Pvt. George Hobbs Jr.: Houston, TX 1917 Riot Camp Logan Series

George Hobbs Jr. was born 22 Oct 1885 in Flushing, NY to George Hobbs (1857-) and Elsie Forture (1862-). He had a sister Berth A Hobbs Born Jan 1884 Flushing, NY.




George enlisted into 24th Inf Company I on 1912.

Inmate #12259 Leavenworth
Rec: 1917
Crime: Mutiny & Murder
Term: Life
Reduced to 30 years then to 21 years 3 mo.

His documents are at the link below with a letter he wrote and a letter from a family friend.


The friend states that his parents have been sick on and off and that his mother has Gruf.
Which is a brain tumor according to my Google search.

I did not find out any other information on George or his family.






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