Parolina M. Cobb1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 15536, (1817 - 1890)
FatherCapt. Willard Cobb4,5,6 (17 Mar 1781 - 23 Jan 1855)
MotherAmy Allen4,5 (3 Dec 1778 - 27 Aug 1856)

Key Events:

Birth: 29 Jun 1817, Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont7,8,9
Marriage: 25 Jul 1854, Mahaska Co., Iowa, William B. Street (12 Jul 1819 - 17 Mar 1899)10,11,12
Death: 31 Jan 1890, Ann Arbor, Michigan13,14
Burial: Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa8
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Parolina M. Cobb was born on 29 Jun 1817 in Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont.7,8,9
     She moved to Indiana with her parents about 1827.15 She was probably the female age 10 to 15 listed in the household of her father, Capt. Willard Cobb, in the 1830 Federal Census of Decatur Co., Indiana.16 She was probably one of the two females age 20 to 30 listed in the household of her father in the 1840 Federal Census of Decatur Co., Indiana.17
     She moved to Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co., Iowa, with her parents in 1846.18,19 She appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Mahaska Co., Iowa, in the household of her parents.20
     Parolina married William B. Street, son of Gen. Joseph M. Street and Eliza Maria Posey, on 25 Jul 1854 in Mahaska Co., Iowa.10,11,12
     Parolina and William appeared on the 1856 State Census of Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co., Iowa. His 18-year-old brother David was listed as living with them, as were Lawrence Gregg, age 17, and Martha Greagg, age 10, whose relationship to them is unknown.21
     Parolina and William appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co., Iowa, enumerated 4 Jul 1860, reporting he owned real estate valued at $39,500 and personal estate of $500 and she owned $2,400 in real estate. Their daughter Ida was listed as living with them, as was her younger sister, Sarah.22
     Parolina and William appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co., Iowa, enumerated 14 Jun 1870, reporting real estate valued at $19,100 and personal estate of $4,000. Their daughter Ida was listed as living with them, as was Sarah A. Myers, age 15, a servant, and Joseph W. Hopkins, age 45, a carpenter.23
     Parolina and William appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co., Iowa, at 320 Market St., enumerated 7 Jun 1880. Their daughter Ida was listed as living with them, as was W. A. Johnson, age 30, a hardware dealer.24
     Parolina moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan, where her daughter was teaching school, several years before her death. Whether William also moved there is unknown.25
     Parolina died on 31 Jan 1890 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, at age 72.13,14 She was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa, in a lot adjacent to those of her sisters Marietta and Sarah.8

Children:
     Child with William B. Street:

Citations

  1. [S862] Births, Marriages and Deaths, Pawlet, Vermont, 1768-1856, pg 25, shows name as Parolina.
  2. [S4746] "County Marriages, 1838-1934," FamilySearch.org, Mahaska Co., Wm B. Street and Prolina Cobb.
  3. [S2373] William B. Street household, 1870 U.S. Census, Mahaska Co., Iowa, shows name as Caroline M. Street.
  4. [S862] Births, Marriages and Deaths, Pawlet, Vermont, 1768-1856, pg 25.
  5. [S2328] Willard Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Mahaska Co., Iowa, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S7467] The History of Mahaska County, Iowa, pg 601.
  7. [S862] Births, Marriages and Deaths, Pawlet, Vermont, 1768-1856, pg 25, shows date. Since other entries show other places, it appears the absence of a place entry indicates a local birth.
  8. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #30378017, Parolina Miami Cobb Street, shows date, and includes photo of stone showing same.
  9. [S2328] Willard Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Mahaska Co., Iowa, shows age 30 and state.
  10. [S4746] "County Marriages, 1838-1934," FamilySearch.org, Mahaska Co., Wm B. Street and Prolina Cobb, shows date, county, and state.
  11. [S2333] William B. Street household, 1860 U.S. Census, Mahaska Co., Iowa, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  12. [S11897] Wm B. Street household, 1856 Iowa State Census, Mahaska Co., Iowa, Oskaloosa, shows married.
  13. [S11903] Parolina Street obituary, The Detroit Free Press, datelined Ann Arbor, February 1, shows died this afternoon.
  14. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #30378017, Parolina Miami Cobb Street, shows date, as 31 Jan, and includes photo of stone showing same.
  15. [S11844] Reuben R. Cobb obituary, The Indianapolis Journal, shows he moved to Indiana seventy years before.
  16. [S2331] Willard Cob household, 1830 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  17. [S2327] Willard Cobb household, 1840 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  18. [S11718] Phillips, Proud Mahaska, pp 247-8.
  19. [S11793] William S. Dart household, 1856 Iowa State Census, Mahaska Co., Iowa, Oskaloosa, shows Amy, and Emma had been in the state 10 years.
  20. [S2328] Willard Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Mahaska Co., Iowa.
  21. [S11897] Wm B. Street household, 1856 Iowa State Census, Mahaska Co., Iowa, Oskaloosa, shows occupation as merchan.
  22. [S2333] William B. Street household, 1860 U.S. Census, Mahaska Co., Iowa.
  23. [S2373] William B. Street household, 1870 U.S. Census, Mahaska Co., Iowa.
  24. [S2374] William B. Street household, 1880 U.S. Census, Mahaska Co., Iowa.
  25. [S11903] Parolina Street obituary, The Detroit Free Press, shows she moved their from Omaha a few years before and her daughter was a high school teacher there.
  26. [S2333] William B. Street household, 1860 U.S. Census, Mahaska Co., Iowa, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  27. [S2373] William B. Street household, 1870 U.S. Census, Mahaska Co., Iowa, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  28. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #30378026, Ida Maria Street, shows as their daughter, and includes photo of stone that shows same.