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William Lightly Hobson 1817 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 NOV 1817

Birth Location: Rutherford, Gibson, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Arkansas, USA

Father: Nathaniel Hobson

Mother: Martha James

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Emily Hobson

In 1817, William Lightly Hobson entered the world in Rutherford, Gibson, Tennessee, United States, born to Nathaniel Abraham Hobson and Martha Nancy James. William Lightly Hobson had children including Emily E Hobson. William Lightly Hobson passed away in 1880 in Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1817, William Lightly Hobson entered the world in Rutherford, Gibson, Tennessee, United States, born to Nathaniel Abraham Hobson and Martha Nancy James.
  • William Lightly Hobson had children including Emily E Hobson.
  • William Lightly Hobson passed away in 1880 in Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Hobson
1789 – 1853
Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
NH
Martha James
1790 – 1855
Birth Location: Rutherford, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
MJ

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Emily Hobson
1858 – 1910
Birth Location: Arkansas City, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States
EH

William Hobson's Ancestors

Self
William Hobson
1817 – 1880
Birth Place: Rutherford, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Nathaniel Abraham Hobson
1789 – 1853
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Martha (Nancy) James
1790 – 1855
Rutherford, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
John (Pease) James
1758 – 1840
Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Lenoir
1757 – 1845
Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William James
1710 – 1798
Martha Cary
1714 – 1790
Robert Lenoir
1733 – 1793
Winifred Fisher
1737 – 1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lenoir
1700 – 1765
Mourning Crawley
1709 – 1800

William Hobson's Descendants

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William (Lightly) Hobson (15 NOV 1817 – 1880)
  1. 1. Emily (E) Hobson (4 SEP 1858 – 10 JUL 1910)
    1. 1. Dora (Rebecca) Bush (29 AUG 1873 – 19 JUN 1958) m. Warren (Douglas) Anderson (14 Sep 1861 – 26 Sep 1906)
      1. 1. Charles (Thurman) Anderson (23 APR 1891 – 8 JUL 1958) m. Louisa (Adeline) Norton (27 JUN 1895 – 4 FEB 1982)
        1. 1. Wilma (Corene) Anderson (16 MAY 1935 – 9 FEB 2005) m. Richard (Don) Coleaus (18 MAR 1932 – 1976) m. Jess Emert (13 JUN 1932 – 1 OCT 2008)
    2. 2. Sarah (Alice Tennessee) Fox (16 DEC 1891 – 5 DEC 1982)
    3. 3. Nora (S) Fox♥ (3 MAR 1895 – 25 MAY 1980)
      1. 1. Maxine (C.) Henry (1929 – 1972)

William Hobson's Timeline

2 Records

1817
15 NOV 1817
Birth of William Lightly Hobson in Rutherford, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
Rutherford, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
1880
1880
Age 63
Death of William Lightly Hobson in Arkansas, USA
Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 NOV 1817
    Event Place: Rutherford, Gibson, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Arkansas, USA
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