Born to Samuel Woodruff (1762-1836) and Nancy Pilgrim Woodruff (1770-1855). Rebecca was a twin to her brother, Isaac Woodruff (1806-1855).
Rebecca married Sampson Bobo (1809-1884) about 1829 in Spartanburg County, SC.
Six children:
• Nancy Woodruff Bobo Cansler (1831-1900)
• Mary Ann Bobo Todd (1832-1907)
• Alice Arseneth Bobo Wynne Burnett (1834-1918)
• Samuel A. Bobo (1838-1859)
• Jane Elizabeth Bobo Wells (1841-1911)
• Biram Bobo (1843-1845)
After the death of baby son Biram, followed by the death a month later of Rebecca at age 39, Sampson remarried in 1848. He and his new wife moved with the five surviving children of his previous marriage to Mississippi around 1857. He is buried with his second wife, Elizabeth.
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From "Marriages & Deaths, Greenville Newspapers," p. 158:
Died in Spartanburg District on Monday evening, 19 January 1846, Mrs. Rebecca Bobo, consort of Sampson Bobo, and daughter of Mrs. Nancy Woodruff, in the 40th year of her age. In the life of Mrs. Bobo we have a character of Christian virtue, morality and patience. She was a kind and devoted companion, a loving mother and confiding friend. She bore her affliction, which was severe, with meekness and patience.
Rebecca married Sampson Bobo (1809-1884) about 1829 in Spartanburg County, SC.
Six children:
• Nancy Woodruff Bobo Cansler (1831-1900)
• Mary Ann Bobo Todd (1832-1907)
• Alice Arseneth Bobo Wynne Burnett (1834-1918)
• Samuel A. Bobo (1838-1859)
• Jane Elizabeth Bobo Wells (1841-1911)
• Biram Bobo (1843-1845)
After the death of baby son Biram, followed by the death a month later of Rebecca at age 39, Sampson remarried in 1848. He and his new wife moved with the five surviving children of his previous marriage to Mississippi around 1857. He is buried with his second wife, Elizabeth.
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From "Marriages & Deaths, Greenville Newspapers," p. 158:
Died in Spartanburg District on Monday evening, 19 January 1846, Mrs. Rebecca Bobo, consort of Sampson Bobo, and daughter of Mrs. Nancy Woodruff, in the 40th year of her age. In the life of Mrs. Bobo we have a character of Christian virtue, morality and patience. She was a kind and devoted companion, a loving mother and confiding friend. She bore her affliction, which was severe, with meekness and patience.
Born to Samuel Woodruff (1762-1836) and Nancy Pilgrim Woodruff (1770-1855). Rebecca was a twin to her brother, Isaac Woodruff (1806-1855).
Rebecca married Sampson Bobo (1809-1884) about 1829 in Spartanburg County, SC.
Six children:
• Nancy Woodruff Bobo Cansler (1831-1900)
• Mary Ann Bobo Todd (1832-1907)
• Alice Arseneth Bobo Wynne Burnett (1834-1918)
• Samuel A. Bobo (1838-1859)
• Jane Elizabeth Bobo Wells (1841-1911)
• Biram Bobo (1843-1845)
After the death of baby son Biram, followed by the death a month later of Rebecca at age 39, Sampson remarried in 1848. He and his new wife moved with the five surviving children of his previous marriage to Mississippi around 1857. He is buried with his second wife, Elizabeth.
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From "Marriages & Deaths, Greenville Newspapers," p. 158:
Died in Spartanburg District on Monday evening, 19 January 1846, Mrs. Rebecca Bobo, consort of Sampson Bobo, and daughter of Mrs. Nancy Woodruff, in the 40th year of her age. In the life of Mrs. Bobo we have a character of Christian virtue, morality and patience. She was a kind and devoted companion, a loving mother and confiding friend. She bore her affliction, which was severe, with meekness and patience.
Rebecca married Sampson Bobo (1809-1884) about 1829 in Spartanburg County, SC.
Six children:
• Nancy Woodruff Bobo Cansler (1831-1900)
• Mary Ann Bobo Todd (1832-1907)
• Alice Arseneth Bobo Wynne Burnett (1834-1918)
• Samuel A. Bobo (1838-1859)
• Jane Elizabeth Bobo Wells (1841-1911)
• Biram Bobo (1843-1845)
After the death of baby son Biram, followed by the death a month later of Rebecca at age 39, Sampson remarried in 1848. He and his new wife moved with the five surviving children of his previous marriage to Mississippi around 1857. He is buried with his second wife, Elizabeth.
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From "Marriages & Deaths, Greenville Newspapers," p. 158:
Died in Spartanburg District on Monday evening, 19 January 1846, Mrs. Rebecca Bobo, consort of Sampson Bobo, and daughter of Mrs. Nancy Woodruff, in the 40th year of her age. In the life of Mrs. Bobo we have a character of Christian virtue, morality and patience. She was a kind and devoted companion, a loving mother and confiding friend. She bore her affliction, which was severe, with meekness and patience.
Inscription
In memory of REBECCA BOBO, wife of Sampson Bobo, who departed this life on the 19th of Jan. 1846, Aged 39 yrs 4 mos and 9 ds
In Columbus Isle
She lived a while
Low laid was she to rest
With hopes not small
At the trump's loud call
To join the heavenly guest(s)
In heaven that bright that blest abode
Where... (remainder illegible)
Gravesite Details
Rebecca Bobo's parents are buried across the street -- a couple of large graves with an iron fence around them.
Family Members
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