I am getting new email addresses and cable put into my house and with that all my emails, and files that I stored in the email I used to correspond for years I had to move all those emails to my new one, which if anyone is interested is dcpinion@gmail.com Anyway I used to work with this man on the Joseph H Hobbs family as well as other lines and he died a while back, well he sent me this note I wanted to share as it relates to him and his family as he wants to tell it. So I thought I would share to those that remember Charles.
Charles Frederick BrooksSr 1925-2010
My Medical Diagnosis & other events Some of you are aware that I have been ill for about a month or longer. My bladder decided to stop handling all of my liquid waste -- which affected the rest of my elderly body.
The best description that I can give you of my condition is to explain that I am exceedingly tired, (I started to enter particular details when I moved into the chair where I am sitting in at my computer).
When, I realized that I have a business degree from Emory University, somehow I managed to exempt most of the biology courses. I usually tell my doctor what is wrong with me by pointing that I hurt here and here. An he replies by asking questions and I describe the answers by pointing where I hurt, etc. You may be surprised, but it works everytime------almost.
My opening statement covers most if not all of my conditions, which my doctor has described as permanent. Treatable, but not be correctable, but something that can be controlled physically and life can continue in a new medical regimentation that requires wearing a catheter, day and night, the rest of my life.
Perhaps you might like to know more about me. As a matter of fact I want you to know about me, whether or not you are interested in knowing some of the details about my family that will follow:
I was born the fourth child of my parents, March 21, 1925,on Main St. in Cedartown, GA. My father, Alexander R. Brooks was a molder in the local foundry. When the foundry failed, the family moved to Rome, GA and "Pop" went to work as the moulder in the foundry of Rome Machine & Foundry Co. The company manufactured washing and drying machines for laundries. Vivian, & brothers, William and John (Bill) preceded me in our family. According to my mother the doctor didn't like the name John Jesse and he called the baby "Bill" which lasted the rest of his life. The only name I ever heard for William was "Buddy", sometime "Bud". I was Charles when I started to school in Cedartown, GA. I can't remember the name of the foundry where my Daddy worked in Cedartown.
We moved to Rome, GA, when my Dad, a molder, went to work for the Rome Machine and Foundry Co.
I was in the second grade. According to "Mom", the Superintendent of East Rome, School thought I was too small to be in the second grade but my report card from Cedartown school got me a seat. I made the "Honor Roll" the first month, despite the fact the girl next seat to me couldn't spell water "she used 2 't's. After completing six years at East Rome School, I attended the seventh grade school next to the Rome City Clock. Not many cars climbed the steep road up or down to the school.
I graduated from Rome, GA Boys High School in June 1942. Thinking about it, I was unusually popular, despite the fact that I didn't live in the best part of town, I didn't have this or that. I played trumpet (Bill bought it for me) in the band, When the Band Director asked what I wanted to play for my senior concert. I asked Mr. Derrick, the director, if I could pass up the opportunity, because he knew that I was not an outstanding trumpet player. (I remember the relief that I saw in his face.)
I had a good part in the Senior Play "Nothing But The Truth" Shortly after graduation, I went to work for Ransom Floral Co. My responsibilities included all of those things that Mr. "Buck" Ransom (owner) didn't do. I became a delivery truck driver (had to get a license) bookkeeper, (my brother Bill taught me how to drive, helped me get a license so I could keep the job. I was the billing clerk, jack of all trades. I learned to make corsages, how to write our delinquent customers, delivered flowers to funerals and weddings. And one time after delivering a truck load of flowers to the funeral home in Summerville, GA, I even allowed two escaped convicts to continue fleeing from Summerville, GA police by giving them a ride to Rome. When I returned to Rome, the state policemen telephoned wanting to know what I did with their convicts. I told them I let them out on Broad St. I never did find out if they caught them (one black, one white)
In December 1942, I realized that the USA was in a war with Germany and Japan. A son of a nearby neighbor from our home on Walnut St, Rome, GA was killed and I thought that maybe I could avenge his death and make a difference in the war. On January 2, 1943, I joined the U.S. Navy. I was 5'5" tall and weighed less than the required 110 lbs. To make sure that I was heavy enough, I ate four bananas shortly before I was weighed in Atlanta, GA. After boot camp at Bainbridge, Maryland I was assigned to permanent duty in the Supply Department. I will never forget the day I was issuing uniforms to new recruits and In heard one of the Black boys in line yell out, "There's that boy that can throw baseballs with both hands" Sure enough, the bunch of black boys that I pitched and caught against in Cooper Hall Girls School Yard had joined the navy. It was a great day for them and me. Black kids and white kids didn't care about color, if we were playing baseball. I'm sure some or all got back to Rome from the War, but I can't recall ever seeing any of them again. It was common that white kids played baseball with black kids in the playground of the private school for girls on East Ninth Street. We played kid teams from Anchor Duck Mills and Tubize news "silk" mill villages. the "Rome News" newspaper posted the game details whenever I turned in my hand written pencil copy column. . Too bad I didn't save all of those papers.
