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Modena A. Cobb1,2,3

ID# 18539, (1827 - 1902)
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Parents:

FatherJohn Cobb (6 Apr 1786 - abt 1834)
MotherSarah Story Briscoe (17 Aug 1787 - 30 Nov 1843)
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet Vermont
Chart MembershipDescendants of Gideon Cobb
Family IndexesThe Cobbs of Pawlet Vermont

Key Events:

Birth: Oct 1827, Kentucky,4,5,6
Marriage: 26 Oct 1847, Hickman Co., Kentucky, James Pembroke Walker (b. abt 1824, d. bef 1880)2,7
Death: 1902, Cairo, Alexander Co., Illinois,1
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Narrative:

Modena A. Cobb was born in Oct 1827 in KentuckyG.4,5,6
     She was probably the female under age 5 listed in the household of her father, John Cobb, in the 1830 Federal Census of Eddyville, Caldwell Co., KentuckyG.8
     Her father died about 1834, when Modena was about 7 years old.9
     Modena married James Pembroke Walker, son of Robert Walker and Elizabeth, on 26 Oct 1847 in Hickman Co., KentuckyG.2,7
     Modena and James appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Hickman Co., KentuckyG, enumerated 21 Aug 1850, reporting real estate valued at $2,500. Their son Robert was listed as living with them, as were Robert K. Walker, age 24 and also a merchant, and Barns M. Walker, age 21 and a clerk, who would appear to have been his brothers. Elizabeth, age 54, was listed as living in the same dwelling, and seems likely to have been his mother.10
     Modena and James appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Columbus, Hickman Co., KentuckyG, enumerated 3 Jul 1860, reporting real estate valued at $20,000 and personal estate of $10,000. Their children Robert, John, James, William, and Burns were listed as living with them, as was Byron M Glenn, age 28, a merchant clerk.11
     Modena and James appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Columbus, Hickman Co., KentuckyG, enumerated 6 Jun 1870, reporting no real estate but $500 in personal estate for him, and real estate valued at $3,000 and personal estate of $500 for her. Their children Robert, John, James, William, Burns, Modena, and Bessie were listed as living with them.12
     Her husband died before 1880.13
     Modena appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Columbus, Hickman Co., KentuckyG, in the household of her son John.14
     Modena appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Cairo, Alexander Co., Illinois G, in the household of her daughter Modena and her husband, Jabish Hyacinth Woodward.15
     Modena died in 1902 in Cairo, Alexander Co., IllinoisG, at age ~75.1

Children:
      Children with James Pembroke Walker

Robert, William, and Bessie all appear with the family in the 1870 census, but no subsequent record has been found of any of them.
  1. Robert Walker (abt Feb 1850 - )
  2. John Mercer Walker (27 May 1852 - 8 Mar 1907)
  3. James P. Walker+ (15 Mar 1854 - 15 Jul 1884)
  4. William J. Walker (29 Nov 1855 - )
  5. Mary Walker (15 Sep 1857 - bef 1860)
  6. Burns B. Walker (25 May 1860 - Mar 1880)
  7. Modena Caroline Walker+ (10 Aug 1861 - 21 Apr 1947)
  8. Bessie L. Walker (abt 1869 - )

Citations

  1. [S4098] Willoughby, "Smith Family of Between the Rivers, KY" family tree, Ancestry.com.
  2. [S2704] "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," FamilySearch.org, record for James P. Walker and Modena A. Cobb, citing FHL#321386 and pg 140, In16.
  3. [S4100] James P. Walker household, 1850 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows name as Modenia A. Walker.
  4. [S4104] J. H. Woodard household, 1900 U.S. Census, Alexander Co., Illinois, shows month, year, age 72, and state.
  5. [S4100] James P. Walker household, 1850 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows age 21 and state.
  6. [S4101] J. P. Walker household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows age 32 and state.
  7. [S4100] James P. Walker household, 1850 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  8. [S1787] John Cobb household, 1830 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  9. [S4057] Caldwell Co. tax lists, 1833, pg 10; 1834 book missing; not found in later books; 1833 showed no property that would have appeared in an executor's listing.
  10. [S4100] James P. Walker household, 1850 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky.
  11. [S4101] J. P. Walker household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky.
  12. [S4102] Jas P. Walker household, 1870 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky.
  13. [S4103] John M. Walker household, 1880 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows his wife as a widow.
  14. [S4103] John M. Walker household, 1880 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky.
  15. [S4104] J. H. Woodard household, 1900 U.S. Census, Alexander Co., Illinois.

