James William Bobo (1845 - 1917)

Born 26 May 1845 in Hart County, Georgia, USA

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Died 24 Jul 1917 at age 72 in Marion, Alabama, USA [uncertain]

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Biography

Pvt James Bobo served in the United States Civil War.
Side: CSA

James William Bobo was born 26 May 1845 in Hart County, Georgia^[1]

He appears on the 1850^[2] and 1860^[3] census in the household of his father.

He served as a private in the Confederate Army during the Civil War^[1].

He married Amanda Dyer.

They appear on the 1870 census in Georgia, with their children Willie, and Anzoo^[4].

He died 24 Jul 1917 and is buried in Old Union Baptist Cemetery, Winston County, Alabama^[1].

He is mentioned in the death record of his son W. A. Bobo^[5].

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find A Grave: Memorial #25234336
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYG-5MS : 9 November 2014), James W Bobo in household of Lewis Bebo, Franklin county, part of, Franklin, Georgia, United States; citing family 2, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZM6-B9P : 30 December 2015), James W Bobo in entry for Lewis Bobo, 1860.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC34-PTD : 17 October 2014), James W Bobo, Georgia, United States; citing p. 130, family 968, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,656.
5. ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDNL-GFC : 27 November 2014), William Bobo in entry for W. A. Bobo, 26 Oct 1929; citing reference cn 25997, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,471.