Hobson, Ruth
| Personal Information | |
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| Last Name | Hobson |
| First Name | Ruth |
| Middle Name | |
| Maiden Name | Kemp |
| Death Date | 2/16/1899 |
| Birth Date | 2/8/1816 |
| Obituary Source | Martinsville Republican, March 2, 1899 |
| Source Information | Cemetery index/Friends Records |
| Cemetery | West Union |
| Family Information | |
|---|---|
| Spouse | Jose Hobson (died 1894) |
| Survived By | Two sons; 1 daughter; several grandchildren. |
| Other | Age 83. "...died at her home near Monrovia...She was born in Chatham County, North Carolina...She was the daughter of Josiah and Dinah Kemp, both deceased...Married Jose Hobson 17 December 1836 and to them were born 9 children. She, her husband, and 4 children came to Indiana in the spring of 1864 and settled near Monrovia, where they lived, except for about 10 years spent in Iowa...[Since the death of her husband] she has lived with her daughter, Abigail R. Hunt." |
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