tween the races was illegal. In later years Frank Bobbitt served as a Captain in the Confederate Army. On February 10, 1851 Frank married Adaline S. Allen. On January 10, 1866, Frank married a widow named Mary L. Baker who was from Massachusetts.
Family # 598, counted October 20, 1850.
Haywood Bobbitt was a son of Thomas and Lucy (Moss) Bobbitt.
In this census record he was working on the farm of Thomas Wicker. His father and mother were listed in the census of Chatham County.
NASH COUNTY - Out of order, see entry after Wake County
Family # 1781, counted November 28, 1850, First District.
Arthur Bobbitt was a son of Sion Bobbitt of Orange County.
Morrah Bobbitt was an unmarried daughter of Arthur Bobbitt. This was the only family listed in the 1850 census of Orange County.
We know that there were other Bobbitt families in the county at the time, but for some reason they were not listed.
Family # 149, counted August 15, 1850.