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The Butler Herald, March 15, 1917
The Butler Herald, March 15, 1917, page 1

J. B. Hobbs Struck By Automobile February 23 --- Dies


Struck by a rapidly moving automobile at the intersection of Second Avenue 
and Railroad Street late in the evening of February 23, J. B. Hobbs, well 
known throughout Muscogee County, succumbed to wounds sustained at that time 
at 7 o’clock yesterday at the City Hospital, where he was rushed directly 
after the accident.

Mr. Hobbs, a veteran of the Civil War and enjoying the advanced age of 70 
years, was enroute to his home on the evening of February 23, and at the 
intersection of Second and Railroad, as he crossed that intersection an 
automobile dashed by, struck the aged man and bowed him to the ground.  The 
force of the shock broke the left arm, and there were several concussions on 
the head and face of Mr. Hobbs when he was carried to the hospital.  His 
condition has always been regarded as very grave by attendants and his 
physician, and the end was not unexpected.

At the time of the accident, the street crossing where it occurred, was in 
darkness, according to witnesses, and directly afterwards, a negro 
chauffeur, Robert Conley, was arrested on a charge of disorderly driving, 
the statement having been made that it was the car Conley was driving that 
struck Mr. Hobbs.  Conley has been in the city barracks since the accident, 
pending the outcome of the wounds; a preliminary hearing will be granted him 
today.

Mr. Hobbs was a veteran and a member of Company A., 27th Georgia Regiment in 
the Civil War; he was a member of Camp Benning U.C.V. and of the Baptist 
church.  Surviving him are four daughters: Mrs. Ada Perkins, of Box Springs; 
Mrs. Ida Douglas, of near Butler; Misses Clinton and Clifford Hobbs, of this 
city; two sons, Messrs. Ferny and Hershell Hobbs of this city. – Columbus 
Enquirer-Sun

The Butler Herald, March 15, 1917, page 5

Mrs. W. W. Douglass returned Sunday from Columbus where she was called to 
attend the funeral of her father, Mr. J. B. Hobbs.  Mr. Hobbs had numerous 
friends in this county who will be saddened by the announcement of his 
death.



Additional Comments:
Transcriber's note: James B. Hobbs was the son of Willis Hobbs and Elizabeth 
Woodall.  His second wife was Ellen Watson, daughter of Perry Watson and 
Martha Hart.  James is buried at Riverdale Cemetery in Columbus, Georgia.

I'm related to this family thru Ellen Watson, my 3rd great aunt.

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