After I was discharged from the Navy, I went to work for Celanese Corp, working in the lab. A Chemist wondered why I didn't attend college on the GI Bill. which I decided to take advantage of.
I entered West Georgia Junior College, Carrolton, GA planning to receive a degree in Chemistry, and ended up with a Bachelor of Business. I was the President of the Class of '49. The next fall I enrolled at Emory University, Atlanta, GA and found out that if I wanted a degree in chemistry I had to take all of the biology and Chemistry courses that I had avoided at WGA.
To make a long story short, after one quarter, I transferred to the Business School, made the Dean's list some quarters and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Degree. One of my professors wanted me to apply for a job in the bank where he was employed (teaching was a side line, 5 hours a week, 8 am), but I had other ideas. I interviewed several organizations and quickly found out that college graduates were employed after their graduation in June. So I went back to Rome, GA, visited my first employer (Celenese) after another time in the the navy, and was offered a job in the Accounting Department. About six months later, an older employee in the Purchasing & Stores department died and I was offered his job. Actually, I replaced two employees (one Buyer and one Traffic Manager). A short time later, all traffic was handled in Charlotte.
I met my future wife (Evelyn Curry) at Celanese. Evelyn worked in the personnel office and at noon operated the company store. So I visited with her every day. We married on Thanksgiving Day and honeymooned in Fort Payne, Ala. There is a deep ravine that the river runs in. A large number of small houses were available by the night or the week. We had to be back at work on the following Monday.
Well, I didn't been to write a family history. So I will stop now. Charles Brooks 12/21/2009
When Robert Hobbs was born on July 26, 1805, in Greene County, Georgia, his father, Robert, was 51 and his mother, Mary, was 45.
He married Nancy Jones on September 16, 1855, in Gwinnett County, Georgia.
They had one child during their marriage. He died on March 27, 1856, in Gwinnett County, Georgia, at the age of 50, and was buried in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
Family
Parents
Robert L Hobbs 1754–1845
Mary Marion Caldwell 1759–1853
Siblings
Curtis Hobbs 1778–1802 Sarah Sally Hobbs 1781–1860 James H Hobbs 1783–1838 Joseph Henery Sr Hobbs 1785–1870 Nancy Hobbs 1789–1834 Nathan Augustus Hobbs 1790–1889 Isham Hobbs 1792– Mary Polly Hobbs 1797–1879
Spouse & Children
Nancy Jones 1828–1910 Albert Jones 1850–1895
Robert H Hobbs 1856–1913
Cotton in the Deep South
Robert Jr Hobbs was living in Georgia in 1805 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.
By 1800 cotton was king. The Deep South in the United States supplied most of the world’s cotton—in booming 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 negroes 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.
1810
AGE 5
Census
5 years old in house of Robert L Hobbs. 1810 • Greene, Georgia, USA
1820
AGE 15
Name
Robert Hobbs
Home in 1820 (City, County, State)
Capt Greers District, Greene, Georgia
Enumeration Date
August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15
1 > Robert Jr b. 1805
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over
1 > Robert Sr b. 1754
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over
1 > Mary b 1759
Slaves - Males - Under 14
1
Slaves - Males - 14 thru 25
1
Slaves - Females - Under 14
1
Slaves - Females - 14 thru 25
2
Slaves - Females - 26 thru 44
2
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture
5
All Other Persons Except Indians not Taxed
10
Free White Persons - Under 16
1
Free White Persons - Over 25
2
Total Free White Persons
3
Total Slaves
7
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other
20
Residence
Robert Hobbs lived in Greene County, Georgia, in 1820.
Living with his father Robert Hobbs. He is the youngest of the Hobbs clan. 1820 • Capt Greers District, Greene, Georgia, United States
1827
AGE 22
Property
1827 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 1827 • Greene, Georgia, USA
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
1828 Age 23
Greene County, Georgia, Tax List
Robert Hobbs Sr and Robert Hobbs Jr were living on Town Creek
Name Robert Hobbs Jr
Year 1828
District Captain John Southerlands
District Number 138
Place Greene
1830
AGE 25
Residence
Robert Hobbs lived in Greene County, Georgia, in 1830.
Robert Jr living with mother and father Robert and Mary Hobbs. 1830 • Greene, Georgia
12 NOV
1833
AGE 28
28 MAY 1830
AGE 24
In 1830, Robert Jr Hobbs lived in Georgia and may have witnessed the forced relocation of peoples of the Five Civilized Tribes due to an Act of Congress.
By the 1820s, southern whites— especially farmers growing cotton—wanted more land.
The problem was that the coveted lands belonged to members of the Five Civilized Tribes. The tribes—
Cherokee
Chickasaw
Choctaw
Creek
Seminole
—had lived and hunted on the lands for generations. White settlers found an advocate in Andrew Jackson who strongly supported Native American removal. By 1828 with Jackson’s ascendancy to the Oval Office, the groundwork was laid for the Indian Removal Act of 1830. With one swift signing of a pen, Native Americans saw their rights to stay on their lands effectively vanquished.
