Served for the Confederacy as Sergeant, "Captain Wm. E. Booe's Partisan Rangers" Company H, 63rd regiment and 5th regiment
Was a "U.S. Deputy Collector" in 1880
married E. Ossie Morris on 2-14-1877
-W. H. Hobson, Sr. Prominent Davie County Citizen, Dies in Salisbury-
William Henry Hobson, in his 85th year, died at 5 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, March 6th at the home of his son, Ed M. Hobson, 135 Mocksville Ave. The funeral took place from the home Friday morning at 10:30 o'clock, conducted by Rev. A. D. Wilcox, of the First Methodist church, assisted by Rev. E. M. Avett of Mocksville, and the interment was in the family graveyard at "Wildwood," Davie County.
Surviving are two sons, and three daughters, W. H. Hobson, Jr., and E. W. Hobson, of Salisbury, Mrs. W. ?. Sandridge, of Amherst, Va., and Mrs. R. R. Crawford of Winston Salem. The youngest son, James M. Hobson, died in May 1928.
William Henry Hobson was born at the old Hobson homestead in Rockingham county, on August 13, 1844, the son of Samuel Augustus Hobson and Ann Morehead Hobson. He moved to Davie county with his parents, who purchased a large tract of land from the Pearson family, and he lived in Davie from 1849 to 1917, when he moved to Salisbury, where he made his home until his death.
Mr. Hobson served throughout the Civil War, enlisting at the age of 17 years as a member of Co. H, 5th N. C. Cavalry. He saw active service in the Virginia campaign and was with General Lee at the surrender at Appomattox courthouse, being the only member of his company and one of six out of his regiment.
February 14, 1876, Mr. Hobson was married to Miss Eliza Osborne Morris, who died 32 years ago, and to this union, eight children were born, three of whom are dead. The deceased was a consistent member of the Methodist church and for many years was superintendent of the Sunday school at Liberty church in Davie county.
He was the last member of his family and in his passing a courtly gentleman, a gallant soldier, and an honored citizen has gone. He had been ill for several months, first being attacked with influenza and pneumonia, but had recovered from this to the extent that he was thought to be well on the road to recovery.
Mr. Hobson was prominent as a farmer, citizen, and churchman. He was of the family which produced the Alabama Hobson, of whom Richmond Pearson Hobson, a nephew, is the most illustrious survivor. The late Captain Charles Price, the eminent lawyer of his day, was a brother-in-law, and Augustus Hobson Price, son of the distinguished barrister, was a nephew.
Mr. Hobson saw the first train to pass through Salisbury on the old North Carolina railroad, now the Southern and had watched the wonderful progress made in his native state and erection. He was a most interesting man and had a host of friends in Rowan and Davie counties. -- Greensboro Daily News.
-Mocksville Enterprise March 14, 1929
Was a "U.S. Deputy Collector" in 1880
married E. Ossie Morris on 2-14-1877
-W. H. Hobson, Sr. Prominent Davie County Citizen, Dies in Salisbury-
William Henry Hobson, in his 85th year, died at 5 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, March 6th at the home of his son, Ed M. Hobson, 135 Mocksville Ave. The funeral took place from the home Friday morning at 10:30 o'clock, conducted by Rev. A. D. Wilcox, of the First Methodist church, assisted by Rev. E. M. Avett of Mocksville, and the interment was in the family graveyard at "Wildwood," Davie County.
Surviving are two sons, and three daughters, W. H. Hobson, Jr., and E. W. Hobson, of Salisbury, Mrs. W. ?. Sandridge, of Amherst, Va., and Mrs. R. R. Crawford of Winston Salem. The youngest son, James M. Hobson, died in May 1928.
William Henry Hobson was born at the old Hobson homestead in Rockingham county, on August 13, 1844, the son of Samuel Augustus Hobson and Ann Morehead Hobson. He moved to Davie county with his parents, who purchased a large tract of land from the Pearson family, and he lived in Davie from 1849 to 1917, when he moved to Salisbury, where he made his home until his death.
Mr. Hobson served throughout the Civil War, enlisting at the age of 17 years as a member of Co. H, 5th N. C. Cavalry. He saw active service in the Virginia campaign and was with General Lee at the surrender at Appomattox courthouse, being the only member of his company and one of six out of his regiment.
February 14, 1876, Mr. Hobson was married to Miss Eliza Osborne Morris, who died 32 years ago, and to this union, eight children were born, three of whom are dead. The deceased was a consistent member of the Methodist church and for many years was superintendent of the Sunday school at Liberty church in Davie county.
He was the last member of his family and in his passing a courtly gentleman, a gallant soldier, and an honored citizen has gone. He had been ill for several months, first being attacked with influenza and pneumonia, but had recovered from this to the extent that he was thought to be well on the road to recovery.
Mr. Hobson was prominent as a farmer, citizen, and churchman. He was of the family which produced the Alabama Hobson, of whom Richmond Pearson Hobson, a nephew, is the most illustrious survivor. The late Captain Charles Price, the eminent lawyer of his day, was a brother-in-law, and Augustus Hobson Price, son of the distinguished barrister, was a nephew.
Mr. Hobson saw the first train to pass through Salisbury on the old North Carolina railroad, now the Southern and had watched the wonderful progress made in his native state and erection. He was a most interesting man and had a host of friends in Rowan and Davie counties. -- Greensboro Daily News.
