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Thomas Lathrop was born on 13 May 1745 in Norwich, ConnecticutG.^3,4,5 He married Wealthy Ann Cobb, daughter of Gideon Cobb and Abigail Dyer, on 19 Dec 1771 in Canterbury, ConnecticutG.^6,7 Thomas and Wealthy moved to Vermont by 1787, when they appeared in records at Wells. They may well have come earlier with her parents and her brothers John, Elkanah, Ebenezer, and Joshua.^9,10
     Thomas appeared on the 1790 Federal Census of Wells, Rutland Co., VermontG, (which was enumerated 4 Apr 1791, after Vermont became a state in Mar 1791) with a household consisting of one male over 16 (himself), nine under 16 (sons Thomas, Septimius, Gideon, and Stephen and five others), and five females (wife Wealthy Ann Cobb and daughters Wealthy, Sally, Betsey, and Mary.)¹¹
     Thomas and Wealthy moved to Shelburne, in Chittenden Co., Vermont, by 1800, when they appear in the census there. Thomas appeared on the 1800 Federal Census of Shelburne, Chittenden Co., VermontG, with a household consisting of one male under age 10 (son John), two age 16 to 26 (Gideon and Stephen), and one over 45 (himself), and one female under 10 (daughter Nancy), two age 10 to 15 (Betsey and Mary), one 16 to 26 (Sally), and one over 45 (wife, Wealthy Ann Cobb.)¹²
     By 1810 Thomas and Wealthy had moved a few miles north, to Burlington, in the same county. Thomas appeared on the 1810 Federal Census of Burlington, Chittenden Co., VermontG, with a household consisting of one male age 10 to 16 (son John), and one over 45 (himself), and one females over 45 (wife, Wealthy Ann Cobb.)¹³
     Thomas appeared on the 1820 Federal Census of Burlington, Chittenden Co., VermontG, with a household consisting of one white male age10 to 16, one 16 to 26 (son John), and one over 45 (himself), and one female under age 10, and one over age 45 (wife Wealthy.)¹⁴
     He was educated as a minister, but became a school teacher, first in Connecticut, then in Vermont.^2,15
     Thomas died on 20 Mar 1826 in Burlington, VermontG, at age 80.^2,8

Edna C. Buckland was born about Jul 1837 in Monroe Co., New YorkG.^4,5,6 She was probably one of the two females under age 5 listed in the household of her father, Leonard Buckland, in the 1840 Federal Census of Brighton, Monroe Co., New YorkG.¹⁵
     Her mother died on 29 Jul 1848, when Edna was about 11 years old.¹⁶ She appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Brighton, Monroe Co., New YorkG, in the household of her father.¹⁷ She appeared on the 1855 State Census of Brighton, Monroe Co., New YorkG, in the household of her father.¹⁸
     Edna married William Henry Cobb, son of Gideon Cobb and Roxana Worden, in 1855.^7,8,9,10
     Edna and William appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Brighton, Monroe Co., New YorkG, enumerated 3 Jan 1861, reporting $300 in personal property. Their children Willard and Charlotte were listed as living with them.¹⁹
     Edna and William appeared on the 1865 State Census of Brighton, Monroe Co., New York G, enumerated 29 Jun 1865, reporting they lived in a brick house valued at $1,000. Their children Willard and Charlotte were listed as living with them, as here his mother's brother Lyman Worden and Eliz Hickman, age 14, shown as adopted.²⁰
     Edna and William appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Brighton, Monroe Co., New YorkG, enumerated Jun 1870, reporting real estate valued at $45,000 and personal estate of $3,025. Their children Willard, Charlotte, and Margaret were listed as living with them, as were Lyman Worden, his mother's brother, Eliza Hacman, age 19, now shown as a domestic, and two farm laborers.²¹
     Edna and William appeared on the 1875 State Census of Brighton, Monroe Co., New York G, enumerated 8 Jun 1875, reporting that they lived in a brick house valued at $5,000. Their children Willard, Charlotte, and Margaret were listed as living with them.²²
     Edna and William appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Brighton, Monroe Co., New York G, enumerated 29 Jun 1880. Their children Charlotte and Margaret were listed as living with them, as was Lenard Brown, a 25-year-old servant.²³
     Edna and William appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Brighton, Monroe Co., New York G, enumerated 9 Jun 1900, with Alice Hofeer, age 23, a servant from England also listed in the household. Their son Willard and his family were apparently living close by, as they are listed next in the census record.²⁴
     Her husband died on 23 Oct 1904.^25,26
     Edna appeared on the 1905 State Census of Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, on Elmwood Ave. G Llisted as living with her were her daughter Charlotte and her husband, Newel L. Hungerford, and her son Willard with his daughter Mable, and a farm laborer, William Mertin, age 51.²⁷
     Edna appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Brighton, Monroe Co., New York, on Monroe Ave. G, enumerated 4 May 1910, reporting she owned her home, free of mortgage. Listed as living with her was her daughter Charlotte and her husband, Newel L. Hungerford, and her son Willard with his daughter Mable.²⁸
