Nathan Augustus Hobbs
When Nathan Augustus Hobbs was born on January 8, 1790, in Spartanburg, South Carolina, his father, Robert, was 35 and his mother, Mary, was 30.
He married Mary Elizabeth Lankford on November 16, 1812, in Greene County, Georgia. They had eight children in 19 years.
He died on May 21, 1889, in Greene County, Georgia, at the impressive age of 99, and was buried in Penfield, Georgia.
Birth
Nathan Augustus Hobbs was born on January 8, 1790, in Spartanburg, South Carolina to Mary Marion Caldwell, age 30, and Robert L Hobbs, age 35./-81.93204,34.94956,7/710x228.jpg70)
8 Jan 1790 • Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
8 JAN 1790
Birth
Nathan Augustus Hobbs was born on January 8, 1790, in Spartanburg, South Carolina to Mary Marion Caldwell, age 30, and Robert L Hobbs, age 35.
8 Jan 1790 • Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
20 Dec 1790
Nathan an infant of Robert and Mary Hobbs along with several older siblings, moved after his birth to Wilkes County, Georgia, and by December of 1790, his father bought property in Greene County, Georgia.
1790 Dec 20 Book E, pgs 555-556
Curby Whatley and Ann his wife of Greene County to Robert Hobbs of Wilkes County for 40 lbs Sterling 100 acres on waters of Town Creek bounding Thornton, John Mellar, William Burford.
Signed: Carby Whatley, Anna Whatley
Wit: William Casey, John Adam Miller, Thomas Houghton JP
Rec Jan 15, 1792
Nathan Augustus HOBBS b. 1790 moved to Rutherford Co. NC in 1820's and lived with Nathan LANKFORD who he may have been named after, he was his father in law after Nathan LANKFORD'S death in 1825 he moved back to Greene Co. GA.- He was also a Justice of Peace and performed many marriages after he moved back to Greene Co. GA, he may have performed marriages for nieces and nephews
- He was also a Post Master in Penfield, Greene Co. GA
- He was assigned Executor of his fathers estate in 1845 by the Court.
- He also sold land to his sister and brother in law Mary "Polly" HOBBS and William HARWELL shortly after they married, William HARWELL was underage to buy land, so his brother Thomas HARWELL bought it for him
1792
AGE 2
Birth of Brother
Nathan Augustus' brother Isham was born in 1792 in Greene County, Georgia when Nathan Augustus was 2 years old.
19 SEP 1797
AGE 7
Birth of SisterNathan Augustus' sister Mary Polly was born on September 19, 1797, in Greene County, Georgia when Nathan Augustus was 7 years old.
1802
AGE 12
Death of BrotherNathan Augustus' brother Curtis died in 1802 in Greene County, Georgia when Nathan Augustus was 12 years old.
26 JUL 1805
AGE 15
Birth of Brother
Nathan Augustus' brother Robert was born on July 26, 1805, in Greene County, Georgia when Nathan Augustus was 15 years old.
1805 Dec 2
Robert Hobbs Negro Isaac to be given to son Nathan at father Roberts death.
Book BB pg 248 Robert Hobbs of Greene Co. on 2 Dec 1805 for love and affection I bear toward my loving son, Nathan Hobbs, give a certain negro boy named Isaac to be delivered to him at my death.
Wit: Henry English William Greer
2 Dec 1805
AGE 15
1805 Dec 2 Book BB pg 248
Robert Hobbs of Greene Co. for love and affection I bear toward my loving son, Nathan Hobbs, give a certain negro boy named Isaac to be delivered to him at my death.
Wit: Henry English, William Greer
16 NOV 1812
AGE 22
MarriageNathan Augustus Hobbs married Mary Elizabeth Lankford on November 16, 1812, in Greene County, Georgia, when he was 22 years old.
Name: Nathan Hobbs
Spouse: Mary Lakford
Marriage Date: 16 Nov 1812
Marriage County: Greene
Marriage State: Georgia
1814 Jan 7
Nathan Hobbs from Robert Hobbs Deed Jan 7, 1814
Recorded 31 Oct 1814 Bol A Book EE-489 Greene Co. GA
1815
AGE 25
Birth of Son
His son Robert L was born in 1815 in Greene County, Georgia.
1815
Greene Co., GA Tax Index 1814-1817 in 1815 #038
Robert Hobbs
Isham Hobbs
James Hobbs
Joseph Hobbs
Nathan Hobbs
Greene/Le 15 034
1816 Oct 19
Nathan Hobbs to Thomas Harwell Deed Oct 19, 1816
Recorded 28 Oct 1816 Vol A Book FF 247 Greene Co. GA
Nathan Hobbs sold land to Thomas Harvill for William Harville.
William was underage to buy the land so his brother took title.
