hale) were members of the
Regular Baptist Church. His wife survived her husband by
many years, dying at the age of seventy-six. She was a
number of years younger than he. To their marriage was
born eleven children, five sons and six daughters, all
of whom reached mature years and married before a death
occured in the famiy.
"One son, William C. Bobbitt was waylaid and killed for
his money in the gold regions of California. Three sis-
ters are now deceased, all of whom left families. The
eldest brother living has now reached advanced age
of over eighty years and the youngest member of the family
is past fifty."
Stephen Bobbitt, brother of William James Bobbitt left Hopkinsville Kentucky and moved to Morgan County Illinois in 1826. His father, Isham Bobbitt and his mother Elizabeth, moved to Morgan County in 1827. Several of the children of Isham also moved to Morgan County before 1830. When William J. Bobbitt moved back to Illinois from Missouri he lived near his brother Stephen. Both families are listed in the 830 census of Morgan County, Illinois.
William James Bobbitt marries Elizabeth Hale on July 8, 1808 in Trigg County, Kentucky. They were married by James Thompson a justice of the peace, and a brother to William Bobbitt's brother-in-law, John Thompson, husband of sister Amy (Bobbitt) Thompson. There are many records in Trigg County Kentucky that pertain to the family living in Christian County.
The family was recorded in the 1810 census of Christian County Kentucky.
William J. Bobbitt
1 male under 10 (1800-1810)
1 male 26 - 45 (1765-1784)
1 female under 10 (1800-1810)
1 female 16 - 25 (1785-1794)
The family in 1810 was William J. Bobbitt born in 1775, Wiley Madison Bobbitt born in 1809, Elizabeth Hale Bobbitt born in 1790, and Polly Bobbitt born in 1810.
William and his family moved from Kentucky to Missouri between the years of 1810 and 816. The family lived in Missouri until the early spring of 1830 at which time they moved back to Morgan County, Illinois. Two of the children were born in Illinois, Elzorah in 1830 and Hardy in 1833. The best record of the family was in the federal census taken in Morgan County in 1830.
William J. Bobbitt:
1 male under 5 (1825-1830)
2 males 5 - 10 (1820-1825)
1 male 10 - 15 (1815-1820)
1 male 20 - 30 (1800-1810)
1 male 50 - 60 (1770-1780)
1 female under 5 (1825-1830)
2 females 10 - 15 (1815-1820)
2 females 15 - 20 (1810-1815)
1 female 30 - 40 (1790-1800)
Since one of the children was born after the census was taken the number of children in the family was eleven. Many of the descendants have stated there were only eleven children.
We have a record where William J. Bobbitt as Justice of the Peace performed a marriage in Missouri on January 31, 1829 and was in the state census of Illinois in 1830.
Marriages of the children are recorded in Illinois and mostly in the counties of Morgan, Hancock and Brown.
The first of the children to get married was Polly in 1832, and then Wiley in 1835. None of the children was married before the 1830 census. William James Bobbitt died in 1836 in Morgan County, Illinois. Elizabeth Bobbitt died in 1864 at the home of her son James Bobbitt, who was living in Bethel Illinois. Many of the members of the family are buried in the family cemetery in the town of Jacksonville, Illinois.
In 1840 the census of Mrgan County, Illinois listed the family with Elizabeth (Hale) Bobbitt as head of household.
Elizabeth Bobbitt:
1 male 5 - 10 (1830-1835)
1 male 10 - 15 (1825-1830)
2 males 15 - 20 (1820-1825)
1 male 20 - 30 (1810-1820)
1 female 15 - 20 (1820-1825)
2 females 20 - 30 (1810-1820)
1 female 40 - 50 (1790-1800)
All of the children except Elzorah and Hardy were married and away from home by the time of the 1850 census. The census was taken on October 24, 1850.
Elizabeth Bobbitt 59 (1791) North Carolina
E. (Elzorah) Bobbitt 20 (1830) Illinois
Hardy Bobbitt 16 (1834) Illinois
Elizabeth Bobbitt died in 1864 in Morgan County. William J. Bobbitt was listed in the 1800 census of Spartanburg County, South Carolina in the family of his father. Although he was 25 years of age at the time there is no indication that he was married. The family moved to Kentucky in 1803 and William married in 1808. It is likely that he had to help his parents rear his younger brothers and sisters. We do not believe that he was married before he met and married Elizabeth Hale in 1808.
In 1917 Hattie Bobbitt a granddaughter of William J. Bobbitt wrote to her cousin, Mildred Welsh, a letter concerning family history. Some of the excerps from this letter are interesting.
"Father said we were English and Welsh. He (John G. Bobbitt)
is buried in the same cemetery as your great grandfather a
few miles out in the country". (from Chapin, Illinois)
"Grandfather (William J. Bobbitt) died when father was but
a boy, but I remember granmother tho I was but a small
child when she died. There were eleven children of that
family, your grandfather and Uncle Hardie being the younger.
(This means Elzorah and Hardy) Madison, Everett, John William,
Elzy, Hardie, Martilla Glover, Purity Gentry, Pollie Boyd,
Elma Giddings and Betsy Giddings, five of the Bobbitt relations
married Giddings."
