Frederick Bobb was born February 8, 1786 in Wurtemburg, Germany and worked as a dyer in a factory. He died before 1855 at Morrison Cove or Martinsburg, Blair County, PA. I estimate he was married somewhere between 1804 and 1812 in Wurtemburg or Bylinger, Germany to Margaret/Margarite Genner/Yenner. Margaret Genner was born July 13, 1786 (probably in Wurtemburg or Bylinger, Germany), and died May 30, 1870 in Orion, Richland County, WI. She is buried at Indian Creek Cemetery in Orion near three of her sons and daughter, Catharine. Having found mention of one Jacob Genner residing in Tyrone Twp, Huntingdon County, PA in the year in 1787, I would guess this may be a relative of Margaret's - perhaps an uncle or a much older brother? Certainly not her father, as he was living there the year after her birth. This may be a starting point for further research. See sources page below for information on Jacob Genner.

Frederick and Margaret Bobb and three children set sail for America from Bylinger, Germany. Their boat was wrecked during a storm, killing two of the children, who were buried at sea. The Bobbs were stranded in Norway for a year before an English sailing vessel carried the shipwreck victims to Maryland. The Bobbs walked from Maryland to central Pennsylvania on foot, stopping to work periodically. They ultimately settled in Morrison Cove, near Martinsburg, PA. In March of 1855, after Frederick's death in Pennsylvania, Margaret and two of her children, John and Annah, traveled alone by riverboat from Pittsburgh, PA. They sailed on the Ohio River to St. Louis, then on the Mississippi to Prairie du Chien, then on the Wisconsin River to Orion, Richland County, WI. The trip took approximately 2 weeks.

The known children of Frederick and Margaret Bobb are: John Bobb, Charles F. Bobb, Peter Frederick Bobb, Alexander Bobb, Catharine B. (Bobb) McIlhattan Knapp, Annah (Bobb) Shepherd, Unknown child #1, Unknown Child #2. It is believed they may have also had two other unknown children.

{Sources: "Sabin: A History" Page 91; & "Richland Co. WI History" Page 337; Manuscripts File (#MSS 101) all found at Brewer Library History Room, Richland Center, WI}

CHILDREN OF FREDERICK & MARGARET (GENNER) BOBB:

Charles F. Bobb was born May 4, 1813 in Germany. He became a naturalized citizen at 6-1/2 years of age. Charles came to Richland County, WI around 1854 and settled on the SE 1/4 of Section 7. He eventually settled within the village of Orion, where he lived out his life. He died October 12, 1891 in Orion, Richland County, WI and is buried at Indian Creek Cemetery, Orion, WI. He married a woman named Barbara, who was born February 10, 1819. She died January 11, 1883 and is buried at Indian Creek Cemetery with Charles.
{Sources: Tombstones and the book "History of Richland County, WI 1906 - Miner", Pg 254 located at the Brewer Public Library History Room, Richland Center, WI }

Two unknown children, estimated by me to have been born about 1810-1818, died while sailing to America with their parents and brother Charles. Their ship was said to have wrecked somewhere off the coast of Norway. The two children did not survive and were buried at sea. While the perported date of the crossing was 1823 in literature I read somewhere, the year-long stay by the family in Norway, followed by the birth of their brother, Peter, in Maryland in 1819 leads me to believe it was earlier - possibly 1817 or 1818.
{Source: Bobb Family Manuscripts File (#MSS 101) - History Room, Brewer Public Library, Richland Center, WI}