Vol. A FF-247 State of Georgia
This indenture made this nineteeth of October in the year of our Lord on One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixteen between Nathan Hobbs of the County of Greene on the NE part and Thomas Harvill for William Harville of the same county of the other part, (hard to read guessing)>Nathepeth that the said Nathan Hobbs for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred dollar lawfull money to him in hand will and a true paid by the said Thomas Harville at or before the sealing and delivering of these presents the (hard to read this word)> necuht where of is hereby acknowleding boy granted bargain sold released and confirmed and between presents doth grant bargains sells and released and confirm unto Thomas Harville his heirs and assigns are that tract of parcel of land containing by estimation seventy three acres of the same more or less situated by and being in the Greene County and hath a foresaid beginning unto a corner there of John Matters land thence running north west ____ sassafras tree north to a sourgum tree then east to a white oak tree thence southeast to a persimmins tree thence east to a joined then south to the beginning corner together with are and singular rights manners and apportaing whatsoever to the said tract of land being ____ or an apportaining land the remainder revereces rents influences and profits and of every part there of to leave and to part there said tract of land all and singular that premises and pertinances thereunto belonging and every part there of unto the said Thomas Harville his heirs and a prend to the proper use benefit and behalf the said Thomas Harville and his heirs and assign forever and his said
Nathan Hobbs his heirs and assign share foever warrants and defend said tract of land with all and every part thereof unto Thomas Harville his heirs and assigns forever in witness thereof of the said Nathan Hobbs hath hereunto his land and seal this day and year above written.
Signed Nathan Hobbs (Seal)
Signed sealed and delivered in presents of John Browning JP, A Greer JP
24 AUG 1817
AGE 27
Birth of Son
His son Joel Garner was born on August 24, 1817, in Rutherford County, North Carolina.
JAN 1819
AGE 29
Birth of Daughter
His daughter Rebecca L was born in January 1819 in Rutherford County, North Carolina.
1820
AGE 30
Residence
Nathan Augustus Hobbs lived in Rutherford County, North Carolina, in 1820.
Name Nathan Hobbs
Home in 1820 (City, County, State) Rutherford, North Carolina
Enumeration Date August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10 2
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 2
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 2
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44 2
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture 2
Free White Persons - Under 16 4
Free White Persons - Over 25 4
Total Free White Persons 9
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other 9
Birth of Daughter
His daughter Caroline B was born on January 13, 1821, in Greene County, Georgia.
Denise Murphy has more information on her Ancestor Caroline B Hobbs Lankford,
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 2
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 2
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44 2
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture 2
Free White Persons - Under 16 4
Free White Persons - Over 25 4
Total Free White Persons 9
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other 9
13 JAN 1821
AGE 31
Birth of Daughter
His daughter Caroline B was born on January 13, 1821, in Greene County, Georgia.
Denise Murphy has more information on her Ancestor Caroline B Hobbs Lankford,
52 Ancestors - #16: Caroline B. Hobbs
4 AUG 1821
AGE 31
The Saturday Evening Post
In 1850, Nathan Augustus Hobbs was living in Georgia around the time the beloved Saturday Evening Post first delighted entertainment-hungry Americans.
On this day in 1821, the first issue of The Saturday Evening Post appeared. This was the first use of the new name, coined by new owners, but the weekly was begun in 1729, by twenty-two-year-old Benjamin Franklin. His Pennsylvania Gazette was one of five regular publications in the colonies, and itself a purchase from a previous publisher who had struggled on for ten months under the title, The Universal Instructor in All Arts and Sciences and Pennsylvania Gazette.
The Post inherited Franklin's type, and was first published in the same print shop Franklin used, where a jingle written by Franklin still hung over the door:
"All ye who come this curious art to see, / To handle anything must cautious be....
Franklin's Gazette aimed for a window on the world, as opposed to local news, and had a rule that there should be an article of literary merit in every issue. But the literary mandate did not always or easily square with the magazine's other mandate, that of being the voice and guardian of Middle America.
29 OCT 1825
AGE 35
Birth of Daughter
His daughter Marian L Meron was born on October 29, 1825, in Greene County, Georgia.