By 1837, 46,000 Native Americans had been relocated to lands west of the Mississippi River. For whites, the Act made 25-million acres of land available for settlement—and slavery. With the exception of the Seminoles who continued to fight for their lands in Florida, most of the Southern tribes were gone from the region.
1832
Gold Lottery of Georgia
Nathan Hobbs Greene Militia Dist 138 Lot 986 Dist 3 Sec 2 Robert Hobbs Sr Greene Milita Dist 138 Lot 345 Dis 5 Sec 1 Robert Hobbs Sr Greene Militia Dist 138 Lot 54 Dis 3 Sec 3
12 NOV 1833
AGE 28
The Night the Stars Fell
In 1833 Robert Jr 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. Though 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.” But in the weeks following, newspapers demystified the showers with science.
1834
AGE 29
1834
Age 29
Death of Sister
Robert's sister Nancy died in 1834 in Greene County, Georgia when Robert was 29 years old. Nancy Hobbs 1789–1834 1834 • Greene, Georgia, USA
1836
AGE 31
Robert HOBBS b. 1805 Military Records 1783-1815 Greene County - Indian War of 1836
Muster Roll of Captain William Crosby DAWSON (1798-1856) of the First Regiment of Militia commanded by Col. William PORTER, ordered into service of the United States by Governor William SCHLEY from the 6th day of June to the 12 of July 1836.
Enrollment officer Major KIRBY, Place of Enrollment, Columbus, Ga.
Robert Hobbs Jr. son of Robert L Hobbs and Mary M Caldwell Hobbs was in Indian Removal - Trail of Tears. 3
He was 5’ 10” Blue Eyes, Dark Hair, Fair Complexion.
He was a Private, served in Dawson’s Company of Porters 1st Georgia Infantry in the Creek War.
Robert Hobbs, Nancy Old War WC-1256 SO Served in GA Calvary Milita
Married in Gwinnett Co. GA to his cousin Nancy JONES in 1855. He lived with his parents until their deaths in 1845 and 1854
Military
Robert Hobbs served in the military in 1836 in Greene County, Georgia, when he was 31 years old.
Muster Roll of Capt Wm Crosby Dawson of the 1st Reg of Militia commanded by Col Wm Porter. 1836 • Greene, Georgia, USA
Robert Hobbs' wife Nancy filed for a pension as a result of Robert's time in the Indian Removal.
1 JAN 1837
AGE 31
The Panic of 1837
Banks shuttered their doors and unemployment skyrocketed when Robert Jr Hobbs lived in Georgia in 1840, during the economic depression that became known as the Panic of 1837. Andrew Jackson, whom Van Buren had served as secretary of state, vice president, and close adviser, hurt the federal Second Bank of the United States by moving federal funds to smaller state banks. Jackson thought the Bank of the United States hurt ordinary citizens by exercising too much control over credit and economic opportunity, and he succeeded in shutting it down.
But the state banks' reckless credit policies led to massive speculation in Western lands. By 1837, after Van Buren had become president, banks were clearly in trouble. Some began to close, businesses began to fail, and thousands of people lost their land.
A perfect storm of a national banking and real estate crisis catapulted the United States into the Panic of 1837. Martin Van Buren was better at acquiring presidential power than using it for himself. Van Buren was elected president in 1836, but he saw financial problems beginning even before he entered the White House.
He inherited Andrew Jackson's financial policies, which contributed to what came to be known as the Panic of 1837. It turned out to be the worst economic depression that the young nation had yet known. Do you know what led to the Panic of 1837?The Panic of 1837 was partly caused by the economic policies of President Jackson, who created the Specie Circular by executive order and refused to renew the charter of Second Bank of the United States. The Panic of 1837 was followed by a five-year depression with failed banks and unprecedented unemployment levels.
The Specie Circular is a United States presidential executive order issued by President Andrew Jackson in 1836 pursuant to the Coinage Act and carried out by his successor, President Martin Van Buren. It required payment for government land to be in gold and silver.
Executive order
On July 11, 1836, Jackson ordered Secretary of the Treasury Levi Woodbury to issue the Specie Circular under federal law. After August 15, the government refused to take anything but gold and silver specie in exchange for public lands. It did make a special exception to accept certain types of Virginia scrip. The executive order allowed legitimate settlers (non-speculators) to use paper until December. Financial panic cast a dark shadow over the United States starting in 1837. Though rays of hope shined through at times, it would take the country seven years to recover from its first devastating depression.
Earlier in the decade, a wave of naïve optimism characterized commerce. Silver from abroad poured into the United States, paving the way for Western Expansion. With freed-up lands resulting from Indian removal, a speculative bubble formed.
