Nashua, Ia. - Mrs. Sarah Hobbs died Tuesday after a four months' illness. She was born in Kansas on March 29, 1871, but had lived practically all her life in Nashua.

She was twice married, first to John Wilcox. Her second marriage was to Alonzo Hobbs.

Surviving are a daughter of the first marriage and a son of the second; two brothers; Levi Bean and David Bean; and three sisters: Mrs. Grant Barlow of Nashua, Mrs. James Putney of Cedar Rapids and Mrs. Hattie Maxlum of Shell Rock.

The Courier (Waterloo, Iowa); 27 Jul 1932, Wed. Page 8

Her daughter is Miss Leona Wilcox of St. Joseph, Mo. She had married John Wilcox on June 24, 1884 in Riverton, Iowa.

Her son is Harvey Hobbs. She had married Alonzo Hobbs on September 7, 1907 in Waverly, Iowa

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1880 United States Federal Census

Home in 1880: Bradford, Chickasaw, Iowa, USA

Father's Name: Richard Bean b. New York; Mother's Name: Mary E. Bean b. New York

Attended School: Yes

Household Members:

Richard Bean 39 (farmer) and Mary E. Bean 38

Levi Bean 14, Harry Bean 12, Sarah Bean 10, David Bean 6, Millie Bean 1

1900 United States Federal Census

Home in 1900: Floyd, Floyd, Iowa

Marital Status: Married to John Wilcox; Marriage Year: 1884; Years Married: 16

Mother: number of living children: 2; Mother: How many children: 2

Household Members:

John Wilcox 59 Head and Sarah A Wilcox 30 Wife

Ernest J Wilcox 24 Son, Joseph T Wilcox 12 Son, Forest Luella Wilcox 9 Daughter, Fred Root 20 Boarder

1910 United States Federal Census

Home in 1910: Bradford, Chickasaw, Iowa, USA

Marital Status: Married to Alonzo Hobbs; Years Married: 3

Number of Children Born: 4; Number of Children Living: 3

Household Members:

Alonzo Hobbs 33 (Wall Driller) and Sarah Hobbs 38

Leona Wilcox 7 Daughter; Luree H Hobbs 1 Son

Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925

Residence: 1 Jan 1925 in Residence Place: Nashua, Chickasaw, Iowa

Marital status: Widowed Head of House

Father: Richard Bean b. Michigan; Mother: Mary E Rifley

Household Members:

Sarah Hobbs 52

Harvey Hobbs 15

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Sarah Ann Bean was born on March 29, 1870, in Nashua, Iowa. Her father, Richard Rufus Bean, was 31, and her mother, Mary Ellen Ripley, was 27.

Sarah married John Clifford Wilcox on June 26, 1884, in Floyd, Iowa. They were the parents of at least one son and two daughters.

She lived in Chickasaw, Iowa in 1925 and Iowa Township, Iowa in 1930.

She died on July 26, 1932, in Nashua, Chickasaw County, Iowa at the age of 62, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Nashua.