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Died: Washington, D. C.
Was one of the early settlers of Sangamon County, where, in 1824, he was married. In his youth he was "wild," but in the wave of religious interest that passed over that county by the preaching of Dr. Robert Foster, Mr. Mobley became a Christian. He continued in the Lord's service with great energy. He served as justice of the peace, and was connected with the land office at Springfield. Meanwhile, he was active in the church there.
He moved to Dubuque, Iowa, in 1850, and at once set about to establish a church there. He was not a preacher, but he taught the people who met for public worship on the Lord's Day and led them in all good works. President Lincoln made him postmaster at Dubuque. He was a man who sought first the kingdom of God. At eighty-five years he died in Washington, D. C.