-Mocksville Enterprise March 14, 1929
Served for the Confederacy as Sergeant, "Captain Wm. E. Booe's Partisan Rangers" Company H, 63rd regiment and 5th regiment
Was a "U.S. Deputy Collector" in 1880
married E. Ossie Morris on 2-14-1877
-W. H. Hobson, Sr. Prominent Davie County Citizen, Dies in Salisbury-
William Henry Hobson, in his 85th year, died at 5 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, March 6th at the home of his son, Ed M. Hobson, 135 Mocksville Ave. The funeral took place from the home Friday morning at 10:30 o'clock, conducted by Rev. A. D. Wilcox, of the First Methodist church, assisted by Rev. E. M. Avett of Mocksville, and the interment was in the family graveyard at "Wildwood," Davie County.
Surviving are two sons, and three daughters, W. H. Hobson, Jr., and E. W. Hobson, of Salisbury, Mrs. W. ?. Sandridge, of Amherst, Va., and Mrs. R. R. Crawford of Winston Salem. The youngest son, James M. Hobson, died in May 1928.
William Henry Hobson was born at the old Hobson homestead in Rockingham county, on August 13, 1844, the son of Samuel Augustus Hobson and Ann Morehead Hobson. He moved to Davie county with his parents, who purchased a large tract of land from the Pearson family, and he lived in Davie from 1849 to 1917, when he moved to Salisbury, where he made his home until his death.
Mr. Hobson served throughout the Civil War, enlisting at the age of 17 years as a member of Co. H, 5th N. C. Cavalry. He saw active service in the Virginia campaign and was with General Lee at the surrender at Appomattox courthouse, being the only member of his company and one of six out of his regiment.
February 14, 1876, Mr. Hobson was married to Miss Eliza Osborne Morris, who died 32 years ago, and to this union, eight children were born, three of whom are dead. The deceased was a consistent member of the Methodist church and for many years was superintendent of the Sunday school at Liberty church in Davie county.
He was the last member of his family and in his passing a courtly gentleman, a gallant soldier, and an honored citizen has gone. He had been ill for several months, first being attacked with influenza and pneumonia, but had recovered from this to the extent that he was thought to be well on the road to recovery.
Mr. Hobson was prominent as a farmer, citizen, and churchman. He was of the family which produced the Alabama Hobson, of whom Richmond Pearson Hobson, a nephew, is the most illustrious survivor. The late Captain Charles Price, the eminent lawyer of his day, was a brother-in-law, and Augustus Hobson Price, son of the distinguished barrister, was a nephew.
Mr. Hobson saw the first train to pass through Salisbury on the old North Carolina railroad, now the Southern and had watched the wonderful progress made in his native state and erection. He was a most interesting man and had a host of friends in Rowan and Davie counties. -- Greensboro Daily News.
-Mocksville Enterprise March 14, 1929
Was a "U.S. Deputy Collector" in 1880
married E. Ossie Morris on 2-14-1877
-W. H. Hobson, Sr. Prominent Davie County Citizen, Dies in Salisbury-
William Henry Hobson, in his 85th year, died at 5 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, March 6th at the home of his son, Ed M. Hobson, 135 Mocksville Ave. The funeral took place from the home Friday morning at 10:30 o'clock, conducted by Rev. A. D. Wilcox, of the First Methodist church, assisted by Rev. E. M. Avett of Mocksville, and the interment was in the family graveyard at "Wildwood," Davie County.
Surviving are two sons, and three daughters, W. H. Hobson, Jr., and E. W. Hobson, of Salisbury, Mrs. W. ?. Sandridge, of Amherst, Va., and Mrs. R. R. Crawford of Winston Salem. The youngest son, James M. Hobson, died in May 1928.
William Henry Hobson was born at the old Hobson homestead in Rockingham county, on August 13, 1844, the son of Samuel Augustus Hobson and Ann Morehead Hobson. He moved to Davie county with his parents, who purchased a large tract of land from the Pearson family, and he lived in Davie from 1849 to 1917, when he moved to Salisbury, where he made his home until his death.
Mr. Hobson served throughout the Civil War, enlisting at the age of 17 years as a member of Co. H, 5th N. C. Cavalry. He saw active service in the Virginia campaign and was with General Lee at the surrender at Appomattox courthouse, being the only member of his company and one of six out of his regiment.
February 14, 1876, Mr. Hobson was married to Miss Eliza Osborne Morris, who died 32 years ago, and to this union, eight children were born, three of whom are dead. The deceased was a consistent member of the Methodist church and for many years was superintendent of the Sunday school at Liberty church in Davie county.
He was the last member of his family and in his passing a courtly gentleman, a gallant soldier, and an honored citizen has gone. He had been ill for several months, first being attacked with influenza and pneumonia, but had recovered from this to the extent that he was thought to be well on the road to recovery.
Mr. Hobson was prominent as a farmer, citizen, and churchman. He was of the family which produced the Alabama Hobson, of whom Richmond Pearson Hobson, a nephew, is the most illustrious survivor. The late Captain Charles Price, the eminent lawyer of his day, was a brother-in-law, and Augustus Hobson Price, son of the distinguished barrister, was a nephew.
Mr. Hobson saw the first train to pass through Salisbury on the old North Carolina railroad, now the Southern and had watched the wonderful progress made in his native state and erection. He was a most interesting man and had a host of friends in Rowan and Davie counties. -- Greensboro Daily News.
-Mocksville Enterprise March 14, 1929
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