Maj. Robert H. Cobb1,2,3

ID# 1781, (1836 - 1914)
  • Born: in May 1836 in Caldwell Co., Kentucky.8,5,1
  • Married: Sarah Virginia Walker 3 Aug 1865 in Monroe Co., Mississippi.9,10,8
  • Died: 20 Jul 1914 in Wichita Falls, Texas.11,1,12
  • Buried: in Riverside Cemetery, Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., Texas.1
Robert also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Sarah Virginia Walker:

Citations

  1. Seymour Hwy., Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., Texas. Riverside Cemetery. Cobb - Thorburn tombstone.
  2. Kentucky. Trigg Co.. 1850 U.S. Census, population schedule. Micropublication M432-219. Washington: National Archives.
  3. Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky. Micropublication M319. Washington, DC, National Archives and Records Administration.
  4. "Commander of the Famous Cobb's Battery," Confederate Veteran, vol. XXIII, no. 1 (Jan 1915).
  5. Kentucky. Caldwell Co.. 1850 U.S. Census, population schedule. Micropublication M432-194. Washington: National Archives.
  6. Kentucky. Lyon Co.. 1860 U.S. Census, population schedule. Micropublication M653-383. Washington: National Archives.
  7. Obituary for Mrs. Cornelia B. Cobb. Unknown newspaper. apparently from Paducah, Kentucky, 2 Jun 1875.
  8. Texas. Wichita Co.. 1900 U.S. Census, population schedule. Micropublication T623-1679. Washington: National Archives.
  9. Texas, Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975. collection CPA16526, roll 840. Austin, Texas: Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
  10. International Genealogical Index. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  11. "Major Robert Cobb Dies at Wichita Falls." The Dallas Morning News. Dallas, Texas, 21 Jul 1914.
  12. Texas. Wichita Co.. 1920 U.S. Census, population schedule. Micropublication T625-1858. Washington: National Archives.
  13. Robert Cobb Jr., Standard Certificate of Death, Texas State Board of Health.
  14. Kentucky. McCracken Co.. 1870 U.S. Census, population schedule. Micropublication M593-487. Washington: National Archives.
  15. "Harding-Cobb Nuptials: Well-Known Amarillo People Married at St. Andrew's Church." The Weekly Herald. Amarillo, Texas, 30 Jan 1908.
  16. Kentucky. McCracken Co.. 1880 U.S. Census, population schedule. Micropublication T9-430. Washington: National Archives.
  17. Gretta Cobb Thorburn, Certificate of Death, Texas Department of Health.
  18. "Thorburn-Cobb Wedding." The Dallas Morning News. Dallas, Texas, 21 Jun 1905.
  19. Ethel Cobb, Standard Certificate of Death, Texas Department of Health.
  20. Percy Cobb, Standard Certificate of Death, Texas Department of Health.