Land was overvalued and the bubble’s bursting in 1837 sent shockwaves throughout the domestic and global economy. Mirroring real estate, banking collapsed. The national bank, which stabilized the country’s financial system, lost its charter. This jolt somersaulted the country towards the panic.
With no central bank, each of the country’s 850 banks began printing its own currency, causing inflation. In the chaos, businessmen were ruined and nearly half of the banks closed causing sky-high unemployment. Out of work families relied on charity for their next meal.
Even with the nation in economic crisis, Van Buren stuck to the political philosophy of Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson that the federal government should exercise only limited power. He refused to listen to those who said the federal government should try to stabilize and take control of the nation's failing economy through a new Bank of the United States.
The only thing he was willing to do was move federal funds from state banks to an independent treasury. This didn't stop the economic turmoil. For this and other reasons, when Van Buren ran for reelection in 1840, he was soundly defeated.
By 1844, the depression lifted but not before these hard times had become the worst in the country’s young history.
27 MAR 1838
AGE 32
Death of Brother
Robert's brother James H died on March 27, 1838, in Columbus, Mississippi when Robert was 32 years old. James H Hobbs 1783–1838 27 Mar 1838 • Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, USA
1 JUN 1840
AGE 34
Robert Hobs Sr. is listed in Greene Co. GA 1 male 40-50, 1 male 80-90, 1 female 70-80. 00000100001-0000000001
Residence
Robert Hobbs lived in Greene County, Georgia, on June 1, 1840. 1 June 1840 • Greene, Georgia, USA
1844 Aug 21
Robert Hobbs Sr. to Robert Hobbs Jr. note recorded Oct 10, 1844 Vol. B Book OO-194
7 JUN 1845
AGE 39
Death of Father Robert's father Robert L passed away on June 7, 1845, in Greene County, Georgia, at the age of 91. Robert L Hobbs 1754–18 7 Jun 1845 • Greene, Georgia, USA
His burial is unknown, but common practice was to be buried in a family cemetery on his own land.
1845 Sept 8
Estate Record of Robert L. Hobbs executor assignment of Nathan Hobbs and John Holzclaw, Robert Newsom and John Armstrong dated Sept 8, 1845. Holding $20,000 for payment of court, heirs, executors, debts, etc.
List of Heirs: William Harvill $1,020.00 Joseph Hobbs $ 63.06 3/4 Mary Hobbs $1,041.14 wife Nathan Hobbs $ 249.12 1/2 Isham Hobbs $ 810.00 John Southerland $ 100.00 James Greer $ 121.56 Robert Hobbs $ 60.12 1/2 Robert Hobbs $ 980.89 1/2
27 Mar 1849
Age 44
10 SEP 1850
AGE 45
Residence
Robert Hobbs lived in Greene County, Georgia, on September 10, 1850.
Living with his mother
10 Sep 1850 • District 138, Greene, Georgia
1850
AGE 45
Residence
Robert Hobbs lived in Greene County, Georgia, in 1850.
Slave Schedule 1850 • Greene, Georgia
1853
Age 48
District 138 Greene County, Georgia Tax List Robert Hobbs and his mother Mrs Mary Hobbs
4 AUG 1853
AGE 48
Will
State of Georgia, Greene County
In the name of God, Amen. I, Mary Hobbs, being of sound mind and disposing memory, do make and ordain this my last will and testament.
1st. It is my will and desire that at my death, of my property as my executor may think best, shall be sold and all my just debts to be paid first.
2nd. It is my will and desire that at my death, after my just debts are paid, that my son, Robert, for his kindship to me, have all my property both real and personal, that I may be possessed of.
3rd. I do hereby constitute and appoint my son, Robert Hobbs, my executor to this my last will and testament.
Witness of this half sheet containing my last will and testament, I have hereunto set my name and seal twenty-fourth day of March A.D. one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven. signed, sealed and acknowledged in presence of R.T. Asbury and H.H. Watts. dated and witnessed in terms of the law in presence this 4th August 1853. R.T. Asbury H.H. Watts
Will of the Estate of Mary Hobbs wife of Robert Hobbs, Sr. 11-1853 due 12-25-1854 Robert Hobbs Jr., Executor.
Named executor of mother Mary Hobbs' will. 4 Aug 1853 • Greene, Georgia, USA
20 NOV 1853
AGE 48
Death of Mother
Robert's mother Mary Marion passed away on November 20, 1853, in Greene County, Georgia, at the age of 94. Mary Marion Caldwell 1759–1853 20 Nov 1853 • Greene, Georgia, USA
1854
AGE 49
Lodge
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
Tyler - guardian of the door, while the Lodge session is taking place.
