D. J. Hobbs, of the firm of Smith & Hobbs, was born in 1848 in Pike county. Ill., and is the son of Henson and Jane Hobbs his father was born in Kentucky and his mother in this county in 1857. He moved with his parents to Missouri, and returned to Pike county in 1861. He worked two years in a woolen mill at Perry, this county. In 1868 he married Miss Bettie Ann Wilkins, who was born in Ohio Dec. 22, 1848. Four children have been born to them. Mr. H. embarked in the wagon business in 1870, turning out good wagons and buggies and meeting with fair success. Both Mr. and Mrs. H. are members of the Christian Church.

History of Pike County Chapman & Co. 1880 (People/ Towns / Religion/ )