hˈɑːbz sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli ɐtˈɛndᵻd skˈuːl ænd ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm fɹˈæŋklɪn ɐkˈædəmi ɪn nˈuː jˈɔːɹk ænd bɪɡˈæn tˈiːtʃɪŋ fɔːɹ tˈɛn jˈɪɹz ɪn mˈɪʃɪɡən.
Hobbs subsequently attended school and eventually graduated from Franklin Academy in New York and began teaching for ten years in Michigan.