Georgia, Greene County, Grand Lodge of Georgia 1854 Philadelphus Lodge No. 171, Penfield, Greene County 1854 • Penfield, Greene, Georgia, USA
1855 Sept 13
Robert Hobbs pg. 290 Georgia, Gwinnett County. To any Judge, Justice of the Inferior Court, Justice of the Peace, or Minister of the Gospel. You are hereby authorized to join in the Holy State of Matrimony Robert Hobbs and Nancy Jones according to the Constitution and Laws of this state: and for so doing this shall be your sufficient License Given under my hand, This thirteenth day of September 1855 Wm Maltbie Ordy
16 SEP1855
AGE 50
Marriage
Robert Hobbs married Nancy Jones on September 16, 1855, in Gwinnett County, Georgia, when he was 50 years old. Nancy Jones 1828–1910 16 Sep 1855 • Gwinnett, Georgia, USA
27 MAR 1856
AGE 50
Death
Robert Hobbs died on March 27, 1856, in Gwinnett County, Georgia, when he was 50 years old. 27 Mar 1856 • Gwinnett, Georgia, USA
28 MAR 1856
Age 50
Burial 28 Mar 1856 • Lawrenceville, Gwinnett, Georgia, USA
Name
Robert Hobbs Jr
Birth Date
26 Jul 1805
Birth Place
Greene County, Georgia, USA
Death Date
27 Mar 1856
Death Place
Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA
Cemetery
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place
Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA
18 JUN 1856
Birth of Son His son Robert H was born on June 18, 1856, in Gwinnett County, Georgia. 18 Jun 1856 • Gwinnett, Georgia, USA
1856 Aug 12
Robert Hobbs - Proceeding of Estates - Court of Ordinary Gwinnett County, Georgia File No A-92 Name of Estate Hobs, Robert Administrator Hobs, Nancy 8/12/1856 Petition, 3-11-1857 Inventory 5/3/1858 First Return 11/21/1860 Second Return
1857 Jan 8
Death noted in Gwinnett County, Georgia 1818-1989 Hobbs Robert b. nd d. nd by 1-8-1857. Carpenter, tools, etc V31 source Unk cemetary. *Estate Record in Gwinnett County, Georgia Proceedings of Estates - Court of Ordinary - Gwinnett County, Georgia 8-12-1856 Petition 3-11-1857 Inventory 5-3-1858 First Return 11-21-1860 Second Return File No A-92 administrator Nancy Hobs Sandford S Kelly adm and Nancy Hobbs admx in account with the estate of Robert Hobbs decd dr
1857 Feb 7
Robert Hobbs pg. 169 Return No 2 Sanford S Kelly Adm and Nancy Hobbs Admx in account with the estate of Robert Hobbs Dec’d dr 1857 Feb 7
To amt of Sale personal property $229.10 Jut to 1st Jan 1860 2 yr. 10 mo. 24 days 45.26 Coms 2 1/2 ct off 6.85 total $267.41 Amt of Notes belonging to the Estate and due 19 Feb 1856 $300.00
Jut to 15 Jan 1860 3 yr. 10 mo. 11 day 81.14 coms 2 1/2 ct 9.52 total $371.62
1 Jan 1859
Amt rec’d from C.C. Lankford $42.00 jut to 15 Jan 1860 1 yr. coms 1.10 total 43.84
1857 Nov 1st amt of sale of land 367.00 just 1 any 1860 2 yr. 2 mos 5.66 coms 2 1/2 prcent off 10.55 total $412.11 Total $1105.08
1858 Credits Jan 1st by amt in Return No 1 246.96 Jutsest to 1 Jany 1860 2 years 34.56 Coms 2 1/2 percent add 7.02 total 288.54 1859 Jan 1 Return not made 1858 Jan 8 Amt paid A. Pool as per voucher No 1 0.75 1858 Jan 8 amt paid C.W. Johnson as per voucher No 2 13.56 1858 Jan 11 amt paid R. Jones as per voucher No 3 2.55 1858 Jan 26 amt paid T.A. Browning as per voucher No 4 21.80 1858 Apr 13 amt paid C. McKinney as per voucher No 5 23.41 1858 Apr 13 amt paid C. McKinney as per voucher No 6 23.41 1858 Apr 13 amt paid C. McKinney as per voucher No 7 23.41 1858 May 3 amt paid J. L. Brown as per voucher No 8 22.36 1858 Aug 5 amt paid R.L. Williams as per voucher No 9 6.06 1858 Aug 5 amt paid J.M. Lankford as per voucher No 10 25.83 1858 Aug 5 amt paid Pak A. Maxey as per voucher No 11 3.62 1858 Aug 5 amt paid Dosler & Lankford as per voucher No 12 1.00 1858 Nov 16 amt paid F.F. Juhan as per voucher No 13 7.50 1859 Jan 25 amt paid H. Mathews as per voucher No 14 1.60 1859 Jul 15 amt paid McWhorter as per voucher No 15 77.25 1857 Jan 21 amt paid J.M. Lankford as per voucher No 16 6.54 1859 amt paid A. Pool T.C. as per voucher No 17 0.48 Coms 2 1/2 perct added 6.97 Total 286.33 pg. 170 Amount of Debtor brot over 1105.08 By amt paid outin 1st Return 288.54 by amt paid out in not return on tin this 331.07 total 619.61 To be divided between 2 heirs amt of distributions shear as is $242.73
Mrs. Nancy Hobbs one of distribution is $242.72
1858 acct with the estate dr Not 2 to amt paid her as per voucher no 1 20.00 jut to 1 Jan 1860 1 yr. 2 month 1.63 coms 2 1/2 perct added .60
1859 Nov 17 to amt paid her as per voucher no 3 50.00 jut to 1 Jan 1860 1 yr. 1 mo 8 d 4.30 coms 2 1/2 prct added .52
1860 Jan 9 amt paid her in full as per vo no 4 103.50 S.S. Kelly Guardian of Robert Hobbs have 242.73 com 2 1/2 prct 5.05
1860 Jan 9 amt paid him in full as per voucher no 5 237.68
The following described not is herewith returned as insolvent 1 note John Sutherland, James Brooks and Sarah Sutherland dated 22 Dec 1853 and due 12 month after date for $15.31
Georgia Gwinnett County Before me in person came Sandford S. Kelly Adminstro and Nancy Hobbs Adminstratrix of the Estate of Robert Hobbs Dec’d who being duly sworn deposeth and say that the above and forgoing account and return is just and true as it stands stated sworn to and Subscribed before me this 9th Jan 1860 Sandford S. Kelly Nancy (her mark) Hobbs
Voucher No 1 Rec’d of S.S. Kelly Adm of Robert Hobbs for his tax for the year 1858 75.05 Adam Pool T.C.
