Brief Life History of John L
When John L Hobbs was born in 1853, in Kentucky, United States, his father, Charles Hobbs, was 35 and his mother, Matilda Jane Simmons, was 28. He lived in Graves, Kentucky, United States in 1870.
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- John L Hobbs in household of Charles Hobbs, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: John L Hobbs -
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World Events (8)
1861
Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English (southern): from the Middle English personal name Hobb(e), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Compare Hobb .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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