Hobart J. was born.

The evidence

• “Palmer, of Rensselaer Co., N. Y., May 1, 1854; she was a sister of Potter Palmer, the proprietor of the Palmer House, Chicago, 111; she died October 11, 1872, leaving three children — Hobart J., born October 31, 1860 ; Francis M., April 4, 1865 ;”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/18-bios-beloit.md, PDF p. 760

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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