1825 Dec 28
Nathan Lankford D:49 N. Lankford 28 Dec 1825 Feb Ct 1826, wife Meron use all of estate real and personal during her life of widowhood (except 2 heifers I give to my daughter Meron) for support of herself and unmarried children if any should leave her she is to furnish them a bed and furniture and sudras then that are already married were furnished. At her death or marriage lands bequeathed as follows:
Tract on Skywider below Mill to Son John Lankford
Tract on Long Branch known as Buice to son Curtis C. Lankford
Tract I live on to Robert L. Lankford under direction and guardianship of his brother John Lankford
1st increase of Negroes to daughter Elizabeth Lankford
2nd increase on Negroes to daughter Meron Lankford
To daughter Elizabeth Lankford 1 share and $50,
To son John Lankford 1 share, (Mina Carruth)
to daughter Mary Hobbs 1 share, (Nathan Hobbs)
to children of daughter Sarah Logan 1 share (no names stated), (James Logan)
to daughter Sibby Carruth 1 share, (Leroy Carruth)
to children of Rhodda Braden 1 share, (James Braden)
to daughter Martha Hobbs 1 share, (Isham Hobbs)
to son Minor L. Lankford 1 share, (Delilah Merritt)
to daughter Meron Lankford 1 share $50, (Jackson Pounds)
to son Curtis C. Lankford 1 share, (Catherine Anne Carruth)
to son Robert L. Lankford (m. Margaret McIntosh) 1/2 share to be under guardian of John Lankford
Wit: Alexr Carruth jsat Ezel Graham
Ref: Rutherford County, North Carolina Abstract of Wills 1779-1822 Caroline Heath Davis
1827
Land Lottery
Robert Hobbs Greene Co. GA Rev. War Soldiers from SC 1827 Land Lottery
Capt John Southerland's District No 148
Robert Hobbs Jr.
Nathan Hobbs
1829
AGE 39
Birth of Son
His son Nathan A was born in 1829 in Georgia.
24 JUL 1830
AGE 40
Birth of Son
His son Minor Smith was born on July 24, 1830, in Greensboro, Georgia.
52 Ancestors -- #10: Minor Smith Hobbs
1830
AGE 40
Residence
Nathan Augustus Hobbs lived in Greene County, Georgia, in 1830.
Name: Nalkan Hobbs [Nathan Hobbs]
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Greene, Georgia
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 8
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 8
1830
Georgia Land Lotteries
Nathan Augustus Hobbs lived in Georgia in 1830, a time when the state redistributed about 75 percent of its land.
With millions of acres up for grabs in the 19th century, Georgia implemented a lottery system to encourage settlement.
Hundreds of men, widows, and orphans over the age of 18 rushed to stake their claims when millions of acres in Georgia—land taken from Cherokee and Creek tribes—opened up for settlement in 1805 to white pioneers. Tickets representing the hopeful landowners were pulled from barrels at crowded public drawings. About 20 percent of applicants won, taking home between tracts that were 40 to 490-acres, some rich with gold.
Given that thousands of Cherokee and Creek Native Americans had been forcibly removed from their homelands for the lotteries, the system was met with resistance. Their protests were taken all the way to the Supreme Court that ruled in favor of protecting native lands in 1832. But backed by the U.S. Army, U.S. President Andrew Jackson ignored the mandate and relocated the tribes to reservations out West. After eight lotteries over the course of 28 years, 75 percent of the state’s land had been redistributed before the system was disbanded in 1833.
In the 1832 case Worcesterv. Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Cherokee and Creek tribes, declaring that it was illegal to trespass and settle on Native American land. Regardless, tribes were forced onto western reservations along a path dubbed the Trail of Tears. 1866, Washington, D.C.. Credit: Apic/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Land distribution was originally managed using the headright system, which granted tracts to any able-bodied white male who could afford the costs involved in bringing laborers to develop the land. The system eventually went out of favor after too many Georgians complained it favored the rich. 1817, Georgia. Credit: Historic Map Works LLC
The lotteries gave land to about 100,000 families. Unlike other redistribution programs like the Homestead Act, Georgians weren’t required to settle the land. They simply had to pay a nominal fee to collect the deed. 1832, Georgia. Credit: Cculber007/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain
1833-1845
Nathan A Hobbs was a Justice of Peace, and performed many marriages as one of his duties.
1833 Aug 29
Nathan Hobbs JP married Littleberry Bowles and Cena Cochrane
1833 Oct 20
Nathan Hobbs JP married Isaac Hogg and Mary Caldwell
12 NOV 1833
AGE 43
The Night the Stars Fell
In 1833 Nathan Augustus Hobbs was living in Georgia where they may have witnessed one of the most spectacular meteor showers in history on “the night the stars fell.” 
In the hours just before dawn in November 1833, the skies across the United States were lit up by thousands of meteors.The night of November 12-13, 1833, not only marks the discovery of the Leonid meteor shower, but it marks the actual birth of meteor astronomy. During the hours following sunset on November 12, some astronomers noted an unusual number of meteors in the sky, but it was the early morning hours of the 13th that left the greatest impression on the people of eastern North America. During the 4 hours which preceded dawn, the skies were lit up by meteors.
Although meteor showers are common, no one predicted the explosion of shooting stars that illuminated the night sky on November 12, 1833.
Just before dawn, people threw on clothes and gathered in roads and fields to watch the 150,000 meteors (about 30 per second) dance in plain view during the storm’s peak. One eyewitness told the Pantagraph newspaper in Illinois that, “the very heavens seemed to be ablaze.”
Though many were spellbound, not all rejoiced in the cosmic celebration. At the time, the South was a hotbed for the national religious revival known as the Second Great Awakening. Some awoke terrified, fearing it was the End of Days, as predicted by a Bible verse:
“and the stars of heaven shall fall.”
