The following is taken from an old Izard County Historian dated
Jan 1980:
"Elisha Bennett Dowdle was married 3 times.
His first wife was Mary Polly Smith. Their children were:
Martha, b. 1847, md. Thomas J. Cooper; Mary, born 1849, md. Frank Fowler;
William (Jack) Jackson, b. 1853, md. Lizzie McCuller;
Ruth Amanda E., b. 1855, md. James Danial Lawrence;
James Robert, b. 1859, d. 1870 or 1880.
Nancy Lucinda, b. 1863, md. David Freeman.
Elisha's second marriage was to RACHEL COBB BOBBITT.
Children: John, Jessie, Thomas, Fannie, Nettie and Elisha Baxter.
Third marriage was to Susan Clark.
One child, Nora Jane, md. Thomas Bennett Smith."
According to another researcher: "During the Civil War, Thomas
Jefferson Cooper was in Alabama
where the Dowdle family was. He married Martha Dowdle.
At one time, Elisha B. Dowdle was in the Big Pond Community, in what was then
Sanford County, now Lamar County, Alabama
RACHEL had been married to ALLEN BOBBITT.
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It was 2nd marriages for both her and Allen.
1880 Census for Izard County, Arkansas; Mill Creek Township: #25/25:
FOWLER, Newton F. farmer 30 Ala/SC/SC
Mary L. Bobbitt wife 32 Ala/SC/SC
(Mary Dowdle, dau. of Elisha Bennett & Mary "Polly" Smith)
James M. son 11 Ala/Ala/Ala
Alena R.A. dau 9 Ark/Ala/Ala
William D. son 7 Ark/Ala/Ala
Kizziah E. dau 4 Ark/Ala/Ala
Robert son 8/12 Ark/Ala/Ala
James BOBBITT, Boarder 10 Ala/SC/SC farm laborer
1900 Census for Izard County, Arkansas; Mill Creek Township: #48/51:
Babitt age 48
Babitt age 84
James G. Bobitt, Head 4/1862 (38) md. 15 yr. farmer Al/Ga/Al
Mary A. wife 10/1865 (34) md. 15 yr (8) (7) Ar/Il/SC
Aliax W. son 7/1886 (13) S Ar/Al/Ar
Maggie S. dau 8/1890 ( 9) S Ar/Al/Ar
Ethel Z. (Etha) dau 2/1893 ( 7) S Ar/Al/Ar
BUCK, George H. boarder 2/1820 (80) NC/Pa/NC
1900 Izard Co., Arkansas; Mill Creek Township: #84/89: (Babit)
Sam J. BOBITT, head 1/1859 (41) Md. 15 yr. farmer Al/Al/Al
Fannie wife 12/1864 (35) " " (6) (5) Ar/Ar/SC
Bessie B. dau 9/1888 (11) S Ar/Al/Ar
Robert L. son 5/1893 ( 7) S Ar/Al/Ar
Archie T. son 1/1895 ( 5) S Ar/Al/Ar
( Ella M. dau 1/1899 ( 1) S Ar/Ala/Ar (Twin)
(Della R. dau 1/1899 (1) S Ar/Ala/Ar (Twin)
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White River & Mill Creek TWP's
1910 Census for Izard Co., Arkansas; Mill Creek Township: #157/158:
Jeff T. Cooper head 64 (Md. 2) 28 yr farmer Tn/Tn/Tn
b: 25 Sep 1845 bur Combs Cem., Izard Co.
Sarah Elizabeth Bobbitt wife 62 (md.2) 28 yr (4) (4) Al/Al/Al
b: 14 aug 1847 bur Combs Cem., Izard Co.
Minnie Cooper dau 27 S Ar/Ar/Al
b: abt 1857 bur Combs Cem., Izard Co.
(Sarah E. Bobbitt, listed above, was 2nd wife of T. Jeff, or Thomas Jefferson Cooper.
She was Sarah Elizabeth Bobbitt , dau. of Allan Bobbitt and wife Mary Harris Bobbitt.)
White River Township: #16/16:
J.B. Bobbitt head 45 Md. 24 yrs. Stone Mason Al/Ga/Al
Mary wife 45 Md. 24 yrs. (9) (8) Ar.Il/Ar
Maggie dau 21 S Ar/Al/Ar
Ethel dau 18 S Ar/Al/Ar
Luther son 16 S Stone Mill Ar/Al/Ar
Gracie dau 14 S Ar/Al/Ar
Edgar son 12 S Stone Mill Ar/Al/Ar
Ether dau 10 S Ar/Al/Ar
Homer son 7 S Ar/Al/Ar
COOPER, Alvie boarder 22 S Railroad Ar/Ar/Al
(Alvie Cooper was son of Sarah Elizabeth Bobbitt and Thos. Jeff. Cooper.)
Combs Cem., Izard Co.
1920 census for Izard Co., Arkansas: #86/85:
Bobitt, Alex head 21 Md. 1 (1 yr) farmer Ar/Mo/Mo
Jeffie wife 19 " " Ar/Ar/Ga
1-Alex Bobbitt 1920 Census Izard Co., AR
Thomas Boatmen, - Thurman Boatmen, -
D. A. Bobbitt, - Iva A. Bobbitt, - Jeffie Bobbitt, - W. A. Bobbitt,
sp: Iva A. _______
2-D.A. Bobbitt
2-W.A. Bobbitt
2-Jeffie Bobbitt
The following is taken from an old Izard County Historian dated Jan 1980:
"Elisha Bennett Dowdle was married 3 times.
His first wife was Mary Polly Smith. Their children were:
Martha, b. 1847, md. Thomas J. Cooper; Mary, born 1849, md. Frank Fowler;
William (Jack) Jackson, b. 1853, md. Lizzie McCuller;
Ruth Amanda E., b. 1855, md. James Danial Lawrence;
James Robert, b. 1859, d. 1870 or 1880.
Nancy Lucinda, b. 1863, md. David Freeman.
Elisha's second marriage was to RACHEL COBB BOBBITT.
Children: John, Jessie, Thomas, Fannie, Nettie and Elisha Baxter.
Third marriage was to Susan Clark.
One child, Nora Jane, md. Thomas Bennett Smith."
According to another researcher: "During the Civil War, Thomas Jefferson Cooper
was in Alabama where the Dowdle family was. He married Martha Dowdle.
At one time, Elisha B. Dowdle was in the Big Pond Community, in what was then
Sanford County, now Lamar County, Alabama. RACHEL had been married to ALLEN BOBBITT.
It was 2nd marriages for both her and Allen.
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