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Name Israel Bobo

Born 1780 Virginia, USA

Gender Male

AncestorInterest 1

Anecdote Abt 1805 [1]

"History of Athens County, Ohio," by Charles M. Walker, 1869, page 352 states: "Jeremiah Clements and Israel Bobo, noted as hunters in the early settlement of the county, killed in one season sixty-five bears in one neighborhood, included in the site of the present town of Hebbardsville. The same men were fond of whiskey, and, to get a supply, took a horse-load of bear skins to the Ohio River and traded for a barrel of the desired article. The next difficulty was how to get it home. They finally cut two poles from the forest and formed sort of a drag to be drawn by the horse, the largest ends of the pole resting on the ground. The barrel of whiskey was then secured between the poles and thus dragged through the woods to Alexander township, where they lived. This was the first barrel of whiskey ever brought into Alexander. In after years the use of it became common and greatly the fashion, but at the present time it is not kept for sale at any place in the township."

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DescendantInterest 1

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Record ID Number 536

Died 1840 Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA

Siblings 8 Siblings

	1. Betsey Bobo , d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Israel Hewitt , m. 19 Feb 1799
	2. Henry Bobo , b. Abt 1758, Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Sarah Black , m. 15 Aug 1799
	3. Joseph Bobo , b. 1760, Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown
	4. Jesse Bobo , b. 1775, d. Yes, date unknown
	5. Jared Bobo , b. 1778, d. 1 May 1844, Delaware, Indiana, USA (Age 66 years) ▻ Lucretia Burton
	6. Garner Bobo , b. 1779, Virginia, USA , d. Jan 1849, Ohio, USA (Age 70 years) ▻ Jane Campbell , m. 1 Jan 1838
	7. Israel Bobo , b. 1780, Virginia, USA , d. 1840, Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA (Age 60 years) ▻ Margaret Graham , m. 2 Apr 1801 ; Polly Davis , m. 29 Jul 1832
	8. Mary Bobo , b. Aug 1783, d. 25 Jun 1863 (Age ~ 79 years) ▻ Daniel Black , m. 3 Aug 1797
	9. Martin Bobo , b. 1785, d. 13 Apr 1835, Indiana, USA (Age 50 years) ▻ Susan Ross , m. 2 Aug 1804

Person ID I536 Hillbillies & Vikings

Last Modified 12 May 2014

Father	Gabriel Bobo, b. Abt 1740, d. Oct 1790, Virginia, USA (Age ~ 50 years)
Mother	Elizabeth Garner, d. Jun 1813, Virginia, USA
Married	Abt 1757
Family ID	F977	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Margaret Graham, b. 1783, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 1832 (Age 49 years)

Married 2 Apr 1801 Ohio, USA

Age at Marriage He was 21 years and 4 months - She was 18 years and 4 months

Children

	1. Joseph Bobo, d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Elizabeth Bobo, b. 1802, Ohio, USA , d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Mary Bobo, b. 28 Feb 1803, Ohio, USA , d. 7 Aug 1888, Vinton, Ohio, USA (Age 85 years)
	4. Ezekiel Bobo, b. 10 Sep 1804, Ohio, USA , d. 26 Aug 1885, Vinton, Ohio, USA (Age 80 years)
	5. Sarah Bobo, b. 10 Sep 1808, d. 4 Dec 1885 (Age 77 years)
	6. Gabriel G. Bobo, b. Between 1809 and 1810, Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA , d. 2 Aug 1876 (Age ~ 67 years)
	7. Susan Bobo, b. 1812, d. 12 Sep 1887, Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, USA (Age 75 years)
	8. Jacob Bobo, b. 1814, d. Yes, date unknown
	9. Lavina Bobo, b. 1816, Ohio, USA , d. Yes, date unknown
	10. Jemima Bobo, b. 24 Apr 1818, Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA , d. Between 1897 and 1904 (Age 78 years)
	11. Henry Bobo, b. 26 Nov 1821, Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA , d. 20 Apr 1887, Drowned, Racoon Creek, Vinton, Ohio, USA (Age 65 years)

Last Modified 28 Apr 2021

Family ID F97 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2	Polly Davis, d. Yes, date unknown
Married	29 Jul 1832	Meigs, Ohio, USA
Age at Marriage	He was 52 years and 7 months - She was ??
Last Modified	28 Apr 2021
Family ID	F98	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Reference Your Name Here. "Israel Bobo". Hillbillies & Vikings. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I536&tree=tree1 (accessed February 7, 2023).

[S86] Susan Sharp. Research by Susan Sharp on her husband's Sharp line.; Recipient: Carl Jón Denbow; Date: Mainly 1990s; Author Address: 215 Oak St., Hillsboro, OH 45133; Recipient Address: 17 Coventry Lane, Athens, OH 45701-3718.