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Elizabeth C. Hobbs (1836 - 1920)

Elizabeth C. Hobbs
Born in Emmitsburg, Frederick, Maryland, United Statesmap
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , , , and
Died at age 83 in Emmitsburg, Frederick, Maryland, United Statesmap
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Biography

Elizabeth was a Roman Catholic.
Elizabeth Hobbs was born in Maryland.
Elizabeth Hobbs is one of twins.

Elizabeth, unmarried, twin daughter of John Hobbs Eleanor Devilbiss, was born 8 September 1836 in Emmitsburg, Frederick County, Maryland.[1]

There were nine children—all born in Maryland including Elizabeth—still living on the family farm (valued at $2,500 or $2.6 million in 2021)[2] in Emmitsburg when the 1850 census was taken:[3]

John Hobbs Male (age 48, farmer)
Eleanor Hobbs Female (51)
Lewis A. (26, farmer)
Charles J. (24, farmer)
Joseph Andrew (23, farmer)
John Thomas (21, farmer)
Rebecca A. (16)
Eleanor Martha (14)
Elizabeth C. (14)
Benjamin George (12)
Lydia Hobbs (10)

1860 Emmitsburg John Hobbs Male 59 Ellenore Hobbs Female 61 Lewis Hobbs Male 36 Rebecka Hobbs Female 26 Elizabeth Hobbs Female 24[4]

1870 unknown

* Residence (1880) Emmitsburg, Frederick, Maryland Eliner Hobbs (age 81), Lewis A. (56, insane), Rebecca A. (44) and Elizabeth Hobbs (42), as well as her sister Lydia Riddlemoser (35, idiotic).[5]

After her mother's death, she lived with her nephews.

* Residence (1900) Emmitsburg, Frederick, Maryland John B. Welty (34, blacksmith) Celeste Welty Wife 34 Maryland Elizabeth C. Hobbs Boarder 64[1]

* Residence (1910) Freedom Township, Adams, Pennsylvania Joseph Henry Welty (36), Mary Welty Wife Female 44 Maryland Sidney T Welty Son Male 7 Maryland Robert Welty Son Male 6 Maryland Grace Welty Daughter Female 4 Maryland Elizabeth Hobbs Boarder Female 73[6]

* Residence (1920) Emmitsburg, Frederick, Maryland Elizabeth (age 83) was living with Celeste Welty and others.[7]

Elizabeth died 3 January 1920 in Emmitsburg and was buried there at Saint Anthony Catholic Church Cemetery.[8]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 22 March 2021), Elizabeth C Hobbs in household of John B Welty, Election District 5 Emmitsburg, Precinct 1 Emmitsburg town, Frederick, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 12, sheet 19A, family 344, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,622.
  2. ↑ “$2,500 in 1850 → 2021 | Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data for Housing, Alioth Finance, 12 March 2021.
  3. ↑ United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch (22 December 2020), Elizabeth Hobbs in household of John Hobbs, Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  4. ↑ United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch (18 February 2021), Elizabeth Hobbs in entry for John Hobbs, 1860.
  5. ↑ United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch (19 February 2021), Elizabeth Hobbs in household of Eliner Hobbs, Emmittsburg, Frederick, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district ED 75, sheet 212A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,510.
  6. ↑ United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 22 March 2021), Elizabeth Hobbs in household of Joseph Welty, Freedom, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 1B, family 15, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1292; FHL microfilm 1,375,305.
  7. ↑ United States Census, 1920, database with images, FamilySearch (1 February 2021), C Elizabeth Hobbs, 1920.
  8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 22 March 2021), memorial page for Elizabeth C. Hobbs (8 Sep 1836–3 Jan 1920), Find A Grave: Memorial #158093455, citing Saint Anthony's Shrine Cemetery, Emmitsburg, Frederick County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by Mike Hahn (contributor 46770538). Elizabeth shares a headstone with her sister Rebecca that is engraved with their full birth and death dates.




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