SAMUEL BOBB, of Onceco Township, was born in Snyder, then Union County, Pa., Oct. 7, 1843. He is the son of Daniel Bobb, of the same county, and where his father was a weaver in his younger days, and later engaged in farming. Daniel Bobb married Miss Sarah Close, whose people, on both sides of the house, were natives of Pennsylvania. Mr. and mrs. Bobb came to his county in the spring of 1847, and consequently were pioneers. They located on the property where they now live, the land being wild prairie, with the exception of about twenty acres, and upon which was the customary log cabin. In this primitive way they began life in the West, suffering all the privations and hard-ships of the early settlers.

Our subject lived with his parents until Aug. 20, 1865, when he married. His time until this date was passed in working at the carpenter’s trade to aid his family in keeping the wolf from the door.

The first marriage of our subject was with Miss Margaret Newmiller, daughter of Frederick Newmiller. Both her parents were natives of Prussia. Mrs. Bobb was born June 24, 1845, and died March 14, 1881. Two children were born of this marriage: Ida May, May 2, 1867, who resides at home, and Howard C., born Feb. 25, 1870; he also lives at home.

Mr. Bobb was a second time married, Sept. 17, 1882, to Mrs. Mary E. Potts, daughter of Michael Gift, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this work. By this marriage he has one child, Ammon B., who was born Feb. 27, 1884. In the spring of 1884 our subject moved to his present home, and since then has been actively engaged in its cultivation and improvement. Samuel Bobb is a Democrat in politics and his father is a Republican. Both our subject and his wife belong to the Lutheran Church. The great-grandfather was born in Prussia, and came to his country when three years old with his parents, and settled in Pennsylvania. The grandfather of our subject was born in Pennsylvania.

Contributed by Carol Parrish from Portraits & Biographical 1888 Stephenson Co IL Pg 248