Reactions to the 1833 display varied from the hysterics of the superstitious claiming Judgement Day was at hand, to just plain excitement by the scientific, who estimated that a thousand meteors a minute emanated from the constellation Leo. Newspapers of the time reveal that almost no one was left unaware of the spectacle, for if they were not awakened by the cries of excited neighbors, they were usually awakened by flashes of light cast into normally dark bedrooms by the fireballs.
But in the weeks following, newspapers demystified the showers with science.
At the time of the 1833 display, the true nature of meteors was not known for certain, but theories were abundant in the days and weeks which followed.
The Charleston Courier published a story on how the sun caused gases to be released from plants recently killed by frost. These gases, the most abundant of which was believed to be hydrogen, "became ignited by electricity or phosphoric particles in the air."
The United States Telegraph of Washington, DC, stated, "The strong southern wind of yesterday may have brought a body of electrified air, which, by the coldness of the morning, was caused to discharge its contents towards the earth." Despite these early, creative attempts to explain what had happened, it was D. Olmsted who ended up explaining the event most accurately.
After spending the last weeks of 1833 trying to collect as much information on the event as possible, Olmsted presented his early findings in January 1834. He noted the shower was of short duration, as it was not seen in Europe, nor west of Ohio
After spending the last weeks of 1833 trying to collect as much information on the event as possible, Olmsted presented his early findings in January 1834. He noted the shower was of short duration, as it was not seen in Europe, nor west of Ohio
[Author's note: We now know the shower was seen by numerous Native American tribes throughout the midwest and western United States, who frequently referred to the event as "the night the stars fell."]
His personal observations had shown the meteors to radiate from a point in the constellation of Leo. Finally, noting that an abnormal display of meteors had also been observed in Europe and the Middle East during November 1832, Olmsted theorized that the meteors had originated from a cloud of particles in space. Although the exact nature of this cloud was not explained properly, it did lead the way to a more serious study of meteor showers.
Death of Sister
Nathan Augustus' sister Nancy died in 1834 in Greene County, Georgia when Nathan Augustus was 44 years old.
Nancy Hobbs 1789–1834
News
Vol IV 1836-1838 Southern Recorder - Milledgeville News
Death of Brother
Nathan Augustus' brother James H died on March 27, 1838, in Columbus, Mississippi when Nathan Augustus was 48 years old.
Residence
Nathan Augustus Hobbs lived in Greene County, Georgia, on June 1, 1840.
N Hobs[Nathan Hobbs]
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Greene, Georgia
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 4
Free White Persons - Under 20: 5
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3
Total Free White Persons: 9
Total Slaves: 1
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 10
Death of Father
Nathan Augustus' father Robert L passed away on June 7, 1845, in Greene County, Georgia, at the age of 91.
Probate
father Robert L Hobbs, Sen., decd estate
Residence
Nathan Augustus Hobbs lived in Greene County, Georgia, in 1850./-83.16757,33.58125,7/710x228.jpg70)
1850 • District 145, Greene, Georgia
Name: Nathan Nobbs [Nathan Hobbs]
Age: 60
Birth Year: abt 1790
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1850: District 145, Greene, Georgia, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 118
Household Members:
Name Age
Nathan Nobbs 60
Mary Nobbs 60
Minor Nobbs 19
Elizabeth F Nobbs 16
Joel G Nobbs 30
Residence
Nathan Augustus Hobbs lived in Greene County, Georgia, in 1850.
1850 • Greene, Georgia - Slave schedule
Nathan Augustus Hobbs was living in Georgia in 1850 when the cotton crop reigned as lifeblood to the state’s economy.Cotton played a major role in the success of the American South as well as its demise during the Civil War.
1800 cotton was king. The Deep South in the United States supplied most of the world’s cotton—in booming British factories, it was spun into fabric then sold around the empire.
1834
AGE 44
Birth of Daughter
His daughter Elizabeth Fanny was born in 1834 in South Carolina.
Death of Sister
Nathan Augustus' sister Nancy died in 1834 in Greene County, Georgia when Nathan Augustus was 44 years old.
Nancy Hobbs 1789–1834
1834 Feb 17
Nathan Hobbs JP married James Brook and Julia Reynolds
1834 Oct 23
Nathan Hobbs JP married James T. Hunt and Rebecca May
1836 May 1
Nathan Hobbs JP married William Mays and Elizabeth Gentry
1836 Nov 17
Nathan Hobbs JP married William Ray and Mary Kennedy
1836 Nov 24
Nathan Hobbs JP married William Sneed and Caroline Scoggins
1836 Dec 8
Nathan Hobbs JP married Drury Morgan and Priscilla Southerland
1837
AGE 47
News
Vol IV 1836-1838 Southern Recorder - Milledgeville News
Legal Notices
Georgia, Greene County: Clerks office of the Inferior Court.
