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Walter Bascom Hobbs 1886–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 JAN 1886

Birth Location: Wananish, Columbus, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 11 JUN 1937

Death Location: Greenwood Cemetery, Panama City, Bay, Florida, United States

Father: George Hobbs

Mother: Hobbs None

Spouse(s): Eliza Gainer

Children(s): Fleta Hobbs, Walter Jr.

Walter Bascom Hobbs was born in 1886 in Wananish, Columbus, North Carolina, United States, the child of George Washington Hobbs And Hobbs. In 1900, Walter Bascom Hobbs resided in ED 104 Militia Districts 1121, 1145 Ashburn town, . Walter Bascom Hobbs married Eliza Rebecca Gainer, and had children including Fleta Ann Hobbs, Walter Bascome Hobbs Jr. Walter Bascom Hobbs passed away in 1937 in Greenwood Cemetery, Panama City, Bay, Florida, United States.

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Biography

  • Walter Bascom Hobbs was born in 1886 in Wananish, Columbus, North Carolina, United States, the child of George Washington Hobbs And Hobbs.
  • In 1900, Walter Bascom Hobbs resided in ED 104 Militia Districts 1121, 1145 Ashburn town, .
  • Walter Bascom Hobbs married Eliza Rebecca Gainer, and had children including Fleta Ann Hobbs, Walter Bascome Hobbs Jr.
  • Walter Bascom Hobbs passed away in 1937 in Greenwood Cemetery, Panama City, Bay, Florida, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Hobbs
1862–1945
Birth Location: Bogue Township, Columbus, North Carolina, United States
GH
Hobbs None
1866–1943
Birth Location: Elizabeth Town, Bladen, NC
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Gainer
1891–1969
Birth Location: Florida
EG

Children(s)

Fleta Hobbs
1912–1985
Birth Location: Bay Head, Bay Co, Fl
FH
Walter Jr.
1910–
Birth Location: Bennett, Bay Co., Fl
WJ

Walter Hobbs's Ancestors

Self
Walter Hobbs
1886–1937
Birth Place: Wananish, Columbus, North Carolina, United States
Parents
George Washington Hobbs
1862–1945
Bogue Township, Columbus, North Carolina, United States
Hobbs
1866–1943
Elizabeth Town, Bladen, NC
Grandparents
Daniel (McCoy) Hobbs
1836–1905
Bolton, Columbus, North Carolina, United States
Hobbs
1844–1931
Columbus, North Carolina, United States
William (John James Melvin) Sr.
1821–1893
Bladen Co., NC
Melvin
1830–
Bladen,North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Owen Hobbs
1813–1886
Hobbs
1815–1838
Edwin Pate
1808–1862
Catherine Campbell
1811–1862
Samuel Melvin
1790–1851
Elizabeth Sutton
1798–1850
Luke Sikes
1797–1875
Sykes
1802–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hobbs
1804–1882
Benjamin Pate
1774–1830
Pate
1756–1836
Daniel Campbell
1782–1838
Jane Downie
1786–1827
John Melvin
1762–1853
Melvin
1771–1853
William Sutton
1770–1831
Sutton
1772–1831
Joshua Sikes
1740–1803
Sikes
1751–
wiley Atkinson
1781–1857
susannah barnhill
1773–1859

Walter Hobbs's Descendants

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Walter (Bascom) Hobbs (18 JAN 1886–11 JUN 1937) m. Eliza (Rebecca) Gainer (1 JAN 1891–25 NOV 1969)
  1. 1. Fleta (Ann) Hobbs 1912–1985
  2. 2. Walter (Bascome Hobbs) Jr. 1910–

Walter Hobbs's Timeline

7 Records

1886
18 JAN 1886
Birth of Walter Bascom Hobbs in Wananish, Columbus, North Carolina, United States
Wananish, Columbus, North Carolina, United States
1900
1900
Age 14
Walter Bascom Hobbs resided here in ED 104 Militia Districts 1121, 1145 Ashburn town, Worth, Georgia, United States
ED 104 Militia Districts 1121, 1145 Ashburn town, Worth, Georgia, United States
1910
1910
Age 24
Walter Bascom Hobbs resided here in Greenhead, Washington, Florida, United States
Greenhead, Washington, Florida, United States
1920
1920
Age 34
Walter Bascom Hobbs resided here in Bay, Florida, United States
Bay, Florida, United States
1930
1930
Age 44
Walter Bascom Hobbs resided here in Panama City, Bay, Florida, United States
Panama City, Bay, Florida, United States
1937
10 JUN 1937
Age 51
Death of Walter Bascom Hobbs in Panama City, Bay, Florida, United States
Panama City, Bay, Florida, United States
1937
11 JUN 1937
Age 51
Burial of Walter Bascom Hobbs in Greenwood Cemetery, Panama City, Bay, Florida, United States
Greenwood Cemetery, Panama City, Bay, Florida, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 JAN 1886
    Event Place: Wananish, Columbus, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: ED 104 Militia Districts 1121, 1145 Ashburn town, Worth, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 20 JUN 1909

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Greenhead, Washington, Florida, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bay, Florida, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Panama City, Bay, Florida, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 JUN 1937
    Event Place: Panama City, Bay, Florida, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 11 JUN 1937
    Event Place: Greenwood Cemetery, Panama City, Bay, Florida, United States
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