Greta Cobb1,2,3
ID# 15482, (1875 - 1945)
Father | Maj. Robert H. Cobb3,4,5 (May 1836 - 20 Jul 1914) |
Mother | Sarah Virginia Walker3,4,6 (31 Oct 1844 - 12 Jul 1927) |
Ancestry | The Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont The Linah Mims - Rebecca Davis Family |
Narrative:
16 Greta Cobb was born on 7 Jan 1875 in Kentucky
She appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Paducah, McCracken Co., Kentucky,

She moved to Wichita Falls, Texas

Greta married Robert Donaldson Thorburn, son of Miles K. Thorburn and Lucy Carrington, on 20 Jun 1905 in Church of the Good Shepherd, Wichita Falls, Texas

Greta and Robert moved to Houston by 1910. They appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Houston, Harris Co., Texas, at 2914 Hamilton St.

Greta and Robert moved to Dallas by 1918. They appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas, at 3819 Rawlins St.

Greta and Robert appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Highland Park, Dallas Co., Texas, at 3604 Dartmouth Ave.

Greta and Robert returned to her hometown, Wichita Falls, by 1935. They appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., Texas

Greta died on 3 May 1945 in Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., Texas


Children:
There were no children with Robert Donaldson Thorburn
Citations
- [S1668] Robert Cobb household, 1880 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky.
- [S948] Robt. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wichita Co., Texas, shows name as Greta Cobb.
- [S3012] Gretta Cobb Thorburn, Certificate of Death.
- [S3371] "Thorburn-Cobb Wedding," The Dallas Morning News, 21 Jun 1905, shows her as daughter of Major and Mrs. Robert Cobb.
- [S3018] "Major Robert Cobb Dies," The Dallas Morning News, 21 Jul 1914.
- [S1668] Robert Cobb household, 1880 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows the child as the daughter of Virginia's husband.
- [S3012] Gretta Cobb Thorburn, Certificate of Death, shows date and state.
- [S948] Robt. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wichita Co., Texas, shows month, year, age 25 and state.
- [S1668] Robert Cobb household, 1880 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows age 5 and state.
- [S3371] "Thorburn-Cobb Wedding," The Dallas Morning News, 21 Jun 1905, shows married "yesterday," church, city, and officant.
- [S950] R. D. Thorburn household, 1910 U.S. Census, Harris Co., Texas, shows married, 4 years.
- [S949] Cobb - Thorburn tombstone, Riverside Cemetery, shows them together on the same stone.
- [S3012] Gretta Cobb Thorburn, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, county, and state.
- [S949] Cobb - Thorburn tombstone, Riverside Cemetery, shows date.
- [S3012] Gretta Cobb Thorburn, Certificate of Death, shows date, cemetery, and city.
- [S949] Cobb - Thorburn tombstone, Riverside Cemetery.
- [S948] Robt. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wichita Co., Texas.
- [S950] R. D. Thorburn household, 1910 U.S. Census, Harris Co., Texas.
- [S3099] Robert D. Thorburn household, 1920 U.S. Census, Dallas Co., Texas.
- [S3100] Robert D. Thorburn household, 1930 U.S. Census, Dallas Co., Texas.
- [S5351] Percy Cobb household, 1940 U.S. Census, Wichita Co., Texas.