John's Genealogy
Abraham Lester Hobson & Loretta Maybell Berry




Husband Abraham Lester Hobson

       Born: May 19, 1892            at: Pocatello, Bannock Co, Idaho 1 2
 Christened:                         at: 
       Died: April 23, 1959          at: Oakland, Alameda County, California 1 2
     Buried: April 27, 1959          at: Mountain View, Cemetary, Oakland, California


     Father: Alma Hobson (1859-1905)
     Mother: Hannah Mirah Lester (1869-1935)


    Married: November 3, 1917          Place: Oakland, Alameda County, California 3



Wife Loretta Maybell Berry

       Born: April 20, 1890          at: Carson City, Nevada 4
 Christened:                         at: 
       Died: January 27, 1967        at: Oakland, Alameda County, California 4
     Buried: January 31, 1967        at: Chapel Of, Memories, Oakland, California


     Father: George Berry (Abt 1861-      ) 3 4
     Mother: Annie Faull




Children
1 F Virginia Claire Hobson

       Born: December 14, 1921       at: Oakland, Alameda County, California 5
 Christened:                         at: 
       Died: June 11, 1997           at: Fremont, Alameda County, California 6
     Buried:                         at: 
Spouse: Frank Wesley Thompson (1915-1977) Marr: October 4, 1940, Oakland, Alameda County, California 7

2 F Lois Ruth Hobson

       Born: March 16, 1917          at: Oakland, Alameda County, California
 Christened:                         at: 
       Died: July 20, 1994           at: Fremont, Alameda County, California
     Buried:                         at: 
Spouse: Elwood Oscar Larson (1909-1977)

3 F Betty Jean Hobson (details suppressed for this living person)

       Born:                         at: 
 Christened:                         at: 
       Died:                         at: 
     Buried:                         at: 
Spouse: Melvin Earl Eaton (1925-1993)


Husband's Notes
HOBSON ABRAHAM L. in San Leandro, April 23, 1959, dearly beloved father of Mrs. Lois R. Larson, Mrs. Virginia C. Thompson and Mrs. Betty J. Eaton ; loving grandfather of Judy Larson, Loretta Ann Thompson, Colleen Eaton, and Brian Eaton; brother of Mrs. Edith Canning, Bert and Robert Hobson. A native of Idaho; aged 66 years. Friends are respectfully invited to attend the services Monday, April 27, at 11 a.m. in the Laurel Chapel of Albert Engel & Co., 4555 MacArthur Boulevard between High Street and Mills College, Oakland, with Rev. M.J. Votruba officiating. Internment Mountain View Cemetary. (For further information please call KE llog 2-6068.) Note: In 1900 Census of Alameda County in his family there is a listing of a Abie E Hobson a female born May 1892 but no listing of Abraham Lester. Was this an error on census taker listing him as a female or a twin sister and him not counted?

Wife's Notes
HOBSON, LORETTA M. , in Oakland, January 27, 1967, dearly beloved wife of the late Abraham Hobson; loving mother of Mrs. Lois R. Hobson, Mrs. Virginia C. Thompson and Mrs. Betty J. Eaton; loving Grandmother of Judith Holloway, Loretta Thompson, Colleen, Brian and Kent Eaton; mother-in-law of Elwood O. Larson, Frank W. Thompson and Melvin E. Eaton. A native of Nevada, aged 76 years. Friends are respectfully invited to attend the services Tuesday January 31 at 1:00 P.M. in the Laurel Chapel of Albert Engel and Co., 3300 High Street, Oakland with the Reverand Jacob M. Bellig officiating. Inurnment private. (For further information please call 532- 6068). According to Death Certificate Loretta came to California in 1912 at the age of 22. She married at the age of 23.

Marriage Notes
Marriage Certificate states that this was the first marriage for both individuals.

Notes for Child: Virginia Claire Hobson
>Death note: Virginia passed away at the home of her daughter Loretta.

Notes for Child: Lois Ruth Hobson
Obituary In Fremont, Thursday July 20th ,1994. She was the loving wife of the late Elwood O. Larson. Dearest mother of Judy Weibel of Fremont. Dear Sister of Virginia Thompson of San Leandro and Betty Eaton of Fremont. Loving Grandmother of Bob and Brant Ireland of Fremont. A native of Oakland ,California. Age 76. She was a lifelong resident of Oakland who loved her two Grandsons dearly and was very close to her daughter. She loved her neighbors, gardening and dancing. Family and friends are invited to attend funeral services Friday, July 22nd at 2:30 pm at the chapel of Berge-Pappas-Smith Mortuary, 40842 Fremont Blvd., Fremont. Visitation will be Thursday, 2-8 pm at the mortuary chapel. Family wishes remembrances to the Vesper HospiceSociety, 311 MacArthur Blvd. San Leandro Ca. 94577. For further information please call 510-656-1226. Lois passed away at the home of her daughter Judy.

1 Abraham Lester Hobson Death Certificate 6097 2382 April 24, 1959, (Repository: In possesion of John D. Warren).

2 Abraham L. Hobson Tombstone Mountain View Oakland, Ca. John Warren 6/15/97.

3 Abraham Lester Hobson Loretta Maybell Berry Civil Marriage 3 November 1917 Local Register # 2908, (Repository: Possesion of John D. Warren).

4 Loretta Mae Hobson Death Certificate 6015 615 Jan 31, 1967, (Repository: In possesion of John D. Warren).

5 Virginia Clair Hobson Birth Certificate 101 4125 16 Dec 1921, (Repository: In possesion of John D. Warren).

6 Virginia Claire Thompson Death Certificate 3199701-004030 June 12, 1997, (Repository: Certified Copy possesion of John D. Warren).

7 Francis Wesley Thompson Virginia Claire Hobson Marriage Certificate October 4, 1940 Alameda County Marriage Certificates Book 240 Page 878, (Repository: Possesion of John D. Warren).


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