Hobart
Laidlaw
Alter
Born in Ontario, San Bernardino, California, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Hobart Romig Alter
and Katherine Gray (Laidlaw) Alter
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 80
in Palm Desert, Riverside, California, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Sep 2018
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Biography
Hobart Alter is Notable.
Hobart "Hobie" Alter (October 31, 1933 – March 29, 2014) was a surf and sailing entrepreneur and pioneer, creator of the Hobie Cat catamarans, and founder of the Hobie company.
Parents were Hobart R Alter and Katherine Laidlaw.
He was married four times:
- Sharon D Hancock (?-1969)
- Nancy Joan Hunter (1971-74)
- Joyce Bernice Lenson (21 Dec 1976-Jan 1977)
- Susan Marie Crosato (1987- 2014)
His 3rd GGF Johan Alter fought in the Revolutionary War.
His 7th GGF John Pease and 8th GGF Jeremiah Meacham were part of the Great Puritan Migration. His 7th GGF George Wendel Romig was a Palatine immigrant.
He is first cousins, 3x removed from inventor David Alter. He is 3rd cousin, 1x removed from Dinsmore Alter, former director of the Griffith Observatory.
Hobart is 5th cousins, 1x removed from dancer Jean Erdman. Their common ancestor is Johann Romig.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobart_Alter
California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VLNJ-6QX : 27 November 2014), Hobart Laidlaw Alter, 31 Oct 1933; citing San Bernardino, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K941-DR9 : 15 March 2018), Hobart L Alter in household of Hobart R Alter, Ontario, Ontario Judicial Township, San Bernardino, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 36-61, sheet 5A, line 11, family 103, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 290.
"California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPYZ-XXW : 15 May 2014), Sharon D Hancock and Hobart L Alter, Jun 1969; from "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing Orange, California, Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento.
"Nevada Marriage Index, 1956-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVYD-7LK : 9 December 2014), Hobart L Alter and Nancy Joan Hunter, 17 May 1971; from "Nevada, Marriage Index, 1956-2005," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing Las Vegas, , Nevada, United States, County Book , p. , archive film number 032490, Nevada State Health Division, Carson City, and Clark County Marriage Bureau, Las Vegas.
"California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPYZ-XXH : 15 May 2014), Nancy Hunter and Hobart L Alter, Jun 1974; from "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing Orange, California, Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento.
"Nevada Marriage Index, 1956-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVLJ-T69 : 9 December 2014), Hobart Laidlaw Alter and Joyce Bernice Lenson, 21 Dec 1976; from "Nevada, Marriage Index, 1956-2005," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing Clark, Nevada, United States, County Book 502, p. B071496, archive film number 470772, Nevada State Health Division, Carson City, and Clark County Marriage Bureau, Las Vegas.
"California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPYZ-XXQ : 15 May 2014), Joyce B Lenson and Hobart L Alter, Jan 1977; from "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing Orange, California, Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento.
"Nevada Marriage Index, 1956-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VV8J-19C : 9 December 2014), Hobart Laidlaw Alter and Susan Marie Crosato, 18 Feb 1987; from "Nevada, Marriage Index, 1956-2005," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing Clark, Nevada, United States, County Book 778, p. B672526, archive film number 453148, Nevada State Health Division, Carson City, and Clark County Marriage Bureau, Las Vegas.
"United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKL9-WMVL : accessed 16 September 2018), Hobart Laidlaw Alter, California, United States, 01 Apr 2014; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing San Mateo Daily Journal, The, born-digital text.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127176813/hobart-laidlaw-alter
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Hobart by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Hobart:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Hobart by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Hobart:
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~1.56%
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