Voucher No 2 Stone Mountain Georgia Mr. Robert Hobbs to C.W. Johnson Dr. 1856 Feb 26 to 1 pair shoes 150, 3 1/2 yd calico 53 2.63 1856 Mar 4 4 plugs tobacco 25/100 March 27 1 pr white cotton gloves 20 1.20 1856 Mar 27 1 pr 1/2 hoes 20, 1 vest pattern 65 8.5 yds Jacont Muslin 45 383 4.68 1856 Mar 27 7 yards blk velvet 55 3.85 7 yds blue home spun 1.05 4.90 1856 Mar 27 e bunches tape 10 81/3 doz brass tacks 50 1 paper 3 oz tacks 5 .65 1856 Mar 27 1 spool coats thread 05 1/2 doz pearl buttons 05 .10
State of Georgia County of DeKalb In person appeared before me J.W. Scruggs an acting Justice of the Peace in aforesaid county C.W. Johnsonwho after being duly sworn saidth that the above account as it stands stated is just and true and that the said account was made at Stone Mountain in said county and that said account being unpaid sworn to a subscribed before me this 28th day of Feb 1857 John W. Scruggs JP CW Johnson
Rec’d of Sandford S. Kelley one of the Adm of Robert Hobbs decd. 13.56 in full of this acct this Jan 8, 1858 C.W. Johnson
Voucher No 3 1856 Robert Hobbs dc Jan 30 to shoing before 50 50 1856 March 6 To making 2 tings 10 to making brier hook 50 60 1856 making a gopher plow 25 to making bolt and tap 25 50 1856 making a plow rod 25 mending clivis 10 to groning singlener 60 95
Georgia Gwinnett County Personally appeared before me Ransom Jones who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that the above account is just and true as it stands stated and is unpaid sworn to and subscribed before me this 26th day of Mar 1857 Ransom Jones Rec’d of Sandford S. KelleyAdm of Robert Hobbs due 2.55 pd in full of this account this Dec 11, 1858 Ransom Jones
Voucher No 4 Stone Mountain GA Jul; 10th 1857 Robert Hobbs dc to T.A. Browning 1855 to Bar bill for the year of 1855 1.80 1856 to bar bill for the year of 1856 12.00 1856 May 1st Cash Loaned 8.00
Georgia DeKalb County Before me John W. Scruggs Justice of the Peace in and for said county came in person T.A.Browning who being sworn saith upon oath that the above account is just and true as it stands stated and unpaid and that said debt was contracted in this county worn and subscribed before me this July 18th 1857 T.A. Browning John W. Scruggs Rec’d of Sandford S. Kelley on of the Adm of Robert Hobbs decd. 21.80 in full of all demands on this account this Jan 26, 1858 T.A. Browning pr Wm. A. Gorza
Voucher No 5 $20 By the sixth day of November next we or either of us promise to pay Charles McKinney on of the Administrators of Samuel McKinney Decd or bearer the sum of $20.0 for value rec’d Nov 5, 1855 Robert Hobbs Charles C. Lankford. Rec’d of S.S. Kelley on of the Adm of Robert Hobbs Dec’d $20.41 in full of this note this Apr 13, 1858 Charles McKinney
Voucher No 6 $23.35 by the 6 day of Nov next we or either of us promise to pay Charles McKinney on of the Adm of Samuel McKinney decd. or bearer the sum of 20.35 for value rec’d Nov 6, 1855 Robert Hobbs, Curtis C. Lankford Rec’d of Sandford S. Kelley one of the Administrators ofRobert Hobbs Dec’d 27.33 in full of this note the Apr 13, 1858 Charles McKinney
Voucher No 7 $20 By the 6th day of November next we or either of us promise to pay Charles McKinney one of the Amds of Samuel McKinneydecd. or bearer the sum of 20.00 for value rec’d Nov 6, 1855 Robert Hobbs, Curtis C. Lankford pg. 172 recd of S.S. Kelley one of the Adms ofRobert Hobbs decd. $23.41 in full of this note the Apr 15, 1858 Charles McKinney
