Virginia Leoma Cobb1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 14679, (1868 - 1958)
FatherMaj. Robert H. Cobb4,5,6 (May 1836 - 20 Jul 1914)
MotherSarah Virginia Walker4,7,8 (31 Oct 1844 - 12 Jul 1927)

Key Events:

Birth: 2 Feb 1868, Mississippi9,10,11,12
Marriage: 28 Jan 1908, St. Andrews Church, Amarillo, Texas, Henry Clay Harding (5 Nov 1865 - 11 Jun 1956)13,14
Death: 5 Dec 1958, Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas15,16
Burial: Llano Cemetery, Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas15,17
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont
The Linah Mims - Rebecca Davis Family

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Narrative:

     Virginia Leoma Cobb was born on 2 Feb 1868 in Mississippi.9,10,11,12
     She moved to Paducah, Kentucky, about 1870 with her parents. She appeared with her parents on the 1870 Federal Census of Paducah, McCracken Co., Kentucky, in the household of Robert Livingston Cobb and Cornelia Barbour Mims, her father's parents.18
     She appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Paducah, Kentucky in the household of her parents.19
     She moved to Wichita Falls, Texas, in 1884 with her parents.6 She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Wichita Falls, Texas in the household of her parents.20 She also appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas, in the household of her sister Cornelia and her husband, Albert Sidney Stinnett.21
     Albert and Cornelia moved their family to Amarillo in 1905, and Virginia moved there with them.22,23
     Virginia married Henry Clay Harding, son of Samuel Doak Harding and Mary Isabelle Wylie, on 28 Jan 1908 in St. Andrews Church, Amarillo, Texas, with Rev. E. McQueen Gray of Carlsbad, New Mexico, officiating.13,14 After a honeymoon trip of several weeks in Mexico, Virginia and Henry settled in their new home at Sixteenth and Lincoln Sts., Amarillo, Texas.5
     Virginia and Henry appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas, at 1510 Lincoln St., enumerated 18 Apr 1910, reporting that they owned their home, which was mortgaged. His daughters by his previous marriage, Lulu and Mary, were listed as living with them, as was Alise Tornosky, a servant.24
     Virginia and Henry appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Randall Co., Texas, enumerated 19 Apr 1930, reporting they owned a farm valued at $22,500 and owned a radio. Listed as living with them are J. W. Ellison, a cook, Odus Redding, a farm laborer, and Glen Settle, a farm hand.25
     Virginia and Henry appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas, at 300 Polk South, enumerated 8 Apr 1940, reporting that they were renting their home, for $30 per month, and had lived in the same dwelling in 1935.26
     Her husband died on 11 Jun 1956 in 312 W. 9th, Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas.27,28
     Virginia died on 5 Dec 1958 in Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas, at age 90, after a fall in her home at the Amarillo Hotel, at 300 Polk St.15,16 She was buried in Llano Cemetery, Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas.15,17

Children:
     There were no children with Henry Clay Harding

Citations

  1. [S628] Robert L. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows name as Leoma Cobb.
  2. [S948] Robt. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wichita Co., Texas, shows name as Virginia L Cobb.
  3. [S8653] "Harding-Cobb Nuptials," The Weekly Herald, 30 Jan 1908, shows name as Miss Virginia Leoma Cobb.
  4. [S628] Robert L. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows her in the household of Robert L. and Cornelia, apparently the child of Virginia but not clear which son is the father.
  5. [S8653] "Harding-Cobb Nuptials," The Weekly Herald, 30 Jan 1908.
  6. [S3018] "Major Robert Cobb Dies," The Dallas Morning News, 21 Jul 1914.
  7. [S1668] Robert Cobb household, 1880 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows the child as the daughter of Virginia's husband.
  8. [S948] Robt. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wichita Co., Texas, shows the child as the daughter of her husband, and that the parents had been more years than the age of the child.
  9. [S3011] Virginia Leoma Harding, Certificate of Death, shows date and state.
  10. [S948] Robt. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wichita Co., Texas, shows month, year, age 32 and state.
  11. [S628] Robert L. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows age 2 and state.
  12. [S955] Albert S. Stinnett household, 1900 U.S. Census, Tarrant Co., Texas, shows month, year, as 1871, age 29, and state. Given the apparent discrepancies with other birth dates and ages reported in this household, I conclude the conflicting information in other sources is more likely correct.
  13. [S8653] "Harding-Cobb Nuptials," The Weekly Herald, 30 Jan 1908, with note "From Tuesday's Daily" shows at high noon today, church, and officant.
  14. [S3091] Henry C. Harding household, 1910 U.S. Census, Potter Co., Texas, shows married two years, as his first and her second marriage.
  15. [S3011] Virginia Leoma Harding, Certificate of Death.
  16. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 20199680, Virginia Leoma Harding, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  17. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 20199680, Virginia Leoma Harding, and includes tombstone photo.
  18. [S628] Robert L. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky.
  19. [S1668] Robert Cobb household, 1880 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky.
  20. [S948] Robt. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wichita Co., Texas.
  21. [S955] Albert S. Stinnett household, 1900 U.S. Census, Tarrant Co., Texas.
  22. [S3192] Anderson, "Stinnett, Albert Sidney."
  23. [S8653] "Harding-Cobb Nuptials," The Weekly Herald, 30 Jan 1908, shows Virginia made her home with them in Amarillo for over four years.
  24. [S3091] Henry C. Harding household, 1910 U.S. Census, Potter Co., Texas.
  25. [S3093] H. C. Harding household, 1930 U.S. Census, Randall Co., Texas.
  26. [S5334] Henry Clay Harding household, 1940 U.S. Census, Potter Co., Texas.
  27. [S3094] Henry Clay Harding, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, county, and state.
  28. [S8654] Henry C. Harding obituary, The Amarillo Globe-Times, shows died at 11:39 a.m. and address.