Mary Ann Hulan b. 1833, married James Carroll Hobbs Aug. 18, 1848. That is how the two families are connected. They had at least one son, James W. Hobbs b. 1851 married Virginia Bell Butler Nov. 11, 1874. They had at least two children: a daughter, Lula V. Hobbs b. 1876 who married Dots Perry and a son, William C. Hobbs b. 1878.