Voucher No 8 12 months after date we or either of us promise to pay Ann E. Hunter Adm of James L. Brown Adm of Elisha Hunter decd. or bearer 46.00 or value received Dec 9, 1852 Robert Hobbs Mary Hobs Edmun N. Beazley SC Recd of Robert Hobbs $32.00 on the written Apr 1, 1854 Rec’d of S.S. Kelley one of the Admn on the estate of Robert Hobbs decd. $22.36 in full of this within note this May 3, 1858 Jas. L. Brown Hon G.T. Rakestraw
Voucher No 9 Mr. Robert Hobbs to R.L. Williams 1854 Apr 9 1 pr shoes 2.13 1 whip 1.12 fish hooks 6 3.31 1854 Jun 25 umbrella 150 1 384 satonct 123 2.75 total 6.06
Georgia Greene County Personally came before me Mr. J.L. Tarwater a Justice of the peace in aforesaid county R.L. Williams who being duly sworn deposeth and sayeth that the above account is just and true to the best of his knowledge and belief as above set fourth and that the said account was contracted in the county of Oglethorp sworn to and signed before me this Mar 30, 1858 R.L. Williams J.L. Tarwater JP Recd of Sandford S. Kelley one of the Adm of Robert Hobbs decd. 6.06 in full of this acct this Aug 5, 1858 R.L. Williams by Jas M. Lankford
Voucher No 10 Robert Hobbs Dec to James M. Lankford 1854 to 8 months board for self at 9.00 per month 72.00 1854 to 8 months washing at 1.00 per month 8.00 lerby note on Nathan Hobbs 41.17 crby not on Willis Lankford 13.00 54.17 Balance due 25.83
Georgia Greene County Personally came before me James M. Lankford and after being sworn deposeth and saith that the within account as it stands is just and true sworn to before me the 6th day of May 1857 James M. Lankford W. A. Colclough JP Rec’d of Sandford S. Kelley one of the Adm of Robert Hobbs decd. 25.83 in full of this acct this Aug 5, 1858 James M. Lankford
Voucher No 11 1854 Robert Hobbs dc to Peak A. Maxey Jan 4 Shoing Horse old and new shoes 75 Feb 3 shoing horse 100 Mar 21 making 4 nuts for wagon 50 putting plate on bolster 50 mending 2 braces 12 putting 2 bands on hub 13 Mar 22 shifting a putting shoes 3.62 Georgia personally came before me Simon T. Peck on of the `cut off` that the within acct is just and true to the best of his knowledge and belief sworn to a subscribed before me this 6th day of Nov 1856 B.E. Spencer JP Simeon T. Peck Recd of Sandord S. Kelley one of the Adm of Robert Hobbs Dec 3.62 in full of this acct this Aug 5, 1858 Peck A Maxey by Jas. M. Lankford
Voucher No 12 Robert Hobbs dc to Doster A. Lankford 1854 Dec 1 sending him from Greensborough to Penfield in Buggy 1.00 Georgia Greene County personally came before me James M. Lankford and after being duly sworn deposeth and saith that the within account as it stands stated is just and true sworn to before me this 6th May 1857 James M. Lankford W.A. Colclough JP one of the firm of Doster Lankford recd ofSandford S. Kelley Adm of Robert Hobbs decd. 1.00 in full of this acct this 5 Aug 1858 Doster A. Lankford by Jas M. Lankford
Voucher No 13 Neal Newton Abo vs. Sanford S. Kelly and Nancy Hobbs Adms of Robert Hobbs Dec. Debt Ab in the Justice Court 405 Dist GM of Gwinnett Nov 16, 1858 Recorded of S.S. Kelley Adm as aforsaid $7.50 fee for professional services in the above state as and for one other case the plff name not mentioned. Frances F. Juhan Att At Law
Voucher No 14 Account against the Estate of Robert Hobbs for provisions furnished to the widow Nancy Hobbs in the year 1856. To 40 lb. beef at 4 cents per pound, $1.60. Personally appealed before me Henry Matthews and after being duly sworn deposeth and sayeth that the above account is just and true as it stands stated and unpaid Sworn to and subscribed before me this 30th day Sept 1857 John W. Schmalee J.P. Henry MathewsRec’d of Sanford S. Kelley one of the Amins of Robert Hobbs pd $1.60 in full of this acct this Jan 26, 1858 Henry Mathews.