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Marriage Information
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Name:
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Elizabeth Hale
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Married:
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July 08, 1808
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Beginning status:
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Married
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Trigg County, Kentucky
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Source:
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John W. Bobbitt, "The Bobbitt Family in America", (Washington, D.C., 1985), 681.
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Marriage Notes
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Wife:
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Elizabeth Hale
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Born:
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1790
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Source:
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John W. Bobbitt, "The Bobbitt Family in America", (Washington, D.C., 1985), 682.
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Died:
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1864
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in:
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Bethel, Illinois
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Source:
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John W. Bobbitt, "The Bobbitt Family in America", (Washington, D.C., 1985), 683.
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Religion:
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Baptist
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Source:
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John W. Bobbitt, "The Bobbitt Family in America", (Washington, D.C., 1985), 681.
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Address and Phone(s)
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Medical
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Notes
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Child:
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Wiley Madison Bobbitt
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Born:
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July 24, 1809
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in:
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Kentucky
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Source:
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John W. Bobbitt, "The Bobbitt Family in America", (Washington, D.C., 1985), 682.
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Relationship with Father:
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William James Bobbitt - Natural
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Relationship with Mother:
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Elizabeth Hale - Natural
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Address and Phone(s)
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Medical
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Notes
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Marriage Information
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Name:
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Sarah Pyle
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Married:
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August 20, 1835
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Beginning status:
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Married
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Illinois
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Source:
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John W. Bobbitt, "The Bobbitt Family in America", (Washington, D.C., 1985), 683.
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Marriage Notes
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Child:
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Polly S. Bobbitt
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Born:
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1810
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in:
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Kentucky
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Source:
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John W. Bobbitt, "The Bobbitt Family in America", (Washington, D.C., 1985), 682.
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Relationship with Father:
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William James Bobbitt - Natural
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Relationship with Mother:
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Elizabeth Hale - Natural
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Address and Phone(s)
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Medical
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Notes
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Marriage Information
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Name:
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Milton A. Boyd
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Married:
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July 05, 1832
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Beginning status:
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Married
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Illinois
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Source:
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John W. Bobbitt, "The Bobbitt Family in America", (Washington, D.C., 1985), 683.
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Marriage Notes
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Child:
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Everett Hale Bobbitt
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Born:
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January 26, 1816
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in:
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Madison County, Missouri
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Source:
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John W. Bobbitt, "The Bobbitt Family in America", (Washington, D.C., 1985), 626.
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Died:
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August 29, 1907
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in:
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White Oak, Iowa
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Source:
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"Bobbitt" Book, Page 172
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Relationship with Father:
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William James Bobbitt - Natural
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Relationship with Mother:
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Elizabeth Hale - Natural
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Occupation:
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Carpenter
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Address and Phone(s)
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Medical
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Notes
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Marriage Information
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Name:
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Mary A. Newton
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Married:
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May 09, 1842
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Beginning status:
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Married
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Hancock County, Illinois
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Source:
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"Bobbitt" Book, Page 171
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Marriage Notes
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Child:
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Martillia Bobbitt
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Born:
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1818
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in:
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Missouri
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Source:
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John W. Bobbitt, "The Bobbitt Family in America", (Washington, D.C., 1985), 682.
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Relationship with Father:
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William James Bobbitt - Natural
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Relationship with Mother:
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Elizabeth Hale - Natural
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Address and Phone(s)
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Medical
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Notes
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Marriage Information
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Name:
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Samuel C. Stockton
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Married:
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May 10, 1838
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Beginning status:
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Married
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Illinois
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Source:
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John W. Bobbitt, "The Bobbitt Family in America", (Washington, D.C., 1985), 683.
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Marriage Notes
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Child:
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Julia Alma Bobbitt
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Born:
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June 30, 1820
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in:
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Missouri
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Source:
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John W. Bobbitt, "The Bobbitt Family in America", (Washington, D.C., 1985), 682.
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Died:
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December 12, 1877
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in:
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Pea Ridge, Brown County, Illinois
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Source:
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Ralph L. Giddings & C. Bland Giddings, "Giddings In America", (Fort Collins, Colorado, 1998), 203.
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Relationship with Father:
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William James Bobbitt - Natural
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Relationship with Mother:
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Elizabeth Hale - Natural
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Burial Location:
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Beckham Cemetery, Pea Ridge, Brown County, Illinois
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Source:
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Ralph L. Giddings & C. Bland Giddings, "Giddings In America", (Fort Collins, Colorado, 1998), 203.
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Address and Phone(s)
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Medical
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Notes
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Marriage Information
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Name:
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Samuel Newell Giddings
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Married:
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July 23, 1842
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Beginning status:
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Married
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Illinois
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Source:
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John W. Bobbitt, "The Bobbitt Family in America", (Washington, D.C., 1985), 683.
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Marriage Notes
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Child:
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Purity Pennington Bobbitt
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Born:
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April 27, 1820
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in:
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Indiana
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Source:
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Laura Whitaker.
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Died:
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January 13, 1907
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Source:
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Laura Whitaker.
