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Maj. Robert H. Cobb^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• Maj. Robert H. Cobb was born in May 1836 in Caldwell Co., Kentucky.^4,5,6
• Robert married Sarah Virginia Walker, daughter of John Allen Walker and Mary Boone Grimes, on 3 Aug 1865 in Monroe Co., Mississippi.^7,8,9
• Robert died on 20 Jul 1914 in Wichita Falls, Texas, at age 78.^10,6,11
• 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.¹²

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.