Norman HOBART

1810 - 1878  (67 years)

• Name	Norman HOBART
  Birth	29 Dec 1810	Essex, Chittenden, Vermont
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 Dec 1878	Carthage, Hancock, Illinois
  Burial	Old Carthage Cemetery, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois
  Notes	"Norman Hobart came to Illinois in 1833 locating in Rushville, where he lived until his marriage to Ura Eaton Holiday, (sic -Ed) after which he came to Hancock County, where he located in Fountain Green Township. Mr. Hobart purchased a farm in Carthage township on which he made his home part of the time, and partly in Carthage, where he owned a carding machine. Later he bought the old grist mill on Crooked Creek, which he rebuilt, making a steam flouring mill of it, also adding a saw mill which he operated for a number of years. He then moved the mill to Carthage, operating it as a grist mill, then purchased a farm of eighty acres, one mile from Carthage, which he farmed until his death, December 13, 1878. He was a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal church for many years, being a local preacher in that church. He was a public-spirited man and gave his support to the Republican Party, though he was never an aspirant for office. Norman Hobart was a prosperous man of his day and was an important factor in building up the community in which he lived. He assisted in building the first wagon road from Fountain Green to Carthage. His remains were laid to rest in the Carthage Cemetery. His wife was a native of Kentucky and came to Illinois at an early day. This worthy couple were the parents of fourteen children, only two of which are now living." (Isaac and Mariah -Ed) --Biographical Review of Hancock County, Illinois, Hobart Publishing Company, Chicago, 1907 During the afternoon of 27 Jun 1844 an armed mob in blackface overwhelmed the forces guarding the jail in Carthage, Illinois where LDS founder Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum were being held. The mobbers stormed the jail, shot and killed the Smith brothers, and severely wounded an associate, John Taylor. Until recently, we had no information as to whether any of the three Hobart brothers living near Carthage during that period had any connection to the murders. Joseph Johnstun is an historical analyst from Fort Madison, Iowa, which is about twenty-five miles from Carthage. He is one of the leading scholars on Nauvoo, Illinois, (Nauvoo was the nexus of the Latter Day Saints from 1839 until 1845 -Ed) and is widely considered to be the expert on the murders of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. He is the Director of the Tomb of Joseph Museum in Nauvoo. According to Johnstun, writing to us in January of 2019: "Gary- I am pleased to tell you that your family were not participants in the murders of the Smith brothers; however, they were involved in the events surrounding them in a very important and meaningful way. When the shooting commenced at the jail, Norman and his brother Joshua heard it on their farm four miles south of Carthage. They immediately headed to town. Upon their arrival, they discovered their brother Jonas was one of the guards at the jail during the attack, and considering the scene, Joshua said that it wouldn't do to leave the bodies lying in the jail and yard. So the brothers fashioned stretchers and began carrying them to a hotel on the other side of town owned by Artois Hamilton. Thankfully, Hamilton's neighbor came by with a wagon, and they were able to take the bodies that way. Once at the hotel, Joshua and Norman cleaned and shaved the men, and otherwise prepared the bodies for their journey to Nauvoo the following morning."
  Person ID	I85666	Zentmeyer Main Tree
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	Amos HOBART,   b. 30 Mar 1775, Groton, Grafton, New Hampshire d. May 1842, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Keziah Marshall CHASE,   b. 10 Jun 1772, Nottingham West, (now Hudson) Hillsborough, New Hampshire d. Nov 1842, Hancock, Illinois (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	28 Feb 1803	Nottingham West (now Hudson), Hillsborough, New Hampshire
  Family ID	F23154	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ura Eaton HOLLADAY,   b. 02 Jul 1816, Gallatin Co., Kentucky d. 06 Apr 1883, Blandinsville, McDonough, Illinois (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	16 Feb 1834	Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois
  Children	1. Isaac Newton HOBART,   b. 10 Jan 1835, Fountain Green, Hancock, Illinois d. 20 Apr 1911, Hancock, Illinois (Age 76 years)   2. Charlotte HOBART   d. Infancy   3. Anson HOBART   d. Infancy   4. William HOBART   d. Infancy + 5. Sidney Little HOBART,   b. 23 Feb 1842, Carthage Township, Hancock, Illinois d. 20 Nov 1889, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois (Age 47 years)   6. Celia Sophia HOBART,   b. 23 Apr 1843, Hancock, Illinois d. 31 May 1870, Hancock, Illinois (Age 27 years)   7. John S. HOBART,   b. 1 Jul 1845, Hancock, Illinois d. 1 Mar 1866, Hancock, Illinois (Age 20 years)   8. Rachel HOBART,   b. 6 Jan 1849, Hancock, Illinois d. 28 Mar 1856, Hancock, Illinois (Age 7 years)   9. Sarah HOBART,   b. 10 Dec 1852, Hancock, Illinois d. 2 Mar 1856, Hancock, Illinois (Age 3 years)   10. Millard Fillmore HOBART,   b. 7 Jul 1853, Hancock, Illinois d. 22 Nov 1873, Hancock, Illinois (Age 20 years)   11. George W. HOBART,   b. 1 Jul 1855, Hancock, Illinois d. 20 Oct 1855, Hancock, Illinois (Age 0 years)   12. Mariah Ellen HOBART,   b. 20 Dec 1856, Hancock, Illinois d. Mar 1945, Johnson, Kansas (Age 88 years)   13. Jonas M. HOBART,   b. 7 Aug 1859, Hancock, Illinois d. 22 Nov 1882, Hancock, Illinois (Age 23 years)   14. Antainette HOBART,   b. 10 Oct 1859, Hancock, Illinois d. 13 Apr 1863, Hancock, Illinois (Age 3 years)
  Family ID	F23152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2016

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Norman and Ura Holladay Hobart
  		1874 Map of Carthage Township showing Norman Hobart's Mill (circled) The I. N. Hobart to the southeast was Norman's oldest son Isaac Newton Hobart Image courtesy Gary Zentmyer
  		Location of the Hobart Mills in Carthage, Illinois The mill on the left was relocated from Crooked (Rock) Creek by Norman Hobart, and the mill on the right was built by Norman and Sidney Hobart, but owned and operated by Sidney Hobart.
  		Norman Hobart's farm near Carthage From the 1874 map. Norman owned the Eastern half of the Southwestern quarter of Section 17, so 80 acres, a Section was 640 Acres, one square mile.
  		Headstone for Norman and Ura Holladay Hobart Located in the Old Carthage Cemetery, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois Headstone incorrectly reads "Hobert" Photo courtesy Mom
  		Headstone for Norman and Ura Holladay Hobart Located in the Old Carthage Cemetery, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois Photo courtesy Mom