Henry English tolls before Nathan Hobbs J. P., a horse/mule/pony, etc...(animal description omitted here). Appraised by John P. Walton and Pleasant H. Walton. (Signed) Vincent Sanford, Clerk.
Vol IV 1836-1838 Southern Recorder - Milledgeville News
1837 Oct 22
Nathan Hobbs JP married George W. Finch and Martha Ann Pierce
1837 Dec 21
Nathan Hobbs JP married Reuben B. Edmonds and Miriam Kennedy
27 MAR 1838
AGE 48
Death of Brother
Nathan Augustus' brother James H died on March 27, 1838, in Columbus, Mississippi when Nathan Augustus was 48 years old.
1838 Dec 1
574 Elizabeth Southerland m. Westley Martindale Dec 1, 1838 by Nathan Hobbs
1 JUN 1840
AGE 50
Residence
Nathan Augustus Hobbs lived in Greene County, Georgia, on June 1, 1840.
N Hobs[Nathan Hobbs]
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Greene, Georgia
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 4
Free White Persons - Under 20: 5
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3
Total Free White Persons: 9
Total Slaves: 1
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 10
7 JUN 1845
AGE 55
Death of Father
Nathan Augustus' father Robert L passed away on June 7, 1845, in Greene County, Georgia, at the age of 91.
18 NOV 1845
AGE 55
Probate
father Robert L Hobbs, Sen., decd estate
1850
AGE 60
Residence
Nathan Augustus Hobbs lived in Greene County, Georgia, in 1850.
1850 • District 145, Greene, Georgia
Name: Nathan Nobbs [Nathan Hobbs]
Age: 60
Birth Year: abt 1790
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1850: District 145, Greene, Georgia, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 118
Household Members:
Name Age
Nathan Nobbs 60
Mary Nobbs 60
Minor Nobbs 19
Elizabeth F Nobbs 16
Joel G Nobbs 30
Residence
Nathan Augustus Hobbs lived in Greene County, Georgia, in 1850.
1850 • Greene, Georgia - Slave schedule
| Gender: | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race: | Black | ||
| Age: | 55 | ||
| Home in 1860: | District 143, Greene, Georgia | ||
| Name of Slave Owner: | Nathan Hobbs | ||
| All Slaves Owned: |
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Cotton in the Deep South
Nathan Augustus Hobbs was living in Georgia in 1850 when the cotton crop reigned as lifeblood to the state’s economy.Cotton played a major role in the success of the American South as well as its demise during the Civil War.
1800 cotton was king. The Deep South in the United States supplied most of the world’s cotton—in booming British factories, it was spun into fabric then sold around the empire.
Farmers across the region were producing larger harvests than ever before thanks to the cotton gin, and more cotton required more labor.
Four million enslaved African Americans lived in the South by 1850, most toiling on plantations 16 hours a day, pruning, watering, and harvesting. Small farms with few or no slaves also tried their hand at the crop, but the 1 percent of families in the South who owned more than 100 slaves dominated wealth and power in the region. They devoted their days to entertaining and politics, sending their children to elite schools in the North and abroad.
At the onset of the American Civil War, cotton would financially sustain Confederate troops and even play into war strategy. By war’s end, the cotton industry and the American South were transformed forever.
Nathan Augustus' mother Mary Marion passed away on November 20, 1853, in Greene County, Georgia, at the age of 94.
Mary Marion Caldwell 1759–1853
Nathan A Hobbs to Wm. O. Cheney Deed Recorded 9 Jan 1856 Vol B Book QQ 333 Greene Co. GA
Probate
Robert L Hobbs Sen., decd estate, 1/8 part of 224 ac to satisfy two fi fas in favor of Beaman & French vs Nathan Hobbs and also H L French vs Nathan Hobbs
Death of Brother
Nathan Augustus' brother Isham died on March 18, 1854, in Tippah County, Mississippi when Nathan Augustus was 64 years old.
Death of Brother
Nathan Augustus' brother Robert died on March 27, 1856, in Gwinnett County, Georgia when Nathan Augustus was 66 years old.
Robert Jr Hobbs 1805–1856
Death of Sister
Nathan Augustus' sister Sarah Sally died in June 1860 in Greene County, Georgia when Nathan Augustus was 70 years old.
Sarah Sally Hobbs 1781–1860
Residence
Nathan Augustus Hobbs lived in Greene County, Georgia, in 1860.
Death of Son
His son Nathan A passed away in 1863 in Virginia, at the age of 34.
Nathan A Hobbs 1829–1863
Residence
Nathan Augustus Hobbs lived in Greene County, Georgia, on July 6, 1867.
Death of Brother
Nathan Augustus' brother Joseph Henery died in April 1870 in Haralson County, Georgia when Nathan Augustus was 80 years old.
Joseph Henery Sr Hobbs 1785–1870
News
Legal Notice = could be son who died in Civil War.
