TAYLOR COUNTY, GA - OBITS - John M. Hobbs

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 Obituary for John M. Hobbs 

I would like to submit the following obituary from The Butler Herald dated Feb. 1, 1887

IN MEMORIAM
Editors-Butler Herald :- By Request, I send you a brief
notice of the death of John M. Hobbs, who died of
bronchitis, at his residence in Crawford county, November
13th, 1886.  

Deceased was the son of James and Rebecca
Hobbs, was born in Warren or Upson county about the year
1823.  His parents settled in Crawford county at an early
stage of his life, where he grew up to manhood and married
Nancy Gassett, who together with many children, yet live to
mourn his death.  It might truly be said, that he was the
very embodiment of industry; and often laboring beyond
reasonable physical endurance, he became a subject of
chronic rheumatism, which so effected him bodily, that for
many years he could neither walk nor sit in an upright
position; yet he bore his affliction in great patience and
continued to use all diligence in his power to provide for
the wants and general welfare of his family, to the last
days of his life, manifesting an energy and quiet in
affliction that many might copy to their profit.  Deceased
was not a member by public profession of any religious body;
yet he had on many occasions professed to believe and feel
that Christ was his Savior; indeed he confessed to the
writer, that he had desired often to state his feelings to
the church; but had been restrained on account of his
standing as a Free Mason.  I answered, that  in Christ -
(illegible)- fullness, therefore we are to know nothing in
the Church, save Christ and Him crucified; not things of the
world, remains with the world.  A few weeks past, he made a
journey of near twenty five miles to ask baptism into the
fellowship of the Church, but the pastor, failing to attend
meeting at the time, his purpose was not fulfilled. 

 His
remains were interred at Bethel, near Cedar Creek in Taylor
county on Monday after his death, Elder J. G. Murray
conducting the funeral service.  The many evidences of his
faith in Christ assures us that his rest is eternal.

Bennet Stewart

NOTE:
The obituary has some error in fact.

John M Hobbs was born  on May 5, 1821 in Warren county,
Georgia. He was the son of James and Rebecca Marchant Hobbs.

He married Nancy I. Gassett on March 27, 1843 in Crawford
county, Georgia.

John M. and Nancy had 10 children that I know of and most
stayed in the area.

Both John M. and Nancy are buried at the Sand Bethel Church
cemetery 11 miles south of Butler on US hwy. 19 in Taylor
County. Several Years ago I submitted a partial list of
burials at Sand Bethel 

Richard Hobbs