When William Hobbs was born on 16 March 1837, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Bennett Hobbs, was 30 and his mother, Ann Owen, was 27. He married Matilda Barrett on 3 October 1860, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Dowdeswell, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 15 October 1922, in Midvale, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Find A Grave website photo indicates establishment of the cemetery in 1848. Located at the NE corner of 4th Avenue and N Street. Salt Lake City Cemetery is in The Avenues neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah. Approximately 120,000 persons are buried in the cemetery. Many religious leaders and politicians, particularly many leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) lie in the cemetery. It encompasses over 250 acres and contains 9 1?2 miles of roads. It is the largest city-operated cemetery in the United States. The first burial occurred on September 27, 1847, when George Wallace buried his child, Mary Wallace. The burial was two months after the Mormon pioneers had settled the Salt Lake Valley. In 1849, George Wallace, Daniel Wells, and Joseph Heywood surveyed 20 acres at the same site for the area's burial grounds. In 1851, Salt Lake City was incorporated and the 20 acres officially became the Salt Lake City Cemetery with George Wallace as its first sexton.
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English (southern): from the Middle English personal name Hobb(e), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Compare Hobb .
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Possible Related NamesWilliam Hobbs was born March 16, 1837 at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, the son of William Hobbs and Ann Owens. His parents and their four sons joined the LDS church in England. He was lat …
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