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His full name was Joseph Day Bobbitt, born in Kentucky.
The following information about his life is from a biography in the History of Bates County, Missouri of his son J. W. Bobbitt published in 1918.
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J.W. was the son of Joseph D. and Polly Ann Bobbitt, both of whom were born and raised in old Kentucky. The parents of Joseph D. Bobbitt were natives of Virginia, who made a settlement in Kentucky during the early years of the history of that state. Mr. Bobbitt migrated to Missouri and arrived in Pettis county on March 10, 1870. For a time he was engaged in the mercantile business in Pettis county until he removed to Wilson county, Kansas, where he again engaged in mercantile pursuits, remaining in Kansas until he came to Sprague, Bates county, Missouri, in 1900. Mr. and Mrs. Bobbitt were the parents of the following children: James W. Bobbitt, Sprague; William Perkins Bobbitt, a resident of La Fontaine, Kansas; Mrs. Nannie Prigmore, a widow living at Pueblo, Colorado; and Perry Davis Bobbitt, Canon City, Colorado.
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His full name was Joseph Day Bobbitt, born in Kentucky.
The following information about his life is from a biography in the History of Bates County, Missouri of his son J. W. Bobbitt published in 1918.
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J.W. was the son of Joseph D. and Polly Ann Bobbitt, both of whom were born and raised in old Kentucky. The parents of Joseph D. Bobbitt were natives of Virginia, who made a settlement in Kentucky during the early years of the history of that state. Mr. Bobbitt migrated to Missouri and arrived in Pettis county on March 10, 1870. For a time he was engaged in the mercantile business in Pettis county until he removed to Wilson county, Kansas, where he again engaged in mercantile pursuits, remaining in Kansas until he came to Sprague, Bates county, Missouri, in 1900. Mr. and Mrs. Bobbitt were the parents of the following children: James W. Bobbitt, Sprague; William Perkins Bobbitt, a resident of La Fontaine, Kansas; Mrs. Nannie Prigmore, a widow living at Pueblo, Colorado; and Perry Davis Bobbitt, Canon City, Colorado.
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