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His work and his labojt.fbc bondman *V„'.will. free. *lo Indiana. Clinton aged 93 .and Caleb, a confederate Boldier. Hia descendants are Mrs. Co* awl Wood and Henry Hobbs of Howard county and Creed Hobbs of Virginia. Creed Hobbs has attended both family reunions and ls^a most Interest-, lag character, who has ferreted out many, interesting facta; Joshua, another bod of AbBOleca waa a captain Id the confederate array, ia llylng at the age or 30 and Is oap of tbo large landholders In, Virginia. David was also a captain. In, the. confederate army and died at Elwood laat spring. Many of thfl Hobbs famiUe# were entitled and j received land grants from the government fortheir participation, la militaryaffairs..and the descendants,.of Captain .Hobbs at* «jliUed to: ncmbae-aJjip In. ,Ujc'8oeletj; of Colonial Wan. (me9). o.f-lhs . “Society or COltjalal D|piea,’‘-.ft(om,ea1, JudgeHobiia.^d. urn tgjnljy,left Virginia and came, to Indiana, in 1963. the . head of the chief was still lying! at Little Stono Gap. It U now in the museum at. BoSton. Ab-solom, the-youngest of the 7 sons was shot In the band by an Ind.lau In ambush when he was a lad of only 14. He ploekily turned on the Indian. shot him sad tbea fled for safety. Later la d battle sA High Knob. Va.. under his brother. CepUIn Vincent. Ahsolem failed to fire a ahot for the reaaop. that the Indian hs sought to kill made a shield of Mrs. Liylngaton. a.womau takfln captive, till he could escape Into the d*nae laurel. Young Hobbe; was a» this IIbo about IB. He la th* lather and Hrandfatber pf the Tipton county Hobbe and many, Virginia -Hobba tamlliea: -He wa« the .lather of *0 cbltdron by his first marriage and 1 by tfee seennd. Of U»e flift c^ldren, Ufiirr. the tigfe-m. enji«dHd. t*^ prohpct has fallen. Inspired o bu.God. ■ .1May .we follow most humbly In the y -paths that he trod;-, •Life ith Its blessings ta fleeting at best, - Ilife was a scrmoc ropst holy In sat.A prophet most tfuly inspired rom• aboveThough acme In tho body will n In^'-.loief ’In’ things he accomplished, the work he has dons.II Is ’ fame everlasting tfc pash ’ •rightoousnesa won.! 'J. |True' eoldler, crusader, th^ laltlev-'w .wlo. ./• . IThrdugh ridiculed, maligned by error• !?VJU?4. aln, ,•zjbw-.bn'. in your splendor, sect re Isfaine,' V}'* '.We;:jnfrch qp to yjctdsy. notio
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Tipton Tribune
Tipton, Indiana, US
Fri, Aug 21, 1925
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