William was born about 1820 in Tennessee. Parents; Henry Hobbs (1782–1855); Juriah Bradley (1794–1865)
He married a woman named Eleanor Driskell on 02 Feb 1845 in Benton County, Missouri.[1] They were living in Hickory County, Missouri by 1850.[2] The household included:
William Hobbs M 30 Tennessee
Eleanor Hobbs F 25 Tennessee
Joel E Hobbs M 4 Missouri
Elizabeth Hobbs F 2 Missouri
Jesse Hobbs M 0 Missouri
William was not on the 1860 census with his family, thus it is assumed he passed away by then.
Sources
↑ "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKZ7-N7XB : 4 November 2017), William Hobbs and Elencanor Driskell, 02 Feb 1845; citing Marriage, Benton, Missouri, United States, p. 70, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZC-V5K : 12 April 2016), William Hobbs, Hickory county, Hickory, Missouri, United States; citing family 147, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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