     Edna appeared on the 1915 State Census of 1477 Highland Ave., Rochester, Monroe Co., New YorkG. Listed as living with her were her daughter Charlotte and her husband, Newel L. Hungerford, and her son Willard with his daughter Mable.²⁹
     Edna appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, at 1477 Highland Ave. G, enumerated 12 Jan 1920, reporting she owned her home, free of mortgage. Her children Willard and Charlotte were listed as living with her, as were Willard's daughter Mable, her husband, Harry R. Wickhan, and their daughter Jean.³⁰
     Edna appeared on the 1925 State Census of 1477 Highland Ave., Rochester, Monroe Co., New YorkG. Her son Willard was listed as living with her, as were Willard's daughter Mable, her husband, Harry R. Wickhan, and their daughters Jean and Shirley.³¹
     Edna died in Apr 1928 at age ~90.^11,12 She was buried on 24 Apr 1928 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New YorkG, next to her husband, in his father's lot.^13,14

William Henry Cobb was born in Apr 1829 in Monroe Co., New YorkG.^4,5,6
     He was probably one of the two males under age 5 listed in the household of his father, Gideon Cobb, in the 1830 Federal Census of Brighton, Monroe Co., New YorkG.¹⁶ He was probably one of the two males age 10 to15 listed in the household of his father in the 1840 Federal Census of Brighton, Monroe Co., New YorkG.¹⁷
     He appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Brighton, Monroe Co., New YorkG, in the household of his parents, Gideon Cobb and Roxana Worden.¹⁸
     William married first Charlotte A. Hill.⁷
     William, his father Gideon, and other investors consolidated several small brickworks to form the Rochester Brick and Tile Manufacturing Company, incorporating it 7 Feb 1853. By 1855 it was producing over 12 million bricks per year, shipping them to many points in the U.S. and Canada.¹⁹
     His wife died on 26 Jul 1853.^12,20
     William appeared on the 1855 State Census of Brighton, Monroe Co., New YorkG, in the household of his parents, Gideon Cobb and Roxana Worden.²¹
     William married second Edna C. Buckland, daughter of Leonard Buckland and Nancy, in 1855.^8,9,10,11
     William and Edna appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Brighton, Monroe Co., New YorkG, enumerated 3 Jan 1861, reporting $300 in personal property. Their children Willard and Charlotte were listed as living with them.²²
     William and Edna appeared on the 1865 State Census of Brighton, Monroe Co., New York G, enumerated 29 Jun 1865, reporting they lived in a brick house valued at $1,000. Their children Willard and Charlotte were listed as living with them, as here his mother's brother Lyman Worden and Eliz Hickman, age 14, shown as adopted.²³
     William and Edna appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Brighton, Monroe Co., New YorkG, enumerated Jun 1870, reporting real estate valued at $45,000 and personal estate of $3,025. Their children Willard, Charlotte, and Margaret were listed as living with them, as were Lyman Worden, his mother's brother, Eliza Hacman, age 19, now shown as a domestic, and two farm laborers.²⁴
     William and Edna appeared on the 1875 State Census of Brighton, Monroe Co., New York G, enumerated 8 Jun 1875, reporting that they lived in a brick house valued at $5,000. Their children Willard, Charlotte, and Margaret were listed as living with them.²⁵
     William and Edna appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Brighton, Monroe Co., New York G, enumerated 29 Jun 1880. Their children Charlotte and Margaret were listed as living with them, as was Lenard Brown, a 25-year-old servant.²⁶
     William was, in addition to his other ventures, a farmer.^27,28,29 In the 1880 census he reported owning 24 acres of tilled land, six of meadow, six of woodland, and two of "other unimproved," valued at $15,000, tools and implements worth $200, and $550 worth of livestock. He reported that he had spent $25 in repairing fences in the prior year, $20 for fertilizer, and $340 for 52 weeks of hired labor. He reported one horse, four milch cows which had dropped three calves and produced 30 gallons of milk and 900 lb. of butter the prior year, four swine, and 33 chickens that had produced 120 dozen eggs. He reported that he had produced 175 bushels of corn on five acres, 114 of wheat on six acres, 210 of potatoes on three acres, and 500 of apples, worth $100, on 150 trees on six acres. He had also produced 460 lb. of grapes on half an acre, $40 worth of garden produce, and 3 tons of hay on 3 acres, with another 3 acres of grassland not mown. He had cut 2 cords of wood worth $6, for a total value of all products of $700.³⁰
     William and Edna appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Brighton, Monroe Co., New York G, enumerated 9 Jun 1900, with Alice Hofeer, age 23, a servant from England also listed in the household. Their son Willard and his family were apparently living close by, as they are listed next in the census record.³¹
     William died on 23 Oct 1904 at age 75.^12,13 He was buried on 26 Oct 1904 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New YorkG, between his two wives, in his father's lot.^14,15