Death of Wife
His wife Mary Elizabeth passed away on August 8, 1876, in Greene County, Georgia, at the age of 86. They had been married 63 years.
Mary Elizabeth Lankford 1790–1876
Nathan Augustus' sister Mary Polly died in September 1879 in Mill Creek, Arkansas when Nathan Augustus was 89 years old.
Mary Polly Hobbs 1797–1879
News Clipping
Old Uncle Nathan Hobbs Sunny South
News
Atlanta Constitution Another rare character is Nathan Hobbs, near Penfield, Ga
Atlanta Constitution
Mar 8, 1888
The Days News
News Clipping
Death - Nathan Augustus Hobbs died on May 21, 1889, in Greene County, Georgia, when he was 99 years old.
Denise Murphy, Kenneth George, and myself worked on Nathan's family for many years, at the above page 52 Ancestors, Denise has Nathan Hobbs information in a different format with other information.
1852 Mar 27
N.A. Hobbs payment for the Banner Ref: Greene Co. Newspaper Clipping Vol. 11852-1877 pg. 8 N.A. Hobbs was postmaster of Penfield and published a list of people who had letters waiting for them at the post office
1852 Sept 25
Legal Notice Georgia, Greene County. John G. Holtzclaw and Nathan Hobbs files his (hers, their) letters of dismission from the estate of Robert Hobbs, late of said county, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and others concerned to be and appear at my office within time prescribed by law, to show cause, if any, they have, why said application should not be granted (Signed J.W. Godkin, Ordinary.
1853 Apr 30
N.A. Hobbs payment for the Banner Ref: Greene Co. Newspaper Clipping Vol. I 1852-1877 pg. 69
1853 Oct 1
Nathan Hobbs A list of Unclaimed letters in Penfield Postoffice where Nathan A Hobbs was working, he had the list published in the Banner
ref: Greene Co. Newspaper Clippings Vol. I 1852-1877 pg. 88
20 NOV 1853
AGE 63
Death of MotherNathan Augustus' mother Mary Marion passed away on November 20, 1853, in Greene County, Georgia, at the age of 94.
Mary Marion Caldwell 1759–1853
1853 Dec 13
Nathan A Hobbs to Wm. O. Cheney Deed Recorded 9 Jan 1856 Vol B Book QQ 333 Greene Co. GA
1853 Dec 24
Nathan Hobbs Saturday, Georgia, Greene County. Nathan Hobbs apply (applies) to me for letters of administration on the estate of Robert Hobbs, deceased. There are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular, the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to be and appear at my office within the time prescribed by law, to show cause, if any they have, why said letters shall not be granted (signed) James W. Godkin, Ordinary.
3 JAN 1854
AGE 63
Probate
Robert L Hobbs Sen., decd estate, 1/8 part of 224 ac to satisfy two fi fas in favor of Beaman & French vs Nathan Hobbs and also H L French vs Nathan Hobbs
1854 Jan 14
Robert Hobbs Saturday, Georgia, Greene County. Will be sold before the Court House door in said county on the 1st Tues. in March, next, between the legal hours of sale, all property belonging to the estate of Robert Hobbs, late of said county, deceased. Sold for benefit of the heirs and creditors of said estate (signed) N. Hobbs Adm.
18 MAR 1854
AGE 64
Death of Brother
Nathan Augustus' brother Isham died on March 18, 1854, in Tippah County, Mississippi when Nathan Augustus was 64 years old.
1854 May 20 Sat.
N.A. Hobbs payment for the Banner in Greene County, Georgia
1854
Georgia, Greene County, Grand Lodge of Georgia 1854
Philadelphus Lodge No. 171, Penfield, Greene County
Jas. T. Blain, W.M. A. M. Lansdell, S.W. Wm. Morgan, J.W.
Jos. H. McWhorter, Treasurer A. B. Sharp, Secretary Jas. Armstrong, S.D.
Wm. A. Colclough, J.D. Stephen English, Tyler
N. A. Hobbs R. J. Massey J. Shackelford
J. D. English Redman T. Asbury W. J. Hales
Rev. L. R. L. Jennings Rev. L. W. Stephens Robt. Hobbs
Wm. English Thos. F. Colclough W. L. M. Harris
John F. Dolvin H. G. Northen Jas. Cocroft
Thos. Y. Tidwell Richard T. Asbury D. B. Emery
A. H. Randle, E.A. A. J. McDonald Robt. M. Foster
Initiated 8 Passed 8 Raised 9 Admitted 3 Resigned 1
Dues paid $24.38 Regular meetings of this Lodge are held on the first Tuesday night in each month.
W.M. - Worshipful Master S.W. - Senior Warden J.W. - Junior Warden
S.D. - Senior Deacon J.D. - Junior Deacon P.M. - Past Master
F.C. - Fellow Craft degree E.A. - Entered Apprentice degree
Tyler - guardian of the door, while the Lodge session is taking place.
