Henry Jefferson Cobb1,2,3,4

Family Chart
ID# 15567, (1887 - 1966)
FatherJefferson Davis Cobb4,5,6 (14 Oct 1861 - 16 May 1943)
MotherMary Ellen Kinsolving4,7,6 (29 Feb 1860 - 13 Jun 1943)

Key Events:

Birth: 23 Oct 1887, Kuttawa, Lyon Co., Kentucky8,9,10
Marriage: 21 Feb 1908, Mills Co., Texas, Caroline Lucinda Pickens (3 Dec 1888 - 14 Mar 1967)11,12
Death: 29 Sep 1966, Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., Texas13
Burial: 1 Oct 1966, Rose Hill Cemetery, Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., Texas4
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Henry Jefferson Cobb was born on 23 Oct 1887 in Kuttawa, Lyon Co., Kentucky.8,9,10
     He appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Kuttawa, Lyon Co., Kentucky, in the household of his parents, Jefferson Davis Cobb and Mary Ellen Kinsolving.5
     He was a farm laborer, apparently on the family farm, at age 12.14
     He moved to Texas with his parents.
     Henry married Caroline Lucinda Pickens, daughter of John Andrew Pickens and Annie E. Meggs, on 21 Feb 1908 in Mills Co., Texas, with Rev. J. S. Bowles officiating.11,12
     Henry and Caroline appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Mills Co., Texas, enumerated 28 Apr 1910, reporting that they rented their farm. Their son Wilford was listed as living with them.2
     He was a farmer initially after moving to Texas. He then worked for Walker- Smith Grocery Co., transferred to Goldthwaite, then Midland, then in 1918 to Corpus Christi. He became a retail, later a wholesale, salesman for the firm. By 1930 he was an automobile salesman.15,16,17,18
     Henry registered for the draft for World War I on 5 Jun 1917, while living in Midland Co., Texas, reporting he was employed as a shipping clerk at Walker-Smith Grocery Company in Midland.19
     Henry and Caroline moved their family to Nueces Co. in 1918. They appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., Texas, at 1402 Comanche, enumerated 17 Jan 1920, reporting that the family rented its home. Their children Wilford, Ailene, Harold, Max and Irvin were listed as living with them.20
     Henry and Caroline appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., Texas, at 312 Carrizo, enumerated 11 Apr 1930. Their children Wilford, Ailene, Harold, Max and Irvin were listed as living with them.21
     He began working in law enforcement before 1940. In 1940 he was a special officer at a night club, reporting he had worked 56 hours the last week of March, and 52 weeks the prior year, earning $500. He joined the Corpus Christi police force, then about 1942 became a deputy at the Nueces Co. Sheriff's Department.22,23,24
     Henry and Caroline appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., Texas, at 1216 Stillman, enumerated 6 Apr 1940, reporting that they rented their home, for $35 per month, and had lived in the same city in 1935. Their children Ailene and Irvin were listed as living with them.25
     Henry died on 29 Sep 1966 in Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., Texas, at age 78.13 He was buried on 1 Oct 1966 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., Texas.4

Children:
     Children with Caroline Lucinda Pickens:

  • Wilford Henry Cobb2,20,21 (4 Mar 1909 - 6 Jul 1998)
  • Ailene Marie Cobb26,20,21 (28 Oct 1910 - 30 Jan 1971)
  • Harold Pickens Cobb27,20,21 (16 Jun 1912 - 22 Jul 1973)
  • Max Clyde Cobb20,28,21 (27 Jan 1914 - 10 Aug 1930)
  • Irvin S. Cobb20,21,25 (4 Nov 1919 - 5 Sep 2000)

Citations

  1. [S2802] Jeff D. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, shows name as Henry C. Cobb.
  2. [S2949] Henry J. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Mills Co., Texas.
  3. [S3170] Edward Jefferson Cobb, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows name as Edward Jefferson Cobb on name line, but signed Henry Jefferson Cobb.
  4. [S2952] Henry Jefferson Cobb, Certificate of Death.
  5. [S2802] Jeff D. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky.
  6. [S866] Cobb, "Fwd: cobb connection," e-mail to author, 08 May 2004.
  7. [S2802] Jeff D. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, shows him as the son of her husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  8. [S3170] Edward Jefferson Cobb, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date, town as Kuttawa, and state.
  9. [S2952] Henry Jefferson Cobb, Certificate of Death, shows date and state.
  10. [S2802] Jeff D. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, shows month, year, age 12 and state.
  11. [S8541] Marriage Record, Mills Co., Texas, 3:135, H. J. Cobb and Miss Carrie Pickens, shows date and officiant.
  12. [S2949] Henry J. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Mills Co., Texas, shows married 2 years.
  13. [S2952] Henry Jefferson Cobb, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, county, and state.
  14. [S2802] Jeff D. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, shows occupation as farm laborer.
  15. [S2949] Henry J. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Mills Co., Texas, shows occupation as farmer, industry as home farm, and working on his own account.
  16. [S2967] Henry J. Cobb, undated clipping, shows farming and work for Walker-Smith.
  17. [S2950] Henry J. Cobb household, 1920 U.S. Census, Nueces Co., Texas, shows occupation as traveling salesman, industry as wholesale grocery.
  18. [S2951] Henry J. Cobb household, 1930 U.S. Census, Nueces Co., Texas, shows occupation as salesman, industry as automobile.
  19. [S3170] Edward Jefferson Cobb, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  20. [S2950] Henry J. Cobb household, 1920 U.S. Census, Nueces Co., Texas.
  21. [S2951] Henry J. Cobb household, 1930 U.S. Census, Nueces Co., Texas.
  22. [S5360] Henry J. Cobb household, 1940 U.S. Census, Nueces Co., Texas, shows occupation as special officer, industry as night club.
  23. [S2967] Henry J. Cobb, undated clipping, shows work in law enforcement.
  24. [S2952] Henry Jefferson Cobb, Certificate of Death, shows occupation as dept. sheriff.
  25. [S5360] Henry J. Cobb household, 1940 U.S. Census, Nueces Co., Texas.
  26. [S2954] Ailene Marie Cobb, Certificate of Death.
  27. [S2953] Harold Pickens Cobb, Certificate of Death.
  28. [S2955] Clyde Cobb, Standard Certificate of Death.