(Page last updated Jan 21, 2024))
In Memory of Jeremiah "Jerry" Bobo. We currently do not know the burial place of Jerry, he died in Bell County Texas, relatives have tried to physically locate his burial place, to no avail, thus far.

He is the son of Solomon Jr & Elizabeth [White] Bobo, of Cross Keys Union County SC, the birth place of Jerry. The grandson of Solomon Sr & Mary [Potts] Bobo of Union Co SC. His grandfaher was a Revolutionary War Soldier. His White grand parents were Robert Sr & Mildred [Whitehead] White, also of Union, Robert Sr was also a veteran of the Revolution.

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JERRY ACCEPTED INTO HUGUENOT SOCIETY:

**See Attached Image - Huguenot Society - to left**
Update added Dec 23, 2018
Jeremiah Bobo's descendant has been excepted into the South Carolina
Huguenot Society, Dec 2018. This proves Jeremiah's connection to his oldest
known ancestor, Gabriel Baubeau, of France. Gabriel born about 1670, France,
died about 1712, King William Co VA.
**Last name of descendant removed for privacy reasons**

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JERRY'S DEATH YEAR RECORDED BY MASONIC LODGE #192:

Jeremiah's death year 1866, was found, by a family researcher, in the Texas Masonic Lodge #192 records, for Casseta Davis/Cass Co TX. Listed in Davis Co TX, a brief 10yr county, 1861/1871, formerly, Cass Co TX, and after 1871, Cass Co TX once again.

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JERRY'S SIBLINGS WERE:

Manley------1811-1887-----m. Rebecca Bailey--1834
Hampton--1813-1835-----m. Amanda Layton--Unkn.
William-----1814-1887-----m. Mariah Ray--------abt 1835
Jerry--------1816-1866-----m.1.Sarah Whte. 1841, 2.Hester White 1847, Abi Hancock 1857.
Tilman------1818-1865-----m. 1.Jane Bobo 1840, Maryann Bishop 1848.
Green-------1821-1869-----m.1.Caroline Barkman 1852, 2.Louisa [?] abt.1865.
Samuel-----1823-1865-----m. Caroline Farmer--abt1841.
Lewis--------1824-1865-----m. Sarah Anderson--abt1855.
Mary---------1826-1860-----m. Elijah Bailey-------1844
Milly---------1829-Unkn.----m. John T Beauford-Unkn.
Elijah--------1831-1900------m.Martha E Wilson--1850
Hiram-------1835-1905------m.1.Amanda Layton-1867, 2.Margaret Bobo 1898.
Robert------1837-1889------m.1.Laura Taylor------1864, 2.Annie Gregory-1886.

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Jerry had 3 marriages: (1st 2 marriages to his first cousins:

Daughters of Elisa & Anne Gibbs White), also, Jerry's mother was Elias's sister..
**Note: SC did not require marriage records until 1906** - There were family
Bibles (Records), Church minutes, Probate records, Local Newspapers.

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1. Jeremiah and Sarah Ann White Bobo's Children:
Laura Jane Bobo-------m. William Wallace Trimble----Mar 29, 1860 TX
James William Bobo--m. Pamelia Angelina Trimble--Apr 24, 1864 TX
**This is Elias White's Daughter, Sarah is, accounted for on Elias's 1830 Census.
**They married, 28 Oct 1841, Sarah passed away between Feb 1844/Nov 1845.**

2. Jeremiah and Hester White Bobo's Children:
Martha Caroline Bobo-m. Francis Edgar McCloskey---Jun 17, 1869 TX
John Lewis Bobo--------m. Sarah Ann Francis Boney---Sep 22, 1870 TX
M E Gamiel Bobo--------d.young - b.abt 1853, on 1860 Census 7yrs old.
**Jerry married Hester White 20 Apr 1847, after they arrived in Bowie Co TX, in 1846**

3. Jeremiah and Abagail Hancock Bobo:
No children---------------- ---------------------married Feb 1857 Cass Co TX.
**Cass Co TX Marriages: J. Bobo to Abagail Hancock, 17 Feb 1857, Book 2, Page 100.**

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A deed transaction in 1844 supports Jerry's marriage to Sarah in SC:
Union Co SC Deed with Jerry and Sarah

South Carolina Deeds
Deed T13------------- Page 43, 1844
Jeremiah Bobo to Churchill Gibbs
Deed of Conveyance
South Carolina-------Union District
The sale was to:--- Churchill Gibbs
Sarah Ann Bobo releases her Dower, and agrees to the land sale.

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Married 2 of his 1st cousins:

Jeremiah married two of his first cousins, it also made him a "son-in-law" & nephew", of Sarah & Hester's Parents, Elias & Anne White, Elias was the brother of Jerry's mother, Elizabeth White Bobo.

