Submitted by Gordon Betts
William Perry Hobbs, 1st child of Joel and Saybra Mayfield Hobbs, was born 3/6/1840 in Tuscaloosa County, AL; died 6/2/1912 and buried in Cornett Cemetery, Cass County, TX. Baptist Minister ordained at Clear Creek Baptist Church, 10 miles west of Oxford, MS. Married Celia Jane Bogard 9/11/1863 in Lafayette County, MS. He entered Civil War in 1862 when he was living in Abbeville, MS, fought in battles of Shiloh, Marietta, GA, Chattagooga, TN and lost an arm in the battle of Big Shanty in GA, in Braggs Army - 30th Mississippi Regiment.
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