BIO: George Bobb, Cumberland County, PA

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History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania.
Containing History of the Counties, Their Townships, Towns, Villages, 
Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc.; Portraits of Early Settlers and 
Prominent Men; Biographies; History of Pennsylvania; Statistical and 
Miscellaneous Matter, Etc., Etc.  Illustrated.  Chicago: Warner, Beers 
& Co., 1886.
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                                PART II.

             HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY. PENNSYLVANIA.

                             CHAPTER XXXIX. 

                        BOROUGH OF MECHANICSBURG.

405  BOROUGH OF MECHANICSBURG.

  GEORGE BOBB, grocer, member of the firm of George Bobb & Son, 
Mechanicsburg, was born in Mechanicsburg, Penn., November 8, 1819, son 
of John and Margaret (Longsdorff) Bobb, old settlers of this place, 
where the former followed the trade of harness and saddle-making.  They 
had eight children, four living.  When George, the second child and 
eldest son, was thirteen years old, his father died, and his mother 
subsequently married Peter Baker, of Carlisle, Penn.  Our subject 
worked during the summers, attending school winters, until he was 
sixteen, when he began to learn the stove and tinware trade with Jacob 
Rupley.  Six years later he bought the tin and stove store of Robert 
Wilson, which he sold out in 1861 and opened a hardware store.  In 1879 
he sold out again and opened his present grocery.  In September, 1843, 
Mr. Bobb was married to Miss Margaret Giffin, born in Middlesex 
Township, Cumberland County, daughter of Hon. James Giffin, ex-member 
of the Pennsylvania Legislature from this county.  Mrs. Bobb died May 
13, 1884, the mother of two sons, one living, James G., born in 
Mechanicsburg, this county, November 10, 1844, a partner with his 
father in the grocery store; was married to Miss Mary C. Quigley 
February 26, 1867, who was born May 21, 1848, in Beach Creek, Clinton 

406  BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES:

Co., Penn., daughter of Hon. Cline, ex-associate judge of Clinton 
County, Penn., and Agnes (Thompson) Quigley, old settlers of Clinton 
County, Penn.  Mr. and Mrs. James G. Bobb have had six children, five 
living:  Agnes Q., George W., Mary C., James G., Jr., and Anna M.  The 
subject of our sketch was married on second occasion, November 16, 
1884, to Mrs. O. Grace Schock, born in Knox County, Ill., in 1834, 
daughter of Dr. Charles and Eliza (Morris) Hansford, natives of 
Virginia.  Mr. George Bobb was elected county treasurer by the people 
of Cumberland County in 1871 for one term.  He has held various local 
offices of trust in Mechanicsburg.  He and his son are members of 
Eureka lodge, No. 302, A. F. & A. M., Samuel C. Perkins Chapter, No. 
209, and St. John's Commandery, No. 8, Carlisle; Mechanicsburg Lodge, 
No. 215, I. O. O. F.; and George Bobb is a member of Wildey Encampment, 
No. 29, Mechanicsburg.  They are representative business men of this 
city, and carry a full and complete stock of fine groceries, glass, 
queensware and woodenware.