Born in Nashville, Tennessee, to John and Susannah Harris Hobson, John Hobson moved to Texas in 1835 and was received as a Robertson colonist in December of that year. Hobson received a headright for a league of land. When Texas went to war against Mexico he enlisted in the Texas Army under the command of Captain Jesse Billingsley and fought at the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1863. After the war Hobson remained in the Texas Army, serving as a Ranger until 1837. Receiving additional land grants as payment for his army service, he became one of the largest landowners in the Milam County area. In 1839 he married Eliza Moore, the daughter of a local justice of the peace. Hobson became one of the first commissioners of Milam County in 1846 and helped to select the town of Cameron as the county seat. (1999)
John Hobson
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John Hobson is a historical marker in Cameron, Milam County, dedicated in 1998. It is one of 88 historical markers documented in Milam County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 151 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.8727, -96.9041 near Cameron. The nearest cataloged historic site is New Providence Primitive Baptist Church (historical marker), about 2.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Ferguson Family, Ledbetter Cemetery, and First Presbyterian Church of Maysfield.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5331012155. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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