Peter Frederick Bobb was born February 13, 1819 in Maryland and married a woman named Margaret Shimer, who was born January 31, 1822 in Maryland (or possibly McConelsburg, PA?). Peter and Margaret had at least four children: William W. Bobb, John Q. Bobb, Thomas Allen Bobb and Peter "Edgar" Bobb. Possible additional children were Ellen Jane, Charlotte, Matilda, Rebecca, Susan, Adeline, Aberry, Alexander, all of whom resided with the family in various census reports. Peter came from Pennsylvania in 1854 & purchased land on Section 32, where he still resided in 1906. He was a member of Indian Creek School Board and his daughter-in-law, Ada Bobb, was the first schoolteacher there in 1870. A 1968 article in the Muscoda Progressive newspaper told that Peter F. Bobb gave the old school building to the town of Orion to be used for a church and shows a photo of Peter & Mrs. Bobb on the wall of the church. Peter died February 21, 1913 and Margaret died May 28, 1903, both in Richland County, WI. Both are buried at Indian Creek Cemetery in Orion.
{Sources: Tombstones, Richland County Courthouse, Richland Center, WI - Death Records Volume 2, Page 148, "History of Richland County, WI 1906 - Miner", Page 254, "Some Pioneer Families of Wisconsin - An Index" (Published by WI State Historical Society in 1977), Page 12, and notes taken from a letter written in 1975 by Callie I. Shumate of Muscoda, WI located in Bobb Family Manuscripts File (#MSS 101) at the Brewer Public Library History Room, Richland Center, WI. }

Alexander Bobb was born March 28, 1823 in Hanover Twp, York Co., PA. He learned the moulding trade at 16, and worked for many years as a journeyman in moulding business until he established a foundry at Roaring Spring, PA. Alexander served in Civil War as a Captain & Lt. Colonel, and was later elected Sherriff of Blair Co., PA. In February of 1847, Alexander married Matilda C. Mattern, daughter of Jacob Mattern of Huntingdon Co., PA. As of 1883, Alexander and Matilda Bobb were still living in Martinsburg, PA.
{Sources: "History of Huntingdon & Blair County, PA - Vol. 2 - by J.S. Africa - 1883", Page 222 located at Brewer Public Library History Room, Richland Center, WI.}

Catharine B. Bobb was born June 12, 1825, possibly in Blair or York County, PA. She married, probably while still living in Pennsylvania, to James McIlhattan, who was born January 22, 1821. They settled in Orion, Richland County, Wisconsin, where they raised seven children: Grizella Margaret (McIlhattan) Rue, John McIlhattan, C. "Edwin" McIlhattan, Thomas C. McIlhattan, Mary K. (McIlhattan) Amey, W. Annah McIlhattan and Frederick Alexander "Fred" McIlhattan. James McIlhattan died on October 22, 1864 and Catharine remarried on November 27, 1879 in Orion to Reverend William Knapp. Catharine died June 28, 1903 in Eagle, Richland County, Wisconsin and is buried at Indian Creek Cemetery in Orion with first husband, James McIlhattan, and three of their children.
{Sources: Tombstone }

Annah, youngest daughter of Frederick and Margaret Bobb, was born in Martinsburg, Blair County, PA on March 26, 1834. She joined the Methodist Episcopal Church in Martinsburg at age 15. In March of 1855, Annah migrated by riverboat to Richland County, WI from PA with mother and brother, John. She married Aaron Shepherd, son of Georger and Elizabeth (Whitford) Shepherd, on February 22, 1872 in Richland County, WI, after the death of his first wife. Their two daughters were: Margaret, who married William Benson, & Annah Lutitia, who first married Eli Pellett, and then Eli Dary. After the death of her husband, Aaron, on November 3, 1908, Annah lived the family of her daughter, Margaret Benson, in Viola. Annah (Bobb) Shepherd died at the Viola, WI home of daughter, Annah Dary on December 25, 1928 at age 94 years, 9 months. She is buried in the Mount Tabor Cemetery near Sabin, Richland County, WI. At the time of her death, she had six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
{Sources: "Richland County Wisconsin History", Page 337, and notes found in the Bobb Family Manuscripts File (#MSS 101) located at Brewer Public Library History Room, Richland Center, WI. }

John Bobb was born in Pennsylvania. I don't believe he never married. In the spring of 1855, he migrated with his mother and sister from Pennsylvania to Orion, Richland County, WI and bought land on Section 32, where he cleared a farm and erected a house & barn. When the civil war broke out, John enlisted and died in service. He was buried at Indian Creek Cemetery, Orion, WI beside his mother.
{Sources: "History of Richland County, WI 1906 - Miner", Page 257+, at Brewer Public Library History Room, Richland Center, WI.}