William James BOBBITT & Elizabeth HAILE

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William James BOBBITT
Elizabeth HAILE

Husband: William James BOBBITT
Birth: ca. 1775, Halifax Co., NC
Death: 1836, Morgan Co., IL
Father: Isham Drury BOBBITT, Sr.
Mother: Elizabeth JAMES

Marriage: 8 Jul 1808, Christian Co., KY
This is a late first marriage for William. Did he have a prior wife?

Wife: Elizabeth HAILE
Birth: 1790-94
Death: 1864, Bethel, Morgan Co., IL

Children:

1. Wiley Madison BOBBITT, b. 1809, Christian Co., KY
2. Mary S. "Polly" BOBBITT, b. 1810, Christian Co., MO; m. 20 Sep 1835, Milton BOYD
3. Purity BOBBITT, b. 1815, MO; m. 17 Jun 1841, John SENTENY
4. Everett Hale BOBBITT, b. 1817, Madison Co., MO; m1. Nancy GIDDINGS; m2. 9 May 1842, Mary NEWTON
5. Martillia BOBBITT, b. 1818, MO; m. 10 May 1838, Samuel C. STOCKTON
6. Julia Alma BOBBITT, b. 1820, MO; m. 23 Jul 1842, Samuel GIDDINGS
7. William Columbus BOBBITT, b. 1822, MO; d. CA; m. 22 Oct 1844, Jane GRAHAM
8. John Granville BOBBITT, b. 6 Nov 1824, MO; m. 14 Dec 1848, Martha J. NEWTON
9. James BOBBITT, b. 1825
10. Elizabeth BOBBITT, b. 1828, MO; m. 6 Jun 1845, Homer GIDDINGS
11. Elzora BOBBITT, b. 1830, Morgan Co., IL; m. 24 Jun 1848, Elizabeth CASHE
12. Hardy Garia BOBBITT, b. 1833, Morgan Co., IL; m. 22 Feb 1858, Emily GIDDINGS

Sources:

1. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. Kentucky Marriages: Early to 1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):

Bobbitt, William Hail, Elizabeth 8 Jul 1808 Christian Co.

2a. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1810 (Broderbund CD-313). Please see my WARNING regarding use of this database (the numerical data have the genders switched).

1810 Bobbit, William KY Christian Co. p. 55 10100-1001000

2b. 1790-1870 Census Index (online at Ancestry.com):

1810 BOBBIT WILLIAM KY Christian Co. p. 55 10010-10100-00

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 9 or under 1800-1810 = Wiley (b. 1809)

1 male 26-44 1765-1784 = William (b. ca. 1775)

1 female 9 or under 1800-1810 = Mary (b. 1810)

1 female 16-25 1784-1794 = Elizabeth

3. 1820 Census. There was no 1820 census in Missouri; it was not a state yet.

4. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #79 of 148; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1830 IL Morgan Co. p. 94 Ln. 13 Wm J Bobbett 121 010 010 - 102 201 000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1825-1830 = James (b. 1825)

2 males 5-9 1820-1825 = John (b. 1824)
= William (b. 1822)

1 male 10-14 1815-1820 = Everett (b. 1817)

1 male 20-29 1800-1810 = Wiley (b. 1809)

1 male 50-59 1770-1780 = William (b. ca. 1775)

1 female 4 or under 1825-1830 = Elizabeth (b. 1828)

2 females 10-14 1815-1820 = Julia (b. 1820)
= Martillia (b. 1818)

2 females 15-19 1810-1815 = Purity (b. 1815)
= Mary (b. 1810)

1 female 30-39 1790-1800 = Elizabeth

5. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1830 (Broderbund CD-315):

1835 State Census Bobbit, William IL Morgan Co. p. 41

6. 1840

7. 1850

8. 1860

9. Descendants of William Bobbitt by Linda D. Martin. [link died]

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