Caroline Lucinda Pickens1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 15568, (1888 - 1967)
FatherJohn Andrew Pickens4 (24 Nov 1845 - 23 Jun 1921)
MotherAnnie E. Meggs5 (13 Feb 1859 - 22 Jun 1950)

Key Events:

Birth: 3 Dec 1888, Texas6,7,8
Marriage: 21 Feb 1908, Mills Co., Texas, Henry Jefferson Cobb (23 Oct 1887 - 29 Sep 1966)9,10
Death: 14 Mar 1967, Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., Texas4
Burial: 15 Mar 1967, Rose Hill Cemetery, Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., Texas4

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Caroline Lucinda Pickens was born on 3 Dec 1888 in Texas.6,7,8
     She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Limestone Co., Texas, in the household of her parents, John Andrew Pickens and Annie E. Meggs.11
     Caroline married Henry Jefferson Cobb, son of Jefferson Davis Cobb and Mary Ellen Kinsolving, on 21 Feb 1908 in Mills Co., Texas, with Rev. J. S. Bowles officiating.9,10
     Caroline and Henry 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.12
     Caroline and Henry 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.13
     Caroline and Henry 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.14
     She was a dressmaker by 1930, working in her home. She reported in 1940 she had worked 40 hours the last week of March, and 52 weeks the prior year.15,16
     Caroline and Henry 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.17
     Her husband died on 29 Sep 1966 in Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., Texas.18
     Caroline died on 14 Mar 1967 in Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., Texas, at age 78.4 She was buried on 15 Mar 1967 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., Texas.4

Children:
     Children with Henry Jefferson Cobb:

  • Wilford Henry Cobb19,20,21 (4 Mar 1909 - 6 Jul 1998)
  • Ailene Marie Cobb22,23,24 (28 Oct 1910 - 30 Jan 1971)
  • Harold Pickens Cobb25,20,21 (16 Jun 1912 - 22 Jul 1973)
  • Max Clyde Cobb26,20,21 (27 Jan 1914 - 10 Aug 1930)
  • Irvin S. Cobb20,21,27 (4 Nov 1919 - 5 Sep 2000)

Citations

  1. [S10155] John A. Picenkins household, 1900 U.S. Census, Limestone Co., Texas, shows name as Carrie Picenkins.
  2. [S8541] Marriage Record, Mills Co., Texas, 3:135, H. J. Cobb and Miss Carrie Pickens.
  3. [S866] Cobb, "Fwd: cobb connection," e-mail to author, 08 May 2004, shows name as Caroline Lucinda Pickens.
  4. [S2956] Carrie L. Cobb, Certificate of Death.
  5. [S10155] John A. Picenkins household, 1900 U.S. Census, Limestone Co., Texas, shows the girl as daughter of Annie's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  6. [S10155] John A. Picenkins household, 1900 U.S. Census, Limestone Co., Texas, shows month, year, age 11, and state.
  7. [S2949] Henry J. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Mills Co., Texas, shows age 21 and state.
  8. [S2956] Carrie L. Cobb, Certificate of Death, shows date and state.
  9. [S8541] Marriage Record, Mills Co., Texas, 3:135, H. J. Cobb and Miss Carrie Pickens, shows date and officiant.
  10. [S2949] Henry J. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Mills Co., Texas, shows married 2 years.
  11. [S10155] John A. Picenkins household, 1900 U.S. Census, Limestone Co., Texas.
  12. [S2949] Henry J. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Mills Co., Texas.
  13. [S2950] Henry J. Cobb household, 1920 U.S. Census, Nueces Co., Texas.
  14. [S2951] Henry J. Cobb household, 1930 U.S. Census, Nueces Co., Texas.
  15. [S2951] Henry J. Cobb household, 1930 U.S. Census, Nueces Co., Texas, shows occupation as dressmaker and industry as ladies wear.
  16. [S5360] Henry J. Cobb household, 1940 U.S. Census, Nueces Co., Texas, shows occupation as dress maker, industry as at home.
  17. [S5360] Henry J. Cobb household, 1940 U.S. Census, Nueces Co., Texas.
  18. [S2952] Henry Jefferson Cobb, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, county, and state.
  19. [S2949] Henry J. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Mills Co., Texas, shows the boy as son of her husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  20. [S2950] Henry J. Cobb household, 1920 U.S. Census, Nueces Co., Texas, shows the boy as son of her husband.
  21. [S2951] Henry J. Cobb household, 1930 U.S. Census, Nueces Co., Texas, shows the boy as son of her husband.
  22. [S2954] Ailene Marie Cobb, Certificate of Death.
  23. [S2950] Henry J. Cobb household, 1920 U.S. Census, Nueces Co., Texas, shows the girl as daughter of Carrie's husband.
  24. [S2951] Henry J. Cobb household, 1930 U.S. Census, Nueces Co., Texas, shows the girl as daughter of Carrie's husband.
  25. [S2953] Harold Pickens Cobb, Certificate of Death.
  26. [S2955] Clyde Cobb, Standard Certificate of Death.
  27. [S5360] Henry J. Cobb household, 1940 U.S. Census, Nueces Co., Texas, shows him as the son of her husband.