Thomas Garrett Cobb1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 10372, (1905 - 1977)
FatherWilliam Francis Cobb4,5,6 (24 Jul 1867 - 22 Oct 1940)
MotherRuth U. Garrett4,7,8 (16 Nov 1868 - 27 Nov 1962)

Key Events:

Birth: 4 Mar 1905, Leavenworth, Kansas9,10,11
Marriage: 12 May 1928, Gladys Caroline Voigt (5 May 1907 - about 10 Apr 1982)4,12,13
Death: 27 Jul 197714,15
Burial: 30 Jul 1977, Wheaton Cemetery, Wheaton, DuPage Co., Illinois16,17
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

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Narrative:

     Thomas Garrett Cobb was born on 4 Mar 1905 in Leavenworth, Kansas.9,10,11
     He appeared on the 1905 State Census of Leavenworth, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, in the household of his parents, William Francis Cobb and Ruth U. Garrett.18 He appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Leavenworth, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, in the household of his parents.5 He appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Leavenworth, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, in the household of his parents.6
     Thomas Garrett Cobb appeared on the 1925 State Census of 801 W. 12th, Emporia, Lyon Co., Kansas, rooming with five other male students in the home of F. L. Gilson and his family.19 He also appeared on the 1925 State Census of Leavenworth, Kansas, in the household of household of his parents.
     Thomas married Gladys Caroline Voigt, daughter of Louis J. Voigt and Louise Baumer, on 12 May 1928.4,12,13
     Thomas and Gladys settled in Michigan after their marriage. They appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Highland Park, Wayne Co., Michigan, at 222 Highland Ave., enumerated 26 Apr 1930, in an apartment house with 147 households. The reported they rented their apartment for $60 per month, and owned a radio.20
     He was a salesman for a bond house in Michigan.21
     Thomas and Gladys moved to Illinois by 1932, when their first child was born.
     Thomas and Gladys appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Wheaton, DuPage Co., Illinois, at 804 Illinois, enumerated 9 Apr 1940, reporting they owned a home valued at $6,000, and that they had lived in the same house in 1935. Their two children were listed as living with them.22
     He was a bank teller by 1940, reporting he had worked 44 hours the last week of March, and 52 weeks the prior year, earning $2,500.23
     Thomas registered for the draft for World War II on 16 Oct 1940, while living at 804 E. Illinois St., Wheaton, Dupage Co., Illinois, reporting he was employed by Harris Trust and Savings Bank in Chicago.1
     Thomas died on 27 Jul 1977 at age 72.14,15 He was buried on 30 Jul 1977 in Wheaton Cemetery, Wheaton, DuPage Co., Illinois.16,17

Children:
     Children with Gladys Caroline Voigt

The other two children of Thomas and Gladys are still living.
  • William Francis Cobb24,22,25 (12 Jun 1934 - 12 Apr 2019)
  • Bradford Louis Cobb26,25 (4 Nov 1945 - 3 Feb 2021)

Citations

  1. [S10166] Thomas Garrett Cobb, WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947.
  2. [S2299] Frank Cobb household, 1905 Kansas State Census, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, Leavenworth ward 2, shows name as Thomas Garrett Cobb.
  3. [S2296] William F. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, shows name as Thomas Garret Cobb.
  4. [S2529] Ruth Garrett Cobb, "Cobb-Garrett Family History", pg 9, notes by the writer's daughter Margaret.
  5. [S2296] William F. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Leavenworth Co., Kansas.
  6. [S2297] William F. Cobb household, 1920 U.S. Census, Leavenworth Co., Kansas.
  7. [S2296] William F. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, shows the boy as the son of her husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  8. [S2297] William F. Cobb household, 1920 U.S. Census, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, shows him as the son of her husband.
  9. [S2299] Frank Cobb household, 1905 Kansas State Census, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, Leavenworth ward 2, shows age 1 mo., supposedly as of 1 Mar 1905, and state.
  10. [S2296] William F. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, shows age 5 and state.
  11. [S10166] Thomas Garrett Cobb, WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, shows date, city, and state.
  12. [S2959] Thomas G. Cobb household, 1930 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Michigan, shows married.
  13. [S10165] Thomas Cobb household, 1940 U.S. Census, DuPage Co., Illinois, shows married.
  14. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 32637841, Thomas G. Cobb, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  15. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Thomas Cobb, Soc. Sec. No. 334-14-9775, shows month, year, and last residence of 60187 Wheaton, Du Page, Illinois.
  16. [S10168] Thomas G. Cobb obituary, Chicago Tribune, shows shows date and cemetery.
  17. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 32637841, Thomas G. Cobb, includes tombstone photo.
  18. [S2299] Frank Cobb household, 1905 Kansas State Census, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, Leavenworth ward 2.
  19. [S2960] F. L. Gilson household, 1925 Kansas State Census, Lyon Co., Kansas, Emporia.
  20. [S2959] Thomas G. Cobb household, 1930 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Michigan.
  21. [S2959] Thomas G. Cobb household, 1930 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Michigan, shows occupation as salesman, industry as bond house.
  22. [S10165] Thomas Cobb household, 1940 U.S. Census, DuPage Co., Illinois.
  23. [S10165] Thomas Cobb household, 1940 U.S. Census, DuPage Co., Illinois, shows occupation as bank teller and industry as banking.
  24. [S4936] "Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1938," FamilySearch.org, record for William Francis Cobb, citing cert. no. 18718.
  25. [S10168] Thomas G. Cobb obituary, Chicago Tribune.
  26. [S10171] Bradford Louis Cobb obituary, Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow.