On April 7, 1891 this showman folded his big top for the last time
[DOC] [TLE] The Flying Nelsons - Mount Clemens Public Library [PAR] According to his own account, Robert Hobson adopted Mount Clemens as his 
family's ... couple sneaked away from the big top at a circus stop in Wisconsin, got 
married, ... Each year, when the lights dimmed and the big top folded for the 
season, the ... "Big Top Pitched Under Family Tree," Macomb Daily, April 7, 1994, 
p.3A.