Biographical Sketch of William Wilson Hobbs, Pulaski County, Missouri >From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, Pulaski, Phelps & Dent Counties, Missouri, Published 1889, Goodspeed Publishing Company. Transcribed by: Penny Harrell (Incog3678@aol.com) ********************************************************************** William Wilson Hobbs, collector and ex-sheriff of Pulaski County, MO., of which county he is a native, was born on August 25, 1862, the son of Joseph J. and grandson of Vincent Hobbs. The former was born in Cape Girardeau County, MO., in 1839, and died in 1864. He was a farmer by occupation, and when a young man came to Pulaski County, MO., with his father, and settled in Hobbs Hollow, which was named in his father's honor, he being the first white settler of the region. He was married to Margaret E. Tilley, who bore him three children, and after his death his widow married D. B. Colley, by whom she became the mother of one child. William W. Hobbs is the second child, and lived with his mother until he was married to Miss Cora E. Mitchell, daughter of James M. and Sarah N. (Musgrave) Mitchell. Mrs. Hobbs was born in Cedar County, MO., on January 1, 1859, and she and Mr. Hobbs are the parents of two children: Lena and Roy. In 1881 he became a salesman in the general mercantile store of W. A. Bates, of Waynesville, and in the summer of 1884 acted as deputy sheriff of the county, being elected to the office in the fall of that year and re-elected two years later. In 1888 he was elected county collector, to begin the duties of the office in March, 1889. He is a Master Mason, a Democrat in politics, and he and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================