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Aurelia Skinner Cobb1,2,3

ID# 1573, (1819 - 1910)
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Parents:

FatherGideon Dyer Cobb (11 Sep 1773 - 1 Mar 1834)
MotherModena Chittenden Clark (4 Oct 1779 - 7 Oct 1837)
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet Vermont
Chart MembershipDescendants of Gideon Cobb
Family IndexesThe Cobbs of Pawlet Vermont

Key Events:

Birth: 17 Oct 1819, Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky,4,5,6
Marriage: 29 Jan 1850, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, Dr. William Dodd Kirkpatrick (b. 26 Nov 1819, d. 19 Jun 1901)7,8
Death: 10 Mar 1910, Mullin, Mills Co., Texas,9,5
Burial: Oakview Cemetery, Mullin, Mills Co., Texas,3
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Narrative:

Aurelia Skinner Cobb
Aurelia Skinner Cobb was born on 17 Oct 1819 in Eddyville, Caldwell Co., KentuckyG.4,5,6
     She was probably one of the two females under age 10 listed in the household of her father, Gideon Dyer Cobb, in the 1820 Federal Census of Eddyville, Caldwell Co., KentuckyG.10 She was probably the female age 10 to 15 listed in the household of her father in the 1830 Federal Census of Eddyville, Caldwell Co., KentuckyG.11
     Her father died on 1 Mar 1834, when Aurelia was 14 years old.12,13
     She was possibly one of the two females age 20 to 30 appearing on the 1840 Federal Census of Caldwell Co., KentuckyG, in the household of George M. Marshall, husband of her sister Persis.14
     Aurelia married Dr. William Dodd Kirkpatrick, son of James Kirkpatrick and Jane Dodd, on 29 Jan 1850 in Caldwell Co., KentuckyG.7,8
     Aurelia and William appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of District No. 1, Caldwell Co., KentuckyG, enumerated 28 Aug 1850, reporting real estate of $100. Her late sister's daughter, Aurelia J. Hallick, was listed as living with them. There are also two slaves listed, age 1 and 19.15,16
     Aurelia and William appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Fredonia, Caldwell Co., KentuckyG, enumerated 9 Aug 1860, reporting real estate valued at $4,500 and personal estate of $9,200. Their children James, Moses, and William were listed as living with them, as were four slaves, ranging in age from 5 to 48. His father and step-mother and their family were apparently living close by as their household appears next on the census record.17,18
     Aurelia and William appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Fredonia, Caldwell Co., KentuckyG, in the household of his father, James Kirkpatrick, with their sons Moses and William.19
     Aurelia received a distribution of $44 from the estate of her brother Gideon, as reported in the settlement report for the estate, which was filed 17 Nov 1873.20
     Aurelia and William appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Fredonia, Caldwell Co., Kentucky G, enumerated 23 Jun 1880. Their children Moses and William were listed as living with them.21
     Aurelia and William sold their farm in the fall of 1891 to Gid Dollar, and moved to Texas where their son Moses and his family had been living for some years. Their son James moved there about the same time.22 Aurelia and William appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Mills Co., Texas G, enumerated 13 Jun 1900, reporting that they owned their home, free of mortgage. Their son James was listed as living with them, as was Annie E. Anderson, an 18-year-old servant. They were living close by their son Moses and his family, who were the preceding family listed in the census record.23
     Her husband died on 19 Jun 1901 in Mullin, Mills Co., TexasG.24,5
     Aurelia died on 10 Mar 1910 in Mullin, Mills Co., TexasG, at age 90.9,5 She was buried in Oakview Cemetery, Mullin, Mills Co., TexasG.3

Children:
      Children with Dr. William Dodd Kirkpatrick

William and Aurelia had two other children, names unknown, both of whom died before 1885.25,26
  1. Dr. James Dodd Kirkpatrick (3 Dec 1850 - 1 Dec 1903)
  2. Moses Clark Kirkpatrick+ (8 Jan 1857 - 16 Jul 1913)
  3. William D. Kirkpatrick (14 Oct 1858 - 1 Sep 1881)
  4. infant daughter Kirkpatrick (20 Jul 1861 - 20 Jul 1861)

Citations

  1. [S2303] Kilbury-Cobb, "RE: Cobb Ancestry," e-mail to author, 15 Jun 2001, citing hand-written pages titled "From Joshua Cobb's Family Bible," provided by Lillian W. Sprout, granddaughter of Joshua Cobb, with notarized statement 5 Dec 1931, Montrose, Pennsylvania, that they were from a Bible in her possession, shows name as Aurelia Skinner Cobb.
  2. [S2290] Eishen, "Descendants of William Bradford", shows name as Aurelia Skinner Cobb.
  3. [S2968] Aurelia S. Cobb and Dr. W. D. Kirkpatrick tombstone, Oakview Cemetery.
  4. [S2303] Kilbury-Cobb, "RE: Cobb Ancestry," e-mail to author, 15 Jun 2001, citing hand-written pages titled "From Joshua Cobb's Family Bible," provided by Lillian W. Sprout, 5 Dec 1931, Montrose, Pennsylvania, shows date.
  5. [S2968] Aurelia S. Cobb and Dr. W. D. Kirkpatrick tombstone, Oakview Cemetery, shows date.
  6. [S4543] Battle, Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 705, shows town.
  7. [S727] Caldwell Co. Marriage Bonds, Book B, no. 207, William D. Kirkpatrick to Miss Aurilia G. Cobb, 28 Jan 1850, shows date of bond as 28th, but date in the return looks like the 21st, which would be unlikely, and it could be the 29th.
  8. [S4543] Battle, Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 705, shows date.
  9. [S2291] A. S. Kirkpatrick, Standard Certificate of Death, shows date and town.
  10. [S576] Gideon D. Cobb household, 1820 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  11. [S1789] Gideon Cobb household, 1830 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  12. [S2092] Gideon D. Cobb grave marker, Eddyville Cemetery, shows date.
  13. [S49] Freeman, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, shows date, town, as Eddyville, county, and state.
  14. [S1802] Geo. M. Marshall household, 1840 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  15. [S1816] Wm. D. Kirkpatrick household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  16. [S2765] Wm. D. Kirkpatrick, owner, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, slave schedule.
  17. [S1694] W. D. Kirkpatrick household, 1860 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  18. [S2763] W. D. Kirkpatrick, owner, 1860 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, slave schedule.
  19. [S627] Jas. Kirkpatrick household, 1870 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  20. [S7246] Settlements, Crittenden Co., Kentucky, 2:66-7.
  21. [S397] William D. Kirkpatrick household, 1880 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  22. [S8545] "County Correspondence," The Chittenden Press, 24 Sep 1891, shows William sold farm and plans to move to Texas.
  23. [S1666] W. D. Kirkpatrick household, 1900 U.S. Census, Mills Co., Texas.
  24. [S2290] Eishen, "Descendants of William Bradford", shows date, town, county, and state.
  25. [S4543] Battle, Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 705, shows she was mother of six, with only James and Moses living.
  26. [S1666] W. D. Kirkpatrick household, 1900 U.S. Census, Mills Co., Texas, shows her the mother of six, with two living.

 

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