Margaret Hawthorn Cobb1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 10373, (1909 - 1987)
FatherWilliam Francis Cobb4,5,3 (24 Jul 1867 - 22 Oct 1940)
MotherRuth U. Garrett6,7,3 (16 Nov 1868 - 27 Nov 1962)

Key Events:

Birth: 8 Jul 1909, Leavenworth, Kansas8,9,10
Death: 25 Oct 1987, Carmel, Hamilton Co., Indiana11,12
Burial: 29 Oct 1987, Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Leavenworth Co., Kansas13,14
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Margaret Hawthorn Cobb was born on 8 Jul 1909 in Leavenworth, Kansas.8,9,10
     She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Leavenworth, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, in the household of her parents, William Francis Cobb and Ruth U. Garrett.4 She appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Leavenworth, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, in the household of her parents.5 She appeared on the 1925 State Census of 230 Second Ave., Leavenworth, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, in the household of her parents.
     She appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Leavenworth, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, in the household of her parents.15 She appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Leavenworth, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, in the household of her parents.16
     She was a teacher in the public schools. In 1940 she reported that she had worked 40 hours the last week of March, and had worked 52 weeks the prior year, earning $1,361.16,17
     Margaret died on 25 Oct 1987 in Carmel, Hamilton Co., Indiana, at age 78.11,12 She was buried on 29 Oct 1987 in Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Leavenworth Co., Kansas.13,14

Citations

  1. [S2296] William F. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, shows name as Margaret H. Cobb.
  2. [S2297] William F. Cobb household, 1920 U.S. Census, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, shows name as Margaret H. Cobb.
  3. [S10174] Margaret Hawthorn Cobb, Medical Certificate of Death.
  4. [S2296] William F. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Leavenworth Co., Kansas.
  5. [S2297] William F. Cobb household, 1920 U.S. Census, Leavenworth Co., Kansas.
  6. [S2296] William F. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, shows the girl as the daughter of Ruth's husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  7. [S2297] William F. Cobb household, 1920 U.S. Census, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, shows the girl as the daughter of Ruth's husband.
  8. [S2296] William F. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, shows age 9/12 and state.
  9. [S10174] Margaret Hawthorn Cobb, Medical Certificate of Death, shows date and state.
  10. [S2529] Ruth Garrett Cobb, "Cobb-Garrett Family History", pg 10, notes by the writer's daughter Margaret, shows date, city, and state.
  11. [S10174] Margaret Hawthorn Cobb, Medical Certificate of Death, shows date, city, county, and state.
  12. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 161107159, Margaret Hawthorn Cobb, shows date and includes tombstone photos showing same.
  13. [S10174] Margaret Hawthorn Cobb, Medical Certificate of Death, shows date, cemetery, city, as Leavenworth, and state.
  14. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 161107159, Margaret Hawthorn Cobb, includes tombstone photos.
  15. [S2298] W. Francis Cobb household, 1930 U.S. Census, Leavenworth Co., Kansas.
  16. [S5347] William F. Cobb household, 1940 U.S. Census, Leavenworth Co., Kansas.
  17. [S10174] Margaret Hawthorn Cobb, Medical Certificate of Death, shows occupation as school teacher, industry as public schools.