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William Right Hobbs

William Right Hobbs

Male 1823 - 1902  (79 years)

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  • Name William Right Hobbs  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Relationshipwith Magdalaine TEVENIN
    Birth 13 Apr 1823  Jefferson, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Death 21 Dec 1902  Lee, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Burial Lawhon Springs Cemetery, Lee, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Siblings 5 brothers and 4 sisters 
    Half-siblings 1 half brother and 1 half sister (family of William Hobbs and Frances McWilliams
    Person ID I58  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 17 Jan 2025 

    Father William Hobbs,   b. 18 Feb 1787, Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 1837, Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Mother Polly Sweeney,   b. 1801, Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 21 Aug 1817  Warren, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F16  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eleanor Jane Smith,   b. 31 Aug 1829, Tompkinsville, Monroe, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1920, Travis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 1 Jul 1847  [2
    Children 
     1. Salina Ann Hobbs,   b. 24 Jul 1848   d. 1872 (Age 23 years)
     2. Samuel Smith Hobbs,   b. 27 Nov 1849, Bastrop, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1919, Milam, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     3. William Harrison Hobbs,   b. 19 Jan 1852   d. 21 Nov 1913 (Age 61 years)
     4. John Perry Hobbs,   b. 12 Nov 1853   d. 3 Aug 1878 (Age 24 years)
     5. Mary Caroline Hobbs,   b. 26 Oct 1855   d. 18 Dec 1932 (Age 77 years)
     6. Hosa Archie Hobbs,   b. 10 Dec 1857, Bastrop, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1934, Bastrop, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     7. Louisa Wincy Jane Hobbs,   b. 1860   d. 1947 (Age 87 years)
     8. James Alexander Keith Hobbs,   b. 1865   d. 1865 (Age 0 years)
     9. Albert Rice Hobbs,   b. 1867   d. 1917 (Age 50 years)
     10. Joel Washington Hobbs,   b. 1870   d. 1881 (Age 11 years)
     11. Adaline Catherine Hobbs,   b. 1871   d. 1934 (Age 63 years)
     12. America Meck Hobbs,   b. 1873, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1938 (Age 65 years)
     13. Ozelia Liddle Hobbs,   b. 22 Aug 1878, Lee, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Nov 1967, Austin, Travis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
    Family ID F17  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 13 Apr 1823 - Jefferson, Alabama, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 21 Dec 1902 - Lee, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Lawhon Springs Cemetery, Lee, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    William Right Hobbs
    William Right Hobbs

    Documents
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    WRHobbs_Page
    Article at TexasEscapes.com written by Mike Cox titled 'Life in Frontier Texas' about the life of William Right Hobbs.
    William R. Hobbs Postmaster at Sandfly
    William R. Hobbs Postmaster at Sandfly
    Obituary
    Obituary

    Histories
    William Right Hobbs
    William Right Hobbs

  • Sources 
    1. [S11] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Western District, Burleson, Texas; Roll: M593_1577; Page: 149B.
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    2. [S4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Lee, Texas; Roll: 1654; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0058.
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    3. [S16] U.S., Confederate Applications for Presidential Pardons, 1865-1867.
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    4. [S17] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones For U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General.
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    5. [S8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current.
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23298068/william-right-hobbs

    6. [S18] U.S., Pardons Under Amnesty Proclamations, 1865-1869.
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    7. [S15] Kentucky, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850.