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3rd wife Abagail moves back to Cass Co TX - to live with relatives:

After Jeremiah's death, Abagail Hancock Bobo, is on the 1870 census in Cass TX, living with Perkins Hancock 33, and also a Sarah Hancock 38, these are her Hancock Siblings:

**1870 Cass Co TX Census Prec #3 ED 8th
Aug 1870 PO Cusseta Page 053
194 - 194
Hancock, Perkins 33 M W Farmer 600 300 TN (James Perkins b/o Abigail)
Bobo, Abigil--------45 F W kephse------------TN (Jerry's 3rd wife)
Hancock, Sarah---38 F W-----------------------TN (Sarah - sister of Abigail)

1880 Cass Co TX Census Prec #3 Page 41 ED 29 June 1880
382 - 382
Hancock, Perkins W M 43---farmer---------TN NC SC
Sarah Jane---------W F-26-- wife kep hse---AL SC NC
Note:
Abagail is not living with her siblings in 1880. possibly deceased, bef. 1880.

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CASS CO--TX DEEDS:

Book M, Page 486:
Abigail Bobo & husband Jeremiah Bobo sell for $1,00.
To her brother James P. Hancock, Sisters, Martha E., Sarah, & Sevana V.
Hancock 64 acres each. Being 4/5ths of 320 acres grant by Abigail by
Pre-emption Grant, 30 Jul. 1856. This Day 29 Sep. 1859.

**(Pre-emption Grants-were grants to individuals who actually resided
on a track of no more than 320 acres for at least 3 consecutive years,
from Jan. 22, 1845. Under an act of 1854, pre-emptors could locate to
more than 160 acres, GET.)**

Cass Co Deeds (con't)
Book M, Page 663 - Wm. J. Henderson sold for $25.00 to R.Y.H. Floyd & J. Bobo
part, of 400 acres tract of John Stiles Survey. 26 Jan. 1860.

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CENSUS RECORD:

**1850 Census not found?

1860 census indicates Jerry and wife Abigail were living in Cass Co TX, as a Grocery Keeper. 1870 his third wife, Abigail is living with her relatives, Single, in Cass Co TX.

1860 Cass Co Census - Unionville Cassita - Beat #3
ED date 16 Oct 1860 - page 375 - Ancestry page 03
397 - 409
J Bobo----- 43 M----Grocery Keeper $200 $1500 SC
A-------------38 F--------------------------$200---------SC (Abigal - 3rd wife of Jeremiah)
J W----------14 M----------------------------------------- SC (James Wm Bobo s/of Sarah White)
M C----------12 F------------------------------------------TX (Martha C Bobo dau of Hester White)
J L------------08 M-----------------------------------------TX (John Lewis son of Hester White)
M E Gamiel 07 F------------------------------------------TX (Dau of Jeremiah & Hester)

1860 Texas Agricultural Census Cass Co TX
Note: Only 5 Fields of this census transcribed; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 13
J Bobo (Jerry or Jeremiah)
1. J Bobo
2. Improved land---------20 acres
3. Unimproved land-----64 acres
4. Cash Value of Farm---200
5. Val. Of Farm equip----10
13. Val. Of Live Stock----300

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FAMILY LETTER:

In 1870, a family letter dated July 24, 1870, stated "...Jerry married a third time and died directly... The letter was between Jerry's, cousins in SC, Jason Wiley Murphy and wife Nancy [White] Murphy, to JW's sister, Edy Murphy. This still placed his death between 1860 & 1870.

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JERRY'S BROTHERS IN THE CIVIL WAR:

Four of Jerry's younger brothers, who were of age, served in the Civil War, Tilman Bobo, died in the war, Lewis died in the Texas Cavalary, Hiram survived, brother Robert was wounded twice and also survived. Jerry also served see below.

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JERRY'S MIGRATION TO TEXAS:

Jeremiah and 3 of his brothers, Green, Samuel, and Lewis came to Texas with their Uncle Elias White, in 1846, first settling in the Bowie Co TX area, Jeremiah, moved to Cass, and Green and Samuel remained in Bowie, Lewis moved to Houston Co TX, by 1850. That was Elias White's original destination, in 1846, to meet up with his older brother Stephen White, who had arrived in Houston Co in 1836, but liked Bowie Co so much they decided to remain. They were early pioneers in Bowie County Texas, of course they were preceded by the Indians, and Mexican's.

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ELIAS WHITE'S ESTATE PARTITION:

Elias White's Estate Partition assigned '2' lots of land to "Jeremiah Bobo and his heirs", 1878, since all other children and heirs of Elias, received '1' Lot of land, I believe the '2' Lots of land to Jerry, was; "1 Lot" for Sarah White's two children, and "1 Lot" for Hester White's children, of course in 1878, both of Jerry's first two wives were deceased, these were large lots, as Elias owned over 2000 acres from the Ann Hale & JS Herring surveys, and other land transactions. I personally see this as circumstantial evidence that Sarah White Bobo was one of the two unknown daughters, of Elias White.

