Virginia Walker1,2,3

ID# 14677, (1844 - 1927)
Family Background
The Linah Mims - Rebeccah Davis Family
     Virginia Walker was born in Oct 1844 in Mississippi.4,5,6 She married Robertson H. Cobb, son of Robert Livingston Cobb and Cornelia Rebecca Mims, on 3 Aug 1865 in Monroe Co., Mississippi.7,8,9 She died in 1927.6 She was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., Texas.10
     She appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Paducah, McCracken Co., Kentucky, in the household of Robert Livingston Cobb and Cornelia Rebecca Mims, her husband's parents, with her husband, Robertson H. Cobb, and their children, Robert, Virginia Leoma and Cornelia Mary.11
     Virginia and Robertson H. Cobb appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Paducah, McCracken Co., Kentucky, at Broadway St., enumerated 1 Jun 1880. Their children Robert, Virginia, Cornelia, Greta, Ethel and Percy were listed as living with them.12 She and Robertson appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., Texas, enumerated 14 Jun 1900, reporting that the family was renting its home. Their children Robert, Virginia, Greta, Ethel and Percy were listed as living with them, as were Richard Hyde, a farmer, and his wife Sarah who are listed as boarders.13
     Virginia appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Houston, Harris Co., Texas, in the household of Robert D. Thorburn and Greta Cobb, her daughter and son-in-law, with her husband, Robertson.14 She appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., Texas, at 2110 10th St., enumerated 3 Jan 1920. Her children Ethel and Percy were listed as living with her.15
     Virginia was a music teacher after her husband's death.16

Children of Virginia Walker and Robertson H. Cobb

  • Robert Cobb17,18,19 b. 6 Jun 1866, d. 9 Apr 1913
  • Virginia Leoma Cobb20,21,22 b. Oct 1868
  • Cornelia Mary Cobb20,21 b. 18 Dec 1869, d. 14 Dec 1953
  • Greta Cobb21,23,24 b. Jan 1875, d. 3 May 1945
  • Ethel Cobb21,25,15 b. Apr 1877, d. 1967
  • Percy Cobb19,26,15 b. Aug 1878, d. 1942

Citations

  1. [S1372] "Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935," Ancestry.com, record for Robert Cobb and Virginia Walker.
  2. [S949] Cobb - Thorburn tombstone, Riverside Cemetery, shows name as Virginia Walker Cobb.
  3. [S1270] Robert Cobb Jr., Standard Certificate of Death, shows name as Virginia Walker.
  4. [S948] Robt. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wichita Co., Texas, shows month, year, age 55 and state.
  5. [S628] Robert L. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows age 25 and state.
  6. [S949] Cobb - Thorburn tombstone, Riverside Cemetery, shows year.
  7. [S952] Virginia Walker Marriage entry, International Genealogical Index (IGI), citing FHL film #886908 v. 3, Monroe Co. Mississippi marriage records, white , v.3.
  8. [S1372] "Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935," Ancestry.com, record for Robert Cobb and Virginia Walker, shows date and county.
  9. [S948] Robt. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wichita Co., Texas, shows married, 35 years.
  10. [S949] Cobb - Thorburn tombstone, Riverside Cemetery.
  11. [S628] Robert L. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky.
  12. [S1668] Robert Cobb household, 1880 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky.
  13. [S948] Robt. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wichita Co., Texas.
  14. [S950] R. D. Thorburn household, 1910 U.S. Census, Harris Co., Texas.
  15. [S951] Virginia Cobb household, 1920 U.S. Census, Wichita Co., Texas.
  16. [S951] Virginia Cobb household, 1920 U.S. Census, Wichita Co., Texas, shows occupation as teacher, music.
  17. [S1270] Robert Cobb Jr., Standard Certificate of Death.
  18. [S628] Robert L. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows him in the household of Robert L. and Cornelia, apparently the child of Virginia but not clear which son is the father.
  19. [S1668] Robert Cobb household, 1880 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows him as the son of her husband.
  20. [S628] Robert L. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows her in the household of Robert L. and Cornelia, apparently the child of Virginia but not clear which son is the father.
  21. [S1668] Robert Cobb household, 1880 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows the child as the daughter of Virginia's husband.
  22. [S948] Robt. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wichita Co., Texas, shows the child as the daughter of her husband, and that the parents had been more years than the age of the child.
  23. [S948] Robt. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wichita Co., Texas, shows Gretta as the daughter of Virginia's husband, and that the parents had been more years than the age of the child.
  24. [S950] R. D. Thorburn household, 1910 U.S. Census, Harris Co., Texas, shows her as R. D.'s mother-in-law.
  25. [S948] Robt. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wichita Co., Texas, shows Ethel as the daughter of Virginia's husband, and that the parents had been more years than the age of the child.
  26. [S948] Robt. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wichita Co., Texas, shows him as the son of her husband, and that the parents had been more years than the age of the child.

 

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