Hobbs, Newell Henry

1911 - 1934  (23 years)

• Name	Hobbs, Newell Henry
  Birth	9 Oct 1911	Martinsville, Clark County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	HOBB.N001
  _FGRAVE	24196379
  Death	7 Nov 1934	Centralia, Marion County, Illinois   [1]
  	Clay City Newell Hobbs, son of Rev. and Mrs. D.O. Hobbs of Clay City, was killed about 7 p.m. Sunday when he fell from a railroad trestle near Centralia. He and his companion, Louis Delonshaw, were trying to board a train for Decatur. The boy's father is pastor of the Methodist church South in Clay City. The family moved here from Assumption about a year ago. Besides his parents, the boy leaves a brother and six sisters. Review Friday Nov. 9, 1934
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I28270	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Hobbs, Edwin Orville,   b. 17 Sep 1885, Chaplin, Nelson County, Kentucky d. 16 Jan 1963, Westfield, Clark County, Illinois (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Bromley, Maude May,   b. 18 Feb 1888, Worthville, Carroll County, Kentucky d. 7 Nov 1965, Westfield, Clark County, Illinois (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F12056	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Oct 1911 - Martinsville, Clark County, Illinois Death - 7 Nov 1934 - Centralia, Marion County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Headstone, Hobbs, Newell H.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8204] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hobbs, Newell H., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24196379/newell-henry-hobbs), none. (Reliability: 2).