Erie was born on 6 December 1898 in Cabell County, West Virginia. He was the son of Elisha Kendrick Hobbs and UNKNOWN Rosa.[1]
When Erie was 19 he married Bertha Donahoo on 1 September 1918 in Wayne County, West Virginia. The couple had 5 children: Delsie Mae Hobbs, Thelma Hobbs, Lillie Hobbs, Elmer Vaughn Hobbs and Emery M. Hobbs.[2]
Erie died at the age of 90 on 16 September 1989 in Polk County, Florida.[1][3]
Unclassified: Title: 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Wayne County, West Virginia. Repository. Note: #NS17613. Call Number. Media: Census. Citing: Note: 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Wayne County, West Virginia, Stonewall District, dwelling 3, family 3, lines 13-21, R.L. Blankenship household; June 1, 1900; National Archives Microfilm Series: T623 Roll: 1775 Page: 182; digital image, HeritageQuestOnline.com, http://www.heritagequestonline.com (accessed February 8, 2009). (accessed before 28 March 2011)
Unclassified: Title: 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Wayne County, West Virginia. Repository. Note: #NS17763. Call Number. Media: Census. Citing: Note: 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Wayne County, West Virginia, Stonewall District, dwelling 235, family 236, lines 14-17, Lorenzo D. Hobbs household; May 10, 1910; National Archives Microfilm Series: T624 Roll: 1699 Page: 199; digital image, HeritageQuestOnline.com, http://www.heritagequestonline.com (accessed February 8, 2009). (accessed before 28 March 2011)
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