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W. H. Bobbitt, attorney of the firm of McFarland & Bobbitt, of Humboldt, Tenn., was born in Gibson County October 12, 1846, the eldest son of D. J. and Elizabeth A. (Wallace) Bobbitt, natives of North Carolina and Tennessee, respectively, the father of Welsh descent and the mother of English. W. H.’s early days were spent on a farm. He received the advantages of the common schools, and at the age of eighteen entered college at Clinton, Ky., clerking in general mercantile stores during vacations. He entered school again at Bluff Springs, Tenn., where he finished his course and began teaching. His vacations were occupied in reading law with his present partner and he was admitted to the bar in 1874. The firm make a specialty of railroad practice, and are retained by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. Mr. Bobbitt gives his exclusive attention to the practice of law and is well qualified for his work. He is now holding a position in Bethel College, lecturing on the elementary principles of law. He is a Democrat. December 23, 1876, he married Ada J. McFarland., daughter of W. I. McFarland, who died the following year. December 16, 1884, he wedded Sallie A. Harris, and both are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.