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William Zion Hobbs 1844 – 1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4/13/1844

Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 18 APR 1915

Death Location: Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA

Father: William Hobbs

Mother: Mary Spencer

Spouse(s): Sarah Shoemaker

Children(s): William Hobbs

William Zion Hobbs Jr was born in 1844 in Lee, Virginia, United States, the child of William Zion Hobbs and Mary Spencer. William Zion Hobbs Jr married Sarah Jane Shoemaker, and had children including William Harrison Hobbs. William Zion Hobbs Jr passed away in 1915 in Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • William Zion Hobbs Jr was born in 1844 in Lee, Virginia, United States, the child of William Zion Hobbs and Mary Spencer.
  • William Zion Hobbs Jr married Sarah Jane Shoemaker, and had children including William Harrison Hobbs.
  • William Zion Hobbs Jr passed away in 1915 in Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Hobbs
1797 – 1858
Birth Location: Washington, VA, USA
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Mary Spencer
1806 – 1880
Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Shoemaker
1848 – 1904
Birth Location: Owsley, Kentucky, United States
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Children(s)

William Hobbs
1880 – 1954
Birth Location: Kentucky
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William Hobbs's Ancestors

Self
William Hobbs
1844 – 1915
Birth Place: Lee, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Zion Hobbs
1797 – 1858
Washington, VA, USA
Mary Spencer
1806 – 1880
Lee County, Virginia
Grandparents
Ezekiel Hobbs
1762 – 1835
Hagertown, Washington, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Sarah Sally) Blubaugh
1768 – 1842
Lee, Virginia, USA
Aaron (Charles) Spencer
1772 – 1822
Lee,,Virginia,USA
Rachel Daugherty
1778 – 1840
,Montgomery,Virginia,USA
Great-Grandparents
Ruth Thomas
1718 – 1808
Joseph Daugherty
1750 – 1825
Rachel Jordan
1753 – 1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Thomas
1672 – 1744
Grace Atherton(Thomas)
1694 – 1744
Elizabeth *
1715 – 1807

William Hobbs's Descendants

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William (Zion) Hobbs (4/13/1844 – 18 APR 1915) m. Sarah (Jane) Shoemaker (18 Oct 1848 – 18 Aug 1904)
  1. 1. William (Harrison) Hobbs (22 Jul 1880 – 27 Sep 1954) m. Myrtle ("Mertie" Lilla CABLE) Hobbs (Apr 1880 – 9 Feb 1911)
    1. 1. Ezekiel (P) Hobbs (abt 1900 – ) m. Chloe (M) Chrisman (abt 1894 – )
      1. 1. Genola (Fern) Hobbs (abt 1922 – 2007) m. Dila (William) Quesenberry (abt 1920 – 4 October 1976)
        1. 1. Cleo (Donald) Turpin (17 Apr 1944 – ) m. Judith (Carole) Bryant (28 Jan 1952 – )

William Hobbs's Timeline

8 Records

1844
13 Apr 1844
Birth of William Zion Hobbs Jr in Lee, , Virginia, USA
Lee, , Virginia, USA
1844
4/13/1844
Birth of William Zion Hobbs Jr in Lee, Virginia, United States
Lee, Virginia, United States
1844
4/13/1844
Birth of William Zion Hobbs Jr in Lee, Virginia, United States
Lee, Virginia, United States
1863
1863
Age 19
William Zion Hobbs Jr was married in Lee, Virginia, United States
Lee, Virginia, United States
1865
1865
Age 21
William Zion Hobbs Jr was married in Lee, Virginia, United States
Lee, Virginia, United States
1909
19 JUL 1909
Age 65
William Zion Hobbs Jr was married in , Lee, Kentucky, USA
, Lee, Kentucky, USA
1909
19 Jul 1909
Age 65
William Zion Hobbs Jr was married in , Lee, Kentucky, USA
, Lee, Kentucky, USA
1915
18 APR 1915
Age 71
Death of William Zion Hobbs Jr in Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA
Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1844
    Event Place: Lee, , Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4/13/1844
    Event Place: Lee, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4/13/1844
    Event Place: Lee, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1863
    Event Place: Lee, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Lee, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 JUL 1909
    Event Place: , Lee, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1909
    Event Place: , Lee, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 APR 1915
    Event Place: Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA
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