27 MAR 1856
AGE 66
Death of Brother
Nathan Augustus' brother Robert died on March 27, 1856, in Gwinnett County, Georgia when Nathan Augustus was 66 years old.
Robert Jr Hobbs 1805–1856
1856 May 20
N.A. Hobbs payment for the Banner ref: Greene Co Newspaper Clippings Vol. I 1852-1877 pg. 110
JUN 1860
AGE 70
Death of Sister
Nathan Augustus' sister Sarah Sally died in June 1860 in Greene County, Georgia when Nathan Augustus was 70 years old.
Sarah Sally Hobbs 1781–1860
1860
AGE 70
Residence
Nathan Augustus Hobbs lived in Greene County, Georgia, in 1860.
| Name: | Nathan Hobbs[Nathan Augustus Hobbs (1790-1889)] | ||||||||||||||
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| Age: | 70 | ||||||||||||||
| Birth Year: | abt 1790 | ||||||||||||||
| Gender: | Male | ||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | South Carolina | ||||||||||||||
| Home in 1860: | Greene, Georgia | ||||||||||||||
| Post Office: | Penfield | ||||||||||||||
| Family Number: | 58 | ||||||||||||||
| Value of Real Estate: | View image | ||||||||||||||
| Household Members: |
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| Name: | Nathan Hobbs |
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| State: | GA |
| County: | Greene County |
| Township: | No Twp Listed |
| Year: | 1860 |
| Record Type: | Slave Schedule |
| Page: | 040 |
| Database: | GA 1860 Slave Schedule |
| Gender: | Female | ||
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| Race: | Black | ||
| Age: | 68 | ||
| Home in 1860: | Greene, Georgia | ||
| Name of Slave Owner: | Nathan Hobbs | ||
| All Slaves Owned: |
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1863
AGE 73
Death of Son
His son Nathan A passed away in 1863 in Virginia, at the age of 34.
Nathan A Hobbs 1829–1863
6 JUL 1867
AGE 77
Residence
Nathan Augustus Hobbs lived in Greene County, Georgia, on July 6, 1867.
| Name | Nathan Hobbs |
|---|---|
| Registry Date | 6 Jul 1867 |
| Location | Greene |
| Record Type | Oath Book |
| Election District | 19 |
APR 1870
AGE 80
Death of Brother
Nathan Augustus' brother Joseph Henery died in April 1870 in Haralson County, Georgia when Nathan Augustus was 80 years old.
Joseph Henery Sr Hobbs 1785–1870
1870
AGE 80
Residence
Nathan Augustus Hobbs lived in Penfield, Georgia, in 1870.
| Name: | Nathan Hobbs | ||||||||
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| Age in 1870: | 80 | ||||||||
| Birth Year: | abt 1790 | ||||||||
| Birthplace: | Georgia | ||||||||
| Home in 1870: | Penfield, Greene, Georgia | ||||||||
| Race: | White | ||||||||
| Gender: | Male | ||||||||
| Post Office: | Penfield | ||||||||
| Value of Real Estate: | View image | ||||||||
| Household Members: |
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1874 Jul 27
Nathan and Mary Hobbs to J.E. Willet et.al. deed recorded Aug 5, 1874 Vol. B T-374 Greene Co. GA
4 Aug 1874
Nathan and Mary Hobbs to J. E. Willet deed recorded Aug 5, 1874
Vol B Book T 374 Greene Co. GA
29 OCT 1874
AGE 84
News
Legal Notice = could be son who died in Civil War.
8 AUG 1876
AGE 86
Death of Wife
His wife Mary Elizabeth passed away on August 8, 1876, in Greene County, Georgia, at the age of 86. They had been married 63 years.
Mary Elizabeth Lankford 1790–1876
1876 Aug 11
Friday Mrs. Nathan Hobbs departed this life at the residence of her band in Penfield on last Tues in her 87th year.
Greene Co. GA newspaper clippings Vol. 2
SEP 1879
AGE 89
Death of SisterNathan Augustus' sister Mary Polly died in September 1879 in Mill Creek, Arkansas when Nathan Augustus was 89 years old.
Mary Polly Hobbs 1797–1879
15 SEP 1883
AGE 93
News Clipping
Old Uncle Nathan Hobbs Sunny South
Sunny South
Sep 15, 1883 pg 4
A Visit to Penfield
Another remarkable landmark is "Old Uncle Nathan Hobbs" whose name and long gray beard are familiar to every Penfield student. Though in his 94th year, he is still hale and hearty; chops cotton, builds cow houses, reads without eye-glasses, enjoys a good joke, eats collards, corn bread, pound-cake, pig-iron, chunks of wood, sole leather and anything that may come along, and digests it all like a grist mill. It was a great pleasure to meet him, and his faithful daughter, Fanny, who looks after him so kindly in his old age.
