HOBSON, Ira - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

News of the death of IRA HOBSON  last week was a great shock to the people of Liberty Town-ship.   Mr. Hobson was well known to most people in this part of Parke county and his death is regretted by a large circle of friends. - S

Source: Kingman Star April 10, 1914

IRA HOBSON,   fourth child and third son of Clarow and Polly Newlin Hobson, was born June 26, 1838, in Liberty Tp. Parke co., Ind., on the homestead on which he has lived continuously till his death, which occurred very suddenly on March 31, ‘14, at his own home in the presence of his faithful bosom companion.   He was married to Sarah Ann Lindley, daughter of Reuben and Dinah Lindley,  Sept. 22, 1859, who died on April 8, 1860.   And on Dec. 12, 1861, he was married to Elva Newlin.    Eight children were born to this union:   Octavia Sumner,  Jimmy Lurton,  Henry Herman,  Milton,  Alvarow,  Melvin Newlin,  Martha Candace, and Ira Love.   All died in infancy except Octavia, who married Chas. Ratcliff in 1882, and who resides near Elmira, Ark., and who had the privilege of attending the funeral of her dear father.   With her only sister, Martha Candace, who was married in 1891 to Perly Printy and lives in Warren Co, Ind., near Danville, Ill., and their only living brother, Ira Love, who married Artie M. Dotson  Dec 4, 1894, shared their filial affection and deep sorrow with a loving mother as a solace in her great bereavement.  He is the last member of his father’s family of seven children—five sons and two daughters—and leaves behind his faithful wife, three children, thirteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren and numerous relatives and many friends that held him in high esteem as a neighbor and substantial citizen.  He filled with honor, for four years, the important office of Trustee for his township and added much to the material advancement of the schools, always kept a live interest in educational work, at  the time of his death holding a position on the Advisory Board.  He had a birth right in the Friends church, but lost it for being groomsman when Milton Newlin and Mary Jane Marks were married, it being a violation then of the church law to marry or attend the marriage of a member with any one who was not a member, and never asked for membership in any church organization since. He was converted in a meeting held at the Heath school house by Andrew Wimsett in 1872, and for some years took a marked interest in religious work, and enjoying spiritual meetings which at that time prevailed in the homes, school houses and churches of the community.  Being of a reticent and conservative nature, he seldom gave expression in public to his faith or experience, and though in later years he didn’t avail himself of the privilege of attending religious meetings as much as formerly for reasons best known to himself, yet he held sacred the doctrine of Grace set forth in the Bible as time, and was even glad to hear it proclaimed and preached. And so at the ripe age of 75 years, 9 months and 5 days a kind husband, a loyal and indulgent father, an honored and worthy citizen has passed from among us, leaving a remarkable heritage of a clean, honest, consistent, unostentatious and quiet peaceable life, as inspiration and help to his children, grandchildren, and many friends, worthy of their imitation and emolation. Funeral services were held at Rush Creek Friends church at 11 a.m . Saturday, April 4, conducted by Rev. Levi Woody and Sarah W. Lindley, of Kingman.  Interment in Rush Creek Cemetery. -s