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Maj. Robert H. Cobb1,2,3

ID# 1781, (1836 - 1914)
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Parents:

Key Events:

  • Born: in May 1836 in Caldwell Co., Kentucky.4,5,6
  • Married: Sarah Virginia Walker on 3 Aug 1865 in Monroe Co., Mississippi.7,8,9
  • Died: on 20 Jul 1914 in Wichita Falls, Texas.10,6,11
  • Buried: in Riverside Cemetery, Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., Texas.12
Robert also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Sarah Virginia Walker:

Citations

  1. Cobb - Thorburn tombstone, Riverside Cemetery, shows name as Major Robert Cobb.
  2. M. M. Tyler household, 1850 U.S. Census, Trigg Co., Kentucky, shows name as R. H. Cobb.
  3. R. H. Cobb, Compiled Service Records, Confederate, Kentucky.
  4. Robt. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wichita Co., Texas, shows month, year, age 64, and state.
  5. Robert L. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows age 14, county, and state.
  6. Cobb - Thorburn tombstone, Riverside Cemetery, shows year.
  7. Virgina Cobb, Widow's Application for Pension, 28581, Texas, Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975, application, shows date, county, and state.
  8. International Genealogical Index, record for Virginia Walker marriage, citing FHL film #886908 v. 3, Monroe Co. Mississippi marriage records, white , v.3.
  9. Robt. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wichita Co., Texas, shows married, 35 years.
  10. "Major Robert Cobb Dies," The Dallas Morning News, 21 Jul 1914, shows date, city, and state.
  11. Virginia Cobb household, 1920 U.S. Census, Wichita Co., Texas, shows her as a widow.
  12. Cobb - Thorburn tombstone, Riverside Cemetery.

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