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SGT James Newton Hobby

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SGT James Newton Hobby Veteran

Birth
Irwin County, Georgia, USA
Death
8 Mar 1863 (aged 27–28)
Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Number 1, 4th Line, Lot 199-Wade's
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James Newton Hobby, son of Andrew B. Hobby and Lydia "Lidda" Sweat (also Lindy Swett), born c. 1835-'36 in Irwin county, Georgia, USA.
James N. Hobby served in the Confederate States Army:
"James N. Hobby, Private; enlisted in Company B, 10th Battalion, Georgia Infantry on 13 May 1862; appointed Sergeant; died in General Hospital #2, at Lynchburg, Virginia on 08 March 1863; buried there in Confederate Cemetery (Old City Cemetery, Lynchburg); Number 1, 4th Line, Lot 199-Wade's"; source: The WILLIS Family Genealogy by L. Hill;
"James N. Hobby - enlisted July (correctly 13 May), 1862; promoted to Sergeant in 1862; died from disease in hospital at Lynchburg, Va., in 1862 (correctly 1863)"; source: History of Worth County, Georgia: for the first eighty years, 1854-1934; Chapter XXII; Worth in the war between the states; p. 505.

Military history: The 10th Georgia Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It participated in most of the key battles of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. The regiment was raised in various counties throughout the state of Georgia and was mustered into Confederate service in June 1861 in Richmond, Virginia. It was initially assigned to Magruder's Peninsula Division. It served with the Army of Northern Virginia for the entire war, except during Longstreet's late 1863 expedition to Georgia and East Tennessee. The regiment was assigned to the Semmes-Bryan-Simms brigade; source: wikipedia.com

(Note: There is another James Hobby who is often confused with our James N. Hobby. "James Hobby enlisted in Company G, Georgia 14th Infantry Regiment on 09 Jul 1861. Promoted to Full 3rd Sergeant. Mustered out on 15 Feb 1865."; source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865; and, "Hobby, James - Private on 09 July 1861. Sick in hospital October 31, 1861. Discharged in 1861; source: The WILLIS Family Genealogy by L. Hill.)

James N. Hobby married (first) Nancy L. Hill on 19 January 1860 Worth county, Georgia; source: Georgia Marriages, 1851-1900; p.82; and James N. Hobby married (first) Nancy S. Hill on 19 January 1860; source: History of Worth County, Georgia: for the first eighty years, 1854-1934; Chapter XX. Family history and genealogy; p. 468.
Nancy L. or S. Hill, daughter of Josiah W. Hill and Arminda M. Potts, born c. 1843 GA; in 1850 US Census, Nancy Hill resided with her parents, Josiah W. and Arminda Hill, and her siblings Lott W., Sarah, Robert A. and Mary E. Hill, in Wilkinson county, Georgia; in 1860 US Census, Nancy Hobby (age 17) resided with her husband, James Hobby, in Isabella, Worth, Georgia; Nancy Hill Hobby died sometime after July 1860 but before February 1862 Isabella, Worth county, Georgia; James Newton and Nancy L. or S. Hobby had no known issue.

James, son of old Andrew (Hobby), married Kate Henderson. He died, leaving Sally, who married Wiley Fussell; source: Tifton Gazette (Georgia), March 29, 1912, Vol. XXI No. 47.

Widower, James N. Hobby married, second, Catharine E. Henderson on 15 February 1862 Worth county, Georgia.

Catharine E. Henderson, daughter of Daniel Henderson, Jr. and Fereby A. Whiddon, born 05 November 1844 GA; widow, Catharine E. (Henderson) Hobby married, second, Wiley Whitley (1841-1915; buried Whitley Cemetery, Irwin county, Georgia) on 31 January 1867 GA; Catharine E. and Wiley had issue; Catharine E. (Henderson) Hobby Whitley died 10 February 1895 GA; Catharine E. Whitley buried Whitley Cemetery, Irwin county, Georgia, USA.

James Newton and Catharine E. had one daughter: Sarah James Newton "Sallie" Hobby.

