Mary Dean Adamson1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 15472, (1867 - 1955)
FatherGeorge Warner Adamson4,5,6 (19 Dec 1824 - 23 Mar 1901)
MotherMary Louise Dean4,7 (7 May 1836 - 4 Jan 1875)

Key Events:

Birth: 17 Jan 1867, Caldwell Co., Kentucky8,9,10,11
Marriage: 28 Aug 1895, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, Giles Akin Cobb (15 Mar 1857 - 7 Aug 1923)12,13,14
Death: 9 Jul 1955, Crider, Caldwell Co., Kentucky7,15
Burial: Carmen Cemetery, Carmen, Alfalfa Co., Oklahoma16,17

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Narrative:

     18 Mary Dean Adamson was born on 17 Jan 1867 in Caldwell Co., Kentucky.8,9,10,11
     She appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Fredonia, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, in the household of her parents, George Warner Adamson and Mary Louise Dean.19
     Her mother died on 4 Jan 1875, when Mary was 7 years old.20 Mary appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Fredonia, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, in the household of her father, George Warner Adamson.5
     Mary married Giles Akin Cobb, son of Thomas Jefferson Cobb and Almeda Glenn, on 28 Aug 1895 in Caldwell Co., Kentucky, at her father's home.12,13,14
     Mary and Giles appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Kuttawa, Lyon Co., Kentucky, enumerated 20 Jun 1900, reporting that the family owned its farm, free of mortgage. His children by his previous marriage, Lucille, Mary and William, were listed as living with them, as were Charles and Fanny Crider, listed as a hired hand and servant, respectively, Thomas Pallard, a servant at age 6, and Eugene Crider, another hired hand. Apparently his brother Jefferson and his family lived nearby, as they are listed as the preceding household.21
     Mary and Giles moved to Carmen, Oklahoma, on 9 Apr 1905.22 They appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Carmen, Alfalfa Co., Oklahoma, at Fifteen St., enumerated 19 Apr 1910, reporting that the family owned its home, free of mortgage. His daughters by his prior marriage, Lucille and Mary, were listed as living with them.23
     William Wallace Cobb, son of Giles' son William Francis, came to live with Mary and Giles at the age of three months, after the death of his mother. The child's father was working on a railroad, which required him to travel around Oklahoma, and he could not care for the infant. When the father remarried in 1914, Mary wanted to keep the baby and apparently the father and his new wife agreed to that, so the child was raised by his grandparents.24,25
     Mary and Giles moved to San Antonio, Texas, for a time around 1920, but apparently returned to Carmen shortly afterwards.26 They appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas, at 815 Ave. D, enumerated 3 Jan 1920, reporting that they rented their home, apparently a unit in a four-family building. Their grandson, William, was listed as living with them.27
     Her husband died on 7 Aug 1923 in Pawnee, Oklahoma.28,29,30
     Mary and her grandson William moved to Crider, Kentucky, in Aug 1923.31 Nether Mary or William have been found in the 1930 census, but it appears he continued to live in various counties in western Kentucky. While she was not listed with him and his family in the 1940 census, and has not been found elsewhere, it seems she did live with him in Benton, Marshall Co., Kentucky, after that.32,33
     Mary died on 9 Jul 1955 in Crider, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, at age 88.7,15 She was buried in Carmen Cemetery, Carmen, Alfalfa Co., Oklahoma, with her husband.16,17

Children:
     There were no children with Giles Akin Cobb

Citations

  1. [S2806] Warner Adamson household, 1870 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows name as Mary D. Adamson.
  2. [S3237] Giles A. Cobb and Mary D. Adamson, marriage application and certificate.
  3. [S10114] Mary Dean Cobb obituary, The Paducah Sun-Democrat.
  4. [S2806] Warner Adamson household, 1870 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  5. [S2805] George W. Adamson household, 1880 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky.
  6. [S3237] Giles A. Cobb and Mary D. Adamson, marriage application and certificate, application shows the marriage would be at the bride's residence, and certificate shows it as in his residence.
  7. [S10111] Mary Cobb, Certificate of Death.
  8. [S10111] Mary Cobb, Certificate of Death, shows dated and state.
  9. [S2803] Giles A. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, shows month, as Feb, year, age 33 and state.
  10. [S3237] Giles A. Cobb and Mary D. Adamson, marriage application and certificate, shows age 28 at marriage 28 Aug 1895, and county.
  11. [S2806] Warner Adamson household, 1870 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows age 3 and state.
  12. [S3237] Giles A. Cobb and Mary D. Adamson, marriage application and certificate, shows date, location, as residence of Warner Adamson, and his second and her first marriage.
  13. [S2975] G. A. Cobb Prominent Churchman, is Dead, undated clipping, shows date.
  14. [S2803] Giles A. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, shows married 4 years.
  15. [S10114] Mary Dean Cobb obituary, The Paducah Sun-Democrat, shows died Saturday, town, and state.
  16. [S10111] Mary Cobb, Certificate of Death, shows date, cemetery, town, and state.
  17. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #26533440, Mary Cobb, and included photo of tombstone.
  18. [S1184] "Kentucky 1851-1900 Marriage Index," Genealogy.com, record for Giles A. Cobb and Mary D. Adamson, citing FHL microfilm # 0216832, 0321364, 1760252, 1760255 - 1760256, 1760260 - 1760263.
  19. [S2806] Warner Adamson household, 1870 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  20. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #25951568, Mary Louise Adamson, includes tombstone photo, but inscriptions are not visible.
  21. [S2803] Giles A. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky.
  22. [S2975] G. A. Cobb Prominent Churchman, is Dead, undated clipping.
  23. [S2804] Giles A. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Alfalfa Co., Oklahoma.
  24. [S2975] G. A. Cobb Prominent Churchman, is Dead, undated clipping, shows that William came to live with him at three months.
  25. [S3030] McKee, "Re: Giles A. Cobb," e-mail to author, 28 Sep 2010, quoting from letter from Mary to her step-son William "Of course I want the baby. I could not live without him now and have nothing else to do but to raise him."
  26. [S2975] G. A. Cobb Prominent Churchman, is Dead, undated clipping, shows he came to Carmen in 1905 and had lived there since, and his remains were shipped home to Carmen after his death in Pawnee; does not mention living in San Antonio.
  27. [S2807] Giles A. Cobb household, 1920 U.S. Census, Bexar Co., Texas.
  28. [S2975] G. A. Cobb Prominent Churchman, is Dead, undated clipping, shows date, town and state, and in the home of his daughter Lucy.
  29. [S2529] Ruth Garrett Cobb, "Cobb-Garrett Family History", pg 8.
  30. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #26533439, Giles A Cobb, shows year, and included photo of tombstone showing same.
  31. [S10112] Local item, The Headlight, 31 Aug 1923.
  32. [S10113] William W. Cobb household, 1940 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows him and his wife and children in Christian Co., and having been in Logan Co. in 1935.
  33. [S10114] Mary Dean Cobb obituary, The Paducah Sun-Democrat, shows she had made her home in Benton with a grandson.