From "The History of Warren County, Ohio", G977.176 W252 GEA.

1. BOSTON HOBLIT was born in Maryland. He married ELIZABETH, born in Virginia. They located in Greene County, Ohio, between 1790 and 1800, being among the first settlers of the county; opened out right in the woods, braving all the trials and dangers of those early days. They had a son:
11. MERITT HOBLIT
Boston remained and died on the farm where he first settled, living to a very advanced old age; he died about 1850; he was a soldier in the war of 1812.; was quite a prominent man in his day, and held several offices; was Constable and County Trustee.

11. MERITT HOBLIT was born in Ohio, about 1800. He married ANNA SACKET, a daughter of Cyrus Sacket and wife, Nancy, natives of Pennsylvania. Meritt and Anna had twelve children:
111. SARAH HOBLIT
112. NANCY HOBLIT
113. BOSTON HOBLIT
114. WILLIAM H. HOBLIT
115. DAVID HOBLIT
116. BENJAMIN HOBLIT
+ SIX OTHERS
Meritt died in July, 1877. Anna was still living at the home place in 1880.

111. SARAH HOBLIT married a HAGERMAN and lived in Auglaise County.

112. NANCY HOBLIT married a BOWMAN.

113. BOSTON HOBLIT, no data.

114. WILLIAM H. HOBLIT was born in Greene County, Ohio, 13 February, 1834. On 19 July, 1863, he married REBECCA M. THOMAS, born 18 December, 1837, a daughter of Edward P. Thomas and Abigail Benham. Edward was a native of Ohio, and Abigail of Pennsylvania, a daughter of James and Lydia Benham. (See also file on THOMAS). William and Rebecca had twin children:
1141. LUVILLIE MACGRUDER HOBLIT
1142. VALENTINE MONTERVILLE HOBLIT

115. DAVID HOBLIT, No data.

116. BENJAMIN HOBLIT, No data.

1141. LUVILLIE (LUVILLA) MACGRUDER HOBLIT was born 29 May, 1864. She married PERRY WILLIAM HARTSOCK. They had a son:
11411. JESSE VALENTINE HARTSOCK
Luvillie died in childbirth. (See HERZOG, HARTSOCK).

1142. VALENTINE MONTERVILLE HOBLIT, no data.

11411. JESSE VALENTINE HARTSOCK, no data.