City: Memphis
HOBSON, William Langhorne, wholesale grocer; born Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 16, 1877; French descent; son of Samuel and Lucy (Capers) HOBSON; father wholesale grocer; paternal grandparents William J. and Polly (Sims) HOBSON, maternal grandparents Benjamin and Rebecca (Graves) CAPERS; educated in Tennessee and Virginia; entered wholesale grocery business in early life; married Flora Lucretia BASSETT, Jan. 19, 1901; member Chickasaw Club, Business Men’s Club and Tri-State Club; member of Calvary Episcopal church, Memphis, Tenn.
