Maria Cobb1,2,3
ID# 10115, (1830 - 1919)
Father | Gideon Cobb4,1,5 (26 Jun 1791 - Aug 1864) |
Mother | Roxana Worden4,1,5 (4 Mar 1794 - 21 Apr 1863) |
Charts | Descendants of Gideon Cobb |
Ancestry | The Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont |
Narrative:
Maria Cobb was born on 16 Dec 1830 in New York
She was probably the female age 5 to 10 listed in the household of her father, Gideon Cobb, in the 1840 Federal Census of Brighton, Monroe Co., New York


Maria married Liberty Hall, son of Jeremiah Hall and Sarah Knight, on 6 Jun 1854 in Rochester, New York

After their marriage, Maria and Liberty Hall lived for a time at his father's home in Concord, New Hampshire


Maria and Liberty and their two surviving sons moved to Glencoe, Minnesota


Maria and Liberty appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Glencoe, McLeod Co., Minnesota

Failing health prompted Liberty to seek a warmer climate, so in 1887 he and Maria joined their sons Clifford and Harry in Kansas City, Missouri

Her husband died on 21 Jun 1891 in Denver, Colorado

Her brother James's will, which left all his property to his family's long-time housekeeper, was filed for probate 20 Mar 1899. Maria and her sister Frances filed to contest the will.22,23 Their contest was rejected by the judge 6 Sep 1899, and ordered them to pay costs.24
Maria appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri


Maria died on 10 Apr 1919 at 3904 McGee, Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri

Children:
Children with Liberty Hall:
Citations
- [S2607] Cleveland and Cleveland, Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, vol 1 pg 46.
- [S2458] Gideon Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York.
- [S2467] Kling, "Gideon Cobb (1791-1864)," shows two daughters named Maria, on who died young.
- [S4290] Maria Cobb Hall, Certificate of Death.
- [S2458] Gideon Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
- [S4290] Maria Cobb Hall, Certificate of Death, shows date and state.
- [S2607] Cleveland and Cleveland, Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, vol 1 pg 46, shows year.
- [S2458] Gideon Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York, shows age 19 and state.
- [S4288] Turner, History of Peru, pg 155, shows date, with year as 1851, city, and state; pg 163, shows date, with year as 1854.
- [S4285] Whitney, Kansas City, Missouri: Its History, pg 211, shows year, as 1854, city, and state.
- [S2607] Cleveland and Cleveland, Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, vol 1 pg 46, shows married.
- [S2459] Curtis P. Buckland household, 1840 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York.
- [S4288] Turner, History of Peru, pg 163.
- [S4286] Liberty Hall household, 1860 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York.
- [S4288] Turner, History of Peru, pg 164.
- [S4285] Whitney, Kansas City, Missouri: Its History, pg 211, shows he lived 25 years in Minnesota before moving to Kansas City in 1887.
- [S4287] Liberty Hall household, 1870 U.S. Census, McLeod Co., Minnesota.
- [S4289] Liberty Hall household, 1880 U.S. Census, McLeod Co., Minnesota.
- [S4285] Whitney, Kansas City, Missouri: Its History, pg 211.
- [S4285] Whitney, Kansas City, Missouri: Its History, pg 211, shows year and city; pg 164 shows he wrote a letter to his wife 23 Jun 1891, then "died soon June 21, 1891."
- [S4302] "The Funeral of Liberty Hall," Kansas City Star, 26 Jun 1891, shows body arrived here "this morning" from Denver.
- [S4283] "Consumed Much Whisky," Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, 4 May 1899.
- [S4284] "Housekeeper Gets All," Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, 7 Sep 1899, shows date of probate.
- [S4284] "Housekeeper Gets All," Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, 7 Sep 1899.
- [S4291] Phil S. Creager household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Missouri.
- [S4292] Weenona H. Creager household, 1910 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Missouri.
- [S4288] Turner, History of Peru, pg 155.
- [S4286] Liberty Hall household, 1860 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., New York, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
- [S4287] Liberty Hall household, 1870 U.S. Census, McLeod Co., Minnesota, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
- [S4289] Liberty Hall household, 1880 U.S. Census, McLeod Co., Minnesota, shows him as the son of her husband.