Would this be him in the 1900 census?
Name: Columbus Hobbs
Home in 1900: Whitesburg, Madison, Alabama
Age: 16
Birth Date: Mar 1884
Birthplace: Alabama
James M Hobbs, Head, 47, b. Mar. 1853, married 21 yrs., AL, AL, AL, Farmer
Maggie M Hobbs, Wife, 38, b. July 1861, mother of 11 children, 8 living, b. AL, parents b. GA
Gwen Hobbs, Daughter, 20, b. July 1879, AL
Isham D Hobbs, Son, 18, b. June 1882, AL, at school 5 mos.
Columbus Hobbs, Son, 16, b. Mar. 1884, AL, at school 5 mos.
Frances Hobbs, Son, 14, b. May 1886, AL, at school 3 mos.
James S Hobbs, Son, 11, b. May 1889, AL, at school 3 mos.
Dupre C Hobbs, Son, 8, b. Apr. 1892, AL
Charles C Hobbs, Son, 8, b. Apr. 1892, AL
Aurburn Hobbs, Son, 5, b. Jan. 1895, AL
Susan Hobbs, Daughter, 3, Jan. 1897, AL