9 NOV 1886
AGE 96
News
Atlanta Constitution Another rare character is Nathan Hobbs, near Penfield, Ga
Atlanta Constitution, Nov. 9, 1886 -- page 7
Another rare character is Nathan Hobbs, near Penfield, Ga. He is now in his ninety-seventy year, and can work every day and read without spectacles. He was born in the latter part of the eighteenth century. Seventy-five years ago he settled at his present home, where he has lived continuously ever since.
Another rare character is Nathan Hobbs, near Penfield, Ga. He is now in his ninety-seventy year, and can work every day and read without spectacles. He was born in the latter part of the eighteenth century. Seventy-five years ago he settled at his present home, where he has lived continuously ever since.
In 1826, Nathan was baptized in Town creek, Rev. Jack Lumpkin performing the ceremony. His companion in going down under the water was the late Hon. Thomas Stocks, who was president of the state senate. For eighty-five years Nathan had been afflicted with theumatism.
The old man is a great reader. For the news he reads The Weekly Constitution regularly; for church events he looks to the Christian Index, and for religion he reads an old Bible which was found on the battlefield of Cowpens, in 1781. The book was in an oaken chest, which had been left on the field by the British. He expresses his determinatino to live until he is 125 years of age.
5 May 1888
Atlanta Constitution
Mar 5, 1888
Old Folks in Greene.
Union Point, Ga., - March 4 {Special} - Greene is one of the healthiest counties in the state, and as evidence of it, we have between six and ten people over ninety years old. Old Uncle Nathan Hobbs of Penfield, was 98 in January. Mrs. Rachel Jackson near here, is in her ninty-seventh year. Dr Paullaim, of Greensboro, is about ninety-six, Captain Gerald, of Bairdstown, is about the same, and several other white people over ninety. There are several negroes over ninety. This is a good showing for old people.
8 MAR 1888
AGE 98
Atlanta Constitution
Mar 8, 1888
The Days News
Greene county numbers among its citizens three nonogenarians
- Mr Nathan Hobbs, of Penfield who is in his 98th year;
Dr Thomas N Poullain, of this city who will soon be 97, and
Mrs Jackson of Siloam, who will soon be 97.
Each of this venerable trio is in the enjoyment of excellent health, though of course, each is feeble from the weight of years, and each one bids fair to pass the century limit. They live in separate communities, but all could visit without going more than seven miles. Mrs Jackson draws a pension from the United States government.
9 MAR 1888
AGE 98
News Clipping
Friday, March 9, 1888 Augusta Chronicle
Greene county numbers among its citizens three nonogenarians -
Mr Nathan Hobbs, of Penfield who is in his ninety-ninth year;
Dr Thomas N Poullain, of Greensboro past 97,
and Mrs Jackson, of Siloam, who will soon be ninety-seven.
Each of this venerable trio is in the enjoyment of excellent health, though, of course, each is feeble from the wieght of years, and they all bide fair to pass the century limit. They live in separate communities, but all could visit without going more than seven miles. Mrs. Jackson draws a pension from the United State government.
MAY1889
Union Recorder21 MAY 1889
AGE 99
Death - Nathan Augustus Hobbs died on May 21, 1889, in Greene County, Georgia, when he was 99 years old.
The Constitution, Atlanta, GA., Monday, May 27, 1889
Nathan Hobbs, of Greene county, was ninety-nine years of age on the 8th day of January. He has been afflicted with rheumatism since he attained his majority and has had a cancer for several years. His eye sight is good, He reads without glasses and has a good appetite and sound mind and memory. He will be remembered as the postmaster at Penfield for more than thirty years. He has been a member of the Baptist church for more than eighty years, and often refers to sermons he has heard preached by the late Jesse Mercer.
7 Jun 1889
Atlanta Constitution
Jun 7, 1889
Uncle Nathan Hobbs died in Penfield, aged ninety-nine years, five months and three days, having been born the 8th of January 1790, near Cowpens, in North Carolina. He lived in Greene County just ninety-five years and was one of the most remarkable men ever raised in the county. For seventy-five years he was an invalid, a great sufferer from chronic rheumatism. He was for twenty-five years postmaster at Penfield, before the removal of Mercer University to Macon, and made an efficient and popular official. He was exemplary member of the Baptist church, having joined the church at old Shiloh, Greene county, more than seventy-five years since. His long life most truly illustrated the honest man and the geniel, unobtrusive Christian. His death was peaceful, "like one who, drawing the drapery of his couch around him, lies down to pleasant dreams."
Burial
| Name | Nathan Augustus Hobbs |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 8 Jan 1790 |
| Death Date | 21 Jun 1889 |
| Cemetery | Penfield Cemetery |
| Burial or Cremation Place | Penfield, Greene County, Georgia, USA |
| Has Bio? | N |
Friday, April 17, 2015
Denise Murphy, Kenneth George, and myself worked on Nathan's family for many years, at the above page 52 Ancestors, Denise has Nathan Hobbs information in a different format with other information.
