William R. and Mollie Bobo

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William Richard “Buddy” Bobo was born in Cass County 08 March 1872 and lived in the Knight Bluff Community all his life. He married Mollie TURNER 16 March 1897. She was born 14 November 1880 in the Forest Hill Community to William and Haden Antoinette HELDT Turner. They were farmers all their life. They build their home and own land in the Knights Bluff Community. After the crops were gathered, Mr. Buddy (PaPa as some grandkids called him) would go to the store in the fall and buy sugar and flour in 50 lb. bags. This would be enough to last all winter.

In the fall PaPa would cut the fire wood for the winter. Hard wood for the fire place and pine for the cook stove. The pine would be cut about 20 inches long and slabbed and hauled to the house. These slabs would be cut into pieces about 1 1/2-inch square for the cook stove. MaMa did all the cooking on a wood burning cook stove until PaPa died. This is where they raised their nine children, eight to adult hood plus two granddaughters. After the wood was cut and hauled to the house it was time to butcher the hogs. This would usually last three or more days. PaPa cut all his meat up and would cure the hog sides in salt and the hams would be sugar cured. This would take about thirty days. After the hams were cured some were hung and smoked. The women would make lye soap, cook hominy in the washpot outside, making hog head cheese, cook out the lard from the hogs. The fat and skin that the lard was made from was drained and used for crackling cornbread.

Mr. Buddy was always jolly and kidding the grandchildren all the time. I never remember him shaving himself. His wife or one of his children would shave him. Dorothy and Doris Stone lived with their grandparents and would share in the duty of shaving Mr. Buddy.

William died 01 February 1945 and Mollie died 15 November 1967 and they are buried in the Antioch Cemetery.

William and Mollie Bobo were parents of:

1. Lemuel Preston was born 16 April 1898 and died 04 January 1925 and is buried in the Antioch Cemetery. He married Lena Head 21 December 1922. She was born 05 September 1902. Lem and Lena had a son, Leon Preston Bobo. After Lem died, Lena married Grady Winn and move to Ida, La. She died 03 July 1980 and is buried in the Bethsaida Cemetery, Ida, La.

2. Angie Almeda was born 05 February 1901 and died 23 October 1926. She married William Pascal Stone 27 September 1924. He was born 31 May 1902. Angie and Pascal had twin daughters, Dorothy Almeda and Doris Almeda. Angie is buried in Antioch Cemetery. Pascal died 18 June 1968 and is buried with his second wife in the Antioch Cemetery.

3. Hester A. “Nettie” was born 05 March 1903 and died 05 Nov 1925. She married J. Graden Hill 16 October 1921. He was born 30 September 1901 and died 17 June 1968. Nettie is buried in the Antioch Cemetery. Graden is also buried in Antioch Cemetery in another location. There were no children to this marriage. This lady has always been known as Nettie. She married as Nettie, died, and was buried with Nettie on her headstone. On the 1910 US census she is listed as Hester A. Bobo. 4. Grace Lorraine was born 19 January 1906 and died

4. Grace Lorraine was born 19 January 1906 and died 12 September 1986. She married Morris Upchurch 10 January 1931. Their children were: James, Kenneth, Glenda, and Gary.

5. William Morris was born 04 June 1909 and died 07 March 1930. He married Susan Theo Dupree 03 April 1927. There were no children born to this couple. She died 03 August 1941 in Pittsburg, Texas and is buried in Courtland Cemetery. Morris is buried in Antioch Cemetery.

6. Ina Mae was born 27 February 1912 and died 02 April 1999. She married Dwell Dupree 24 December 1931. They are buried in the Laws Chapel Cemetery. Their children were Dean, Donald, Annette, Neta Faye, Ronald and Ronnie.

7. Elzer Leon was born 29 January 1915 and died 13 April 1995. He married Eleanor Kinney 14 April 1934. She was born 29 July 1914 and died 22 July 2000. They are buried in Antioch Cemetery. Their children were Richard, Mary, Gene and Doyce.

8. Delora Claudine was born 06 December 1916 and died 28 April 1979. She married Emmett Upchurch 24 February 1933. She is buried in the Antioch Cemetery. Their children were: Emmett, Jr., Harold, Janis, Patsy and Joe.

9. Richard Wallace was born 19 October 1919 and died 16 December 1919. He is buried in the Antioch Cemetery.

Submitted by Dean Dupree