James Pembroke Walker1,2,3

ID# 18540, (abt 1824 - bef 1880)
Family Chart

Parents:

FatherRobert Walker (25 Nov 1794 - 11 Nov 1835)
MotherElizabeth (abt 1796 - )
Chart MembershipDescendants of Gideon Cobb
Family IndexesThe Cobbs of Pawlet Vermont

Key Events:

Birth: abt 1824, Kentucky,4,5,6
Marriage: 26 Oct 1847, Hickman Co., Kentucky, Modena A. Cobb (b. Oct 1827, d. 1902)1,7
Death: bef 1880,8
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Narrative:

James Pembroke Walker was born about 1824 in KentuckyG.4,5,6
     He was probably one of the two males age 5 to10 listed in the household of his supposed father, Robert Walker, in the 1830 Federal Census of Columbus, Hickman Co., KentuckyG.9
     His supposed father died on 11 Nov 1835, when James was about 11 years old.10
     James married Modena A. Cobb, daughter of John Cobb and Sarah Story Briscoe, on 26 Oct 1847 in Hickman Co., KentuckyG.1,7
     James and Modena appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Hickman Co., KentuckyG, enumerated 21 Aug 1850, reporting real estate valued at $2,500. Their son Robert was listed as living with them, as were Robert K. Walker, age 24 and also a merchant, and Barns M. Walker, age 21 and a clerk, who would appear to have been his brothers. Elizabeth, age 54, was listed as living in the same dwelling, and seems likely to have been his mother.2
     James and Modena appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Columbus, Hickman Co., KentuckyG, enumerated 3 Jul 1860, reporting real estate valued at $20,000 and personal estate of $10,000. Their children Robert, John, James, William, and Burns were listed as living with them, as was Byron M Glenn, age 28, a merchant clerk.11
     James was one of 21 prominent citizens of Columbus, who along with several from Paducah, were banished to Canada by Gen. E. A. Paine as Confederate sympathizers. An order issued 31 Jul 1864 allowed them until 8 Aug to close their businesses and prepare to leave. James and Barns M. Walker, apparently his brother, were fined $5,000, which they did not pay. It is not clear how long they were away before being allowed to return.12
     He was a merchant, by 1870 a grocer.13,14,15
     James and Modena appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Columbus, Hickman Co., KentuckyG, enumerated 6 Jun 1870, reporting no real estate but $500 in personal estate for him, and real estate valued at $3,000 and personal estate of $500 for her. Their children Robert, John, James, William, Burns, Modena, and Bessie were listed as living with them.16
     James died before 1880.8
Research Note, 21 Dec 2022:
Several un-sourced online trees show Robert and Elizabeth Walker as James's parents, and there is some evidence to support that claim. She appears in the 1850 census listed as a separate household but same dwelling as James and his two supposed brothers, and as head of the household with one of them in 1860. Robert appears in the 1830 census in Columbus with a household consistent with his supposed family, and was buried in Columbus in 1835. But no explicit evidence has been found he was her husband and father of her sons.2,17

Children:
      Children with Modena A. Cobb

Robert, William, and Bessie all appear with the family in the 1870 census, but no subsequent record has been found of any of them.
  1. Robert Walker (abt Feb 1850 - )
  2. John Mercer Walker (27 May 1852 - 8 Mar 1907)
  3. James P. Walker+ (15 Mar 1854 - 15 Jul 1884)
  4. William J. Walker (29 Nov 1855 - )
  5. Mary Walker (15 Sep 1857 - bef 1860)
  6. Burns B. Walker (25 May 1860 - Mar 1880)
  7. Modena Caroline Walker+ (10 Aug 1861 - 21 Apr 1947)
  8. Bessie L. Walker (abt 1869 - )

Citations

  1. [S2704] "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," FamilySearch.org, record for James P. Walker and Modena A. Cobb, citing FHL#321386 and pg 140, In16.
  2. [S4100] James P. Walker household, 1850 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky.
  3. [S12120] John Mercer Walker obituary, News-Democrat, shows name as Pembroke Walker.
  4. [S4100] James P. Walker household, 1850 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows age 26 and state.
  5. [S4101] J. P. Walker household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows age 35 and state.
  6. [S4102] Jas P. Walker household, 1870 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows age 45 and state.
  7. [S4100] James P. Walker household, 1850 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  8. [S4103] John M. Walker household, 1880 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows his wife as a widow.
  9. [S12139] Robert Walker household, 1830 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky.
  10. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 81544300, Robert Walker, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  11. [S4101] J. P. Walker household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky.
  12. [S12119] Robertson, Paducah: Frontier to the Atomic Age, pg 54.
  13. [S4100] James P. Walker household, 1850 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows occupation as merchant.
  14. [S4101] J. P. Walker household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows occupation as merchant.
  15. [S4102] Jas P. Walker household, 1870 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows occupation as grocer.
  16. [S4102] Jas P. Walker household, 1870 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky.
  17. [S12138] Elizabeth Walker household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky.

 

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