Robertson H. Cobb1,2,3

ID# 1781, (1836 - 1914)
Robertson H. Cobb|b. May 1836\nd. 1914|p1781.htm|Robert Livingston Cobb|b. 6 Oct 1805\nd. 1875|p1587.htm|Cornelia Rebecca Mims|b. abt 1816\nd. 29 May 1876|p1780.htm|Gideon D. Cobb|b. 11 Sep 1773\nd. 1 Mar 1834|p1043.htm|Modena C. Clark|b. 4 Oct 1779\nd. 7 Oct 1837|p1042.htm|Linah Mims|b. 14 Nov 1772\nd. bt 1847 - 1850|p475.htm|Rebeccah Davis|b. abt 1786\nd. bt Jul 1824 - Jun 1830|p2186.htm|

Father Robert Livingston Cobb4,5,6 (1805-1875)

Mother Cornelia Rebecca Mims4,5 (abt 1816-1876)

Family Background
The Linah Mims - Rebeccah Davis Family
Charts
Descendants of Linah and Rebeccah (Davis) Mims
     Robertson H. Cobb was born in May 1836 in Caldwell Co., Kentucky.7,8,9 He married Virginia Walker on 3 Aug 1865 in Monroe Co., Mississippi.10,11,12 He died in 1914.9,13 He was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., Texas, with his wife, their sons Robert Jr. and Percy, and daughters Ethel and Greta, and her husband.14
     He was known as Robert most of his life.15,16,17 He appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of 1st District, Trigg Co., Kentucky, in the household of Marcus Marcellus Tyler and Sarah Jane Mims, his mother's sister and her husband, enumerated 2 Aug 1850.18 He also appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of District No. 1, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, in the household of his parents Robert Livingston Cobb and Cornelia Rebecca Mims enumerated 13 Sep 1850.19,20 He appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Eddyville, Lyon Co., Kentucky, in the household of his parents.21,22
     Robert led a Confederate artillery unit in the Civil War. The unit was called Cobb's Battery in his honor, and gained recognition for its exploits at the battle of Chicamauga.23,24 His cousin, Capt. Robert Linah Cobb, served for time in his unit. With similar names they were confused in wartime records, and continue to be confused by Civil War buffs today.25,26,27
     Robertson appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Paducah, McCracken Co., Kentucky, in the household of his parents with his wife, Virginia Walker, and their children, Robert, Virginia and Cornelia.28 He and Virginia 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.15
     Robertson and Virginia 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.29 He appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Houston, Harris Co., Texas, in the household of Robert D. Thorburn and Greta Cobb, his daughter and son-in-law, with his wife, Virginia.30
     Robert was reported to be a lawyer in 1860 and again in 1880 and 1900, but in 1870 was reported to be a clerk at a tobacco warehouse. Perhaps he was working in the family mercantile business?21,31,32,33,34

Children of Robertson H. Cobb and Virginia Walker

  • Robert Cobb35,36,15 b. 6 Jun 1866, d. 9 Apr 1913
  • Virginia Leoma Cobb37,15,29 b. Oct 1868
  • Cornelia Mary Cobb37,15 b. 18 Dec 1869, d. 14 Dec 1953
  • Greta Cobb15,29,38 b. Jan 1875, d. 3 May 1945
  • Ethel Cobb15,29 b. Apr 1877, d. 1967
  • Percy Cobb15,29 b. Aug 1878, d. 1942

Citations

  1. [S1820] Robert L. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows name as Robertson H. Cobb.
  2. [S1811] Robert L. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, shows name as Robeson Cobb.
  3. [S628] Robert L. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows name as Robertson Cobb.
  4. [S1820] Robert L. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows them in same household, appearing to be parent and child.
  5. [S1811] Robert L. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, shows them in same household, appearing to be parent and child.
  6. [S628] Robert L. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows him in the household of Robert L. and Cornelia, apparently as their son.
  7. [S948] Robt. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wichita Co., Texas, shows month, year, age 64, and state.
  8. [S1820] Robert L. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows age 14, county, and state.
  9. [S949] Cobb - Thorburn tombstone, Riverside Cemetery, shows year.
  10. [S952] Virginia Walker Marriage entry, International Genealogical Index (IGI), citing FHL film #886908 v. 3, Monroe Co. Mississippi marriage records, white , v.3.
  11. [S1372] "Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935," Ancestry.com, record for Robert Cobb and Virginia Walker, shows date and county.
  12. [S948] Robt. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wichita Co., Texas, shows married, 35 years.
  13. [S951] Virginia Cobb household, 1920 U.S. Census, Wichita Co., Texas, shows her as a widow.
  14. [S949] Cobb - Thorburn tombstone, Riverside Cemetery.
  15. [S1668] Robert Cobb household, 1880 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky.
  16. [S950] R. D. Thorburn household, 1910 U.S. Census, Harris Co., Texas, shows name as Robert Cobb.
  17. [S949] Cobb - Thorburn tombstone, Riverside Cemetery, shows name as Major Robert Cobb.
  18. [S569] M. M. Tyler household, 1850 U.S. Census, Trigg Co., Kentucky.
  19. [S1820] Robert L. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  20. [S1745] Robert L. Cobb, owner, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, slave schedule.
  21. [S1811] Robert L. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky.
  22. [S1675] Robert L. Cobb, owner, 1860 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, slave schedule.
  23. [S49] Deborah Anne Cobb Freeman, Family File 31 Jul 1998, citing John Kleber, editor, The Kentucky Encyclopedia (Union Press Kentucky; 1992). Deborah assigns this information to Robert Livingston Cobb, however it appears to actually apply to his son, Robertson.
  24. [S949] Cobb - Thorburn tombstone, Riverside Cemetery, shows Com. Cobbs KY Battery, C. S. A. 1861 - 1865.
  25. [S646] Montgomery County, Tennessee Genealogy Website, online, War Records, Civil War section, shows name and regiment, as Co. F/ S0th Tenn. Inf. [sic]
  26. [S645] W. P. Titus, Picturesque Clarksville, pg 124-5, shows at organization of 50 Tennessee Christmas day 1861 he was named Ordinance Sergeant, and as such supplied the sheet used as a white flag in the surrender of Ft. Donelson.
  27. [S49] Deborah Anne Cobb Freeman, Family File 31 Jul 1998, citing Civil War Records obtained from the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
  28. [S628] Robert L. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky.
  29. [S948] Robt. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wichita Co., Texas.
  30. [S950] R. D. Thorburn household, 1910 U.S. Census, Harris Co., Texas.
  31. [S628] Robert L. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows occupation as a clerk at a tobacco warehouse.
  32. [S1668] Robert Cobb household, 1880 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows occupation as lawyer.
  33. [S948] Robt. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wichita Co., Texas, shows occupation as lawyer.
  34. [S950] R. D. Thorburn household, 1910 U.S. Census, Harris Co., Texas, shows occupation as attorney, retired.
  35. [S1270] Robert Cobb Jr., Standard Certificate of Death.
  36. [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.
  37. [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.
  38. [S950] R. D. Thorburn household, 1910 U.S. Census, Harris Co., Texas, shows Robert as R. D.'s father-in-law.

 

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