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James Levi Bobbitt Jr.

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James Levi Bobbitt Jr.

Birth
Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
Death
6 Jul 1889 (aged 72)
Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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James Levi Jr. was born in Pulaski County, Kentucky on February 7, 1817. He was the third son, the sixth and last child of James and Rebecca Bobbitt.

James Levi married a Pulaski County girl, Jane Hubble, on December 28, 1841. They lived on land owned by his father, James Levi Sr. Through the years, James Jr. purchased shares of the land from his siblings, and purchased many of the adjoining farms. Eventually James Levi owned one of the largest farms in the area.

James L. became the family caretaker and looked after his two unmarried sisters, Nancy and Polly. He and his other sister, Susannah Bobbitt McKenzie, were the only two of the James and Rebecca Day Bobbitt family to remain in Pulaski County. The others went on to Missouri. For many years, James L. was the postmaster at Valley Oak after it was established in 1866.

James L. and Jane Hubble Bobbitt had eight children; one daughter, Deniza, died at age nine in 1865. Susannah never married, and died at age 92 in 1947.

Rebecca married William Cragg in 1866.

Nancy married George Claunch in 1867.

Sarah married Edwin Brinkley in 1867.

William married Alice Jane Mchargue in 1872.

John Bruce married Nannie Gilmore in 1891 and Hessie Miller in 1928.

James L. and Jane lived their entire lives in Pulaski County. James died on July 6, 1889, and Jane died on August 3, 1892. Both are buried in the Bobbitt Cemetery near Flat Lick, Kentucky.
James Levi Jr. was born in Pulaski County, Kentucky on February 7, 1817. He was the third son, the sixth and last child of James and Rebecca Bobbitt.

James Levi married a Pulaski County girl, Jane Hubble, on December 28, 1841. They lived on land owned by his father, James Levi Sr. Through the years, James Jr. purchased shares of the land from his siblings, and purchased many of the adjoining farms. Eventually James Levi owned one of the largest farms in the area.

James L. became the family caretaker and looked after his two unmarried sisters, Nancy and Polly. He and his other sister, Susannah Bobbitt McKenzie, were the only two of the James and Rebecca Day Bobbitt family to remain in Pulaski County. The others went on to Missouri. For many years, James L. was the postmaster at Valley Oak after it was established in 1866.

James L. and Jane Hubble Bobbitt had eight children; one daughter, Deniza, died at age nine in 1865. Susannah never married, and died at age 92 in 1947.

Rebecca married William Cragg in 1866.

Nancy married George Claunch in 1867.

Sarah married Edwin Brinkley in 1867.

William married Alice Jane Mchargue in 1872.

John Bruce married Nannie Gilmore in 1891 and Hessie Miller in 1928.

James L. and Jane lived their entire lives in Pulaski County. James died on July 6, 1889, and Jane died on August 3, 1892. Both are buried in the Bobbitt Cemetery near Flat Lick, Kentucky.

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Husband of Jane Bobbitt



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