Sarah James Newton "Sallie" Hobby, daughter of James Newton Hobby and Catharine E. Henderson, born 01 June 1863 Worth county, Georgia; Sarah James Newton (Hobby) Fussell Hall died 11 June 1908 Georgia; Sallie J.N. Hall buried Brushy Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Ocilla, Irwin, Georgia, USA.
Source for name: Sarah James Newton Hobby, born 1863; reference: Family rec. of the Henderson and Whiddon fams. By Will. Henderson. Atlanta, GA, 1925 (314p.); p. 188; source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI); Volume 81; p. 118.

In 1870 US Census, Sarah Hobbie, born 1863 GA, resided with her maternal grandparents, Daniel and Fereby Henderson, and her Henderson aunts and uncles, in District 7, Worth county, Georgia.

Sally J.N. Hobby married, first, Wiley Fussell, son of Boaz and Rhoda Fussell, (1856-1901; Wiley Fussell buried Frank Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Ocilla, Irwin, Georgia; Wiley Fussell married, second, Martha Hunter in 1885 Irwin county, GA; Wiley and Martha Fussell had issue) on 14 September 1876 Irwin county, Georgia; Sarah J.N. and Wiley Fussell divorced.

Sarah J.N. and Wiley had one son: James Bony Fussell: "(unreadable) of little James Bony, son of (unreadable and unreadable) J.N. Fussell, born Nov 21 1879, died Nov 26 1879, 'Another little babe has gone, to dwell with Him who gave, another little darling babe, is sheltered in the grave'"; source, tombstone, Frank Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Ocilla, Irwin, Georgia, USA, and 1880 U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885.

In 1880 US Census, Sarah J.N. Fussell resided with her first husband, Wiley Fussell (c. 1857 GA) in Irwin county, Georgia; his parents, Boaz and Rhoda Fussell, lived next door.

Sally Hobby married, second, Daniel C. Hall (1860-1943; Daniel C. Hall buried Brushy Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Ocilla, Irwin, Georgia) on 25 December 1885 Irwin county, Georgia; Sarah J.N. and Daniel C. Hall had no issue.

In 1900 US Census Sarah F.N. Hall lists one born child (deceased: James Bony Fussell) and has no living children.
James Newton Hobby, son of Andrew B. Hobby and Lydia "Lidda" Sweat (also Lindy Swett), born c. 1835-'36 in Irwin county, Georgia, USA.
James N. Hobby served in the Confederate States Army:
"James N. Hobby, Private; enlisted in Company B, 10th Battalion, Georgia Infantry on 13 May 1862; appointed Sergeant; died in General Hospital #2, at Lynchburg, Virginia on 08 March 1863; buried there in Confederate Cemetery (Old City Cemetery, Lynchburg); Number 1, 4th Line, Lot 199-Wade's"; source: The WILLIS Family Genealogy by L. Hill;
"James N. Hobby - enlisted July (correctly 13 May), 1862; promoted to Sergeant in 1862; died from disease in hospital at Lynchburg, Va., in 1862 (correctly 1863)"; source: History of Worth County, Georgia: for the first eighty years, 1854-1934; Chapter XXII; Worth in the war between the states; p. 505.

Military history: The 10th Georgia Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It participated in most of the key battles of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. The regiment was raised in various counties throughout the state of Georgia and was mustered into Confederate service in June 1861 in Richmond, Virginia. It was initially assigned to Magruder's Peninsula Division. It served with the Army of Northern Virginia for the entire war, except during Longstreet's late 1863 expedition to Georgia and East Tennessee. The regiment was assigned to the Semmes-Bryan-Simms brigade; source: wikipedia.com

(Note: There is another James Hobby who is often confused with our James N. Hobby. "James Hobby enlisted in Company G, Georgia 14th Infantry Regiment on 09 Jul 1861. Promoted to Full 3rd Sergeant. Mustered out on 15 Feb 1865."; source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865; and, "Hobby, James - Private on 09 July 1861. Sick in hospital October 31, 1861. Discharged in 1861; source: The WILLIS Family Genealogy by L. Hill.)