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TAX LIST - Bowie Co SC - Cass/Davis Co TX - 1847-1867

1847 - Tax List - Jeremiah Bobo - 1 negro $300, 1 poll, county tax $6.03.
1848 - Tax List - Jeremiah Bobo - 1 negro $400, 1 poll, state tax 1.80, co tax $.90.
1849 - 1850 - 1851 -Tax List - Not Found.
1852 - Tax List - Jeremiah Bobo - Not Found. [living with Hester on Elias's land?]
1853 - Tax List - Jeremiah Bobo - 100 acres, $50, J S Herring HRS,
---------state tax .57, county tax .38.
1854 - Tax List - Jeremiah Bobo - 100 acres, $50, J S Herring HRS, Herring Creek.
---------state tax .35, county tax .50.
1855 - Tax List - Not Found.
1856 - Tax List - Not Found.
1856 - Note: Hester White Bobo wife of Jeremiah, departs this life.
1857 - Tax List - Jeremiah Bobo - 100 acres, $100, J S Herring HRS, 1st class claim,
---------Herring Creek, state tax .60, county tax .14.
1857 - Note: Jeremiah re-marries to Abigal Hancock 1857.
1858 - Tax List - Jeremiah Bobo - 100 acres, $100, J S Herring HRS, 1st class claim,
---------Herring Creek, state tax .63, county tax .27.
1859 - Tax List - Jerry Bobo - 100 acres, $100, J S Herring HRS, 1st class claim,
---------Herring Creek, state tax $1.33, county tax .46.
1859 - Jeremiah Bobo - Now living in Cass County Texas with 3rd wife Abigal.
1861 - Tax List - J Bobo - (Jeremiah) Cass Co, abs #332?, Abigal Hancock HRS, 69 acres ---------$200, state tax .83, co tax .75.
**[note: Cass was named Davis during the Civil War, then back to Cass after...]
1862 - Tax List - J Bobo - (Jeremiah) Davis Co, abs #332?, Abigal Hancock HRS, 64 acres ---------$200, state tax .83, co tax .75.
**[note: Cass was named Davis during the Civil War, then back to Cass after...]
1864 - Tax List - Jerry Bobo - Davis Co, abs #332?, Abigal Hancock HRS, 64 acres $200,
---------state tax $4.00, co tax $1.00.
**[note: Cass was named Davis during the Civil War, then back to Cass after...]
1866 - Tax List - Jerry Bobo - Cass Co, 1 horse $100, state tax $1.20, co tax .60.
**[Note: Jerry Bobo, son of Solomon & Elizabeth White Bobo, departs this life.]
1867 - Tax List - J W Bobo - Davis/Cass Co; state tax $1.00, county tax .50.
--------- (son of Jeremiah & Sarah Bobo).
**Tax List continues to 1898**

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Added below: 12/14/2013
Burial Theory of Jeremiah Bobo
by descendant: Mr. Watts

"If Jeremiah moved from Davis/Cass County to Bell County with Laura Jane, W. W. Trimble, and John Lewis before the 1870 census and died in 1866, in Bell County, there may never be a grave site located. Aiken, Bell County Texas was flooded in the 1950's, when the U. S. Army Corp of Engineers developed Lake Belton. Where a lot of grave sites were located, and were moved to Moffat Cemetery in Bell County. There is the possibility that since the Bobo's and Trimbles used the Aiken Post office, in the 1870's, Jeremiah's grave may have been poorly marked or never relocated, prior to the flooding." To this date descendants have not found Jerry, among the relocated grave markers.

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JERRY'S CIVIL WAR RECORD:
Provided by: L P Gerhart

Name & Rank: Bobo, Jerry, Pvt.
Comm. Off: Nelson, J. M. , Capt.
Organ: Co., 7th Bat., TST
Enlist: Mar. 18, 1864 at Camp Cusseta, Davis Co TX
Disch:
Discrip:
Remarks:
R & F 77; Mil. App., Arms & Cloth. good;
Instr. & Disc. fair; Acctrs. none; Co. Sta.
at Cusseta Mar. 18, 64; 1 mus. roll dtd.
Mar. 18 to S. 18-64
(Note: Davis Co became Cass Co TX)

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TEXAS MASONIC RECORD:

Jerry's death year is supported by the Texas Masonic Deaths book:
"Jeremiah Bobo died 1868 - Cusseta lodge no. 192 Davis Co TX--J. Bobo."
(Davis Co. TX [1861-1871] became Cass Co. formed 1846, back to Cass after 1871)

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