John W. Bobbitt
Autobiography
Letter received from John, October 12, 2003
The following quote is rather poignant. John was 7 years of age.
"Almost the first thing my father did after we moved from Dunbar to Summersville was to take me to visit the grave of Elijah, his father. My father stood silently by the grave for several minutes and wiped tears from his eyes. The only time I ever saw my father weep. Six years later, Samuel McClung Bobbitt was buried on the very spot of ground where he stood and wept for his father." p. 183
"Sam and Anna Bobbitt had three children, two sons and one daughter. All the children were born in Kanawha County, West Virginia."
Samuel Newlon Bobbitt born Oct. 18, 1918
John William Bobbitt born Dec. 11, 1922
Jean Sterling Bobbitt born Feb. 13, 1923
"Anna Bobbitt was a strong woman, deeply religious, intelligent, a warm personality, and strong character. She faced an uncertain life and fate after moving to Huntington. The years that followed were hard, but her determination saw her goals accomplished. Her children were educated and left home to care for themselves."
The family lineage of John W. Bobbitt is:
William Bobbitt from Wales 1649 - 1703 Joanna Sturdivant
William Bobbitt of Virginia 1675 - 1738 Mary Green
James Bobbitt of Pittsylvania Co. Va. 1707 - 1761 Elizabeth Dalton
Lieutenant John Bobbitt (Soldier of the American Revolution) 1742 - 1816 Sarah Gibson
John Bobbitt, Jr. 1785 - 1856 Permelia Hill
Rufus Bobbitt 1826 - 1872 Mary Elizabeth Williams
Elijah Bobbitt 1855 - 1931 Rowena Davis Robinson
Samuel McClung Bobbitt 1889 - 1936 Anna Lauretta Newlon
John W. Bobbitt 1922 -
Please read the other links listed above.
John's Statement Is True
"Interest in this work passes from one family member to another. Just as in the past, several members of the family had some fragments, some interesting information, some documentary proof, someone in our future will sort out, rewrite, and become the centralized depository for our Bobbitt family history." -- John W. Bobbitt
Family members will edit, add, determine truths, eliminate untruths, write and rewrite the information of their ancestral lines. The history of the Bobbitt Family will grow little by little and bit by bit.
The End.