Voucher No 15 $81.55 Penfield GA Apr 24, 1855 One day after the date I promise to pay MW Horter Armstrong and Co or bearer $81.55 for value rec’d. Witness my had and seal Rec’d $20 on this note March 23, 1856 Rec’d of Sandford S. Kelly Adm of Robert Hobbs $77.25 the full amt of principle and interest on this note Jul 17, 1858 MW Dimmond Atty. for McWorther Armstrong and Co.
Voucher No 16 Robert Hobbs dc to William A Lankford 1854 Mar 13 1 cigar .05, Mar 14 1 cigar .05 1 cigar .10 .20 1854 Mar 15 1 cigar .05 Mar 16 2 cigars .10 17th 1 cigar .05 .20 1854 Mar 18 17 cigars 25 .20 1 cigar .05 21 2 cigars .10 .50 1854 Mar 22 2 cigars .10 Mar 23 1 cigar .05 24th 10 cigars 9 oranges 45 1.10 1854 Mar 24 Ransom And Almon 20 candy 20 1 cigar .05 .45 1854 Mar 29 1 cigar 1/3 lb. mints 13 31st 6 cigars 30, apel 4 2 cigars 10 .58 1854 Apr 6 4 cigars 20 8th 1 cigar .05 15th 2 cigars .10 17th 2 cigars .10 .45 Apr 18 1 cig 05 19th 2 cigar /10, 4 cigars //20, 20th bunch cigars 100 1.35 Apr 20 15 cigars .75, 28th 2 cigars .10, 28th 1 cigar .05, May 1 3 cigar /14 1.05 Jul 1 1 lemon ade and cracker 10, lemon ade .06 1 pitcher lemonade .30 .66 total 6.54
Georgia Greene County Personally came before me James M. Lankford one of the firm of Williams and Lankford and after being duly sworn deposeth and sayeth that the within account as it stands stated is just and true sworn to and subscribed before me this 21 Jan 1857 John G. Heotticar JP James M. Lankford Rec’d Sandord S. Kelley one of the Adm of Robert Hobbs decd. $6.54 in full of this acct James M. Lankford.
Voucher No 17 Rec’d SS Kelley Adm of Robert Hobbs Decd his tax for the year 1859 48 Adam Pool
No Voucher No 18 appears
Voucher No 19 Rec’d Sandford S. Kelly Administrator of Robert Hobbs decd. $25 in full of my professional services in the management of said estate 9th Jan 1860 N.L. Hutchins JP Atty. at Law
Vo No 1 Rec’d Sandford S Kelley Adms of Robert Hobbs Decd $20 as due me one of the Legatees of Decd Mus Nov 2, 1858 Nancy (herXmark) Hobbs
Vo No 2 Rec’d of Sandford S. Kelley one of the Adms of Robert Hobbs Decd $56.75 past of my interest in said estate this Nov 22, 1858 Nancy (herXmark) Hobbs
Vo No 3 Test David B. Moore Nancy Hobbs to S.S. Kelly Adm of Robt Hobbs decd. 1858 Jan to amt advanced and paid at several times $50.00 Rec’d of Sandford S. Kelley Adm $56.00 as above paid and have for me this 17th Nov 1859 Nancy (her X mark) Hobbs Attest N.L. Hutchins.
Vo No 4 Rec’d of Sanford S. Kelley one of the administrators of the estate of Robert Hobbs decd. $103.50 in full of the distributive share due me from the said estate this 9th Jan 1860 Tes. G.T. Rakestraw Ordy Nancy (her X mark) Hobbs
Vo No 5 Rec’d S.S. Kelly and Nancy Hobbs Admn of the estate of Robert Hobbs Decd $237.68 in full of the distributive share due my wardRobert Hobbs from said estate this 9th Jan 1860 Sandford S. Kelley Guardian
This is an insolvent note returned 12 months after date Robert Hobbs or bearer executing est Mary Hobbs decd $15.31 for value rec’d Dec 22, 1853John Sutherland James Brooks Sarah Sutherland
8 AUG 1857
Property
Administrators Sale of land 8 Aug 1857 • Lawrenceville, Gwinnett, Georgia, USA
8 AUG 1857
Estate
all the lands belonging to the estate of Robert Hobbs, deceased, consisting of one hundred acres, more or less, 25 acres of Lot No 97, and 75 1/2 acres of Lot No 188, both in the Sixth District of said county. 8 Aug 1857 • Gwinnett, Georgia, USA
Atlanta Daily Examiner Aug 8, 1857 pg 3
Adminstrator's Sale, - Agreeably to an order of the Court of Ordinary of Gwinnett County, will be sold before the Court House Door in the town of Lawrenceville, on the first Tuesday in September next, within the legal hours of sale, all the lands belonging to the estate of Robert Hobbs, deceased, consisting of one hundred acres, more or less, 25 acres of Lot No 97, and 75 1/2 acres of Lot No 188, both in the Sixth District of said county. Sold for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of said deceased Terms made known on day of sale.
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