James N. Hobby married (first) Nancy L. Hill on 19 January 1860 Worth county, Georgia; source: Georgia Marriages, 1851-1900; p.82; and James N. Hobby married (first) Nancy S. Hill on 19 January 1860; source: History of Worth County, Georgia: for the first eighty years, 1854-1934; Chapter XX. Family history and genealogy; p. 468.
Nancy L. or S. Hill, daughter of Josiah W. Hill and Arminda M. Potts, born c. 1843 GA; in 1850 US Census, Nancy Hill resided with her parents, Josiah W. and Arminda Hill, and her siblings Lott W., Sarah, Robert A. and Mary E. Hill, in Wilkinson county, Georgia; in 1860 US Census, Nancy Hobby (age 17) resided with her husband, James Hobby, in Isabella, Worth, Georgia; Nancy Hill Hobby died sometime after July 1860 but before February 1862 Isabella, Worth county, Georgia; James Newton and Nancy L. or S. Hobby had no known issue.

James, son of old Andrew (Hobby), married Kate Henderson. He died, leaving Sally, who married Wiley Fussell; source: Tifton Gazette (Georgia), March 29, 1912, Vol. XXI No. 47.

Widower, James N. Hobby married, second, Catharine E. Henderson on 15 February 1862 Worth county, Georgia.

Catharine E. Henderson, daughter of Daniel Henderson, Jr. and Fereby A. Whiddon, born 05 November 1844 GA; widow, Catharine E. (Henderson) Hobby married, second, Wiley Whitley (1841-1915; buried Whitley Cemetery, Irwin county, Georgia) on 31 January 1867 GA; Catharine E. and Wiley had issue; Catharine E. (Henderson) Hobby Whitley died 10 February 1895 GA; Catharine E. Whitley buried Whitley Cemetery, Irwin county, Georgia, USA.

James Newton and Catharine E. had one daughter: Sarah James Newton "Sallie" Hobby.

Sarah James Newton "Sallie" Hobby, daughter of James Newton Hobby and Catharine E. Henderson, born 01 June 1863 Worth county, Georgia; Sarah James Newton (Hobby) Fussell Hall died 11 June 1908 Georgia; Sallie J.N. Hall buried Brushy Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Ocilla, Irwin, Georgia, USA.
Source for name: Sarah James Newton Hobby, born 1863; reference: Family rec. of the Henderson and Whiddon fams. By Will. Henderson. Atlanta, GA, 1925 (314p.); p. 188; source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI); Volume 81; p. 118.

In 1870 US Census, Sarah Hobbie, born 1863 GA, resided with her maternal grandparents, Daniel and Fereby Henderson, and her Henderson aunts and uncles, in District 7, Worth county, Georgia.

Sally J.N. Hobby married, first, Wiley Fussell, son of Boaz and Rhoda Fussell, (1856-1901; Wiley Fussell buried Frank Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Ocilla, Irwin, Georgia; Wiley Fussell married, second, Martha Hunter in 1885 Irwin county, GA; Wiley and Martha Fussell had issue) on 14 September 1876 Irwin county, Georgia; Sarah J.N. and Wiley Fussell divorced.

Sarah J.N. and Wiley had one son: James Bony Fussell: "(unreadable) of little James Bony, son of (unreadable and unreadable) J.N. Fussell, born Nov 21 1879, died Nov 26 1879, 'Another little babe has gone, to dwell with Him who gave, another little darling babe, is sheltered in the grave'"; source, tombstone, Frank Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Ocilla, Irwin, Georgia, USA, and 1880 U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885.

In 1880 US Census, Sarah J.N. Fussell resided with her first husband, Wiley Fussell (c. 1857 GA) in Irwin county, Georgia; his parents, Boaz and Rhoda Fussell, lived next door.

Sally Hobby married, second, Daniel C. Hall (1860-1943; Daniel C. Hall buried Brushy Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Ocilla, Irwin, Georgia) on 25 December 1885 Irwin county, Georgia; Sarah J.N. and Daniel C. Hall had no issue.

In 1900 US Census Sarah F.N. Hall lists one born child (deceased: James Bony Fussell) and has no living children.


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