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Relationship with Father:
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William James Bobbitt - Natural
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Relationship with Mother:
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Elizabeth Hale - Natural
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Address and Phone(s)
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Medical
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Notes
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Marriage Information
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Name:
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John Stenteney
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Married:
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June 17, 1841
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Beginning status:
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Married
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Illinois
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Source:
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Laura Whitaker.
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Marriage Notes
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Child:
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William Columbus Bobbitt
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Born:
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1822
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in:
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Missouri
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Source:
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John W. Bobbitt, "The Bobbitt Family in America", (Washington, D.C., 1985), 682.
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Died:
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Gold Regions, California
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Source:
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John W. Bobbitt, "The Bobbitt Family in America", (Washington, D.C., 1985), 681.
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Relationship with Father:
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William James Bobbitt - Natural
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Relationship with Mother:
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Elizabeth Hale - Natural
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Address and Phone(s)
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Medical
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Cause of death:
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Robbed and Killed
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Source:
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John W. Bobbitt, "The Bobbitt Family in America", (Washington, D.C., 1985), 681.
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Notes
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Marriage Information
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Name:
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Jane Graham
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Married:
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October 22, 1844
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Beginning status:
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Married
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Illinois
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Source:
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John W. Bobbitt, "The Bobbitt Family in America", (Washington, D.C., 1985), 683.
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Marriage Notes
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Child:
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John Granville Bobbitt
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Born:
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November 06, 1824
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in:
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Madison County, Missouri
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Source:
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John W. Bobbitt, "The Bobbitt Family in America", (Washington, D.C., 1985), 424.
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Died:
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1904
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Source:
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"Bobbitt" Book, Page 424
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Relationship with Father:
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William James Bobbitt - Natural
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Relationship with Mother:
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Elizabeth Hale - Natural
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Address and Phone(s)
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Medical
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Notes
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Marriage Information
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Name:
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Martha J. Newton
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Married:
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December 14, 1848
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Beginning status:
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Married
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Morgan County, Illinois
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Source:
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"Bobbitt" Book, Page 424
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Marriage Notes
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Child:
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James Bobbitt
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Born:
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1825
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in:
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Missouri
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Source:
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John W. Bobbitt, "The Bobbitt Family in America", (Washington, D.C., 1985), 682.
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Relationship with Father:
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William James Bobbitt - Natural
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Relationship with Mother:
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Elizabeth Hale - Natural
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Address and Phone(s)
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Medical
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Notes
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Marriage Information
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Name:
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Mary Boyd
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Married:
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1848
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Beginning status:
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Married
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Illinois
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Source:
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John W. Bobbitt, "The Bobbitt Family in America", (Washington, D.C., 1985), 683.
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Marriage Notes
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Child:
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Elizabeth M. Bobbitt
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Born:
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January 1828
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in:
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Missouri
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Source:
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Ralph L. Giddings & C. Bland Giddings, "Giddings In America", (Fort Collins, Colorado, 1998), 203.
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Died:
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1900
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Source:
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Ralph L. Giddings & C. Bland Giddings, "Giddings In America", (Fort Collins, Colorado, 1998), 203.
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Relationship with Father:
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William James Bobbitt - Natural
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Relationship with Mother:
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Elizabeth Hale - Natural
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Burial Location:
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Beckham Cemetery, Pea Ridge, Brown County, Illinois
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Source:
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Ralph L. Giddings & C. Bland Giddings, "Giddings In America", (Fort Collins, Colorado, 1998), 203.
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Address and Phone(s)
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Medical
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Notes
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Marriage Information
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Name:
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Homer Alanson Giddings
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Married:
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June 05, 1845
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Beginning status:
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Married
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Illinois
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Source:
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John W. Bobbitt, "The Bobbitt Family in America", (Washington, D.C., 1985), 683.
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Marriage Notes
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Child:
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Elzorah Bobbitt
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Born:
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January 14, 1830
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in:
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Illinois
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Source:
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John W. Bobbitt, "The Bobbitt Family in America", (Washington, D.C., 1985), 682.
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Relationship with Father:
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William James Bobbitt - Natural
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Relationship with Mother:
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Elizabeth Hale - Natural
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Address and Phone(s)
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Medical
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Notes
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Marriage Information
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Name:
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Elizabeth Ann Cashe
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Married:
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June 24, 1858
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Beginning status:
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Married
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Illinois
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Source:
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John W. Bobbitt, "The Bobbitt Family in America", (Washington, D.C., 1985), 683.
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Marriage Notes
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Child:
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Hardy Garla Bobbitt
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Born:
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1833
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in:
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Morgon County, Illinois
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Relationship with Father:
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William James Bobbitt - Natural
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Relationship with Mother:
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Elizabeth Hale - Natural
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Address and Phone(s)
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Medical
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Notes
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Marriage Information
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Name:
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Emily Jane Giddings
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Married:
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February 22, 1852
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Beginning status:
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Married
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Brown County, Illinois
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Source:
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John W. Bobbitt, "The Bobbitt Family in America", (Washington, D.C., 1985), 683.
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Marriage Notes
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